Summary

  • GB's Lizzy Yarnold receives the skeleton gold medal

  • Elise Christie out of 1500m short track for failing to skate across the finish

  • Ski jumping: Poland's Kamil Stoch wins gold from Japan's Noriaki Kasai

  • Men's ice hockey: USA beat Russia on penalties

  • Curling: GB women beaten 8-6 by Swiss; men lose 7-5 to Canada

  • Men's skeleton: Kristan Bromley 8th & Dom Parsons 10th for GB

  • GB's Chemmy Alcott 23rd in women's super-G

  1. Prepare for tearspublished at 07:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2014

    There could well be more tears later on today when Yarnold is presented with her gold medal. The ceremony will be broadcast live on BBC Two at 16:36 GMT so make sure you do not miss it.

    Life is certainly never going to be the same for the 25-year-old. We will be bringing you all the latest reaction from the gold medallist throughout the day.

  2. "I wanted to show the world"published at 07:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2014

    Draped in a Union Jack and struggling to hold back the tears, a jubilant Yarnold told BBC Sport: "I'm just so proud that I got myself here after five years of hard work. As an athlete you give so much but after a victory like this it is all worth it.

    "I just wanted to show the world what I'm capable of. I can't believe I won the race. I just believed that if I put in the hard work and dedication then I could do it."

  3. Win Lizzypublished at 07:03 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2014

    Welcome to day eight of the 2014 Winter Olympics and there is only one place to start.

    Lizzy Yarnold dominated the women's skeleton from start to finish to win Great Britain's first gold medal of the Sochi Games. The 25-year-old from Kent produced a solid final run to finish 0.97 seconds ahead of Noelle Pikus-Pace of United States.

    Yarnold led after every round of the competition and held a 0.44 second advantage after the first two runs on Thursday.

    She extended that to 0.78 secs after setting a new track record in Friday's third run before finishing in a total of three minutes, 52.89 seconds, ahead of Pikus-Pace and bronze medallist Elena Nikitina of Russia.

  4. Golden girlpublished at 06:58 Greenwich Mean Time 15 February 2014

    Six years ago Lizzy Yarnold had never heard of the sport that would go on to dominate her life.

    Lizzy YarnoldImage source, Reuters

    She wanted to become a modern pentathlete when she attended a UK Sport Girls4Gold initiative, which aimed to find the sporting stars of the future. But, despite never setting foot on an ice track, the crazy sport of skeleton was suggested for her. And it was a sport she loved and quickly excelled in.

    Now, after years of hard work and dedication, she has achieved the ultimate aim.

    Today, she wakes up as a Winter Olympic gold medallist.

  5. Postpublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 12 February 2014