solid run for kirstie muir. i feel like i - for kirstie muir.taken the first run which i'm hoping to clean up first run which i'm hoping to clean up tomorrow. and not as good in my 2nd. honestly, so happy. just up tomorrow. and not as good in my 2nd. honestly, so happy.— 2nd. honestly, so happy. just can't wait for it- — 2nd. honestly, so happy. just can't wait for it. her— 2nd. honestly, so happy. just can't wait for it. her team-mate - 2nd. honestly, so happy. just can't wait for it. her team-mate also - wait for it. her team—mate also qualified after what's been a desperate game so far for britain just maybe. and so team gb will have two skiers in the final here tomorrow and with kirstie muir in particular they will have high hopes of that elusive first metal. fix, particular they will have high hopes of that elusive first metal.- of that elusive first metal. a tide match to the _ of that elusive first metal. a tide match to the very _ of that elusive first metal. a tide match to the very last _ of that elusive first metal. a tide match to the

britain have hardly soared so far at these games, but could kirsty muir finally give them lift off? un for kirsty muir from aberdeen. i feel like i definitely had a few mistakes in the first run, which i'm hoping to clean up tomorrow, and then not as good on my second, but honestly so happy. yeah, just can't wait for it. herteam—mate, katie summerhayes, also qualified. after what's been a desperate games so far for britain, just maybe. and so team gb will have two skiers in the final here tomorrow, and with kirsty muir in particular, they'll have high hopes of that elusive first medal. a tied match to the very last stone. any other chances? the men's curlers are going nicely, edging out switzerland in dramatic style. and he's done it. that's a brilliant shot to finish things off. the semifinals are now in their sights. in the ice dance, meanwhile, britain's lilah fear and lewis gibson skated to the lion king soundtrack and secured a creditable top ten finish. i reckon she's been shopping in beijing. but the day's strangest sight, france's lucille lefevre in the big air event, dressed

earlier, 17-year-old kirsty muir from | 17—year—old kirsty muir from aberdeen flew in the big ski final flew in the big ski final. for if their first 0lympics, it seems this guy is the limit. it feels amazing. honestly i could not have hope — feels amazing. honestly i could not have hope to — feels amazing. honestly i could not have horre to ski _ feels amazing. honestly i could not have hope to ski better— feels amazing. honestly i could not have hope to ski better today - feels amazing. honestly i could not have hope to ski better today and l feels amazing. honestly i could notl have hope to ski better today and so proud _ have hope to ski better today and so proud of _ have hope to ski better today and so proud of all — have hope to ski better today and so proud of all the _ have hope to ski better today and so proud of all the girls _ have hope to ski better today and so proud of all the girls on— have hope to ski better today and so proud of all the girls on this. - have hope to ski better today and so proud of all the girls on this. the. proud of all the girls on this. the wait fo

solid run for kirstie muir.nd. honestly, so happy. just can't wait for it. her team—mate also qualified after what's been a desperate game so far for britain just maybe. and so team gb will have two skiers in the final here tomorrow and with kirstie muir in particular they will have high hopes of that elusive first medal. a tide match to the very last stone. any other chances? the men's curlers are inside of the semifinals after dramatically edging out switzerland. there are worries for the women though after they lost to canada. it's a win for canada. in the ice dance meanwhile, britain's pair skated to the lion king soundtrack and secured a credible top ten finishes. i reckon she's been shopping in beijing. but the strangest site, france's big air vent dressed as a tiger for that why? thedespite being injured she wanted a finaljump before retiring. although she finished last at least she went out with a roar. what a costume. so let's take a look at how those events leave the medal table... norway out in front

day 11 of the winter olympics and there are still no medals for team gb, after kirsty muir and katieish athletes in action today — and the 15—year—old russian figure skater, kamila valieva , will shortly begin her attempt to win her second gold medal. andy swiss has the latest from the games. it was another day when british medal hopes came crashing down. commentator: 0h! a bruising start to the slopestyle final for 17—year—old kirsty muir, and although she soon found herfeet... huge! ..she couldn't quite find her best. in the end, she had to settle for eighth. for team gb's youngest member, a mix of pride and frustration. i made the final and then, you know, you wouldn't want to go to a comp and just cruise. i really wanted to go for it. not that i am not definitely a bit disappointed. her team—mate katie summerhayes meanwhile finished ninth, with gold going to switzerland's mathilde gremaud. solid run and, i tell you what, that is it. well amid all the thrills and spills, it wasn't to be for kirsty muir and for katie summerhayes here. what that means, of course, is britain's long w

commentator: now it is the turn of kirsty muir.ured her seventh place, and a spot in tomorrow's ski big airfinal. fellow brit katie summerhayes landed just outside the top 12. the weather here in yangqing meant that there was a day's delay to the men's downhill, the blue riband event of the winter olympics, but as the wind speeds dropped, the world's fastest skiers could finally get under way. beat feuz had won pretty much everything in skiing except olympic gold. blitzing his way downhill at more than 80 mph. hurtling himself towards the line. he flies! the swiss speed merchant got his hands on the title he so craved. time for two athletes at different stages of their careers to do something no women have ever done before at an olympics. and a glorious quadruple salco... 15—year—old figure skating prodigy kamila valieva landing a quadruplejump, not once but twice, before speed skating great ireen wust became the first woman to win an individual gold medal at five separate games. and could these be britain's first medallists of thi

