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The GB males’s curlers actually need a win over Canada in the present day, their second-last match. They’re tied on factors with the USA within the group, sitting fourth and fifth, and people groups will play one another final. Fourth spot will make a semi-final, fifth might be carried out. Italy or Germany might nonetheless soar both of these groups too, with a few wins and different outcomes going their manner.
There’s a climate delay on the boys’s freeski huge air, although it’s clear sufficient that a number of the entrants are having observe jumps. They’ll overview the beginning time quarter-hour after it was scheduled.
Warmth 3 of the two-man bobsled is rattling alongside, with the Nice Britain pair of Greenwood and Corridor effectively again within the order. The three German groups are main, however there are many third races but to be run. There might be 4 heats in complete, and the occasions might be mixed.
Curlingpalooza has begun with one other males’s round-robin session: Germany taking part in the Swiss, the USA in opposition to Italy, Canada and Nice Britain, and Sweden versus Norway.
Don’t double contact, anybody!
5 entrants to date on the girls’s determine skating, Viktoriia Safonova with a nice routine to start out, and the 18-year-old Zhang Ruiyang scoring a 59.38 in a promising efficiency for the longer term. Adeliia Petrosian, the opposite impartial Russian skater, has the boldness to attempt one thing totally different, and lots of sass within the routine in addition to hitting a better technical stage than her teammate, though it’s puzzling how celebratory work nonetheless will get made about Michael Jackson regardless of all we all know in regards to the different elements of his life – all of that will get dismissed so that individuals can get pleasure from films, stage exhibits, and at the moment an Olympic skating routine reflecting his gown and his music. Petrosian lodges the primary actually huge rating of the spherical at 72.89.
Kristen Spours for Nice Britain is fifth within the order, and places down a powerful efficiency however for an invalid factor within the center that drops her technical rating, a pricey miss as she is available in behind the others at 45.54.
Czechia by way of to the quarter-finals after a frenzied ultimate flurry from the Danes, forcing a few saves, one other shot large, as they saved smashing the puck into the thickets of gamers round objective. However disciplined defence from the Czechs meant that the photographs have been at longer vary, and nothing discovered its manner by way of. The Danish males’s staff go away the event right here.
The Danish goalie is subbed out, with two minutes to go, leaving the objective empty to allow them to have six attackers versus 5.
5 and a half minutes to go within the hockey, and Denmark maintain urgent, however can’t make up that one-goal deficit but. Nonetheless trailing 3-2.
Determine skating is about to get going once more, we’ll have the ladies’s singles program first spherical occasion, which is the brief program. An enormous discipline in the present day, 29 skaters of whom 24 will qualify for the second spherical, the free skating.
The winner of this match will play Canada within the quarters. Sweden and Latvia play off to face the USA. The opposite quarter-finals are already determined: Slovakia-Germany and Finland-Switzerland.
Geoff Lemon
Hey all. No sooner do the Czechs rating than the Danes chew again, making it 3-2 earlier than the top of the second interval. Denmark make use of a powerplay in its dying seconds, after barely getting close to the Czech objective for the primary minute and a half of it, however lastly arrange a fringe, go the puck round, and ultimately discover Nick Olesen on the best, who manages to carry possession together with his again to objective like some hockey Mark Viduka earlier than spinning and slipping a shot throughout the goalie and in.
OK, my watch is over; right here’s Geoff Lemon to coax you thru the night dig.
Take a look at that! “That” being the legendary Cervenka dashing down the left earlier than leathering an excellent end into the far prime nook. Czechia lead Denmark 3-1 with 7.10 left within the second.
Denmark don’t have parity for lengthy, Czechia switching play from flank to flank, a cross then permitting Kampf a tap-in; they lead 2-1.
Ooooh, one-two from Denmark, puck behind the objective and returned to True, who is aware of this a lot: if he shoots onerous, he’s an important probability of scoring and certainly he does, firing into the web for 1-1.
Again with the hockey, Czechia have scored to guide Denmark 1-0; there’s 12.48 to go within the second.
In any other case, the ultimate of the boys’s huge air might be lots of enjoyable – let’s hope circumstances allow it to happen – likewise runs three and 4 of the two-man bob.
That Canada v GB curling match is a large one. Outcomes went in GB’s favour this morning, USA and Germany each shedding, however Canada are second, so will take some beating. USA, who GB face of their ultimate group recreation, play Italy, additionally not out of competition, this night.
At this level, it’s time to sit up for what’s to return, so:
Within the ice hockey, it’s 0-0 at half-time between Czechia and Denmark.
If I’m trustworthy, I feel they’re taking part in it a bit too rapidly. It must linger and be savoured.
Right here comes the anthem…
The collars on the Italy jackets are ruuuuude.
With 2.20 to go within the first interval, it’s goalless between Czechia and Denmark within the playoff to succeed in the final eight of the boys’s ice hockey.
It’s nearly time. In case you can, get TNT on for Il Canto degli Italiani.
To wash up the ladies’s curling, Switzerland beat Korea 7-5, whereas Canada noticed off Sweden 8-6 and Italy bettered Japan by the identical rating.
With 9 minutes to go within the first interval it’s Czechia 0-0 Denmark, winners to get splattered by Canada within the quarter-finals.
OK, I’m shifting away from the pace skating to the ice hockey – although in fact I’ll maintain it on in case the medal ceremony is proven. Not an opportunity we’re lacking Il Canto degli Italiani, if it’s there for us to get pleasure from.
A fully monumental efficiency from Canada, biding their time earlier than letting the Netherlands have it.
🥇Canada win gold within the girls’s staff pursuit pace skating
They keep their title, with the Netherlands taking silver and Japan having already secured bronze.
Not sufficient! The lead is elevated and 0.46 on the bell!
Oh my days, Canada lead by 0.10! What do Netherlands have left?
However Canada reduce the result in 0.63; are they coming again? Sure they’re, 0.43 with three laps to go!
Canada have a tendency to return on sturdy on the finish however Nerherlands look so sturdy, now 0.66 forward, constructed to 0.75.
Off we go within the ultimate, Netherlands away effectively and 0.28 up after half a lap.
Japan take bronze within the girls’s staff pursuit; USA have been by no means actually in that race.
Japan lead by 0.68 on the lap, construct it to 0.83, USA are operating out of time … and we’re now at 1.50. If Japan keep upright, bronze might be theirs.