no—one told lizzy yarnold, though. lizzy yarnold, what a performance!e reader. she needed reflection, she got its. a new track record to yarnold outfront. dim and the sports, nothing's sealed until the sports, nothing's sealed until the close. the austrian had a chance to win it. yarnold wins gold again! is it more relief than enjoyment? exhaustion, really! after the first run, i almost pulled out of the contest run, i almost pulled out of the co ntest a nd run, i almost pulled out of the contest and because my chest infection was so uncomfortable and i couldn't breathe. my physio gave it talking to nsaids, you can do it, you can do it. ever wasn't for my coach, i wouldn't be a. i'm going due to the grateful to my team. and great britain has more medaljoy laura deas taking bronze. they're getting used to dominance in this sport, in women's skeleton, it is 110w sport, in women's skeleton, it is now gb gold three games in a row. weeks and months on snow and ice can come down tojust weeks and months on snow and ice can come down to just an instance, weeks

so it's gold for lizzy yarnold.ded her title and become the most decorated british winter olympian in history. she was joined on the podium by team—mate laura dees. the pair rounding off the most successful day their nation has ever seen at a winter games. as yarnold jumped into the crowd to join the celebrations, how did she feel? exhausted! now a back—to—back champion, the 29—year—old couldn't hide her delight. i'm just so relieved that i've done the race, been consistent and laura and i are on the podium together. for her parents, judith and clive, another moment to savour. from the mixed season she's had to win the gold medal here today and we have a bronze medal as well through laura, is absolutely mind—boggling. the success story was started by the youngest member of team gb, 19—year—old izzy atkin saving her best until last to take bronze in the slopestyle and become britain's first official olympic skiing medallist. great britain's izzy atkin takes a bronze. i'm still kind of speechless. ican't... i'm really

no—one told lizzy yarnold, though. lizzy yarnold, what a performance!st british athlete to successfully defend her olympic title. she went into her final run behind the reader. she needed rperfection, she got it. a new track record to put yarnold outfront. but in this sport, nothing's sealed until the close. the austrian had a chance to win it. yarnold wins gold again! is it more relief than enjoyment? exhaustion, really! after the first run, i almost pulled out of the contest because my chest infection was so uncomfortable and i couldn't breathe. my physio kept talking to me and said, you can do it, you can do it. if it wasn't for my team, i wouldn't be here. i'm so grateful to all of them. and great britain had more medal joy, laura deas taking bronze. they're getting used to dominance in this sport, in women's skeleton, it is now gb gold three games in a row. in the hours after her win, lizzy yarnold posted on social media ‘i won the olympics, again' #historymaker. very humble! there's been fantastic british support at the sliding centre and afterwar

this could be at least a silver for lizzy yarnold! gold for lizzy yarnold and bronze for laura deas taken in the women's skeleton, as britain equals its winter games record, to the delight of yarnold's parents. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she said that she would come and do this for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in, at all! earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first—ever medal for britain on skis. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk by refusing to cooperate on security after brexit. houses in wales sheik as an earthquake of 4.4 magnitude hits the percentages to north of swansea. ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader. also in the next hour... president trump meets survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida. the president declined to answer a reporter's question on gun control. also, south africa after president zuma — just one of the topics under discussion in dateline london with carrie gracie, in half an hour, here on

lizzy yarnold, what a performance!tle! and four laura deas. .. you cannot blame them for being euphoric after the disappointment for elise christie and charlotte gilmartin this morning. great news, first of all that laura dees has the bronze and second that lizzy yarnold has bronze, and becomes the first british athlete to successfully defend her medal at the subsequent winter olympic games. she won it in sochi in 2014 and she wins again now in south korea in 2018. what a remarkable run, even after that little apparent bump earlier on in the course of this, we heard lizzie completing apparently the course of this, we heard lizzie com pleti ng a ppa re ntly effortlessly, although this has been described as the thing he did as a kid when you jump the thing he did as a kid when you jump ona the thing he did as a kid when you jump on a tea tray that you stole from your mum and dad and went down the slopes on the field out the back if you were lucky enough, as i was, to live out in the country. and boy, is that an understat

gold for lizzy yarnold and bronze for laura deas in the women's skeleton — to the delight of yarnold'sarents. she has done it. and it isjust mind blowing. she said she would do this for our country and she has. it has not signed in at all. —— sunk in. earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle — a first ever medal for britain on skis. in the last half an hour, ukip has dismissed their party leader henry bolton, after party members backed a no theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk — by refusing to co—operate on security after brexit. president trump has met survivors of wednesday's high school shooting in florida, as the fbi comes under pressure after they fail to act on a tip—off about the gunman nikolas cruz. and in half an hour, sportsday has the latest action from the fa cup weekend fifth round ties, along with the highlights from today's winter olympics. good evening and welcome to bbc news. team gb is celebrating its most successful day in winter olympic history. lizzy yarnold won gold in the women's skeleton — becoming the first briton ever to defend