solid run for kirstie muir.tie muir in particular they will have high hopes of that elusive first medal. a tide match to the very last stone. any other chances? the men's curlers are insight of the semifinals after dramatically edging out switzerland. there are worries for the women though after they lost to canada. it's a win for canada. in the ice dance meanwhile, britain's pair skated to the lion king soundtrack and secured a credible top ten finishes. i reckon she's been shopping in beijing. but the strangest site, france's in the big air vent dressed as a tiger for that why? despite being injured she wanted a finaljump before retiring. although she finished last at least she went out with a roar. so let's take a look at how those events leave the medal table... norway out in front with 9 golds... followed by germany, the us and the netherlands. one game in the championship ended goal is between west brom and black barn at the hawthorne. though they had taken the second half but diaz was denied. by the outsi

well, amid all the thrills and spills, it wasn't to be for kirsty muir and for katie summerhayes here... and soon another hope tumbled in the most dramatic fashion. oh, no. - it's crashed. britain's two—man bobsleigh coming to an icy end. thankfully, no harm done. but what's this? the men's curling team into the semis and in sight of a medal. after 11 desperate days, could team gb finally have something to celebrate? andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening. very strong winds will likely bring disruption and damage this week with two storms crossing the shores of the united kingdom. dudley impacts on wednesday in particular, and then eunice on friday. so, really on the cusp of that storm now, throughout the rest of the evening, more rain sweeps in and then overnight turns readily to snow over the higher ground of scotland. that will be a hazard for travellers. it's blown away, but temperatures should stay above freezing because of the wind and still quite a bit of cloud around, but, already, we've g

earlier, 17-year-old kirsty muir from aberdeen flow in the | now? earlier, 17-year-old kirsty. uy is the limit. tt olympics, it seems this guy is the limit. , ., ., �* limit. it is amazing, i couldn't have hoped — limit. it is amazing, i couldn't have hoped to _ limit. it is amazing, i couldn't have hoped to have _ limit. it is amazing, i couldn't have hoped to have skied - limit. it is amazing, i couldn't. have hoped to have skied better limit. it is amazing, i couldn't- have hoped to have skied better and so incredible, all of the girls, honestly. th so incredible, all of the girls, honestly-— so incredible, all of the girls, honestl . ., ., ., honestly. in the front row of the stands was _ honestly. in the front row of the stands was chinese _ honestly. in the front row of the stands was chinese tennis - honestly. in the front row of the stands was chinese tennis star i honestly. in the front row of the - stands was chinese tennis star peng shuai whose sexual assault allegations against a senior communist party official sparked global consent. as she watched as the poster gir

now it is the turn of kirsty muir.e 17—year—old from aberdeen showed her mettle, securing seventh place and a spot in the ski big air final. the weather here injan ching meant a day's delay to the men's downhill, the blue ribbon event of the winter olympics. but as the wind speeds dropped, the world's fastest skiers could finally get under way. beat feuz had won pretty much everything in skiing, except olympic gold. blitzing his way down at more than 80 miles an hour, hurtling himself towards the line, the speed merchant got his hands on the title he so craved. time for two athletes at different stages of their careers to do something no—one had ever done before at the olympics. speed skater ireen wust becoming the first to win an individual gold medal at five separate games. and 15—year—old figure skating prodigy kamila valieva landing a quadruple jump. not once, but twice. laura scott, bbc news, beijing. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello there. it's a north—sout

well, amid all the thrills and spills, it wasn't to be for kirsty muir and for katie summerhayes here is a beautiful, clean run... and soon another hope tumbled in the most dramatic fashion. oh, no. it's crashed. britain's two—man bobsleigh coming to an icy end. thankfully, no harm done. but what's this? the men's curling team into the semis and in sight of a medal. after 11 desperate days, could team gb finally have something to celebrate? andy swiss, bbc news, beijing. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. it will be dudley, is set to arrive later tomorrow. ahead of that we have more rain in the forecast. rain is coming into wetter areas at the moment which will push north and east overnight, not muttering for the running in. some snow no overhead part of scotland. here on the other side. away from here it should be a mild and largely dry start to wednesday again we will see the cloud increasing and we will see some rain coming in, particularly to northern ireland. the southern half of scotland, northern part of being and weathering will be happier. there is overhead o

