plan for brad hall and nick gleeson in the two man bobsleigh event. they lost time from their first run and after their first two they re currently 11th. it s been a good day for britain s men s curling team. they got their fifth win of the round robin stage with a very close victory over switzerland winning 6 5 with the final stone. team gb s women are in action right now in their round robin match. they re facing canada one of the favourites for gold before the games begun. and it s canada who lead 6 3 in the final end. there s finally been some good news for team gb on the slopes where there ll be two brits in tomorrow s slopestyle final. 17 year old kirsty muir
system, with quite significant snow blowing around in the strong winds. that s it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good afternoon. good afternoon, i m chetan pathak with your latest sports news. straight to beijing where day ten is drawing to a close, but one of great britain s medal hopes are in action right now. it s not quite gone to plan so for brad hall and nick gleeson in the two man bobsleigh event. they re currently in 11th after their first run in their heat. meanwhile it s been a good day for britain s men s curling team. they got their fifth win of the round robin stage with a very close victory over switzerland winning 6 5 with the final stone. team gb s women are
sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here sjohn. good afternoon. news on gb s medal hopes in a moment. we start, though, with a tearful kamila valieva the russian skater who finished outside of the medal places in herfinal event, having been cleared to continue after her failed drugs test. she produced an uncharecteristic, error strewn display with multiple falls, finishing in fourth. the event was won by anna shcherbakova, also of the russian olympic committe. it means there will be a medal ceremony, with valieva finishing outside the podium places. she tested positive for a banned substance at an event back in december the result of which was only announced last week, shortly after she won team gold. british men s curling team are closing in on a medal. they lead the united states in their semi final. victory would guarantee them a spot in the gold medal match on saturday. leading at the end of the ninth end, a team they lost to in the round robin forma
position to medal. she missed a gate and fell in the slalom. she says she doesn t understand it, laura and christine. she can t even understand how frustrated she is. expected to compete for more medals, that s in the mixed team parallel. eileen gu putting on a show for you. already two medals at the games. now putting up the highest scores in qualifiers. 18 years old raised by a mom competing for mom s homeland of china. said she was journaling last night writing affirmations that she was excited and not tired but then said it s absolutely not true. she s exhausted. she s writing to convince herself that she s fresh and it is working. finally, team u.s.a. s men s curling team headed into the semi-finals. team shuster looking to defend the gold. they ve got a cult-like following after the success four
prevagen. healthier brain. better life. this morning the latest from the olympic games. i lean gu from california competing for china took the gold in the free ski halfpipe. the u.s. men s curling team entered the games as the defending champ, lost in a tight match to canada, knocking them off the podium. but of course the world is still talking about the stunning, devastating collapse of 15-year-old russian skater kamila valiyeva, who on the ice wept in tears, berated by her coach. the pressure and attention that followed a positive drug test producing one of the most excruciating and arguably cruel