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. —— gus kenworthy.y opinion, i don't _ doesn't sit well with him. in my opinion, i don't think _ doesn't sit well with him. in my opinion, i don't think any - doesn't sit well with him. in my. opinion, i don't think any country should be allowed to host the games if they have appalling human rights dances and with china, i mean, there is like genocide happening in the country and ijust is like genocide happening in the country and i just don't think that those are things that should be allowed to take place. i think that the ioc should take a stand against a loss of the atrocities and stand up a loss of the atrocities and stand up for important issues and by not granting those countries the right to host the games i think that they can create positive change but it is all about money, it seems like. worried by any kind of backlash you might get from china? yes. worried by any kind of backlash you might get from china?— might get from china? yes. yeah, i mean, might get from china? yes. yeah, i mean. the

and gus kenworthy knows it.er is also a proud member of the lgbtq+ society and is an athlete, advocate and an aspiring actor. i'm very proud of my ski career and i've had an admirable career and i think i've done a lot, and certainly there are skiers with bigger resumes in terms of podiums and stuff, but i think one thing i'm proud of is that i have become kind of a voice for the community and last time i did get a medal but i did get to be one of the first to openly gay men to compete for team usa winter olympics which is an incredibly opportunity and because of that i got to speak on it a lot and raise a lot of awareness and there was a case that was seen on tv that was kind of unexpected, but i feel that was a visual representation of me and my olympics experience in the community and i think it was a pretty special moment to have that broadcast to the world and on the world stage and to help normalise same sex relationships and have people see a same—sex kiss and it not be some crazy thing, just have it be p

the wind made things tough enough, but for gb's gus kenworthy, it was a real horror show in his finale warned, the pictures could be a little shocking, but incredibly, as ben croucher reports he managed to pick himself and finish the event. we have typed as a sport that defies gravity, sometimes as great britain's gus kenworthy found out... gravity wins. thrills are often followed by spills, remarkably, he dusted off the snow and dusted off his skis again to deliver a swansong. his skis again to deliver a swansong— his skis again to deliver a swanson. �* , . , his skis again to deliver a swansonu. �* , . , ., swansong. i'm 'ust really happy to be walkin: swansong. i'm just really happy to be walking and — swansong. i'm just really happy to be walking and to _ swansong. i'm just really happy to be walking and to land _ swansong. i'm just really happy to be walking and to land a _ swansong. i'm just really happy to be walking and to land a run - swansong. i'm just really happy to be walking and to land a run and l swansong. i'm just really happy to i be walking and to land a run and get

and gus kenworthy is through to the final of the men's event albeit a pretty nail—biting fashion. 12en a pretty tough games for britain over the last 12 days or so. but they do have some real metal chances over the last few days. a tearful kamila valieva, the russian figure skater, finished outside the medal places in herfinal event — having been cleared to continue following herfailed drugs test. she produced an uncharecteristic, error—strewn display with multiple falls, finishing in fourth. the event was won by anna scherbakova, also of the russian olympic committee. it means there will be a medal ceremony, with valieva finishing outside the podium places. she tested positive for a banned substance at an event back in december, the result of which was only announced last week, shortly after she won team gold. i mean, the warm—up was solid, she was there but she had her team—mates on the ice with her and i thought, "ok, you have learned how to have that solid russian veneer." and of course, you come out and you suddenly see it dissipate. and things were just slightly off. and then,

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and if there was a medal for crash of the day, british skier gus kenworthy would surely be a contenderace now. match of the day and sportscene follow this programme, so don't listen if you're waiting for the results, because here they come... harry kane scored two goals for tottenham, his second a 95th minute winner in a 3—2 victory over the league leaders manchester city, who saw their lead at the top reduced to six points after second—placed liverpool beat norwich earlier in the day. stjohnstone have moved off the bottom of the scottish premiership after beating hearts. they scored in the first minute of their 2—1 win. hibernian are up to fourth after beating ross county. rangers and celtic both play tomorrow. and a reminder you can follow the big showdown in british boxing between kell brook and amir khan tonight, the two former world champions due out in the ring in manchester shortly, via the bbc sport website. that's all from me. and remember you can see the prime minister on bbc one tomorow at 9am on "sunday morning." have a good evening. hello, sunday i'm afraid it's going to b