i really impressive performance from kirsty muir. she is just 17 years old. bigger qualifying she is a real contender at these games. a massivejump which means real contender at these games. a massive jump which means she is through to tomorrow's final. she qualified in seventh place with the top 12 going through to the final. also competing in the slopestyle event here in these which means she has two chances of a medal. not such good news for britain because my other hopes, james woods and katie summerhayes both failed to make it through to the final but kirsty muir is safely through and an impressive style. it is safely through and an impressive s le. , ., ., , ., is safely through and an impressive s le. . style. it is all about the curling. a win today _ style. it is all about the curling. a win today would _ style. it is all about the curling. a win today would guarantee i style. it is all about the curling. a win today would guarantee a l style. it is all about the curling. i a win today would guarantee a medal for these two. how did they get on overni

now it is the turn of kirsty muir...n showed her mettle. securing seventh place and a spot in the ski big air finals. the weather here meant a day's delay to the man's downhill blue ribboned event of the winter olympics. but as the wind speeds dropped, the world's fastest skiers could finally get underway. beat feuz had won pretty much everything in skiing, except olympic gold. blitzing his way down at more than 80 miles an hour, hurtling himself towards the line, the swiss speed merchant got his hands on the title he so craved. time for two athletes at different stages of their careers to do something no women had ever done before at an 0lympics. speed skating great ireen wust becoming the first to win individual gold at five separate games. and 15—year—old figure skating protege kamila valieva landing a quadruple jump. not once, but twice. laura scott, bbc news, beijing. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. good evening we day across much of the country today. we started off with the sunshine. it was qu

it means team gb�*s katie summerhayes and kirsty muir will go tomorrow in the ski slopestyle qualificationcube, where it's been a good day for britain's curlers. eve muirhead and her rink beat denmark, now third in the table, having won three of theirfive round robin matches. the top four go through to the semi—finals. had a really strong start. always felt in control. we had a game plan. we have schedule keep going. one board at a time. we are not getting ahead of ourselves. good to get a couple of wins, and tomorrow we will start fresh again. and things are going even betterfor the men. bruce mouat and his side made light work of the danes, as they won 8—2. earlier, they beat hosts china 7—6. they now sit second in the table having won all but one of their five matches. england's liam livingstone fetched the highest price of any foreign player in the auction for the indian premier league. the punjab kings bought the lancashire all rounder for more than £1.1 million. livinsgtone only cost 473,000 last year but had a record—breaking summer in white ball cricket, including the fastest ever

as you say, they both make the final, kirsty muir and katie summerhayes. the best games she's ever had. no medalfor kirsty muir or katie summerhayes but for katie summerhayes her olympic experience and is on a high. summerhayes her olympic experience and is on a high-— and is on a high. great to speak to ou on and is on a high. great to speak to you on the — and is on a high. great to speak to you on the programme _ and is on a high. great to speak to you on the programme this - and is on a high. great to speak to l you on the programme this morning for the many thanks for that. catt will keep a close eye on the figure stating later on. you wonder whether medal is going to come from. dave riding goes in the slalom tomorrow so fingers crossed for him, the four—man bobsleigh team. the curlers, but certainly not likely to have the medal target they earmarked in the lead up, that's for sure. thank you. they will move on and learn, hopefully, like they did on london. carol's on the roof of new broadcasting house in london this morning to bring us the weather. h

it comes after there was a debut to remember at the games for teenager kirsty muir. here she is., in an event won by china. and there was bitter disapointment for britain's mixed curlers, bruce mouat and jen dodds, who missed out on a bronze. they lost 9—3 to sweden. they both get another shot at a medal though — in the team event. itjust got off to bad start, that's what punished us most, we just had to fight back. she made a good shot for four, and fair play to her, it is such a big game and to make those shots is a great feeling for her, so we willjust have to console ourselves because we have a big week with both of our teams. you can follow the winter olympics on the bbc sport website but from all of here — goodight. hello. wizardly started to see signs as the spring on the ground and in the trees and parts of the uk. tuesday well above average temperatures, widely i2 well above average temperatures, widely 12 to m degrees across england and a touch cooler to scotland another hour. a much cooler and to the week on the way. temperature is dropping down but closer to where it

and so team gb will have two skiers in the final here tomorrow, and with kirsty muir in particular, theyd match to the very last on. hopes of that elusive first medal. a tied match to the very last on. any| tied match to the very last on. any other chances? _ tied match to the very last on. any other chances? the men's colours are in sight of the semifinals after dramatically edging out switzerland. there are worries for the women, though, after they lost to canada. aha, though, after they lost to canada. win for canada. though, after they lost to canada. a win for canada. in _ though, after they lost to canada. a win for canada. in the _ though, after they lost to canada. a win for canada. in the ice _ though, after they lost to canada. a win for canada. in the ice dance, . win for canada. in the ice dance, britain skated _ win for canada. in the ice dance, britain skated to _ win for canada. in the ice dance, britain skated to the _ win for canada. in the ice dance, britain skated to the lion king i britain skated to the lion king soundtrack and secured a creditable top ten finish. i s