yarnold wins gold again! laura deas have won bronze as well! lizzy yarnold, what a performance!”ing. that wasjohn hunt on the microphone alongsidejothackson and amy williams, struggling to contain their excitement as austria's janine flock slipped into fourth place, sealing those medal places for lizzy yarnold and laura deas. as you are saying earlier, they were effectively celebrating the demise ofa effectively celebrating the demise of a non— british competitor. that is fine! john hynes is one of our best commentator and is probably known to our horseracing commentator and is brilliant and can put his hand to anything. that was almost a sport in itself, dancing around the commentary box. that's terrific. i cannot see that enough! and coming up later, we'll be speaking to all three medal winners. kat downes will be live in pyeongchang with izzy atkin just after half past seven, and with lizzy yarnold and laura deas at around half past eight. to stay with us for all of that, and we are keeping an eye on the women's curling. will let you know what is happening a bit later. it is 7

so it's gold for lizzy yarnold.ended her title and become the most decorated british winter 0lympian in history. she was joined on the podium by team—mate laura deas. the pair rounding off the most successful day their nation has ever seen at a winter games. as yarnold jumped into the crowd to join the celebrations, how did she feel? i feel exhausted! now a back—to—back champion, the 29—year—old couldn't hide her delight. i'm just so relieved that i've done the race, i've been consistent, and laura and i are on the podium together. for her parents, judith and clive, another moment to savour. from the mixed season that she's had, to come and win a gold medal here today — and we have a bronze medal as well through laura — is just absolutely mind—boggling. the success story was started by the youngest member of team gb, 19—year—old izzy atkin, saving her best until last to take bronze in the slopestyle and become britain's first official 0lympic skiing medallist. great britain's izzy atkin takes a bronze! a super satur

this could be at least a silver for lizzy yarnold!games record, to the delight of yarnold's parents. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she said that she would come and do this for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in, at all! earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first—ever medal for britain on skis. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk by refusing to cooperate on security after brexit. houses in wales sheik as an earthquake of 4.4 magnitude hits the percentages to north of swansea.

team gb led in by their only gold medallist from the last games lizzy yarnold. biggest team gb winter olympics team ever. and they are targeting their best ever performance. and then, entering under a neutral flag, olympic athletes from russia. their presence here is highly contentious. no russian colours because russia is banned after their recent doping scandal and yet 168 of their athletes have been allowed to compete as neutrals. finally, historically, the moment they had all been waiting for. under a flag representing the peninsular, north and south korea parading as one. joint flag—bearers from each country, the sudden thawing of tensions expressed in a remarkable show of unity. it was soon left to the south korean president to officially open the games. speaks korean. there was no doubting the sentiment of the night. a dove of peace illuminating the stadium before a fitting climax, as two ice hockey players, one from the north and one from the south took the olympic torch on its finaljourney and the lighting of the cauldron. a memorable day for the olympi

commentator: lizzy yarnold next. record investment at £28 million of lottery funding from uk sport brought five medals, including lizzy yarnold's memorable gold. i wondered what her legacy could be. there are many escalators in britain, but no skeleton courses to slide down. we are not a snow nation, we're not an ice nation. so the inspirational message i take to schools is that i grew up in kent and i loved sport and ijust wanted to be an olympian. but i ended up going, doing my best, and coming home with a gold medal. and i was a normal kid from kent. commentator: absolutely stratospheric. the fact remains, if you want to excel in winter sports, you have to travel abroad. there are some olympic sports which are far easier to play in every town and city in great britain. like this one. british basketball has even been discussed in the house of commons recently. it has mass participation amongst young people but isn't considered likely to win olympic medals, and so doesn't get uk sport funding. we are in danger of lo

this could be at least a silver for lizzy yarnold!aura deas taken in the women's skeleton, as britain equals its winter games record, to the delight of yarnold's parents. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she has done it! it is mind blowing. she said that she would come and do this for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in, at all! earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk by refusing to cooperate on security after brexit. ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as party leader.

the headlines at 2pm: lizzy yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton — laura deas took bronze. britain equals its winter games record. theresa may warns the eu not to put lives at risk, by refusing to co—operate on security after brexit. we will not let that happen. we will, together, protect and project oui’ will, together, protect and project our values in the world. we will keep our people safe, now. and in the years to come. ukip members are to decide on whether to back or sack henry bolton as the party leader. president trump meet survivors of the high school shooting in florida. india's top—selling author meets rebecca jones in talking books, that is in 30 minutes here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the past hour, lizzy yarnold has won team gb‘s first gold medal at the winter olympics in south korea. she's won the women's skeleton, making yarnold the first british competitor to defend a winter olympic title. she's not alone on the podium as her team mate laura deas got a bronze m

