Summary

  • Mixed doubles curling: GB's Jen Dodds & Bruce Mouat lose 7-5 to Italy after earlier beating Czechs

  • Hosts China win short track speed skating mixed team relay for their first gold

  • Brothers Farrell & Niall Treacy fail to qualify in men's 1000m heats

  • GB's Kathryn Thomson crashes out in women's 500m heats

  • Luge: Rupert Staudinger 24th after first two runs in men's event

  • Snowboard slopestyle: GB's Katie Ormerod fails to qualify for final

  • Freestyle skiing: Will Feneley 27th in moguls qualifying so does not make final

  • Women's 15km skiathlon: Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Games

  1. Get Involvedpublished at 01:48 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    #bbcolympics

    Paul: The curling stones have lights on them… why?

    Each curling stone is equipped with a heat sensor that can sense if a player releases the stone too late, for a violation.

    But also, why not?!

  2. 'Welcome to Beijing 2022'published at 01:44 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    Miss any of the opening ceremony?

    Don't worry! We've squeezed all the best bits into two minutes and 38 seconds of dazzling lights, spectacular fireworks and one giant snowflake.

    Enjoy.

  3. curling

    Curlingpublished at 01:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    Switzerland 1-3 Sweden

    Lots of discussions taking place as Switzerland prepare to send down their final stone with Sweden looking in a strong position...

    That'll do nicely, though. The Swiss sneak in to limit the damage, but Sweden still take the single from the third end for a 3-1 lead.

  4. GB arrivepublished at 01:34 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    Curler Eve Muirhead and alpine skier Dave Ryding are both competing in their fourth Winter Olympics!

    Fittingly, they carried the Great Britain flag into the Bird's Nest stadium.

    This is the moment Team GB entered the building.

  5. curling

    Postpublished at 01:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    Switzerland 1-2 Sweden

    Switzerland halve the deficit after the second end, cutting Sweden's lead to 2-1 with a decent last attempt.

    It's a close one, this.

    Meanwhile, Norway have stormed into a 6-0 lead over Australia, who look rather unlikely to pick up their first victory here...

  6. curling

    Dodds and Mouat eye medal shotpublished at 01:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    GB v Czech Republic (06:05 GMT)

    GB now have a record of three wins and one defeat in the mixed doubles curling.

    Only the top four sides at the end of the group phase will get the chance to play for a medal. Currently Britain are sharing second place.

    In case you missed them, here's how Dodds and Mouat picked up their other victories so far.

  7. curling

    GB claim nervy winpublished at 01:21 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    GB v Czech Republic (06:05 GMT)

    Great Britain's mixed doubles curlers Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat survived an inspired Australia fightback to maintain their semi-final hopes in Beijing.

    Leading 6-1 and then 8-6, the British pair were pegged back in the last end to force a decider.

    But after Mouat's take-out in the extra end, Australia's Tahli Gill missed her draw to give Britain a nervy 9-8 win.

    Here's what happened.

  8. curling

    Sweden look to boost qualifying hopespublished at 01:16 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    Switzerland 0-2 Sweden

    The first action of the night comes in curling, as Switzerland take on Sweden and Australia face Norway.

    Sweden are the highest-placed team in action in fourth, just behind Great Britain who are tied second.

    They've just taken an early 2-0 lead against Switzerland, who are tied eighth with Norway.

    Winless Australia are 10th, and currently 4-0 behind.

  9. Get involvedpublished at 01:12 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    #bbcolympics

    Of course, it would be great to hear from you all as we journey through the night and follow all the twists and turns on day one in Beijing.

    So, to kick us off, I want to know how you're following the action with us.

    Tucked up in bed? Joined by the dog? Did you manage to squeeze in a nap, or are you already hitting the coffee in the hope of powering through?

    Got any tricks for getting through these late nights over the next two weeks?

    Send in your messages and photos by including #bbcolympics in your tweets!

  10. The hours ahead...published at 01:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    Here's a run down of what's coming up over the next few hours, so you can schedule your brew and loo breaks. All times in GMT.

    • 01:05 - Curling (mixed doubles): Australia v Norway & Switzerland v Sweden
    • 02:45 - Snowboarding: Women's slopestyle qualification run one
    • 03:47 - Snowboarding: Women's slopestyle qualification run two
    • 04:10 - Ice Hockey: Canada v Finland women
    • 06:05 - Curling (mixed doubles): Great Britain v Czech Republic
    • 06:20 - Ski Jumping: Men's qualification
    • 07:45 - Cross-country Skiing: Women's 15km skiathlon

  11. Overnight entertainmentpublished at 01:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    As you can see, those medals will all be won later on Saturday.

    So, what are we all staying up for tonight?

    We'll be keeping a close eye on Katie Ormerod's progress in the women's slopestyle qualifying, which starts at 02:45 GMT.

    There's also more curling action for GB too, with Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat returning in the mixed doubles.

    They face Czech Republic at 06:05 in the first of their round-robin match-ups today, before facing Italy at 12:05.

    There's plenty more to come in between, too.

  12. Tune inpublished at 00:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    BBC One

    TV coverage of the opening day is just getting started over on BBC One.

    You can also watch be clicking the icon at the top of this page.

  13. What's happening on day one?published at 00:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    There are six gold medals up for grabs on day one in Beijing.

    All times below are in GMT.

    • 07:45-08:45 - Women's cross country 15km skiathlon
    • 08:30-10:00 - Women's 3,000m speed skating
    • 09:00-10:30 - Mixed relay biathlon
    • 10:45-12:25 - Women's ski jumping - normal hill
    • 11:00-13:35 - Short track speed skating mixed relay final
    • 11:30-13:15 - Men's freestyle skiing
  14. Let the Games beginpublished at 00:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    OK, so we've already had a few days of competition in Beijing.

    But on Friday, the 2022 Winter Olympics officially got under way after the Olympic cauldron was lit in the opening ceremony.

    The 24th edition of the Games began in a somewhat restrained opening ceremony, which saw the Olympic torch placed into the centre of a giant snowflake that was illuminated, becoming the cauldron.

    But, just as in Tokyo six months ago, there were no paying spectators, friends or family present in the stands due to the pandemic - although there were diplomats and team members applauding the athletes on.

    Opening ceremonyImage source, Getty Images
  15. Welcome to day onepublished at 00:45 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February 2022

    The Olympic cauldron has been lit.

    The athletes have been welcomed.

    The 2022 Winter Olympics can officially begin!

    Welcome, all, to BBC Sport's live coverage of the opening day in Beijing.

    Beijing 2022 opening ceremonyImage source, Getty Images