and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, could team gb�*s youngest competitor, kirsty muirbring home britain's first medal at the winter olympics? she's into the slopestyle final with katie summerhayes. good evening. diplomatic efforts to avert war over ukraine have intensified, with russia's foreign minister saying he believed there was still room for dialogue on moscow's requests for a new security deal with the west. it comes after the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, addressed his nation and referred to western intelligence estimates of an imminent russian attack. he said, "they tell us it will be february 16th, we will make it a day of unity." he also said his country wants to solve all issues exclusively through negotiations. tonight, president biden held a phone conversation with borisjohnson to discuss the crisis, and both men agreed there still remained a crucial window for diplomacy. but america has announced it's closing its embassy in the ukrainian capital, kyiv, and relocating to the west of the country. russia has massed around 130,000 troops around uk

it means team gb�*s katie summerhayes and kirsty muir will go tomorrow in the ski slopestyle qualification been a good day so far for britian's curlers. eve muirhead and her rink beat denmark and are now third in the table having won three of theirfive round robin matches. the top four go through to the semifinals. and things are going even betterfor the men. bruce mouat and his side made light work of the danes as they won 8—2. earlier, they beat hosts china 7—6. they now sit second in the table having won all but one of their 5 matches. out of live sport going on, more in the next hour. at least 13 people have been injured after a floor collapsed at a pub in east london. firefighters rescued seven people who became trapped in the bar in hackney. nickjohnson reports it was just before five o'clock yesterday afternoon when the floor gave way at the two more years bar in hackney wick. firefighters rescued seven people who were trapped, and paramedics said three people were seriously hurt. another ten had minor injuries. suddenly there was this earthquake like rumble, and before we know it,

and coming up on the bbc news channel: freestyle skiiers kirsty muir and katie summerhayes impress instyle in beijing — they're into tomorrow's final, as britain search for a first medal. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister says the evidence is pretty clear that russia plans to invade ukraine — the uk hasjoined western nations to again make it clear to moscow that any military action will result in sanctions that would have serious consequences for the russian economy. borisjohnson is due to speak to the us president joe biden this evening as around 130,000 russian troops mass on ukraine's border. ukraine's president insists his country's ambition is still to join nato despite russia's opposition. russia for its part has said diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis should continue and even be stepped up. with more, here's our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford. talks correspondent sarah rainsford. to defuse the crisis intensifying. talks to defuse the crisis have been intensifying. today the german chancellor was in town, showing support for

it is on this slope that kirsty muir strapped on a pair of skis, and who would have predicted that atlost to sweden. there was a chance that could have been the first medal. two others were back out on the ice for their bronze medal, but they couldn't win, they did lose out to sweden. joe lynksey reports. the weight of medals at these games goes on. they feel it hardest in curling. bruce merritt and jen dodds were in a match for bronze and face a swedish pair they beachjust last week, but very quickly at 0lympics, teams fine form. they beat just last week. sweden scored four points with one shot, in the sport on the ice, that's a mountain to climb. when it gb went 7—1 down, it was too much. they will get more chances in team events, but still, this felt cruel. yesterday they were so close to the gold medal match, now they had missed out on bronze. got gold medal match, now they had missed out on bronze.— gold medal match, now they had missed out on bronze. got off to a bad start and _ missed out on bronze. got off to a bad start and that _ missed out on bronze. got off to a bad start

earlier, teenager kirsty muir has qualifed for the final of the women's big air competition — being held mill in beijing. muir's first run was her best. however, katie summerhayesjust missed out — finishing 13th. only the top 12 went through to tomorrow's final. james woods also failed to make the men's final. and history was made at the speed skating. ireen wust has become the first athlete to win an individual gold at five different olympics. it's a sixth gold and 12th medal overall at the games for wust. the dutch skater won the 1500 metres in beijing to retain the title she claimed four years ago. the 35—year—old has said these games will be her last before retiring. and here is the moment 15—year—old kamila valieva became the first female figure skater to land a quadruplejump at the winter olympics — as the russian olympic committee won team gold. the uk and republic of ireland football associations will not bid to host the 2030 world cup. but instead focus on a joint bid for euro 2028. it comes after a uk government feasibility study, that cost nearly 3 million pounds, into the wor

it means team gb�*s katie summerhayes and kirsty muir will go tomorrow in the ski slopestyle qualification't been affected inside the ice cube, where it's been a good day so far for britian�*s curlers. eve muirhead and her rink comfortably beat denmark 7—2 to get their games back on track. after two early defeats they've now won 3 of their 5 round robin matches. and things are going even betterfor the men... bruce mouat and his side beat hosts china 7—6, to make it 3 wins from their 4 matches so far. they are back on the ice against denmark at around 12 o'clock this afternoon. chelsea manager thomas tuchel said the credit had to go to roman abramovic, after they took the only honour they'd yet to secure under his ownership, the club world cup. they beat palmeiras 2—1 in abu dhabi — romelu lukaku put them ahead but the brazilian side levelled and it went to extra time. and kai havertz scored from the penalty spot to give chelsea the victory that makes them only the fifth club to win every major competition. yeah, it is for him. there is no doubt that it's for him. and we met, like, shortly

