Skeletonpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Would there be a mistake, a disaster to deny Yarnold the gold medal that for so long seemed to be in her grasp?
Summary
Skeleton slider Lizzy Yarnold wins Britain's first gold of Sochi 2014
Yarnold secures GB's 10th gold in Winter Olympic history
Team-mate Shelley Rudman finishes 16th
Skeleton: GB's Kristan Bromley tied 8th, Dom Parsons tied 10th after 2/4 runs
GB men beat Denmark 8-6; GB women beat Japan 12-3
Skeletonpublished at 19:24 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Skeletonpublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Still they came, each looking to challenge Yarnold, each one nibbling away at the time Yarnold had to claim gold. In the end, it was American Noelle Pikus-Pace who set the, erm, pace. But, there was still more than 59 seconds for Yarnold to complete her run and slide to glory.
Skeletonpublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Team GB skeleton bobsledder Shelley Rudman on BBC Two's Today at the Games: "I did everything I could to connect with the track. I am really proud I tried.
"Lizzy Yarnold's success is great for our sport, putting it on the map again."
Skeletonpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
And so we waited. One by one they went, including Britain's silver-medallist from eight years ago, Shelley Rudman. 16th overall was all she could manage.
Skeletonpublished at 19:19 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Image source, ReutersA lead after three runs meant Yarnold would be kept waiting for her shot at gold. As leader, she would go last of the 20-strong field in the final run.
Skeletonpublished at 19:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Yarnold was the first on the ice at the Sliding Centre, almost melting the hard stuff as she set a track record of 57.91 seconds. It was enough to take a lead of 0.78 seconds into the fourth and final run. It would take something extraordinary to stop her from becoming the 10th British Winter Olympic champion.
Skeletonpublished at 19:14 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Day seven at the Sochi Games was all about Lizzy Yarnold. The 25-year-old from Bath had a 0.44-second lead after two of the four runs yesterday. That was pretty big. There were two more runs today, two more slides between Yarnold and gold.
Live Nowpublished at 19:13 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Today at the Games is just beginning on BBC Two and here on the BBC Sport website. Let's look back on a golden day for Great Britain, shall we?
Postpublished at 19:11 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Tweets about Lizzy Yarnold's victory peaked at 6,280 tweets per minute at 17:32 GMT - by far the highest spike of Games-related tweets on Friday, and the fourth-highest spike seen in the Games so far.
Over the past 24 hours she has been mentioned more than 55,000 times on Twitter, and her victory on the ice led to a huge spike in her Twitter followers. When the Games began she had around 2,500 followers on Twitter, and after her victory that number shot up to more than 20,000 — an 8x increase, and 106x her normal daily follower growth.
Gold Medalpublished at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Image source, Getty ImagesGold for Japan, Yuzuru Hanyu, with a world-record programme yesterday, becomes the youngest winner for 66 years. Patrick Chan takes silver, with Kazakhstan's Denis Ten winning bronze.
Figure Skatingpublished at 19:06 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Robin Cousins
1980 Olympic figure skating champion on BBC TV"Jason Brown has a bright future ahead of him. He still has some junior qualities about him, but that makes him look vulnerable in the longer programme.
"He is a natural performer, you cannot teach that. But he needs to be taught about consistency in his delivery, and how to improve his quad."
Figure Skatingpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
The feeling is that isn't enough for a gold for Brown, probably putting him in position for a bronze medal. Results to come...
Figure Skatingpublished at 19:02 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Ah, now I understand the green. Very Irish feel to the music. Dublin comes to Sochi.
Figure Skatingpublished at 19:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
So far, so good. Brown remains on his feet, which is better than most have been managing. Little wobble, but he's still going strong. The pace of the music quickens, the crowd get involved. Fell-good factor building...
Figure Skatingpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Apologies, I gave you some duff information a little earlier. BBC Two is sticking with the figure skating until the conclusion, meaning Today at the Games begins at 19:10. Peter Liebers is only good enough for eighth overall - it's all on Jason Brown. Long dark hair tied in a ponytail, green sequined top that looks like it's been borrowed from a flashy Robin Hood. Here we go...
Figure Skatingpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Image source, APLiebers is down almost as soon as he's begun. The door is open for Brown, whose routine at the US National Championships last month has had nearly 4m hits on YouTube.
Get involvedpublished at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
YBA_PE:, external Hope my year eight music class are watching the figure skating. Recognise the music? Vivaldi's Four Seasons!!
Figure Skatingpublished at 18:51 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
A score of 178.10 for the Canadian, a total of 275.62, good enough for a silver medal. There's tow men to skate - German Peter Liebers and American Jason Brown.
Figure Skatingpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Robin Cousins
1980 Olympic figure skating champion on BBC TV"Patrick Chan looked vulnerable. He did not look confident, he made too many mistakes on the backend."
Figure Skatingpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 14 February 2014
Chan is not at his best, there's a tumble, but he still has a smile on his face as the routine ends. It seems unlikely that he's done enough for the gold.