we're in glencoe in scotland to find out how technology is helping the winter olypians of tommorrow. it's just guaranteeing that good snow, ice can all those conditions that we need to be over to train. -- to be able to train. but before that, early next year, great britain will participate in wheelchair rugby‘s quad nations competition. it's a chance to test themselves against the world's best... ...a chance which may not have been possible, were it not for the former leicester city chairman and his support of the competition. asjoe wilson can tell us. if sport is a unifying force, that's partly why we are at leicester city, for wheelchair rugby. early next year, the second quad nations cup petition will be played in leicester, for the world's best teams, including britain. it is

amazing, we can go out there and see how we will play, see where we rank ourselves up against them. the current world champions japan to stop when you watch wheelchair by, stop when you watch wheelchair rugby, you quickly realise it is not football. i met the japan team in leicester, yeah, and i saw the wheelchair rugby training. it's hard, because the sound is like, am, bam, more than football. yeah, if i'd play, iwould be bam, more than football. yeah, if i'd play, i would be very scared! we know of course that everything leicester city achieved recently was built on the investment and ambition of one man. the money to run this competition comes from the same source, the late khun vichai, sponsor source, the late khun vichai, sponsor of wheelchair rugby. just one more thing to a long list of things he's bought to the city. his commitment from day one to make this

a kind of sporting centre to host a big events. you know, we had the rugby world cup, one game of that here as well. it isjust rugby world cup, one game of that here as well. it is just another pa rt of here as well. it is just another part of his legacy. lottery funding for britain's wheelchair rugby players recently went from nothing to half £1 million. people absolutely did not believe a lot of these people are paralysed from the chest down, they have no conception of that, because it is so in—your—face. there are so much impact, cheers turning over commerce pills and thrills, it is a great sport to watch. just needs the money, david. well, absolutely. let's be confident and positive that the new funding model will recognise that actually this is a sport that's definitely worth investing in. to seek a sporting dream, where else would you come out here? joe wilson, bbc news, leicester. one of the main hurdles for elite snow sport athletes here in the uk is of course... finding enough snow to do their sport. well, in scotland they've brought in technology not seen in this

country before to try and help. three resorts now have snow—making machines to try and help skiers and snowboarders train at home. jane lewis has been to glencoe to see the benefits. glencoe in scotland's oldest ski centre, set amongst 200 hectares, or sting the longest and steepest ski i’u ns sting the longest and steepest ski runs in scotland. but, as you can see, there has been a limited snowfall so far, and the majority of the runs here are actually closed. but this resort has gone high—tech, meaning at least some snow cover is guaranteed. here is the snow factory in front of us, explain how it works. it is basicallyjust a big refrigeration unit, it has three big cylinders that makes ice, and then a big puddle comes and scrapes it off, and then it churns the ice off at the bottom and then a fan blows it

out of the pipes and can go up to 150 metres from the unit. the great thing is, comes out as really cold icy fla kes, thing is, comes out as really cold icy flakes, which hopes freeze the ground, and once you get a bit of moisture, either some snow falling oi’ moisture, either some snow falling or some moisture, either some snow falling orsome rain, moisture, either some snow falling or some rain, that actually makes it into really solid, springlike snow. and all this spells good news. just a little bit bent knees, bent hips. especially for the likes of this park and pipe gb development team. my like job as a coach is to give these athletes who are basically kids to give every opportunity to make the winter olympics, and to do that they need volume of training, practice time. without the snow factory we would be heading to austria, europe, and america, and the finances that are just astronomical. something this scottish skier knows all about. charlie guest competed at this yea r‘s charlie guest competed at this year's olympics, charlie guest competed at this yea r‘s olympics, but charlie guest competed at this year's olympics, but she hones her skills in austria. but with guaranteed snow in scotland, could the next batch of scottish olympians be home trained? we've got the

mountains for it, we've got the lift, it is just guaranteeing that good snow, ice, orthose lift, it is just guaranteeing that good snow, ice, or those conditions we need to be of train. we want more athletes winning and if there is better conditions for training hopefully athletes can perform better on the world stage. so the world stage beckons, with a helping hand. jane lewis, glencoe. talking of the winter olympics, team gb has won gold in the skeleton at the last three winter games thanks to champions amy williams and lizzy yarnold. but despite their talents and success, they wouldn't have been allowed to race down one of the oldest natural skeleten runs in the world... until today. after 89 years, the cresta run in st moritz, has lifted its ban on women using the course. the ruling came back in the 1920s because of the fear that it was too dangerous for women to compete. however the st moritz tabogganing club voted by a two thirds majority to allow women to ride the cresta again and become members. amazing pictures there, and just

astonishing it has taken that long. that is just about it from sportsday tonight. we will have plenty more here throughout the evening, but for 110w here throughout the evening, but for now from myself and the team, goodbye. good evening, yes, it was cold, yes, it was windy, but for many today was spent with blue skies overhead. but of course clewlow clear skies by night will allow temperatures to drop and we are expecting quite a widespread frost during tonight, some exceptions. at worst we have this all the weather front still bringing cloud and some patchy rain the northern ireland and the far south—west of england. north sea coastal counties seeing extra clout and showers, perhaps wintry over how grand inland. but in the centre, a

starry night with cold spots, down to four or five below. starry night with cold spots, down to four orfive below. there starry night with cold spots, down to four or five below. there will be another beautiful day with a lot of sunshine to be had. still the odd shower fitting into sunshine to be had. still the odd showerfitting into north sea coastal areas and still some cloud and outbreaks of mainly patchy rain in the west. these temperatures don't look particularly impressive but the winds won't be as strong as they have been today so it might feel just a little they have been today so it might feeljust a little bit better. friday ends on a fine chilly note for most, but we start to see a change in the west, some rain pushing its way in, and with that, we've got a wedge of milder air in the atlantic, associated with a set of weather fronts. during the atlantic, associated with a set of weatherfronts. during friday night and saturday, those frontal systems will move north eastwards across the uk, bringing some rain from someone, but remember those fronts running into some cold air, so fronts running into some cold air, so for some of us there is likely to be some snow. a combination of rain, snow and strong winds brings the potential for some travel disruption as we start of the weekend. early on

during saturday, just about any of us during saturday, just about any of us could temporarily see some snow, but that's no turning back to rain quite regularly across southern west parts because the rewards are much milder, 12 degrees in plymouth but just two in newcastle. we cling onto this cold air across northern and eastern areas, and we had on the strength of this prisk south—easterly, it will feel subzero for many of these eastern areas. you will notice quite a lot of snow across eastern scotland, even to low levels there could be a disruptive covering of snow, and even blizzard conditions when we come for that snow with some strong winds. so not a great saturday. by sunday, we pushed the worst of the weather away and we are left in a westerly wind, and we are left in a westerly wind, a relatively mild westerly wind, so temperatures climbing for all of us on sunday with a mixture of sunshine and showers. you're watching beyond 100 days. theresa may has persuaded european leaders to help her but, will it be enough. the british government confirmed today the vote the prime minister abandoned on her brexit deal,

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