Power play to Finland threatens to stall Slovakia's momentum. Tomas Jurco is the culprit, being penalised for tripping.

But Slovakia dig in to see out the two minutes without conceding. Finland didn't even manage a shot.

Back to six of one and half a dozen of the other.

Hang on! Slovakia perhaps aren't Finnished! (Sorry to use this gag again, but it is necessary.)

Juraj Slafkovsky, Slovakia's 17-year-old prodigy, shows again why he is going to be courted by NHL sides with another slick finish.

That's his second of the match and gives hopes to the ninth-ranked Slovaks.

Seth Bennett
Commentator on BBC TV

This line from Finland has been a handful for the Slovakian team.

Manninen with some space for his second of the game.

Konrad is beaten again and Finland are so razor sharp, you see why they are favourites for the gold.

Finland are coasting now. Sakari Manninen bags his second goal of his nation's opening Group C prelim match, holding off a Slovak challenge - and his nerve - to slide in the fourth.

A long way to go in the round robin, of course, but a victory here gives Finland the perfect start.

Group winners go directly through to the quarter-finals.

Slovakia have a numerical advantage as Finland's Leo Komarov goes into icy clink for unfairly whacking the opposing goalkeeper.

Konarov claims he was pushed into the keeper, but it doesn't wash with the ref.

Two minutes is the stretch, but Slovakia can't make the most of it.

Here's a little look ahead to what else you need to keep an eye out for today (all times in GMT):

• 11:00: Freestyle skiing, mixed team aerials - MEDAL
• 12:00: Speed skating, women's 5000m - MEDAL
• 12:05: Curling, women's round robin - Great Britain v Sweden
• 13:10: Ice hockey, men's preliminary - United States v China, Canada v Germany
• 13:30: Luge, team relay - MEDAL

Alistair Williams: Brilliant Alpine combined event, always one of my favourites. So happy for Johannes Strolz after not even being in the Austrian World Cup team last winter. What a games for ! 4g 4s 4b so far!

All eyes on the men's ice hockey, then. That's the only live action we've got for a little while.

Finland and Slovakia have skated back on to the ice and the second period is about to go a-go-go.

While the ice hockey lads have a breather, we're treated to a rerun of Nathan Chen's success in the men's Olympic figure skating on the Red Button.

The relief was clear for the 22-year-old American, who finally won the gold which he was expected to claim in 2018.

It was redemption for Chen after nerves destroyed his jumps when he was the favourite four years ago.

"It means the world. I'm just so happy," Chen said. "It's a whirlwind right now. I had a blast out there."

Read and watch how Chen ended his four years of hurt.

Kent Simpson
Commentator on BBC TV

It took a little while for the Finns to get going. That's understandable - it's the opening game of the Olympics.

They've settled down and just put their game-plan in place.

Seth Bennett
Commentator on BBC TV

What a finish. Aaltonen is on the board and Finland are absolutely exploding now.

A great pass from Nattinen.

Miro Aaltonen turns from provider to scorer as Finland move further ahead at the National Indoor Stadium.

Are Slovakia, erm, Finn-ished?

End of the first period now, with two more chunks of 20 minutes coming up.

Eyes closed tightly, tonsils visible mid-roar. That's what winning an Olympic gold medal meant to Austria's Johannes Strolz.

Victory in the men's Alpine combined meant it is the second bit of Winters bling in the family. Strolz's father Hubert also won the same discipline at the Calgary Games in 1988.

Watch below how Strolz Jr did it.

Finland are clicking into gear now. Valtteri Filppula slices open the Slovakian defence with an incisive pass to Miro Aaltonen, who plays across for Harri Pesonen to hammer in from close range.

This is a Group C preliminary round match, by the way, with both nations playing their opening matches of the Games.

Earlier, fourth-ranked Sweden won 3-2 against Latvia, who are the lowest-ranked side in this group.

BBC Sport

Let's hear from the team, who were talking to BBC Sport after winning their first round-robin match against Italy:

Bruce Mouat: "I was looking forward to the team getting to experience it. We

didn't have the best of starts but this is where I feel at home with boys."

Grant Hardie: "Italy are a very good team and we knew we'd get our chances in the second half, and control it coming home."

Bobby Lammie: "Feel pretty controlled out there, especially in the second half."

Hammy McMillan: "Nice to be out there eventually - not by best start to the game but finished really strong with a decent second half performance.

"Good turnaround in the second half."

How hard was it to come back against Italy, given their gold medal a couple of days ago in the mixed:

Mouat: "Very imprtant to get the momentum going in the first few games. These boys have won European medals before and these boys know how to perform."

Niall Quinn, Emile Heskey, Carsten Jancker, Jan Koller. Get your skates on.

The old-school targetman is back in fashion in ice hockey.

Let's pop into the National Indoor Stadium, which is nicknamed 'The Fan'. Why is it known as that? Because its design resembles a traditional Chinese folding fan.

Things are already heating up in the arena, where the men's ice hockey is back under way.

Finland, the world champions in 2019 and seeded third, were trailing to Slovakia after an early goal.

But Finland have found their stride and just levelled through Sakari Manninen.

Logan Gray
Former Scottish curler on BBC TV

It's all over to the sweepers now. Just gets it far enough and it is a score of one in this 10th end.

GB moving through the gears in this second half of a tense game. Looking every bit the European champions that they are.

Image source, Getty

Just enough scrub on that final stone.

Bruce Mouat's final effort kisses the button, an inch or so closer to the bullseye than Italy managed.

That is enough for another point and victory. But Italy pushed them hard all the way.

Logan Gray
Former Scottish curler on BBC TV

Absolutely perfect from Grant Hardie - just pinched enough from that second one to roll the stone to the side.

Wide open - that's exactly what GB wanted.