team gb on the slopes, where there'll be two brits in tomorrow's slopestyle final. 17—year—old kirsty muirtie summerhayes made it through qualifying. muir finished in sixth and will be hoping for even more tomorrow, while summerhayes qualified in tenth. tomorrow, 15—year—old russian skater kamila valieva will be back on the ice. she's been told she can continue competing after sport's highest court ruled she shouldn't be suspended. valieva's future at the games had been unclear after news emerged that she'd failed a drugs test in december. however, the court of arbitration for sport says she the fact she's under 16 means she's a "protected person" and preventing her from skating at the games would have cause her "irreparable harm". the decision from cas has led to criticism from wada and the us olympic committee, while the international olympic committee says they accept the decision but it doesn't clear valieva of anti—doping — only that she can continue to compete whilst the process of examining december�*s positive sample goes on. because of that, the ioc says there will not be a medal

it means team gb's katie summerhayes and kirsty muir will go tomorrow in the ski slopestyle qualificationere it's been a good day so far for britain's curlers. eve muirhead and her rink beat denmark and are now third in the table having won 3 of their 5 round robin matches. the top four go through to the semi—finals. and things are going even betterfor the men... bruce mouat and his side made light work of the danes as they won 8—2. earlier, they beat hosts china 7—6. they now sit second in the table having won all but one of their 5 matches. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. the prime minister of pakistan, imran khan, has warned that lynchings will be dealt with the full severity of the law after a man accused of blasphemy was beaten to death. the man was killed on saturday after accusations of desecrating the islamic holy book quran. it comes two months after another incident in which a sri lankan man accused of blasphemy was killed in pakistan, sparking protests. 0ur south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan told me more about the latest incident. there

it's a lovely morning in aberdeen, we are on the dry scopes where it started for kirsty muir.ce a performance like that has been hugely impressive. you can imagine how batting she was afterwards. i'm so happy right now, honestly. the level— i'm so happy right now, honestly. the level was insane. 0h, i'm so happy right now, honestly. the level was insane. oh, my god! i went— the level was insane. oh, my god! i went for— the level was insane. oh, my god! i went for my— the level was insane. oh, my god! i went for my dump 12 first run and a tried a— went for my dump 12 first run and a tried a blunt — went for my dump 12 first run and a tried a blunt grab, and i think that's— tried a blunt grab, and i think that's the _ tried a blunt grab, and i think that's the best i've ever done it. it feels — that's the best i've ever done it. it feels amazing, honestly, i couldn't— it feels amazing, honestly, i couldn't have hoped to have skied better— couldn't have hoped to have skied better today. so proud of all the girls _ better today. so proud of all the uirls. �* f , , girls. and they'

we are joined by kirsty muir and katie summerhayes.nts. as a 17—year—old you are the youngest member of the gb squad. how was it or you competing out there on your 0lympic debut? big airbus also making its 0lympic debut, wasn't it? —— big air was also making its 0lympic debut. -- big air was also making its olympic debut.— -- big air was also making its ol mic debut. ., , ., �* olympic debut. really cool. couldn't have asked for _ olympic debut. really cool. couldn't have asked for a _ olympic debut. really cool. couldn't have asked for a better— olympic debut. really cool. couldn't have asked for a better experience. | have asked for a better experience. you just finished outside the medals. did you go there with realistic hopes of trying to get a medal or was it getting experience at that level? you medal or was it getting experience at that level?— at that level? you go into every competition _ at that level? you go into every competition aiming _ at that level? you go into every competition aiming for- at that level? you go into ev

the latest brits to miss out today were the two man bobsleigh team who literally crashed out and kirsty muiri slopestyle. joe lynskey reports: tea m team gb had high hopes for these games, instead, so far they have faltered. five days left and they have one no metals. for christy, these olympics are just too soon. she's only 17, smooth on the slopes in britain's hope for the future. these games have extreme standards. her run was clean, but others were spectacular. she finished eighth and now looks forward to milan in four years time. it’s now looks forward to milan in four years time-— years time. it's been an amazing experience- _ years time. it's been an amazing experience- i've _ years time. it's been an amazing experience. i've learned - years time. it's been an amazing experience. i've learned so - years time. it's been an amazing | experience. i've learned so much years time. it's been an amazing - experience. i've learned so much and it's been awesome to ride with the girls. you wouldn't want to go and just cruise. i really wanted to go for it. definitely a bit disappointed.- for it.