gus kenworthy and 19—year—old zoe atkin both reached their respective finals. come on, zoe.sky, well, how about filming it? one cameraman getting rather more of a close up than he'd bargained for. no major harm done, thankfully, but you suspect he might need a new lens. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news from where you are, with more details about how storm eunice may affect you. have a very good night. storm eunice is bearing down on the uk. all indications are that this is set to be a damaging, destructive, and dangerous storm. a met office red warning in force for coastal parts of southwest england and south wales, gusts of to 90mph — damage, disruption, flooding around the coasts all looking likely. but across this broad amber warning area could see gusts of up to 80mph even inaland — and that is quite unusual and will cause issues. so turning increasingly wet and windy through the first part of friday, this rain continuing to drive northwards. snow developing over high ground of northern england, parts of northern ireland, and sc

gus kenworthy and 19—year—old zoe atkin both reached their respective finals. come on, zoe.isky, well, how about filming it? one cameraman getting rather more of a close up than he'd bargained for. no major harm done, thankfully, but you suspect he might need a new lens. andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. yes indeed, good evening. every expectation is we have a powerful and dangerous storm bearing down on the uk. the red warning from the met office which means a danger to life, danger to property. if you have any sort of travel plans over the next 24 hours, worth having another think about those. this hook of cloud on the satellite picture is our developing storm system and on the southern flank of this low over the next 24 hours, that is where we have potential for the damaging winds. this red warning from the met office, gusts up to 90 mph for the coast of south—west england and wales, damaged disruption and coastal flooding likely. wales, damaged disruption and coastalflooding likely. this broader amber warning with potential f

and if there was a medal for crash of the day, british skier gus kenworthy would surely be a contenderted boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation from the premier league after a 1—1 draw with west ham. the club, taken over by a saudi—led consortium last year, extending their unbeaten run to six matches. joe willock with the equaliser at the london stadium, given after a review by goal—line technology — it leaves them two points clear of the bottom three. liverpool temporarily trimmed the gap to league leaders manchester city after a 3—1win over norwich, who actally took the lead at anfield. new signing luis diaz with his first goal for the club. city can re—establish their nine— point advantage when they face tottenham in the late kick—off. over on the bbc sport website this evening news on eilish mccolgan's record breaking run after she beat paula radcliffe's 21—year—old british half marathon record. that though is all from me for now. back to victoria. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. i'm back with the late news at ten past ten. hello, this is bbc news

competing here at all doesn't sit well for some athletes, including american—turned—british skier gus kenworthyances and with china, i mean, there's a genocide happening in the country. i think the ioc should take a stance against a lot of these atrocities and stand up for important issues, but it's all about money, it seems like. uk sport believes the team should bring back between three and seven medals, with contenders across the board. we bring here a super talented team, more competitive across more disciplined than ever before, and ijust want to see them get out disciplines than ever before, and ijust want to see them get out onto the field of play, enjoy themselves, have a great experience, and i think the results will come as a consequence of that. if snowboard—cross wasn't so dramatic, charlotte banks would be considered a banker. and in the curling, mixed doubles pair bruce mouat and jen dodds are hoping to sweep their way to success. the world champions have already got their campaign under way here at the ice cube, winning two of their first three matches. focusing solely on the spo

britain's gus kenworthy, made into the men's final by the finest of margins. on his first, when he'd fallen, and he had a nervous wait before discovering he'd got the final qualifying spot for saturday's final. and one of the most controversial moments of these games, and perhaps olympic history, comes in the next few minutes when the 15—year—old, kamila valieva of russia competes, in the free skate, top of the standings after tuesday's short programme. but after her failed drugs test, the ioc has already said there'll be no medal ceremony if valieva wins. she is due out on the ice shortly. you can follow that across the bbc. england's next two home uefa nations league matches — against italy and hungary — will be played at wolves' molineux stadium in june. the game against italy will be played behind closed doors following the unrest at the euro 2020 final at wembley. england play italy on 11 june and then hungary on the 14th. it will be the first time wolverhampton has hosted a match involving the england senior men's team since december 1956. in the women's

