Tim Warwood
Reporter on BBC TV

A good marker of how in control they are is how long they can control that grab.

Norway's Johanne Killi is a very, very early leader in the women's ski big air final with a score of 87.75.

By comparison, Kirsty Muir's best effort in one run of qualifying yesterday was 89.25, but remember it's a combined total of your two best of three runs to come up with a total score.

Muir reached the final with a total of 157.5, seventh best.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TV

Three runs with the combined best two scores which will be determining the medals.

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Beijing

For a moment there I forgot we were in an arena where spectator numbers are limited!

Those who are here (by invitation only) gave it their all with huge cheers and enthusiastic flag waving for their skater Jin Boyang.

And they’re very happy to see him in the lead after six skaters have performed. A long way to go yet - 30 skaters will perform with the top 24 going through to Thursday’s free skate.

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Tim Warwood
Reporter on BBC TV

The rules are you can start with poles or without poles ... but if you drop a pole you will lose points.

Britain's Kirsty Muir will be the sixth of the 12 finalists to go in their first runs.

Anna Thompson
BBC Sport in Beijing

While British hopes rest with Kirsty Muir, China will be cheering on their “snow princess” Eileen Gu.

She is competing in big air, slopestyle and halfpipe and has a genuine medal shot in all three events.

After qualifying on Monday she patiently spent 20 minutes answering reporters questions, such is the huge attention around her.

Gu is American born and competed for the US until she switched to China - her mother’s homeland - in 2019.

It is a big coup for China, particularly because of the strained political relations between the two global powerhouses.

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We are live on BBC One with the women's ski big air final so press the play button at the top. That's going to be our main focus for the next hour.

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Beijing

We’ve already had a first in the women’s figure skating here, with Russian Kamila Valieva becoming the first female to land a quadruple jump at an Olympics.

Defending men’s champion Yuzuru Hanyu is also going for the record books, vowing to attempt to become the first skater to land a quadruple axel in competition.

A quadruple axel is in fact four and a half rotations because you take off for the jump facing forward and land it backwards.

We’re likely to see him attempt this in Thursday’s free skate as his planned program for today has 'only' the triple axel.

Back in December he said the main reason he was going to Beijing was to do the quad axel and win the gold with it.

Here are some of the Brits that we have got in action later on today...

Anna Thompson
BBC Sport in Beijing

I first came across Kirsty Muir as a 14-year-old when she was competing in the British freestyle skiing Championships in Laax, Switzerland in 2019.

I interviewed her and her mum Kim and former Olympic snowboarder Lesley McKenna, who was the programme manager for the park and pipe team. You can read it here.

McKenna was full of praise for the teenager, describing her as a "one in a generation athlete".

She wouldn't have made a statements like that unless she genuinely believed Muir was the real deal.

And she has already started repaying that faith by finishing on the podium in a World Cup event and now making the final of the ski big air as the event makes its debut in the Winter Olympics.

Here's some more of Kirsty Muir's reaction to qualifying for the ski big air final...

The 17-year-old Scot said it was a dream come true to compete at an Olympics and she was "really excited" for the final as ski big air made its Games debut at a former industrial estate in Shougang.

"I can clean up the grabs and there's a few little things I could improve on so I just want to go ski my best in the final," she said.

"Everyone goes to a final with hopes of doing their best and just seeing how it goes and that's what I want to do."

Teenager Kirsty Muir ensured Team GB representation in the Winter Olympics ski big air final after finishing seventh in qualifying with a score of 157.50.

The 17-year-old was among 12 jumpers to advance to Tuesday's final - but compatriot Katie Summerhayes agonisingly missed out in 13th, while James Woods was also eliminated from the men's competition.

"I was really happy to land my first jump, as I had crashed during practice a bit," Muir said after scoring 89.25 - the second highest individual tally in qualifying.

Read Anna Thompson's full account of Muir's success here.

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Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Beijing

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The two biggest names in men’s figure skating will begin their quest for individual gold today.

Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu is going for his third Olympic title in a row, while American three-time world champion Nathan Chen is aiming for his first and has a point to prove.

Four years ago pre-Games favourite Chen failed to land a single jump in his short program as nerves got the better of the then 18-year-old.

Hanyu has had an ankle injury but is in Beijing seeking to become the first man since 1928 to win three of these titles in a row.

It’s the short program today before the free skate on Thursday, it will be fascinating to see who gets the early advantage - ‘Ice Prince’ Hanyu or ‘Quad King’ Chen. Or could someone else upstage them both....?

BBC One

Coverage of day four is already under way over on BBC One.

You can follow that by clicking the icon at the top of this page with coverage of some figure skating, with the men's single skating (short program).

These are the countries that have picked up the medals in the opening three days, with Sweden leading the way with three golds.

Then come ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) and no-one has picked up more medals than their seven.

No Great Britain on this list just yet, but that could well change today.

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Anna Thompson
BBC Sport in Beijing

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The freestyle skiers have been up since the crack of dawn in Beijing preparing for the final as practice began at 1145pm GMT, which is 0745 in China.

Did the skiers show all of their tricks in qualifying or have they held some back for the final?

The word is Kirsty Muir has another high-scoring trick in her locker which we could well see today.

It is down to how well she has been performing it in training and if she has the confidence to attempt it in an Olympic final.

All the finalists have three runs with the scores of their two best different tricks added together.

And have a listen to how BBC Radio 5 live reported on Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat as they lost to Norway in the mixed doubles curling semi-finals.

Before day four really gets going, have a watch of some of the best moments from day three of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, including outrageous skills, huge crashes and a record-breaking figure skater.

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