it comes after there was a debut to remember at the games for teenager kirsty muir. here she is.ood shot for four, and fair play to her, it is such a big game and to make those shots is a great feeling for her, so we willjust have to console ourselves because we have a big week with both of our teams. you can follow the winter olympics on the bbc sport website but from all of here — goodight. hello. we�*re certainly starting to see the signs of spring on the ground and in the trees in parts of the uk, all being helped certainly on tuesday by well above—average temperatures — widely12—14 degrees across england and wales, just a touch cooler in scotland, northern ireland. but a much cooler end to the week on the way. temperatures dropping down, but closer to where it should be for this stage in february. that cooler air has been to the north of us. it�*ll be pushing southwards beyond this weather front, which, overnight, only slowly works its way southwards and eastwards, the mildest air coming confined to the southern half of england and wales as we start wednesday morning. a chil

both 17—year—old kirsty muir here and her british team mate katie summerhayes made it through qualifyingrhaps challenging for the medals. muir finished fifth last week in the big air competition but this is her stronger event. britain's men remain in a strong position to reach the semi finals of the team curling event. they got their fifth win of the round robin stage with a very close victory over switzerland, which they had to wait until the final stone to secure. bruce mouat clearing out the swiss red stone to secure the final point gb needed for a 6—5 win. england's rugby head coach eddiejones says there is no limit on how good marcus smith can be — as he helped his side get back on track in the six nations. the fly—half scored their first try and kicked four conversions as england cruised to a 33—0 bonus point victory against italy in rome. england are second in the table behind france, who've won both their games. in the premier league, tottenham head coach antonio conte says his side hopes of reaching the top four are "impossible" as their poor form continues. they lost 2—0 at hom

i7—year—old kirsty muir here and her british team mate katie summerhayes made it through qualifying. n injanuary — and aston villa pair emiliano martinez and emiliano buendia were accused of giving false information on their covid—i9 declarations when entering brazil for the game. there's been a setback for newcastle in their fight against relegation from the premier league. the club's confirmed that kieran trippier�*s fractured his foot. the defender scored the only goal in their win against aston villa yesterday. and has played a big part their recent run of three successive wins. and former great britain rugby league player and coach johnny whiteley has died at the age of 91. whiteley was part of test series wins over australia with the lions as both player and coach, and was part of three world cup squads between 1954 and 1960. he also won the championship and played in challenge cup finals with hull for whom he scored 156 tries in a17 games, and coached both hull fc and hull kr. that's all the sport for now. a state in southern india has re—opened some schools today after being c

with katie summerhayes through with katie summerhayes through intense, case —— kirsty muir came fifthpearance in ice dance, the pairfinishing in the debut appearance in ice dance, the pair finishing in the top ten. the event itself was won by the silver medallist from 2018. the french pair, four—time world champions. they won the silver four years ago and all they have thought of since is winning the gold in beijing and they have done it. a glorious performance and worth catching up on that on the highlights. if you want to watch something absolutely beautiful. it to watch something absolutely beautiful. , , ., ., beautiful. it is stunning. to go from big air— beautiful. it is stunning. to go from big air to _ beautiful. it is stunning. to go from big air to that, _ beautiful. it is stunning. to go from big air to that, on - beautiful. it is stunning. to go from big air to that, on a - beautiful. it is stunning. to go i from big air to that, on a monday morning is more my style. that is the winter olympics. that is why we love it. moving onto busy weekend. at the six nations, england'

tell us about kirsty muir. that was nerveless.r best best trick "the dub 12". she is get this rawness about her and naivety that turns into positivity in the occasions of the olympics— positivity in the occasions of the olympics is an unknown chemist and she is_ olympics is an unknown chemist and she is treating it like anything else _ she is treating it like anything else and — she is treating it like anything else and she is landing that first run giving — else and she is landing that first run giving her so much confidence going _ run giving her so much confidence going into — run giving her so much confidence going into the final. we all want her to— going into the final. we all want her to get— going into the final. we all want her to get on that podium and we know_ her to get on that podium and we know she — her to get on that podium and we know she can do it but she is so young _ know she can do it but she is so young that _ know she can do it but she is so young that she should not have the pressure _ young that she should

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team gb at the winter olympics as yet — but there was a debut at the games to rememberfor teenager kirsty muirn an event won, in some style — by chinese skiier eileen gu. and there was bitter disapointment for the mixed curlers, bruce mouat and jen dodds, who missed out on bronze. they lost 9—3 to sweden. they do both get another shot at a medal in the team event. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. the prime minister has been reshuffling his cabinet. borisjohnson promised a rejig in no 10 after pressure over lockdown parties. our political correspondent alex forsyth has more from downing street. the reshuffle was still ongoing to the drop support for the prime minister after the recent turmoil in the party. something of a roundabout of ministerial moves. lots of new jobs and multiple faces but some notable appointments and among them was jacob. notable appointments and among them wasjacob. he notable appointments and among them was jacob. he becomes the minister for brexit opportunities. he has been a long time supporter of leaving the europ

slopes — where there'll be two brits in tomorrow's women's freeski slopestyle final. 17—year—old kirsty muirs is james woods, who's set to compete in the freestyle skiing slopestyle event tomorrow but things aren't looking good for the former world champion at the moment. woods finished fourth at the last winter olympics but just hours before the slopestyle event he's put out a message on social media saying he's "full of painkillers and strapped up in bed" because of a back injury and is unable to move. he added... "hopefully i wake up from a good sleep feeling ready for action." and just one more line to bring you from the winter games — there was disapointment today for katie 0rmerod — who failed to qualify for the final in the big air. she finished 25th after falling on two of her three runs. four premier league players who play for argentina have been given two match international bans following the abandoned world cup qualifier against brazil last september. tottenham's cristian romero and giovani lo celso — who joined villarreal on loan injanuary — and aston villa pair emiliano martin

