Craiglikescoffee: In awe at this speed skating stuff. I must watch winter sports more often.

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Nicola Tumolero of Italy and Moritz Geisreiter of Germany are the only men who can deny the Netherlands' Sven Kramer. We will have our next gold medallist very, very soon.

If you want to catch up with the ice hockey, there is commentary right now on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra., external

USA are leading Finland 2-1 after the second period in the Group A preliminary round match.

Wilf O’Reilly MBE
Former British short track speed skater on BBC TV

What a superb bit of skating by Sven Kramer. He makes it look so easy! It's technically so good. There's still one pair to go but it's going to be worse case, a bronze medal for Kramer! Wow.

The Dutch show their speed skating class again. A 1-2-3 in the women's 3,000m on Saturday and now maybe a gold in the men's 5,000m.

Sven Kramer, who has won this event at the past two Winter Olympics, might be making it a treble. He smashes the Olympic record as well. He leads, with only one pairing left. He is guaranteed an Olympic medal, which will be the eighth he has collected.

Wilf O’Reilly MBE
Former British short track speed skater on BBC TV

Both skaters really dug deep in that last lap. It was amazing - a stunning last lap! Having the advantage of having the last inner lane helped Ted-Jan Bloeman. Sverre Lunde Pedersen was just nudged into second place.

You race for 5,000m and then you finish in an almost dead heat on the line. Incredible stuff. That is what we have just seen as Ted-Jan Bloemen and Sverre Lunde Pedersen crossed the line together. In the end, Bloemen of Canada gets the verdict by two thousandths of a second, and he moves into gold, with Norwegian Pedersen in second.

Peter Michael of New Zealand was in first, now he is in third. Next up is reigning Winter Olympic champion Sven Kramer.

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More from Jamie Nicholls on eventual winner, 17-year-old Red Gerrard: "Top to bottom - he nailed it. It was a super smooth run. Nobody else was doing that. He deserved the win and he was amazing.

"Everybody loves Red. He is a good kid. He is a good core snowboarder too. It was good for the sport that he won gold."

British snowboarder Jamie Nicholls, who failed to make the slopestyle final after falling in his second run on day one yesterday, has been speaking to BBC TV. He said: "To make the Olympic team is just a dream come true. I'm just so happy to be here. I was obviously gutted with my score though.

"That's just how things go. It's totally out of your control. You have to deal with the positives. I landed a run which I was happy with and made my friends and family back home proud.

"I thought the course was brilliant too - it was one of the best I've ever ridden. It's a much more creative course than in Sochi (2014 Winter Olympics). It's just unfortunate I didn't make it to the final."

Team-mate Rowan Coultas, who also failed to qualify, added: "It's been amazing. I was gutted I didn't land my run though. The course was really fun to ride. I've still got the big air next week."

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Peter Michael of New Zealand has just stormed into the lead of the men's 5,000m, edging out previous leader Lee Seung-Hoon by 0.08 seconds.

Dutchman Jan Blokhuijsen, a silver medallist in this event four years ago, will not be on the podium this time around as he is down in fourth with six racers still to go.

The Netherlands won a gold, silver and bronze in the ladies' 3,000m race yesterday and still have one further hope for gold in this event as reigning Olympic champion Sven Kramer goes in the next pairing.

Tim Peach
BBC Sport in Pyeongchang

Elly Oldroyd speaks to British snowboarders Rowan Coultas and Jamie Nicholls on BBC Radio 5 live from a studio made from mattresses...

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This is one of the most inspirational stories you will see today.

Canadian Mark McMorris took bronze in the men's slopestyle final earlier today, less than 12 months after a near-fatal crash.

He suffered a fractured jaw, left arm, pelvis and ribs, ruptured spleen and a collapsed lung after colliding with a tree when snowboarding.

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How and where are you watching the Winter Olympics? Are you in South Korea? Are you trying to recreate any of the action in your lounge? Whatever it is, send us a picture. Make us laugh and you're in.

We have some ice hockey action going on at the moment as Finland hold a 1-0 lead over USA in their women's preliminary round Group A tie. Venla Hovi put Finland ahead late in the first period, but there is still plenty of time for the USA to come back.

Before the Games, we spoke to USA ice hockey player Hilary Knight, who described the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang as "gold or bust" for the women's team, as you can see below.

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Like what you see and fancy having a go yourself, then go along to our Get Inspired page and you will find out how to do it.

If you do want a go, this is what you could expect...

• If you haven't skated before, you might be scared of taking a fall on the ice. But don't worry, most people will take a tumble at some point and you'll be surprised at how quickly your balance will improve.
• There's an emphasis on quick foot movement and supple knees, so you'll also improve your flexibility.
• The focus on lower-body movement will help build leg muscles.
• Concentration is key, so ice skating can be mentally stimulating.
• You can start young -Skate Tots, externalis a training programme for pre-school children to enjoy.
• Inclusive Skating , externalis an organisation that is striving to make ice skating accessible, and they have devised a scoring system that allows disadvantaged skaters to compete alongside able-bodied competitors.

In this event two speed skaters go at the same time, but they are not racing against each other, just the clock as they go round a 400m oval track. The person who is the fastest after all competitors have gone is the champion. Simple.

We have 10 competitors to go and they are all chasing the time set by South Korea's Lee Seung-Hoon, who is currently in the gold medal position.

BBC Two

We are following the final of the men's 5,000m final in the speed skating at the moment on BBC Two and you can watch along by pressing the play button at the top of this page.

Caroline Chapman
BBC Sport in Pyeongchang

In the bitterly cold wind, Andrew Musgrave comes to speak to BBC Sport and his sister, who gets a simple “yo” as a greeting.

The Scotsman said the last lap of that race was brutal, but a seventh place finish is Britain’s best ever in this sport.

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