And so, as we look forward in anticipation to what will hopefully be a golden day for Great Britain, it is time for me to depart.

BBC TV will have your Winter Olympic needs covered for the rest of the evening, with Today at the Games beginning on BBC Two at 19:00 GMT. After that, the Red Button will have highlights all evening.

Rest up. Tomorrow is going to be huge.

Elsewhere, medals will be dished out in men's cross-country skiing, men's super combined skiing, women's biathlon, women's aerials and men's figure skating.

Both of Great Britain's curling teams will also be in action.

But, really, we're most excited about Lizzy Yarnold. Assemble, you Yarny Army.

And, that craziness at the Sliding Centre was the final gold medal of the day.

Tomorrow? Tomorrow is big. Lizzy Yarnold is in supreme position to win Britain's first gold of the Games, with the final two runs of the women's skeleton beginning at 12:25 GMT.

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Fun to watch? Absolutely, but Germany take luge very seriously.

After already winning the individual men's, women's and then the doubles gold, the Germans were big favourites for the team title and they did not disappoint.

Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt beat second-placed Russia by over a second to give Germany a fourth luge gold of the Games, a clean sweep.

Watch Germany win the luge relay

After that disappointment, we needed some light relief and it came with the wacky chaos of the luge team relay.

Teams of four would hurtle down the 1300m ice slope at speeds of 85mph, bashing a gong-like pad at the end to release the gate for the next slider to go.

Each team comprised a woman, a man, and a man-on-man double pair. Brilliant entertainment.

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In a heart-breaking moment, Christie was adjudged to have caused the crash, with the resulting penalty sending her down to eighth place overall.

"I didn't think it would be me [who would be penalised]," a tearful Christie told the BBC.

"I had the speed so I moved up, but I was hit on the foot and then hit everyone else. I used my instinct and went for it. Now I am regretting it. You have to respect the decision."

All is not lost, though. Christie goes in her stronger 1000m next week.

Watch Elise Christie's emotional interview

In a chaotic final, Christie was part of a three-way crash on the second bend that allowed China's Li Jianrou a clear run to gold.

Christie was fastest back to her feet and crossed the line second. A silver medal? Or would she be penalised?

Watch Elise Christie's final

Yep, Elise Christie made it to the final of the women's 500m short track speed skating, despite it being half the distance of her 1000m favoured event.

In a four-woman field, she had a 75% chance of a medal.

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After America dominated the ski slopestyle, Frenchman Martin Fourcade further stamped his name over the men's biathlon with gold in the 20km to add to the 12.5km pursuit.

Elsewhere, China's Zhang Hong tasted glory in the women's 1000m speed skating and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk triumphed in the women's 10km classic cross country.

But would there be a gold for Britain? There was a chance.

If Yarnold carries high hopes of a gold medal, then those of slopestyle skier James Woods were hampered by a hip injury sustained in training.

Woods, who won the World Cup last year, made it through to the final, but could only manage fifth as Joss Christensen led a United States 1-2-3.

Watch highlights of the ski slopestyle final

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Yarnold, the current World Cup champion, led the way, dominating the field and occupying first place after two runs. She has a pretty sizeable advantage of 0.44 seconds over American Noelle Pikus-Pace going into tomorrow's final two runs, which begin at 15:40 GMT and will be shown across the BBC.

Rudman, a silver medallist eight years ago, ended the day in 11th place.

Watch Lizzy Yarnold's skeleton track record

From sliding stones on ice, it was to sliding head-first down the ice, as Lizzy Yarnold and Shelley Rudman began their campaigns in the women's skeleton - perhaps Great Britain's best chance of a gold medal.

Yep, you would have had to be up very early catch GB holing their nerve in an 8-7 win over China. Muirhead, who fluffed the crucial last stone against Canada on Wednesday, made amends with the last brick this time.

As for the GB men, Dave Murdoch's rink beat the Unites States 5-3 to go second in the group table. They are next in action tomorrow against Denmark.

Read more and watch highlights of the GB curlers

In fact, the fortunes of Team Muirhead are a good place to start when we look back on day six in Sochi. One that started a lifetime ago...

Amy Williams
2010 Olympic skeleton champion on BBC TV

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On Twitter:, external "Great t-shirts that the Yarny Army have made for the Lizzy Yarnold fan club!"

That defeat for Switzerland is good news for Great Britain. Canada, with five wins out of five, are heading for the semis, but a Swiss defeat means they are only one win ahead of GB, who have a game in hand. United States beating Japan also helps Eve Muirhead's team, who are one of four with two wins and are next in action tomorrow against the Japanese.

I have some curling results to bring you, results which affect the GB women's team. Tell you what, I'll list them first, then tell you what they mean.

Switzerland 5-8 Canada

Japan 6-8 United States

Russia 4-8 South Korea

Sweden 7-6 Denmark

Donna:, external Evgeni Plushenko should have retired after team comp. He had his medal and it would have given someone else a chance.

Russian Evgeni Plushenko, who withdrew from the men's figure skating and subsequently retired: `"I think it's God saying, 'Evgeni, enough, enough with skating'. Age, it's OK. But I have 12 surgeries. I'd like to be healthy."

Robin Cousins
1980 Olympic figure skating champion on BBC TV

"It is sad Evgeni Plushenko has had to retire with the back injury as the last thing we remember him with. I will, however, remember the skater that nobody else could touch."