i think the really exciting thing about kirsty muir is this is only herfirst olympic thing about kirstyssues, equipment. when you sit there and — issues, equipment. when you sit there and ss, issues, equipment. when you sit there and 55, yes, finishing with two curling — there and 55, yes, finishing with two curling medals but over the course — two curling medals but over the course of — two curling medals but over the course of two weeks how do you look back at _ course of two weeks how do you look back at it? _ course of two weeks how do you look back at it? , , course of two weeks how do you look backat it? , ,, ,. course of two weeks how do you look backatit? ,,, ,. ., , ., back at it? this is public money, a huae back at it? this is public money, a huge amount _ back at it? this is public money, a huge amount that _ back at it? this is public money, a huge amount that is _ back at it? this is public money, a huge amount that is invested i back at it? this is public money, a huge amount that is invested and | huge amount that is invested and there _ huge amount that is invested and

teenager kirsty muir has qualifed for the final of the women's big air competition — being held at aquite excited about her. between that and the curling! it's interesting you mention the curling... if you didn't know when you weren't paying attention, the winter olympics is well under way. all eyes are on the curling over the next few days to see if bruce mouat and jennifer dodds can win team gb�*s first medal of the games. john is in edinburgh for us this morning — i'm looking forward to seeing you curl one later! it's going to be fascinating, i think we are going to be working on our terminology this morning. it's great to be here this morning where bruce and jennifer plied their trade as youngsters before going on to compete at the winter olympics. they were in action this morning, they beat the us in their final round—robin match. we knew they were into the semifinals later that we now know they will be facing norway, and if they win that match later it means they will be guaranteed at least a silver medal. we talk about curling terminology, do you know your hack from your hamme

the winter olympics as yet, but there really was a debut at the games to remember for teenager kirsty muireen gu. and there was bitter disapointment for the mixed curlers bruce mouat and jen dodds, who missed out on a bronze. they lost 9—3 to sweden. they both get another shot at a medal in the team event. itjust got off to bad start, that's what punished us most, we just had to fight back. she made a good shot for four, and fair play to her, it is such a big game and to make those shots is a great feeling for her, so we willjust have to console ourselves because we have a big week with both of our teams. we'll have more for you in sportsday at 6:30pm. thank you very much indeed and now we have a story about footballers's wives. whatsapp messages disclosed to the high court show that rebekah vardy and her press agent caroline watt discussed leaking stories about coleen rooney to the press. they were revealed in the latest hearing in the libel case brought by mrs vardy. the latest instalment in the so—called wagatha christie saga. 0ur correspondent sanchia berg is there for us. talk us thro

earlier, teenager kirsty muir qualifed for the final of the women�*s big air competition, being held ame the first female figure skater to land a quadruplejump at the winter olympics as the russian olympic committee won team gold. the football associations of the four home nations and the republic of ireland have decided not to bid to host the 2030 world cup, but instead focus on a joint bid for euro 2028. it comes after a uk government feasibility study that cost nearly £3 million into the world cup bid. it looked at the economic impact and costs of hosting the tournament. it�*s led the republic of ireland, england, northern ireland, wales and scotland to decide on a joint bid for the european championship, just months after england hosted the euro 2020 final at wembley, where there were serious issues with fan trouble. but digital, culture, media and sport committee chair julian knight tweeted: it's it�*s a knock for england. i think it�*s not for the combined countries coming together but it�*s an indictment against football authorities globally at the european level that we are no

we have had some near misses so far, kirsty - some near misses so far, kirsty muir, we were in aberdeen are we going to see you in _ the curlers in action. are we going to see you in action? _ the curlers in action. are we going to see you in action? i _ the curlers in action. are we going to see you in action? i don't - the curlers in action. are we going | to see you in action? i don't know, if i have recovered _ to see you in action? i don't know, if i have recovered after— to see you in action? i don't know, | if i have recovered after yesterday. i reckon i can teach you a few things. i i reckon i can teach you a few thins. ., , , i reckon i can teach you a few thins. ., , . i reckon i can teach you a few thins. , . things. i was very much en'oying yesterday. i things. i was very much en'oying yesterday. ii things. i was very much en'oying yesterday, i don't �* things. i was very much en'oying yesterday, i don't knowh things. i was very much en'oying yesterday, i don't know ifh things. i was very much enjoying yesterday, i don't know if amy i things. i was very much enjoying - yeste

