rowan cheshire's debian games four yea rs rowan cheshire's debian games four years ago was over beforen a fall in training. it almost saw her quit the sport of half pipe skiing, but she is back. it was a massive setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, i would cry. setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, iwould cry. i setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, i would cry. i thought, setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, iwould cry. ithought, i setback for me. i bawled my eyes out, i would cry. i thought, i don't wa nt to out, i would cry. i thought, i don't want to do the sport again. the sport of half pipe is not for the half—hearted. rowan cheshire's first olympic experience ended in a hospital bed. serious news concerning one of team gb‘s youngest tea m concerning one of team gb‘s youngest team members, rowan cheshire. concerning one of team gb‘s youngest team members, rowan cheshirem concerning one of team gb‘s youngest team members, rowan cheshire. it was the first of three concussive falls which almost ended her career. the physical scars healed quickly enough, but the mental barriers las

rowan cheshire's first 0lympic experience endedin cheshire's first 0lympic experience ended in a hospitalncerns one of the youngest members, rowan treasure. the first of three can cause of balls which almost ended her career —— rowan cheshire. the physical scars healed quickly enough but the mental barriers lasted longer. there was a point where i thought i probably wouldn't get another chance or i was scared i would hurt myself and obviously the consequences can be quite high so i felt really panicked and stressed, obviously, and had this anxiety about hurting my head again. we saw rowan from obviously being a very confident and focused person, travelling all over the world on her own, and then suddenly she wouldn't go to the train station by herself, or make her way to manchester without me being with her. it was sad, really, when we give her the option at that point, is this it, now? and she said, no. commentator: and all british hopes lay with rowan cheshire... she has now conquered her concussion demons and made it to another 0lympics. yes, i really want to prove myself, almost. i di

elsewhere rowan cheshire finished seventh in the half—pipe ski final., falling on her second and third attempts. cheshire was competing in her first winter games after missing out through injury four years ago. the canadian cassie sharpe won gold. britain's curlers fared better, the men put in their best display of the competition so far to beat norway 10—3 in their penultimate group match. a win in their final match against usa will see them qualify for the semi finals. and the women completed an 8—6 victory overjapan. that puts them up into joint third in the standings with one match to play against the reigning olympic champions canada. victory in that match will guarantee their place in the last four. 0n the way news of those unsavoury pitch invasions after the wigan against manchester city match. it's not the winter olympics which has been keeping antonio conte up at night. the chelsea manager admits the visit of barcelona in the champions league has been giving him sleepless nights. the two sides meet in the first leg of their last sixteen tie at

rowan cheshire. she qualifies for the final of the half pipe.ted her competing out in sochi. she missed out on the final. talking of crashes, another two for snowboarder aimee fuller. this is the pictures she showed off her battle scars after another tumble. this is how it happened today. she fell after both her attempts, this is her second. she also crashed on the slope style last week as well so it has been ha rd last week as well so it has been hard going for aimee fuller. her games mac over. gold medals today, two in their two—man bobsleigh. because of a dead heat. the german tea m because of a dead heat. the german team had already gone before the canadian pair recorded exactly the same time after their four runs. the first time the olympic title has been sheared in 20 years. the other gold medals, both went to norway in their men's 500 metre skating and this speed jump. norway have consolidated their position at the top of the medals table. 0ne consolidated their position at the top of the medals table. one other story from the winter game

switching from the ice to the snow now and it was a good morning too for rowan cheshire in the freestyleher performance was good enough to see her qualify for the finals. unfortunately, the other brit in that competition, molly summerhayes, missed out. there was huge disappointment too for aimee fuller in the snowboarding big air event. this event making its debut at this year's games but fuller fell on both her attempts, including a big crash in her second jump — so her olympics is over. the bobsleigh team are in second position in the ongoing competition with a number of competitors still to compete. following her latest crash in the speed skating on saturday, team gb say elise christie has made "good progress" as she recovers from her injury. christie was taken to hospital after crashing out of the 1500 metres semi final. she suffered soft tissue damage but is due to compete in the 1000m heat tomorrow. they've got no urgency to make any decision today, the racing will start tomorrow evening, you have to withdraw an athlete 20 minutes before the race but if they don't do that, it's not

there was success too for rowan cheshire in the freestyle skiing halfpipe.tain's aimee fuller in snowboarding's big air event. her olympics are over after she fell on both her qualifying runs including this big crash in her second attempt. the beams her olympic dreams, but this year at least, are over. tha nkfully this year at least, are over. thankfully she was ok but she has treated these pictures of the bruising to herface. treated these pictures of the bruising to her face. how painful to that look? ye5, bruising to her face. how painful to that look? yes, you did take one to the grille, amy. lots more action coming up later this morning including the final of the men's two—man bobsleigh. but right now on the ice, great britain's men are taking on denmark in curling. after five ends, it is for— two to denmark. this is team gb's seventh match. a defeat today put them on the verge of elimination. the fa cup is the competition where shocks can and will happen, and yesterday was no different. league one rochdale held premier league tottenham hotspur to a 2—2

