Canada's Max Parrott, the 2018 silver medallist, puts down a solid run. It's all about qualification for now, and he does the job for a 70.11 that puts him in a great position. Having seen so many of his competitors fall, he knew what needed to be done there.

Tim Warwood
Reporter on BBC TV

Tiarn Collins a bit of a dude, but he really makes the tricks look so stylish.

New Zealand's Tiarn Collins registers a solid first run, scoring 58.36 to place well within the top 12, for now.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands' Niek van der Velden loses it late on and has plenty of work to do on his second run.

We've had 12 riders so far, but only two clean runs.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

Rene Rinnekangas is never far from a smile.

That is an absolute meteorite of a run - scorching through the course.

Now then, Finland's Rene Rinnekangas has had a great run there. A slight error on the rails, but he finishes it off brilliantly. The judges weigh it up... it's a 67.10 even with that mistake. Promising.

Can Mons Roisland follow suit? Oh he can. That's a big opening run from the Norwegian, consecutive 1260s help him to a 70.96.

This is how you do it, lads.

In case you missed it earlier, New Zealand's Sadowski-Synnott won a stunning slopestyle gold with her last run.

Take a look at this.

Ouch! Germany's Leon Vockensperger takes a big hit coming out of a front 1080 and is left holding his abdomen in pain. Another rider who will need a big second run - if he can physically manage it.

Things don't go much better for his compatriot Noah Vicktor either. He hits the deck and is left clutching his shoulder for the remainder of the run.

Tim Warwood
Reporter on BBC TV

I bet we'll find some new-born kittens in the judges tower now.

They will have loved that from Kaito Hamada.

He looks like he's auditioning for Cirque de Soleil!

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

Marcus Kleveland is technically the best slopestyle rider in the world but there is a bit of discussion as to whether he travels well and also how he deals with creative courses.

Absolutely insane first rail trick, but he didn't have enough height for that roller.

Norwegian Marcus Kleveland, sixth in 2018, hits the run.

A frontside 270 off the rail... holds the frontside rodeo... ah but he just can't stick his landing on the next jump. A 37.28 for him.

Here comes Japan's Kaito Hamada, slow and steady into the rail, a bit of a slip-up in the middle but a 56.06 to start places him third on the early leaderboard.

Mark McMorris, the bronze medallist in 2014 and 2018, gets his campaign under way.

A delightful backside triple to finish, but a slight mistake on the rail sees him settle for a 62.70 to start.

A slight slip-up from Sebastien Toutant proves very costly for the Canadian, who will have to dust himself down for his second run after that 23.68.

American teenager Dusty Henricksen is up next, but he just comes undone on a frontside double and he'll also have to rely on his second run.

Over to the men's slopestyle qualifying we go then.

Top 12 to qualify for the final.

Red Gerard, the 2018 champion, will get us started... And it's a cool 78.20 to begin for the American.

Andrew Tyrrell: First all nighter tonight, booked 2 weeks off work to catch all the action! Zoi’s run made it worth it already, just wow!

Loving that dedication, Andrew!

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

Keep an eye on 2018 gold medallist Red Gerard, who has timed his run of form into the Games perfectly, while Finland's Rene Rinnekangas is a gloriously spontaneous talent.

Canada are one of the strongest nations in slope and they have a team of warriors. Mark McMorris rode through broken ribs in 2014 and took bronze, suffered a broken femur in 2016 and then in 2017 hit a tree and suffered catastrophic injuries.

Seventeen broken bones, a ruptured spleen and a collapsed lung saw him put in a medically-induced coma, but 11 months later he again took bronze in Korea. It would be a fairytale finish to 'McLovin's' competitive career to finish with a gold.

But the 28-year-old will have to get past two other Canadians, cancer survivor and 2018 silver medallist Max Parrot, and Sebastien Toutant, aka Toots.

The biggest variable comes in the shape of Norwegian Marcus Kleveland. He struggles with consistency, but his aerial awareness has been driving the giant leap forward in spin rotations that we've seen during this Olympic cycle.

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The dust has barely settled on a thrilling women's slopestyle final.

But hopefully you've had chance to catch your breath, as it's almost time for the men's competition to get under way.

Mark McMorris. Red Gerard. Marcus Kleveland.

It promises to be special.

The men's downhill final has been further delayed due to the conditions, with that event now scheduled to take place from 06:00 GMT.

And on their remaining two matches, Mouat told BBC Sport:

"The next game is against the Norwegians who we were against in the World Final so we know that's obviously going to be a really tough game.

"But we know we're playing well enough to beat them.

"If we do get those two wins then we'll be chuffed but we're staying with it and taking one game at a time - don't get too far ahead."

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Bruce Mouat added: "The first four ends it felt like it was one or two shots not in the right position and they just got on top of us. I wasn't really leaving Jen with anything.

"I just needed to step up in the fifth end and fortunately we got a few shots and got right back into the game."

He added: "You're obviously fighting for the Olympic medal so every time we're stepping onto the ice we're going to give 100% and everything we've got.

"We've got another event on but for now this is the focus and we're going to fight for everything we have."

Let's hear from Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat, following their victory over China in the curling mixed doubles event earlier.

"That's mixed doubles for you. I'm really proud of that performance," Dodds told BBC Sport's Steve Cram.

"We feel like we're getting closer and closer each game.

"That fifth end was really massive for us and it really switched the momentum for us in our favour."