It's looking so, so good for Takeru Otsuka, but the Japanese coaches are left with their hands on their head as Otsuka just can't stick his landing.

Still, 52.75 puts him third for the time being.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

Wow, I got lost in that from Emiliano Lauzi.

Everyone is just tapping the accelerator now.

The kid from Milan takes the lead. A proper Cinderella stoy. Turns up at the Olympics, aged 27... and takes the lead!

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

Mons Roisland was so good up top, but over-rotated and took all of the impact on his tailbone.

No luck for Norwegian Mons Roisland on his first run, before Canadian Sebastien Toutant puts down a 52.63 to begin.

Italian Emiliano Lauzi drops next... That's a big run! Back-to-back backside 1260s, a clean landing, it could be a very good score this.

Yep - into first spot! 80.01 sets the pace.

Matt Chilton
Commentator on BBC TV

That was a bruising hit there for Dominik Schwaiger and he will need some attention and a little bit of recovery.

German Dominik Schwaiger takes a nasty tumble early in the men's downhill and there's a bit of a wait here as the medics go to help him out.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

It's a 14 sandwich with 16 bread. Max Parrot's technique is so immaculate.

Love it when the judges leave that much daylight in what is a very tasty run.

They expect fireworks today.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Zhangjiakou

Very impressive from Max Parrot. Some in the media centre applauded that.

A big statement from the Canadian.

A solid start by Max Parrot.

But the judges leave plenty of room for improvement, scoring that run at 79.86.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

Chris Corning has developed his riding over the past five years.

Already the tricks ae going through the roof now.

We have been put on red alert now- everyone is going next level.

It's 2018 silver medallist Max Parrot up next.

The Canadian was diagnosed with cancer aged 24 in December 2018.

Here, the snowboarder talks BBC Sport through five pictures he posted on social media, which show how he beat cancer and made a winning return to action.

Chris Corning attempts to go big too on his opener, but also comes unstuck!

Some bold moves already.

Here we go then.

Japan's Kaito Hamada drops first in the men's slopestyle final.

He can't get a clean first run, though. He has to settle for an opening 25.90.

Jasmine: Watching the Olympics makes me want to train to be be in it.

Which event(s) are you considering after what you've seen so far, Jasmine?

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Zhangjiakou

It's only(!) -10C here today. Toasty.

The three pairs of socks are holding up well so far.

Here's what Bruce Mouat had to say following GB's victory against USA earlier:

"It was our best team performance of the week and exactly the way we want to go into the semi-finals.

"We put a lot of stones in good spots to put them under pressure. Our draw weight was on point which is exactly what you need in mixed doubles."

On meeting Norway again after Sunday's loss, Jen Dodds said:

"We didn't play our best against them last night but we can take a lot of confidence from that [USA] performance.

"It's going to be a battle out there. If we go out and play like we did there, that's all we can ask for. If you'd said at the start of the week we'd get through to the play-offs, I'd have taken that in a heartbeat."

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Zhangjiakou

Su Yiming heads into today's slopestyle final top of the pile after qualification, on what is the 17-year-old's Olympic debut.

Su is a former child actor, but he put that career on hold seven years ago when China was awarded the Games.

He is the first snowboarder in the world to land 1800s two ways in FIS competition.

Su turns 18 on 18 February - Olympic gold would be a decent early birthday present...

Defending champion Red Gerard. Mark McMorris. Max Parrot.

Just a few of the huge names to make it into the men's slopestyle final.

However, it was China's 17-year-old Su Yiming who produced a stunning run to top-score in qualification with 86.80.

Here's how he did it.

After Sunday's postponement, the men's downhill has been rescheduled for 04:00 GMT this morning.

It will bring a rare phenomenon too, as it will be held on a course on which nobody has won - with no test events held at this newly designed slope because of the pandemic.

Potentially, then, the fairest downhill race in history, Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who has dominated the World Cup circuit this season, will look to follow up retired compatriot Aksel Lund Svindal's 2018 success.

Image source, Getty Images

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Zhangjiakou

I'm back at the Genting Snow Park for today's men's slopestyle final, but the halfpipe course is right next door and it's the first time I've seen anyone on it.

This photo really doesn't do it justice, those walls are SO high! It blows my mind everytime I come here.

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