Ed Leigh
BBC Sport snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator

"We know Jenny is a very calculated competitor. That was huge. She has put down a solid run and will now go on and increase the difficulty."

Jenny Jones, superstar! Britain's most experienced female snowboarder keeps it simple but puts together a near-flawless run. A score of 82.25 puts her in third place after the third run.

Czech boarder Sarka Pancochova leads with 90.50, Aimee Fuller is in seventh, with work to do in the second run.

British snowboard slopestyler Billy Morgan on Twitter:, external "Looking forward to watching girls slope today. Go on @jennyjonessnow @aimee_fuller and NZ's @PossumTorr"

Couple of other things to flag up to you. There are two other gold medal races this morning, with the men's 30km skiathlon at 10:00 GMT and the women's 3,000m speed skating at 11:30. In the women's ice hockey group stage, Sweden will take on Japan at 08:00, followed by Russia against Germany at 13:00.

Rob Hodgetts
BBC Sport in Sochi

Image source, AP

"Less than half an hour to go. Nerves building. Hearts thumping. Mouths drying. And that's just us spectators at the bottom. The skiers, now back up at the start high above us, have completed their final course inspection, side-slipping down the bulletproof ice one more time before putting the hammer down.

"All the talk here in the paddock is of Miller v Svindal. Maverick American Miller has been fastest in two of the three training runs, Svindal is the form man. But it's never just a two-horse race.

"Switzerland's Patrick Kueng's name has come up, not least from Miller, but he has had food poisoning. Kueng's compatriot Carlo Janka has been tipped by course designer Bernard Russi. Should be a thriller."

Sina Candrian of Switzerland pulls of a pearler off a run to take the lead in the semi-final with 84.25. Not long until Jenny Jones steps up to the plate.

Rob Hodgetts
BBC Sport in Sochi

"Morning and welcome to the Rosa Khutor alpine centre in the Caucasus Mountains above Sochi for the men's Olympic downhill. The medium-sized news is it is not quite "Scorchi 2014" as it has been for the past week - the perfect cobalt blue skies and searing sun have been replaced by high cloud and flatter light. Could play havoc with the lines the skiers have worked on in training."

Tim Warwood
BBC Sport snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator

"Aimee told me yesterday she was just going to go for it and if you want to mix it in the final you have to put in the big tricks. She is young and we will see her at the next Games."

Image source, AFP

Wipeout! Aimee Fuller makes a serene start but lands horribly after attempting a double back flip and ends up sliding to the bottom of the course on her backside. Just 33.75 for Aimee - she'll be under pressure to deliver in her second run.

Ty Walker from the USA is the early pace-setter in the slopestyle with a score of 66.00 with Shelly Gotlieb in New Zealand in second on 63.25. Cheryl Maas from the Nethelands overcooks her leap off the rails and can only manage a 30.75. Aimee Fuller is up next.

Nick Hope
BBC Sport at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park

"Jenny Jones, 33, who will be the last of the 15 athletes to go, is a three-time X Games champion and a veteran of the slopes, who extended her career to take part in slopestyle's Olympic debut and could contend for a medal today.

"Aimee Fuller, 23, is an X Games finalist and a rising talent, but simply reaching the final would be an impressive achievement for her. She goes fifth."

Nick Hope
BBC Sport at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park

"Good morning from Russia!

"Slightly overcast skies suggests the glorious sunshine from the past week may be over - but that's probably a good thing as the venues could do with fresh snow!

"After Jamie Nicholls finished sixth in yesterday's men's final, today it's the women's turn with Jenny Jones and Aimee Fuller in action.

"They are both in the semi-finals with 13 other snowboarders and need a top-four finish to progress."

But first ... I defy anyone who saw it to honestly say they didn't enjoy watching the men's slopestyle yesterday. An absolute adrenaline rush of a thrill ride. With bells on. Now, it's the turn of the women to rock our early morning winter world. The semi-finals are about to get underway with the final at 09:15 GMT. Our man in Sochi Nick Hope has more ...

And then there's Bode Miller. The poster boy of skiing. The 2010 Super Combined gold medallist and four-time world champion. Miller went into the 2006 Winters with high hopes but made more headlines for partying than skiing. And in 2009 he caused controversy when he said in a TV documentary that it's not easy "to ski when you're wasted".

He has not been mincing his words this time round either. "It's very treacherous," the 36-year-old said of the Sochi course. "If you are not totally focused and paying attention, this course can kill you."

The men's downhill starts at 07:00 and you can watch it live now on BBC Two.

Yes folks, we're all primed and pumped for the blue riband event of the Winter Olympics: the men's downhill. Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal is the downhill world champion, a big fan of the Sochi course and a man on form. He is also the silver medallist from Vancouver 2010, while defending Olympic champion Didier Defago of Switzerland had not been on a World Cup podium since 2011 until he won the men's super-G event at Kitzbuehel in January.

Confused by curling? Baffled by biathlon? Don't know your luge from your skeleton? Well, I think I have the Winter Olympic sport for you. In this morning's men's downhill, competitors will attempt to ski from the top of a mountain to the bottom as quickly as they can. The fastest man will win the gold medal. It doesn't get any simpler than that.