Postpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Curling - ROC 3-5 Great Britain
Jackie Lockhart
Four-time Olympic curler on BBC TV
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Summary
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Russian Valieva, who recorded a positive doping test in December, finishes fourth after falling on ice
15-year-old led by almost two points after free programme event on Tuesday
She had already won gold in team event before positive doping result became public
Britain's Natasha McKay failed to qualify for free skate
Postpublished at 08:14 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
GB under pressure in the eighthpublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Round-robin: ROC 3-5 Great Britain (after seven ends)
Jen Dodds puts Great Britain under pressure with a mis-directed stone in this end...
'Tough ice'published at 08:04 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Curling - ROC 3-5 Great Britain
Steve Cram
Curling commentator on BBC TVROC only pick up one. Eve Muirhead wasn't quite able to shut the door.
She has said it is 'tough ice' but GB are playing it well.
ROC take back a pointpublished at 08:03 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Round-robin: ROC 3-5 Great Britain (after seven ends)
Great Britain throw up a set of guards more numerous and well positioned than a US presidential security team.
Alina Kovaleva is the Russian skip who needs to thread the needle and deny Britain the steal.
She does! ROC score one. And keep the tie alive.
GB could have been over the horizon had she missed that one.
Atkin & Kenworthy into final for Team GBpublished at 07:58 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Freestyle skiing halfpipe
Whisper it quietly but things have been more promising for Team GB today.
Zoe Atkin qualified fourth for Friday's women's halfpipe final while Gus Kenworthy also booked his place in the men's final.
This is how they did it...
Results running against GBpublished at 07:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Women's curling - ROC 2-5 Great Britain (after six ends)
Thomas Duncan
BBC Scotland in BeijingJapan have just taken two to narrow Switzerland's lead to 5-4. GB want a Swiss win here.
A win for South Korea would effectively kill Britain's hopes too (unless Denmark mount a miraculous comeback against Canada, but they're 10-3 down).
The Koreans are currently level at 3-3 with Sweden. Not ideal across the board.
Postpublished at 07:55 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Curling - ROC 2-5 Great Britain
Jackie Lockhart
Four-time Olympic curler on BBC TVI see a change in dynamics here. Up until the sixth end it could have gone the other way.
You can see a little change in GB and they are playing really well now.
What's coming up?published at 07:52 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
- Make sure you get all of your work done early today because at 12:05 GMT it's curling time. Great Britain's men meet USA in the semi-final. If they win that they'll been guaranteed silver at worst, the first British medal of the Games.
- The must-win match for GB's women continues as we speak.
- From 10:00 the women's singles figure skating restarts with all eyes again on Russian teenager Kamila Valieva, who leads the standings at the halfway stage. Valieva won't be on the ice until 13:49, however.
- The women's 1,000m speed skating is settled from 08:30, featuring Great Britain's Ellia Smeding.
- From 11:00 the team Nordic combined medals will be decided.
Britain steal a pointpublished at 07:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Round-robin: ROC 2-5 Great Britain (after six ends)
Phew, what a let-off for Great Britain.
Russia had the hammer and, with their final stone, they could have landed a score of two to pull the contest level.
Instead they shunt their own stone out of contention, via a clip on a guard stone, and Britain get a surprise point.
Eve Muirhead allows herself a little smile in the post-end huddle.
The scorelines elsewhere on the icepublished at 07:45 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Away from Great Britain's sheet, these are the scores elsewhere in the final round of pool matches:
Japan 2-5 Switzerland
Denmark 3-8 Canada
South Korea 3-2 Sweden.
All of which means that Great Britain are heading out as it stands, even with the win.
Full scenarios below. The bottom of the table is the bit to look at. Britain could really do with a Denmark comeback...
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 07:43 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Curling - ROC 2-4 Great Britain
Steve Cram
Curling commentator on BBC TVSo far this is going reaonsably well for GB - at the moment they sit in fifth place but if the results go the way that they are for the ther matches, GB would be out.
GB's Dodds opens up with two good stonespublished at 07:37 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Round-robin: ROC 2-4 Great Britain (after five ends)
Image source, Getty ImagesThat was nice from Jen Dodds, as the action gets back under way in the sixth end.
The Briton gets some lovely weight on her stone. The final ounce of energy seeping out of it as it hits the bullseye.
Her second is a good guard position as well. Nice play.
Postpublished at 07:37 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Women's ski-cross final
Ed Drake
Olympic alpine skier and ski cross racer on BBC TVFor me it's ski-cross - there's going to be contact, it's part of the game.
If you start nit-picking like that, you would start nit-picking every single race.
Controversial finishpublished at 07:37 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Women's ski cross final
Controversy in the women's ski cross. Sweden's Sandra Naeslund has gold. Marielle Thompson of Canada takes the silver but it is a controversial third.
Fanny Smith of Switzerland crossed the line third, but the judges have said she hampered Germany's Daniela Maier, with Smith officially ranked as last.
Maier is awarded the bronze, but is shown on TV indicating that Smith deserved to get that medal instead.
Day 13 headlinespublished at 07:32 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Just waking up? Here are your headlines from day 13 at the Games.
- Great Britain's men's curlers finished top of the round-robin standings after beating Canada in the early hours. They will play USA in the semi-final at 12:05 GMT.
- The GB women are playing their must-win match against ROC right now.
- Canada won women's ice hockey gold by beating defending champions USA.
- Great Britain's Zoe Atkin qualified for Friday's freestyle ski halfpipe final with the fourth best score.
- GB's Gus Kenworthy is also into men's final, but he did so by stealing the final qualification place.
- USA star Mikaela Shiffrin's difficult Games continued as she crashed out of the alpine combined. Michelle Gisin won gold for Switzerland.
As it standspublished at 07:29 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Round robin: ROC 2-4 Great Britain (after five ends)
As things stands on the ice, these are the four teams heading for the semi-finals.
1. Switzerland
2. Sweden
3. Canada
4. South Korea
Postpublished at 07:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Women's ski cross final
While Sandra Naeslund has won gold, we don't know the rest of the medallists yet as the run is under review. The other three wait to see if they have a medal or not. Fanny Smith, according to our commentators, may be in some trouble.
Postpublished at 07:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Women's curling - ROC 2-4 Great Britain (after five ends)
Thomas Duncan
BBC Scotland in BeijingAt the halfway stage, GB are holding up their end of the bargain.
Elsewhere there is mixed news. Switzerland are now 5-2 up on Japan, which is good news for Eve Muirhead's team.
Canada are leading Denmark 5-3 and, more crucially, South Korea are 3-2 up against Sweden.
GB really need the Swedes to do them a favour.
Great Britain pick up point to lead by two at halfwaypublished at 07:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Round-robin: ROC 2-4 Great Britain (after five ends)
Nothing too tricky for Eve Muirhead on her final stone. Nothing too profitable either though.
A straightforward draw into the empty house to pick up a point.
Halfway stage and Great Britain lead by two. Although the ROC will have the hammer in three of those ends after the interval.
'What a talent'published at 07:26 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2022
Women's ski cross final
Ed Leigh
Snowboarding commentator on BBC TVNaeslund led from the front but she was under pressure all throughout that race!
What a talent, in a sport that is so unpredictable.