ben croucher, bbc news.uld well provide further medals, — they're half way through their competition. lizzie yarnold is the defending champion after gold in sochi and led after the first run. but she lost time on the second to sit third overall... i love to compete at these big events when everyone is bringing their best. i think i am still well in the mix. that is the big goal, which is frightening to say sometimes but to be the first british winter olympian to retain my title. it's not easy, it's been a ha rd title. it's not easy, it's been a hard few years but hopefully i can do it for everyone who has supported me. laura deas is the other british competitior in the event. and she improved on the second run... when she was second fastest to sitjust a place behind yarnold in fourth overall. the third run starts at 11:20 tomorrow, with the final run at 12:16. britain's men have suffered their second defeat of the curling competition. they were trailing european champoins sweden with one end to go. they coul

as ben croucher reports. dom parsons!ics and that demon was laid to rest. chris reed doing a ph.d. in was laid to rest. chris reed doing a ph. d. in mechanical engineering, was laid to rest. chris reed doing a ph.d. in mechanical engineering, a study of calm before the most important two runs of his life. he got his angles just right, sliding down the track and crucially up the standings. all he had to do now is finish it off. if he beat the russian behind him, he would be getting a medal, the first mail sent i9 getting a medal, the first mail sent 19 48th. he misses out by it to hundreds of a second. was that wait for a medal game to coutinho was making needed a step up from the latvian. yes! behind dom parsons. unbelievably, dom parsons has his medal. i thought i had lost it. after that fourth round of the it had got away. i looked up at the time, i made a couple of too many m ista kes time, i made a couple of too many mistakes in that run but martin made more mistakes and he is the last person i thought would make them

as ben croucher reports. dom parsons!t last, six days of medal—less olympics for great britain, on the seventh, that demon was laid to rest. dom parsons doing a phd in mechanical engineering, a study of calm before the most important two runs of his life. lying in fourth, parsons got his angles just right, sliding down the track, but crucially, up the standings after his first run. all he had to do now was finish on top. if he beat the russian athlete behind him, he would be guaranteed a medal. a first for a british man in the sport since 1948. he's in front, marginally! but, it is uphill firm now! is this to be... no! oh, no. he misses out by two hundredths of a second. so, was that wait for a medal going to continue? parsons didn't have too long to find out, needing a slip up from that latvia's martins duku rs. yes! behind parsons! parsons, unbelievably has his medal! come on, great britain! thought i had lost it, fourth run, thought it had gone away. yeah, i looked up at the time, made a couple too many mistakes in tha

ben croucher reports. this is the face of history. great britain's first silverware on skis. slopestyle was about nailing the rails and avoiding the bumps on the jumps. this teenager adds substance with style. and raised in the usa to a british father immolation mother, she honed her skills on the slopes of main widget was three years old with tracks like this is taking 16 yea rs with tracks like this is taking 16 years in the planning. before the final three runs, she was pushed from the podium. this had to be flawless. biggest run of her life starts now. every grind and twist and jump with jeopardy. she had a score a good enough for third but could anybody deny her slopestyle silverware? she is down. great britain's izzy atkin takes a bronze. there were a lot of big names in the field and anyone, could have been anyone's, andl field and anyone, could have been anyone's, and i was standing at the bottom of my third and final run and i know i skied the best i could and i was waiting for those last three are forgirls to i was waiting for those last three are for girls to drop,

ben croucher reports. this is the face of history, gb's first silverware on skis.is teenager adds substance with some style. born and raised with the us to a british father and malaysian mother, atkin honed her skills on the slopes of maine when she was three. tricks like this have taken her 16 years to plan. before the final of three runs, atkin was pushed from the podium. this had to be flawless. biggest run of her life. starts now. every grind, twist and jump jiving with jeopardy. she laid down a school good enough for third, but could anyone deny her some slopestyle silverware? ooh, no, she's down! great britain's izzy atkin takes a bronze. there were tonnes of big names in the field. it could have been anyone's. i was standing at the bottom after my third run, i had skied the best i could and i was just waiting for those last three or four girls to drop and my heart was racing. but ijust can't believe it. well, believe it, you're and olympic bronze medallist. let me take you now to the skating rink in gangneung. charlotte gilmartin is in this semifinal but the

