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Britain's Jenny Jones, who won a bronze medal in the women's slopestyle, posts on Instagram:, external Just the one cheeky selfie with the Olympic bronze medal.

Dutch brothers Michel and Ronald Mulder are bidding to become only the second twins to win an Olympic medal in the same event at the Winter Olympics, following in the footsteps of Phil and Steven Mahre of the USA, who won slalom gold and silver respectively in 1984.

The place is packed with Dutch fans. You can't miss them as the majority are decked head to toe in orange. They've had plenty to celebrate, having won four of the six medals dished out in this discipline in Sochi. And chances are they'll be adding to that haul in this event.

We're off in Adler Arena for the first men's 500m race. It's fast and furious, with just over one lap of the 400m loop taking roughly 35 seconds.

We've got one more event today which features British interest and that's in the men's curling where skip David Murdoch leads his team out to against world and European champions Sweden. You can follow that live here on the BBC from 15:00 GMT.

Google has released data on the UK's most searched terms in relation to the Winter Olympics a month before Sochi.

The second most searched term in connection to Sochi was 'Sochi toilets'. No doubt due to pictures posted by the likes of BBC's Steve Rosenberg,, external and Martin Fourcade, external - who goes in the biathlon men's pursuit this afternoon - and Seb Toots., external

The seventh most popular term was 'Russia map', suggesting many people may not be familiar with the Black Sea pearl that is Sochi.

'Time zone' also featured in the top five most searched terms. In case you haven't already worked this out, Russia is four hours ahead of the UK.

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British snowboarder Jamie Nicholls on Twitter:, external This is crazy. Jenny Jones's bronze medal. Proud of you. Maybe one day I'll have one of these myself.

Next up on the schedule is a spot of speed skating at the Adler Arena with the first men's 500m race coming up at 13:00 GMT.

It's the only speed skating event in which each competitor skates twice and the skater with the lowest aggregate time wins. They will race in pairs, but in separate lanes.

Follow all the action via the video stream at the top of the page.

Jackie Lockhart
2002 world curling gold medallist on BBC TV

"It was not one of Britain's best games, but not one of their worst. There were some slack shots but they pulled themselves out of the gutter and they have to take heart from that and move on. It's only the first game and I'm sure they will go from strength to strength."

It's far from over for GB's women's curlers, as each team players the other nine teams once. The four teams with the best record advance to the semi-finals.

Skip Eve Muirhead shook her head in disappointment as she conceded the end. There was indecision and inconsistency with the release of stones throughout the match. But it was encouraging to see them battle back in the middle of the match.

They will next take on USA at 15:00 GMT tomorrow. USA lost 7-4 to Switzerland in their opener.

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It's defeat for skip Eve Muirhead's team as they lose 6-4 to defending champions Sweden.

The Brits have really struggled for consistency in this tie, but if you're going to have a bad game, best get it out of the way early in the competition, eh?

Shelly White:, external You have to love the Olympics. I'm sitting here shouting on TeamGB in sports I know nothing about.

Hosts Russia are locked at 4-4 with Denmark in the ninth end of their open women's curling Group match. Switzerland, meanwhile, hold a comfortable 7-4 lead going into the final end of their tie with USA. And Canada, the Vancouver silver medallists, have thrashed China 9-2.

Meanwhile, in the British match against defending champions Sweden, GB trail 6-4 with five stones left in the final end. It's not going well, with Sweden currently holding four stones in the house. GB have none.

Switzerland's misery is over at the Shayba Arena as the buzzer sounds to signal a 9-0 victory for USA in their women's hockey Group A match.

Jackie Lockhart
2002 world curling gold medallist on BBC TV

"Neither team has been very dominant but the British team are still in the game. They will analyse it after the game and they will learn from it, win or lose. 6-4 to Sweden with one end to go."

US Olympic Team on Twitter:, external Meanwhile, the women of @usahockey broke an Olympic record with three goals in 55 seconds. Current score USA 8 Switzerland 0

David McDaid
BBC Sport in Sochi

"So tense from a GB perspective in the Ice Cube arena. Having been 3-0 down to Sweden, and with Eve Muirhead not playing well, GB had come back with a single and two steals to level. But now with one end to go it's 6-4 Sweden."

Max Hardy:, external That looked painful for Jack Whelbourne. Well raced lad, you gave it a good go.

Darran Sexton:, external Thought we had a chance at a bronze! Unlucky.

Jack Poskett:, external Absolutely gutted for Jack Whelbourne. Brilliant effort by him, but he should take great pride from that. Was well placed as well.

Disappointment for the home crowd as inspection of the photo finish places China's Han Tianyu ahead of Russian Victor An. Jack Whelbourne was clutching his foot as he slid across the ice. The Briton is competing in the 500m and 1,000m so hopefully it's not a serious injury.

Wilf O’Reilly
Former Olympic short track speed skater on BBC TV

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"A magnificent race by Charles Hamelin. The man with three gold medals, and a number of distances still to go. Jack Whelbourne might be injured. I think he got kicked in the shin."