it was a good morning too for rowan cheshire in the freestyle skiing halfpipe.aking it‘s debut at this year‘s games but fuller fell on both her attempts, including a big crash in her second jump — so her olympics is over. and it looks like aimee‘s face took the brunt of the ice burn — this is her tweet this morning — "took one to the grill" were her words. we hope she gets well soon. liverpool and england defender casey stoney has ended her playing career but willjoin new england boss phil neville‘s backroom team. the former lionesses captain won 130 caps for her country and was captain of great britain at the 2012 0lympics. stoney willjoin neville‘s team at the shebelieves cup in the united states next month. that‘s all the sport for now. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much. more now on the news that theresa may will today launch a year—long review of how higher education is funded, admitting that england has one of the most expensive systems of tuition in the world. in a speech in derbyshire, the prime minister will say she shares the

it was a good morning for rowan cheshire in the freestyle skiing half pipe.g error event. this is making its debut at the games this year. fuller fell on is making its debut at the games this year. fullerfell on both attempts, including that big crush on her second jump. unfortunately, her 0lympics on her second jump. unfortunately, her olympics is over. and it looks like herface took her olympics is over. and it looks like her face took the brunt of that iceberg, this was her tweet this morning... snowboarding parlance there! away from the winters, tottenham's collective ego may be feeling bruised this morning, the romance of the fa cup evident for all to see over the weekend as the club at the bottom of league 1, rochdale, held high—flying spurs to a 2—2 draw. they have bagged a replay at wembley thanks to an injury time equaliser from steve davies. spurs took the lead through a harry kane penalty but the joy belonged to rochdale. theirfans, but the joy belonged to rochdale. their fans, they have a but the joy belonged to rochdale. theirfans, they have a bi

meanwhile the news wasn't much better for britain's rowan cheshire.e freestyle skiing halfpipe final, but after a good first run, she fell on both her remaining the man's curlers put in their best display of the competition to co mforta bly display of the competition to comfortably beat norway in their penultimate group match, meaning they only have to win the final match against the usa to qualify for the semifinals. and lots of reflection on the fa cup in the papers. we will come to that in a few minutes. in the women's curlers are playing this morning? they are playing against japan and it is are playing this morning? they are playing againstjapan and it is 2—2. we will start sneakily watching that. how is the weather looking? this was the scenes yesterday but things are looking much brighter. a lot more sunshine around. still some rain to come in eastern areas as i will show you. taking a look at the satellite imagery. the clear skies have been pushing in from the west. this zone of cloud across parts of eastern scotland. still some bursts of rain

but there was redemption for rowan cheshire.ent. that is all the sport for now. much more in the next hour. now on afternoon live — let‘s go nationwide — and see what‘s happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. joining me from cambridge is janine machin, where school children from milton keynes have won a competition to have their sculptures blasted into space on a nasa rocket. and in southampton, sally taylor brings us the story ofjim o‘reilly, the "dancing man", who uses his own dance moves as he directs cars on and off ferries between southampton and the isle of wight. cup churs in space. we have sent weird things into space, would you believe it, even the ashes of one of the original star trek actors went up the original star trek actors went up there. now we are sending cows, they are not real, they are about they are not real, they are about the size of a sugar cube, they have been made by children in milton keynes who won this chance in a competition, the whole idea behind it is

after a rough time, rowan now has a smile back on herface, and has promised no half measures on the half pipe in south korea. stewart pollitt, bbc news, cheshire. studio: good luck to her and the rest of the team gb squad out in pyeongchang. that is just about it from sportsday. some team news in from sportsday. some team news in from wembley. for the fourth round replay between tottenham hotspurs and newport county. as expected spurs resting a lot of their stars, so spurs resting a lot of their stars, so harry kane and dele alli on the bench. a welcome return for toby alderweireld, who makes his first appearance in over two months. newport county taking over 7000 fans to wembley. the average 3000 in league 2. rochdale waiting for the winners. all that he needs you can find on the bbc sport website and obviously there will be commentary you will find on five live as well. we will have much more on bbc news throughout the rest of the evening, but from all of us at the bbc sport centre, goodbye for now. you're watching bbc news. aftershocks continue to hit taiwan, after a powerful earthquake killed at least six people and injured more than 200 o