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ben croucher reports. this is the face of history, great britain's first silverware on skis. about nailing the rails and avoiding the bumps andjumps. this teenager adds substance to style. izzy was raised in the usa by a british father and a malaysian mother, she has been skiing since she was three. tricks like this have taken 16 years in the planning. before the final of three runs, she was pushed from the podium, this had to be flawless. every grind, twist and jump jiving with jeopardy. she put down a score enough for fourth, but could anyone deny her slopestyle silverware? she's down! izzy atkin takes a bronze! there were big names in the field, it could have been anyone's. i knew i had skied the best i could and i was waiting for those last three or four girls to drop. my heart was racing, i can't believe it. believe it, izzy, you're an olympic bronze medallist. well, let's keep with the family theme — they are the ones who see these athletes through thick and thin on their olympicjournies. this was izzy's dad michael after that bronze medal winning performance. he was bo

ben croucher reports. this is the face of history, great britain's first silverware on skis.ning raised in the usa to a british father and relation mother, she has been skiing since she was three. shakes like this have taken 16 years in the planning. before the final of three runs, she whispers from the podium, this had to be flawless. every grind, tourist, jump jiving with jeopardy. flawless. every grind, tourist, jump jiving withjeopardy. she flawless. every grind, tourist, jump jiving with jeopardy. she slaves down a score or enough for doubt, but did anyone deny her slopestyle silverware? she's down! izzy atkin takes a bronze! there of big names in the fields, it could have been anyone's. i knew! in the fields, it could have been anyone's. i knew i had skied the best i could and i was waiting for those last three or four girls to drop. my heart was racing, i can't believe it. believers, is it, you're and olympic bronze medallist. leicester and chelsea made it through to the fa cup quarterfinals last night, there are four more fifth round ties today. we've had three result

ben croucher reports. this is the face of history, great britain's first silverware on skis.s teenager adds substance with some style. born and raised in the usa to a british father and mother to mother, askin honed her skills on the slopes of maine when she was just three. before the final over three runs, askin was pushed from the podium. this had to be flawless. biggest run of her life sta rts flawless. biggest run of her life starts now. every grind, every twist andjumpjiving with starts now. every grind, every twist and jump jiving with jeopardy. she telescope good enough for third, but could anyone deny her some slopestyle silverware? 0h, could anyone deny her some slopestyle silverware? oh, no, she's down! great britain's izzy atkin ta kes down! great britain's izzy atkin takes the bronze stop blue there we re takes the bronze stop blue there were tonnes of big names in the field. i was standing at the bottom after my third and final run, i had skied the best i could. i wasjust waiting for those last three or four goals to drop, and my heart was racing. but i can't bel

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parsons is ranked fourth with two runs to go, as ben croucher reports.e or not. it is a good fit for dom parsons, he lies in touching distance of the podium after impressive performances at pyeongchang. i hope i can sleep tonight. the last for years has been leading up to this moment so i have got to make the most of it. the showpiece on the slopes is the men's downhill, the winter equivalent of the 100 metre final, all or nothing. aksel lund svindal had nothing to show from sochi, he will take home a shiny gold medal this time. magnificent, and the vikings are celebrating! at 35, the oldest alpine skiing champion. elsewhere switzerland's lara guut had been expecting to challenge for a medal but she missed her shot. if it is crashes you were after, snowboard cross seldom leaves you dissatisfied. wacky races on smoke. put the dastardly antics behind him, the defending champion hit the front and nobody could catch him. let's bring you up to date with some of the other highlights from pyeongchang. germany's aljona savchenko and bruno massot won the pairs fi

ben croucher, bbc news.ons. he's 30, wanted to be an f1 driver, i'm sure he will settle with skeleton!” think skeleton is more thrilling!m both sports you need huge strong neck muscles. we will hear from him live later? very exciting. andrew musgrave has just gone off in the 15 kilometre cross—country skiing freestyle, he could get a medal so it could get better today! how are we looking at the moment, matt? good morning. iam in oxfordshire. a stunning surroundings. the alarm clock can be a little bit tough sometimes, but this makes it worthy. this was built in the early 1700 and has been the back drop for films like spectre and mission impossible. we are looking for signs of spring. it is around the corner and numbers are up at the moment, but we could have those few hints over the next few days. not so much if you are up in the early hours. let's have a look at the forecast. today it is frosty, but a fine day across most parts of the country. we will see some further wintry showers across the north—west, e