Steve Cram
Curling commentator on BBC TV

This is an excellent start for Great Britain, couldn't be better.

USA will retain the hammer of course but Great Britain leading by four in the early stages in this match, such an important match for Great Britain.

United States are unbeaten so far but up against it already.

Despite us doubting Tina Hermann's chances after her run, she's still in third place.

Dutch slider Kimberly Bos - the European champion - clocks a time to leave her fourth, while Germany's 2019 silver medallist Jacqueline Loelling is fifth.

Germany's Hannah Neise still leads the way, with Australia's Jaclyn Narracott in second ahead of Hermann.

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This is a dream start for Eve Muirhead and her British team. They steal two in the second end, despite USA having the last throw.

That gives them a 4-0 lead after two ends.

Don't forget you can watch this match by clicking the thumbnail above.

Anna Thompson
BBC Sport in Beijing

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Great British speed skater Cornelius Kersten competed in the 500m, finishing 25th, and was pleased with his day's work.

"It was my fastest opener ever," he said. "That’s what we were aiming for today – doing a fast opener and seeing what happens afterwards.

“I had a small slip in the first corner so I lost a bit of speed there, but overall I’m happy."

Kersten, who is Team GB's first long-track skater since 1992, is now focusing on his favoured event, the 1000m which takes place on Friday.

He's had a number of top 10 results at World Cups this season and said: "I’m really looking forward to the 1000m now. I’m feeling snappy, feeling good.

“We’ve got six days until the 1000m so it’s just about zoning into the final details, getting fast, thinking snappy and we’re there.”

Thomas Duncan
BBC Scotland in Beijing

Lots of stones in play in this end. Always much more exciting. The USA trying to set themselves up to take a few with the last rock.

No margin for error in this game. And it seems Germany's Tina Hermann - the three-time reigning world champion - has overstepped the mark.

She's lost some vital seconds and is in third. Some big names following her down the chute...

We're nearing the climax of the men's large hill ski jumping final.

They're going in reverse order from the first run so although Slovenia's Peter Prevc sits in the gold medal position currently he may not stay there.

Ryoyu Kobayashi, going for his second gold of the games, was leading after the first run. 10 jumpers to go...

Sonia Oxley
BBC Sport in Beijing

Cheering is banned for covid reasons but that’s not stopping the home fans in here as they greet Chinese couple Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu (they’re the ones being introduced in the middle of this picture).

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You've got to be utterly bonkers to want to throw yourself head-first down an ice chute with your hands down by your side. At up to 90mph.

Australia are bidding for a first medal in the women's skeleton and Jaclyn Narracott starts heat three with a quick run.

Narracott is married to Britain's Dom Parsons, by the way. You will remember he won the men's bronze in Pyeongchang - Britain's first men's Olympic skeleton in 70 years - before retiring a year later.

Thomas Duncan
BBC Scotland in Beijing

Great start for GB. They need to find some momentum in this round-robin phase and that's the perfect way to get going.

Eve Muirhead swoops across the ice and delivers with a straightforward shot to give her side an ideal start in this crucial match.

Great Britain take two from the opening end against USA.

There are stern fist bumps between the British quartet. They mean business.

Yesterday, the inquest started into why Britain's skeleton racers were unable to reach their previous heights.

British slider Matt Weston said "questions need to be raised" over the team's failure to win a medal in Beijing.

Weston was 15th and Marcus Wyatt 16th in the men's event, while Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley are out of medal contention in the women's competition.

BBC commentator John Jackson, who won bobsleigh bronze in 2014, criticised the sleds used by the British team.

"Something's not right," Weston told BBC Sport.

GB are helpfully wearing their red kit today and are using the red stones.

With two stones left in this opening end Eve Muirhead has a chance to build something...

Rhona Howie
Olympic gold medallist curler on BBC TV

USA like a lot of stones in play, they're not as loud and in your face like the men's team shall we say. They quietly go about their business.

I think we're going to see quite a lot from both teams.

It was great while it lasted. But Britain's dominance of the women's skeleton is over.

The nation has won a medal in all five of the Games where the event has been held, including golds at the past three Olympics.

This year, it wasn't to be. The Beijing 2022 medals will be decided when runs three and four take place this afternoon, but British pair Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley are out of contention.

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Thomas Duncan
BBC Scotland in Beijing

This a big match for Eve Muirhead's GB rink.

They've lost two of their three matches and can't afford many more defeats.

The USA have three wins from three, though they've played the so-called weaker teams in the group.

It's a good chance for GB to get another W on the board and their quest for the semis on track.

Right then. The fist bumps are done. We're all set for this crucial match for Great Britain in their quest for curling gold.

They wouldn't be out if they lost today but things would be very, very tough.

GB will have the hammer - the last stone - in this opening end.

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It was -12C at the Genting Snow Park where the snowboard cross was being held on Saturday. But forecasters have issued a weather warning to say the temperatures are set to plummet further in the coming days to a low of -23C. And when you add on the wind chill factor, it will feel more like -36C.

Freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, biathlon and ski jumping are all taking place there over the next days.

And BBC Sport reporter Katie Falkingham is based in the mountain area of Zhangjiakou - time for more layers and full face guard Katie!

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Ollie Williams
Commentator on BBC TV

Stunning jumps from so many different corners in that opening round.

The top 30 are going to come back, it's not going to take long before we know who the large hill Olympic champion is.

All the evidence so far is that Ryoyu Kobayashi has what it takes to deliver for what would be a phenomenal success for Japan.

Normally the Europeans dominate this sport but Ryoyu Kobayashi is rewriting that.

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Coming up from 12:05 GMT is a big curling match for Team GB.

With the top four progressing, Eve Muirhead's rink currently sit joint sixth in the women's standings with two defeats in their first three matches.

Today they face the USA who are unbeaten in their three.

There is very little room for manoeuvre.