Rob Hodgetts
BBC Sport in Sochi

Skeleton o'clock. Scenes of nervous anticipation for the British contingent at the Sanki Sliding Centre. Can Lizzy Yarnold cement her growing reputation and continue her dominance in the sport by bagging Olympic gold?

The World Cup champion has been quickest in four of the five training runs she has taken, which adds to the expectation. But this being sliding we can only guess at the shenanigans going on with the others. Are they sliding to full potential, have they used their best set-ups and what will happen when they unveil the yet-to-be-seen race-day technology, such as new aerodynamic helmets and clothing?

World champion Lizzy Yarnold and world gold medallist Shelley Rudman begin their bid for skeleton gold today. Hurtling down a track at 90mph on 40kg of high-tech machinery which looks like a tea tray is what Britons do best, of course, and the skeleton provides arguably Britain's best chance of an Olympic gold.

David Grice:, external James Woods making it look SO easy. Great run.

Jon Gardner:, external Yes, yes, yes James Woods, flying start in the slope style - definite golf medal potential.

Jen Norris:, external Beautiful run from James Woods. Bring on the finals.

Anna Thompson
BBC Sport in Sochi

Huge sighs of relief from the British fans as James Woods is down clean and safe. Vanessa Sharples, the wife of Woods's coach Pat, said: "That first run was so important. He'll be really happy with that. It looks like a qualifying score."

Britain's James Woods said on Wednesday he is "not 100%" after suffering a hip injury following a crash in training last week, but the 22-year-old seems to be on the road to recovery, collecting 87.20 points on his first qualifying run. Sheffield's finest is currently third and should be on his way to the final.

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A hundredth of a second will undoubtedly make or break someone's day today so if that person is you, here are the times (in GMT) of this morning's highlights.

0710-0800 - Ski slopestyle qualification 2

0732 - Skeleton, run 1 (Lizzy Yarnold)

0734 - Skeleton, run 1 (Shelley Rudman)

0840-0920 - Skeleton, run 2 (Lizzy Yarnold & Shelley Rudman)

0930-1028 - Ski slopestyle final

1000 - Short Track 500m quarter-finals (Charlotte Gilmartin)

1003 - Short Track 500m quarter-finals (Elise Christie)

1006 - Curling round robin - Britain's men versus USA

Medals to be won today: Biathlon (men's individual), cross country skiing (women's classic), freestyle skiing (men's slopestyle), luge (team relay), short track speed skating (women's 500m), speed skating (women's 1,000m).

Britons in action: Lee Jackson (biathlon), Posy Musgrave (cross country skiing), GB curling teams, James Woods (freestyle skiing), Elise Christie, Jon Eley, Charlotte Gilmartin, Richard Shoebridge and Jack Whelbourne (short track), Shelley Rudman and Lizzy Yarnold (skeleton). Depending on earlier results: Elise Christie and Charlotte Gilmartin (short track).

Day in a sentence: Skeleton begins and James Woods goes for freeski gold as Russia launch their bid to win the Olympic men's ice hockey title.

BBC Sport's Nick Hope tweets, external from Sochi: "Critical day in @TeamGB's bid for a record Winter Olympic medal haul in Sochi. Slopestyle, skeleton & short track"

Hello! Welcome to live text commentary of the sixth day of the Winter Olympics and what a day it promises to be. The medals must surely start to flow if Team GB are to make these Games their most successful Winter Olympics. Over to you, James Woods and Elise Christie.

Hot. Cool. Yours. Blue skies, sunshine and the sound of footsteps on slushy Sochi snow. It's just another day in the balmy Russian Riviera. The mercury is expected to hit a pleasant 18C in Sochi today, but will Britain's medal hopes melt quicker than the thawing ice? It's a pivotal day for Team GB. It's not a day for soft underbellies. It's time to stay cool even though things are hotting up.

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