Rob Hodgetts
BBC Sport in Sochi

"Here we go then. Thirty jumpers left. Like a knitwear shop on sales day. Stoch goes last. History beckons. Crowd revved up, or is that just because the first man to go was Russian? Four-time Olympic champion Simon 'Harry Potter' Ammann next. But no fairytale finish for him. Nope, the crowd are revved for everyone."

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Right, we are back in business at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre. The final round begins with double double Olympic champion Simon Ammann of Switzerland, who knows his hopes of another gold are all but gone.

Here is a piece of trivia gold - and I mean gold. If this was competing in the trivia Olympics it would be standing of the top of the podium, for sure.

Former England football manager Sven Goran Eriksson had a passion for ski jumping as a teenager and his best leap of 75 metres is four metres further than Great Britain's most famous ski jumper, Eddie the Eagle, managed at the Winter Olympics in 1988.

Great Britain's Anna Sloan after the 8-6 defeat by Switzerland which leaves their semi-final hopes hanging in the balance: "It was a difficult night. We tried to dig in, but we were not at the races.

"We will have to pick ourselves up for Monday. It is in our hands, and hopefully our performances will build up a bit."

Rob Hodgetts
BBC Sport in Sochi

"Amused by the cameraman at the bottom dressed in a white onesie. He's decked his camera in a white onesie, too. Is he trying to sneak up on them?

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"Favourite Kamil Stoch goes into the lead with the final jump of the round - bidding to become only the third man to win the normal and large hill in the same Games. Stoch will go last in the final round."

Even if you have never watched ski jumping in your life, there is still a high chance that you will have heard the iconic tale of Great Britain's Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards.

The little-known British ski jumper captured the hearts of the world - and became a global celebrity at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. But it was not for his jumping prowess - Edwards finished last in both the 70m and 90m events.

Take a look back at Edwards's story in this BBC Sport video, as we wait for the final of this year's competition to begin.

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Some families may be in for a surprise when they check their photographs after Sochi ends as Team GB snowboarders Billy Morgan and Ben Kilner have been on a photobombing spree in the Olympic Park, according to their Twitter accounts., external

Coral Bale:, external I would not be at all surprised to see ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern retire at the end of the season.

What a climax to this first round! Favourite Kamil Stoch of Poland, who is trying to become the third man in Olympic history to win both individual jumping events at a Games, takes top spot with the final leap of the first round.

He matches Kasai's distance of 139.0m, but edges ahead with his superior style points.

But Germany's Severin Freund puts an end to that by recording a whopping jump of 138.0m. That's enough to claim the lead - but only for a short while.

Japan's Noriaki Kasai, the oldest competitor at the ripe old age of 41, almost instantly snatches the advantage to the delight of the Sochi crowd. What a fairytale it would be if Kasai took gold.

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Ski jumping is not the only discipline under way this Saturday night, with the men's ice hockey continuing after the USA's penalty shoot-out win over Russia in Group A earlier. Group C has begun, and world Champions Sweden lead Latvia 4-2 after two periods at the Shayba Arena, while 1998 gold medallists the Czech Republic trail Switzerland 1-0 at the Bolshoy Ice Dome.

It is not looking great for the 10 seeded jumpers, who are the last to fling themselves from the incline. None of them have so far been able to bother the top order.

Switzerland'sdouble double Olympic champion Simon Ammann, who retires at the end of this season, looks to end this rotten run - only to fall well short of the 130m leading mark.

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It seems our furry friends are having a go at the skeleton as well, judging by Marcus's, external picture. Keep your efforts coming in using the hashtag #bbcsochi, external on Twitter.

Rob Hodgetts
BBC Sport in Sochi

"Austria's Thomas Morgenstern jumps 122m to place 31st, but given the horrific crash he had back in January, you've got to be impressed he's even here. Morgenstern injured his skull and lungs in a brutal landing but was back jumping within weeks. Nails."

2006 Olympic champion Thomas Morgenstern, who suffered a horrendous crash in January that caused skull and lung injuries, does not cut the same confident figure at the top of the slope as he did before. And he lacks the distance to threaten the top order in Sochi.

We are about two-thirds through the field, with Finland's Anssi Koivuranta leading the way with a jump of 130.9. But he hasn't recorded the biggest jump. That honour is currently held by Switzerland's Gregor Deschwanden. He leapt an impressive 134.5m, but was helped by a greater win assistance than Koivuranta.

Rob Hodgetts
BBC Sport in Sochi

"Big roars and them some 'ooh, ooh oohs' as Russia's Dimitry Vassiliev sticks a big one and then very, very nearly crosses his skis just after landing. He's all of a flutter, and he's not the only one, as he then collapses in a heap into the pads at the end of the run-out.

Great Britain skip Eve Muirhead after the 8-6 defeat by Switzerland: "I struggled on the first few ends. We are not down and out - we have two games to go.

"We need to stay relaxed and come out and enjoy it against Russia and Denmark."

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Lizzy Yarnold's success in Sochi seems to be inspiring a whole new generation of sliders, judging by the pictures on Twitter.

How does your skeleton technique compare to this poised effort from Maddy? Send in your efforts using our hashtag #bbcsochi, external now.

No British interest in this event remember, but there is still plenty to keep us entertained. Austria's Michael Hayboeck, rather unusually in modern ski jumping, spreads his arms like an eagle as he floats through the night sky in Sochi.

Most competitors stick their arms down by their side like a penguin - but not Hayboeck. Doesn't do him any harm mind as he soars into fourth with a jump of 127.3.