Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC TV

Bradie Tennell would have been looking for a top eight in the short programme but she had a fall - that's something that hasn't happened to her all season, but this is the Olympics.

This young lady is making her debut at this level, she has a lot on her shoulders as the US champion.

She had more uncharacteristic falls. She has performed so consistently until the Games. She is solid and has a lovely quality to her skating and performance.

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Another American follows Karen Chen onto the ice. And it's the American national champion no less.

Teenager Bradie Tennell was pretty much unknown a year ago - and not really considered as a contender to reach Pyeongchang. But here she is.

Dancing to something that vaguely sounds like the ET theme, Tennell loses her footing early in the routine before regaining her composure.

Don't think she's going to be troubling Sotskova at the top of the tree..

Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC TV

You can have the speed and power but you've got to have the control that goes with it.

Karen Chen lost her way in the middle bit there. She has been downgraded on the triple loop.

She will plummet, certainly below Sotskova.

Next up? Karen Chen of the United States. A bit of a mixed bag from her in my expert view (ahem). She takes a couple of tumbles and a glum look on her face as she leaves the ice tells you everything. As does the motherly hug from her coach as they patiently wait to hear the damage.

She racks up a score of 119.75, leaving her 12.45 adrift of current leader Maria Sotskova.

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Heather E Robertson: Overnight food tactics? Small snacks like almonds or satsumas and lots of tea /water.

craig: Smoked haddock and bread & butter ...trying to saving the pickled onion monster munch for the curling not sure I'm gonna make it though!

Chris Underwood: Donner kebab! Still confused who Donner is.

Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC TV

Some lovely quality in there. Sotskova's such an elegant skater.

She had nice quality to her jumps when they worked to her favour.

I find her a little soulless in giving me something when she's performing.

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Talking of school, Maria Sotskova is barely out of it. The fresh-faced 17-year-old looked nervous before her routine but has nailed it. A few tears as she hugs her mum on the side... she jumps into the lead with a score of 134.24.

That's a total of 198.10, giving her a healthy lead of 20.98. A few tears and a few kisses to the chanting Russian fans shows how pleased she is with her performance.

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For the first time since my school days I've remembered how quickly a 15-minute break goes.

We're back on the ice in the figure skating. Russian Maria Sotskova is dancing to Claire de Lune by French composer Claude Debussy. A stone cold classic. Not sure her dance will be in the same bracket...

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I reckon this is an opportune moment to remind you of what happened yesterday at the Games. We've got little else to do, have we?

This is the time of a night shift where those energy-boosting snacks come into their own. I'm an advocate of the fibre-filled nuts. My less health conscious colleague is cracking open a fizzy can of pop while munching a doughnut.

Let the shift workers of the world unite. Or disagree. What's your favoured food tactic during a long overnight?

Tweet #bbcolympics or text 81111. Please.

Fifteen minutes? The Olympic organisers clearly aren't thinking of British journalists working overnight shifts. I mean, what are those poor people going to write about?

There's nothing else currently going on live in Pyeongchang...

We're halfway through the skaters in this free skating segment, the final segment of the competition.

The 24 competitors who made it through to this stage are taking to the ice in reverse order in relation to their short programme score on Wednesday.

Kazakhstan's Elizabet Tursynbaeva currently leads the way on 177.12 but the main contenders are obviously still to come. There's currently a 15-minute break before it's the turn of the final 12.

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Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC TV

Evgenia Medvedeva has been the queen of the ice for the last couple of seasons, until the injury took her out of competition and the European Championships when she lost her title to Alina Zagitova.

Zagitova is the current junior world champion, but those at the top of the junior level are doing the identical to what those at senior World and European Championships are doing.

It's going to be a great competition. It all depends on who delivers all the material on the night.

Everybody is great, they are all prepared. But someone could upset the apple cart.

Time to turn our attention to figure skating and the women's free skate...

The final did not disappoint. Here's how Kelsey Serwa pulled away for victory.

The win continues Canada's dominance in the event. They have won gold all three times ski cross has featured at the Olympics and it's their second successive one-two.

Brittany Phelan took silver.

And in case you missed it a short time ago (or want to watch it again) here's how Britain's Emily Sarsfield reached the last 16...

Nick Hope
BBC Sport in Pyeongchang

Emily Sarsfield’s smile right now will rival that of the Olympic medallists in ski cross later, but she has earned this moment.

"It’s just an amazing feeling and I’m trying not to get too emotional," she tells me after finally making her Olympic debut at 34.

"I’ve been doing this sport for 11 and a half years and for 11 of those I’ve been pretty much on my own with no coach, no funding, lots of knee injuries and working three jobs just to keep the dream alive.

"Over the last six months I’ve finally had a coach and it’s made a huge difference.

"It’s not over for me, as I’ve a race next week in Russia but looking forward I’m hoping to help the sport grow and see more youngsters come into ski cross from Great Britain."

tom matthews: What a blinding final that was

Ross Quinn: Smith was squashed a bit there midway through but amazing. Well done.

Luke John Frost: Great final run in the ski cross