both 17—year—old kirsty muir here and her british team mate katie summerhayes made it through qualifyingry over switzerland, which they had to wait until the final stone to secure. bruce mouat clearing out the swiss red stone to secure the final point gb needed for a 6—5 win. to football — where newcastle's hopes of avoiding relegation from the premier league have suffered a setback. the club have confirmed kieran trippier has suffered a fractured foot. the defender scored the only goal in their win against aston villa yesterday and has played a key role in their recent run of three successive wins. england's rugby head coach eddiejones says there's no limit on how good marcus smith can be as he helped his side get back on track in the six nations. the fly—half scored their first try and kicked four conversions as england cruised to a 33—0 bonus point victory against italy in rome. england are second in the table behind france, who've won both their games. there was late drama in america overnight, as the los angeles rams won the super bowl for just the second time. and their victory was

teenager kirsty muir has qualifed for the final of the women's big air competition — being held at aterview to western media since she accused a former senior communist party official of sexual assault. there has been global concern for her safety since november, when she made the allegation and disappeared from the public eye for three weeks. she has now told a french newspaper, she didn't accuse anyone of sexual assault — and said the outcry was a huge misunderstanding. but there were chinese olympic officials present when she gave the interview. our china correspondent, stephen mcdonel, is following developments. every time the communist party, or tries some way of dampening down this issue, more questions are left unanswered. in this case, the french newspaper did not ask her the crucial questions, like, for example, she says in the interview i never accused anyone of sexual assault. well, what did you mean then? this is the crucial thing. what did you mean? she wrote in a post on social media, directly addressing the former member of the standing committee not less, she said to

of promise, lots of exciting talent coming through for team gb as well, 17—year—old cath della kirsty muirand the four man bob, brad hall and his crew, finishing insects, remember they are self—funded, they have not had very much money at all coming through from the uk sport, and they finished in sixth place, that's a good result for them, given that they are up against these teams with massive resources, and we have had the first long track speed skaters as well for great britain in action, the first in a decade, they are self—funded as well, so there will be questions for finding by the more established sports, like skeleton where team gb one three medals back in beyond chang, and they failed to deliver at these games despite getting £6.4 million of funding from the uk sport, over the last olympic cycle, no medals here but perhaps we will see finding is that the sports like bobsleigh and long track which have not had the benefit of funding in the past. iamjust i am just going to welcome a liver champion eve muirhead, who has dashed across the olympic park here. thank you so much for brea

other chances with 17—year—old kirsty mule, freestyle skier, the youngest member of the team —— kirsty muir _ 16 days. we will let you get warm. the proper olympic winter - 16 days. we will let you get warm. | the proper olympic winter weather behind it. mountains outside beijing. we arejoined by winter olympics royalty. lizzy yarnold. every time i see you i have to say how is mervyn?— every time i see you i have to say howisme n? , , ., ,, how is mervyn? mervyn is good, thank ou. the how is mervyn? mervyn is good, thank you- the sled- — how is mervyn? mervyn is good, thank you- the sled- i _ how is mervyn? mervyn is good, thank you. the sled. i remember _ how is mervyn? mervyn is good, thank you. the sled. i remember when i i you. the sled. i remember when i came to see _ you. the sled. i remember when i came to see you _ you. the sled. i remember when i came to see you a _ you. the sled. i remember when i came to see you a few— you. the sled. i remember when i came to see you a few years i you. the sled. i remember when i came to see you a few years ago | you. the sled. i remember when i

kirsty muir goes in the slopestyle and came fifth in the big air, and a huge young talent for tv —— teamand —— won a bronze. so while the team gb bosses are not panicking yet, they will beginning to wonder when the games will get going for the team.— to wonder when the games will get going for the team. thanks. we will let ou io going for the team. thanks. we will let you go up _ going for the team. thanks. we will let you go up to _ going for the team. thanks. we will let you go up to giving _ going for the team. thanks. we will let you go up to giving us _ going for the team. thanks. we will let you go up to giving us some i going for the team. thanks. we willl let you go up to giving us some hope and snatching it away from us. lovely stuff. great to see you. i'd forgotten that it was seven days before we won a medal last time. we can calm before we won a medal last time. - can calm down. before we won a medal last time. we can calm down. but _ before we won a medal last time. we can calm down. but the _ before we won a medal last time. we can calm down. but the curlers, i can calm dow

joining us now are freestyle skiers, tyler harding and kirsty muir, who both feature in the documentary in aberdeen. yes, the last few months i've been _ studies in aberdeen. yes, the last few months i've been doing - studies in aberdeen. yes, the last few months i've been doing a - studies in aberdeen. yes, the last few months i've been doing a lot i studies in aberdeen. yes, the lastl few months i've been doing a lot of training and getting the school work in whenever i can.— in wheneverl can. fantastic. tyler, the hiuh in wheneverl can. fantastic. tyler, the high -- — in wheneverl can. fantastic. tyler, the high -- heartbreaking - in wheneverl can. fantastic. tyler, the high -- heartbreaking thing - in wheneverl can. fantastic. tyler, the high -- heartbreaking thing in. the high —— heartbreaking thing in the high —— heartbreaking thing in the documentary is that you should have been there and you had an injury in the gym in training and trying to come back and get qualification and you got covid. how are you now? i can't imagine how heartbreaking it has been. it’s are you now? i can'