what do you make of gus kenworthy? how much hope you're holding out for him?ch hope you're holding out for him? ., , , , him? he has some pedigree behind him. if he him? he has some pedigree behind him- if he can _ him? he has some pedigree behind him. if he can tap _ him? he has some pedigree behind him. if he can tap in _ him? he has some pedigree behind him. if he can tap in the _ him? he has some pedigree behind him. if he can tap in the form - him? he has some pedigree behind him. if he can tap in the form of. him? he has some pedigree behind him. if he can tap in the form of a l him. if he can tap in the form of a few years ago he can easily bring back a medal. it is one of those where he is going to a different stage of his career, he is at the end. he will want to go out on a high and prove he still has it. it high and prove he still has it. it is fair to say things haven't gone to plan so far. it has taken today the team to get medal. where do the problems lie at these games? the targets at the beginning it will take some ask for them to be met. it ta

and gus kenworthy is through to the final of the men's event albeit a pretty nail—biting fashion. 12e skater, finished outside the medal places in herfinal event — having been cleared to continue following herfailed drugs test. she produced an uncharecteristic, error—strewn display with multiple falls, finishing in fourth. the event was won by anna scherbakova, also of the russian olympic committee. it means there will be a medal ceremony, with valieva finishing outside the podium places. she tested positive for a banned substance at an event back in december, the result of which was only announced last week, shortly after she won team gold. i mean, the warm—up was solid, she was there but she had her team—mates on the ice with her and i thought, "0k, you have learned how to have that solid russian veneer." and of course, you come out and you suddenly see it dissipate. and things were just slightly off. and then, itjust fell apart. 0ne game in superleague tonight, with new warrington coach daryl powell taking on his former club, castleford. it took a few minutes to get going when the

and gus kenworthy is also through to the final of the men's event.ry tense, thank you _ few days. all right, very tense, thank you much, _ few days. all right, very tense, thank you much, andy - few days. all right, very tense, thank you much, andy swiss. l at least 94 people have died in landslides and flash flooding in the brazilian city of petropolis. the city, which is in the mountains north of rio dejaneiro, was hit by torrential rainfall. houses in hillside neighbourhoods were destroyed and cars swept away as floodwaters raced through the streets. search and rescue teams are combing the mud for survivors. schools in england are being given official guidance on how to tackle controversial political and social issues in the classroom. the education secretary nadhim zahawi says no topics are off limits, but teachers must approach them with political impartiality and not promote contested theories as fact. millions of people missed important post over the christmas period because of pandemic—related delays at royal mail, according to the charity ci

freestyle skier gus kenworthy starts his halfpipe campaign on thursday at what will be his final olympicstain colours. as he acted as a broker pelvis and tried to come and compete with sadly and i have amazing training and she is having the up, on the spectrum for this is not her only lipids. she will be going forward and looking to beatin will be going forward and looking to beat in a better place in the future, but who knows what could happen especially in this to support going metrics and delivery with that we men's curlers and obviously we are looking forward to them reaching the final and i'm an eternal optimist. the final and i'm an eternal optimist-— the final and i'm an eternal otimist. , , ., optimist. tickets inside the team and the athletes _ optimist. tickets inside the team and the athletes with _ optimist. tickets inside the team and the athletes with running - optimist. tickets inside the team j and the athletes with running out optimist. tickets inside the team i and the athletes with running out of time to get onto the metal table and for those that still have to compete

zoe acton is through to tomorrow's final, qualified in fourth place, looked really impressive, gus kenworthyrmances from the skiers in britain. it has been a pretty good day for team gb. plenty of otential pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for _ pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals _ pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals in _ pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals in the - pretty good day for team gb. plenty of potential for medals in the next i of potential for medals in the next couple of days. a lot of guys on the ice skating and the russian teenager at centre of the doping controversy. in the next few hours, kamila valieva will be on the ice. she leads the women's figure skating going into the free programme. she is competing here despite having failed a drugs test, she has been allowed to carry on competing at these games. her presence has divided what has been going on in beijing. if she wins, there will not be any medal ceremony because of the ongoing investigation. just as there was not a medal ceremony

one of them did, gus kenworthy. he was still in china, which many of the athletes were afraid to do because china sent out a warning that you're not allowed to say anything negative about what's going on with their human rights issues and so on. but he did speak out and was able to leave the country. he calls himself loud and obnoxious. that's his words, not mine. i say you're loud and spot on. but you know what, at least we heard from thomas bach, the head of the ioc. when that whole debacle happened with the figure skating and valiyeva coming in fourth place and just melting down after her performance. at least we heard a little bit of sympathy and a little bit of awareness that this was a lot of levels, a real debacle. but it's not up to the athletes themselves. the 2800 athletes that participated in the olympic game. it's up to the ioc and it's up to the big corporate sponsors that are contributing to the ioc and to the olympic games to speak up even more. don't put it just on the athletes. it's not their respon

gus kenworthy managed to finish eighth.ent great britain for this one final role of the dice. but he retires now, and also brad paul and his crew in the four man bob. they are pretty chuffed with that condition. and less than a third of a second off canada in bronze. they are fourth in the world standings as well. so they are in with an outside chance of a medal tomorrow, so could team gb becoming away from these games with three medals in the end after what has been a real drought for the first couple of weeks of these games? l couple of weeks of these games? i let you get back inside to keep an eye on that men's curling olympic final. now — at last there's the sweet sweet taste of success again for worcester fans — in rugby union's premiership, worcester have ended their five match losing streak, after scoring 3 tries in a 19—14 win against bristol last night — sione vailanu, with worcester�*s final try. wigan warriors jay field, stole the show last night in their rugby league super league match against the leeds rhinos.

britain's gus kenworthy, made into the men's final by the finest of margins.ay's final. away from beijing, some significant news in formula one this afternoon. race director michael masi has been removed from his position by the sport's governing body. the fia announced his departure as part of a series of changes following their inquiry into the controversial end to last year's final race of the season in abu dhabi. masi failed to apply the rules correctly during a late safety car period which had a direct impact on the outcome of the title race between max verstappen and lewis hamilton. masi will be offered a new position within the fia. england's men will play their next two home uefa nations league matches — against italy and hungary — at wolves�* molineux stadium. the game against italy will be played behind closed doors following the unrest at the euro 2020 final at wembley. england play italy on 11 june, and then hungary on the 14th. it will be the first time wolverhampton has hosted a match involving the england senior men's team since december 1956. t

gus kenworthy goes in the men's final tomorrow. there she is falling on herfirst run.edible pressure but he had done so well by the time she was on her final run, she had the gold medal in her grasp. so three medals for eileen gu, she has really delivered on the expectation. we know we are going to get a medal from the on the expectation. we know we are going to get a medalfrom the men in the curling, and a huge day for the women today. they screeched through the semifinals by winning the must win against the roc and all of the other results went their way so they will play the defending champions sweden at lunchtime. if they win, they will go to the gold medal match, if they lose it, they will fight for the bronze. we have got a bit of a wait for the women's careless to get under way it is going at lunchtime. i'm bruce and the boys will be bringing —— and bruce and the boys will be bringing home britain's only guaranteed medal. ., ., , home britain's only guaranteed medal. ., ., ., , medal. one of the most uncomfortable moments to see _ medal. one of the most uncomfor

britain's gus kenworthy made it into the men's final by the finest of margins.ter tuesday's short programme. but after her failed drugs test, the ioc has already said there'll be no medal ceremony if valieva wins. england's next two home uefa nations league matches — against italy and hungary — will be played at wolves' molineux stadium in june. the game against italy will be played behind closed doors following the unrest at the euro 2020 final at wembley england play italy on 11 june and then hungary on the 14th. it will be the first time wolverhampton has hosted a match involving the england senior men's team since december 1956. rory mcilroy believes the younger generation of golfers would face a "massive risk" byjoining the lucrative breakaway super golf league. mcilroy and several other top—ranked players, have turned down the saudi—funded project, which is being spearheaded by former world number one greg norman. players who sign up face potential bans from the american—based pga tour, and european—based dp world tour, as well as the ryder cup. i don't th