team gb led in by their only gold medallist from the last games you see an old —— lizzy yarnold.tering under a neutralflag, olympic team ever. and then entering under a neutral flag, olympic athletes from russia. their presence here is highly contentious. no russian collars because russia is banned after their recent doping scandal and yet 168 of their athletes have been allowed to compete as neutrals. finally, the moment they had all been waiting for. under a flag representing the peninsular, north and south korea parading as one. joint flag—bearers from each country, the sudden boring of tensions expressed in a remarkable show of unity. it was left to the south korean president to officially open the games. there was no doubting the sentiment of the night. a dove of peace eliminating the stadium before a fitting climax, as two ice hockey players won from the north and one from the south took the olympic torch on its final journey and the lighting of the call driven. —— call —— cauldron. a memorable day for the olympics, a historic one for korea. it's weak two of the six nations

lizzy yarnold, double 0lympic last night. lizzy yarnold, double olympic champion. , and last night. double 0lympic winning's skeleton. lizzy, double olympic champion. when you started out was that something you dreamt would be possible? no way. i had no idea. i think my dream was to be an 0lympian. not necessarily to win but to go and call myself an 0lympian. to do what we did in sochi to retain the title for gb was phenomenal. it's been a hard four years, loads of ups and downs. i'm pinching myself that i managed to put it together yesterday. that final run was so together yesterday. that final run was so clean, so calm. what were your thoughts at the top of the run, knowing that if you went quickly a double gold medal would be yours?|j knew double gold medal would be yours?” knew that i had to be quick and make a marker ahead of janine knew that i had to be quick and make a marker ahead ofjanine flock. i guess i was thinking becalmed, enjoy it, but keep aerodynamic form and do my best. i made a few hits, i made m ista kes my best. i made a few hits, i made mistakes but i never gav

this could be at least a silver medalfor this could be at least a silver medal for lizzy yarnold, sheto the front! lizzy yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton. successful day in winter olympic history. look what she has done! she said that she would come and do this for oui’ that she would come and do this for our country and she has. it hasn't sunk in, at all! earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the women's ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. members of ukip have voted overwhelmingly to sack their leader, henry bolton, after less than six months in the job. the party now faces its fourth leadership election in less than 18 months. survivors of a school shooting in florida have taken part in a rally demanding tighter gun controls. protesters in fort lauderdale held placards reading, ‘enough is enough!‘ and chanted "no more guns!" 17 people died in the attack on wednesday. we need to pay attention to the fact that this isn'tjust a mental health issue. he wouldn't have harmed that many stud

in the independent, golden glory for lizzy yarnold.first uk athlete to successfully defend a title at the winter olympics. athlete to successfully defend a title at the winter olympicslj should title at the winter olympics.” should imagine if the so... do we go into the weather forecast after this? no, we don't. the film review. if there is a snow there will be djs playing out of cupboards with children wanting to try this in the snow “— children wanting to try this in the snow —— tea trays. children wanting to try this in the snow -- tea trays. i might have a go at the luge, you can go feet first. how do you begin to start practising that? you can't go slowly to see if you like it. you could not even go down the stairs on a tea tray. anyway, good for her. she is an absolute hero. that is a super photo. thank you both. that's it for the papers tonight. thank you, nigel and jo. next on bbc news — the film review. hello and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomons. go

when she was second fastest to sitjust a place behind yarnold in fourth overall.als are decided with runs three and four tomorrow lunchtime. the men's curlers are on the ice... it has been hard work for them. on the final end of ten they trail by two. but, they do have the hammer on the final leg. they need to try and get two on this end to take it to extra ends. you can follow that on the bbc sport website and on the red button. alex mcleish says becoming scotland manager for a second time is a "tremendous honour". it the first time. the former rangers and birmingham boss replaces gordon strachan on a deal until 2020. iam i am absolutely ecstatic to be back as the coach. it goes without saying, and i'm saying it anyway, that's the goals are to win the nation ‘s league groups and to get to the euros in 2020. there is no question that i am up for the challenge, i believe that i am the right guy that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more for you in the next hour. great brit

lizzy yarnold both have a chance. lizzy yarnold is the defending champion.atch laura deas and lizzy yarnold just after, switch over to bbc one, that be happening in the next two or minutes. also available via the bbc sport website and throughout the morning on bbc television is coverage of the men's latest round robin match in the curling. they are on a third and at the moment, with britain leading the european champions, sweden. plenty of time still left on that one. the men have suffered one defeat, but have won twice. after finishing an impressive seventh in his first event. cross country skier andrew musgrave suffered a little more in the 15 kilometres freestyle. he had an outside chance of a medal... but came in 28th. more than two minutes behind the winner dario cologna of switzerland who made history by claiming the title three games in a row. meanwhile pita taufatofua the tongan who's known for his bare—chested flag carrying in the last two olympics succeeded in his task of putting on clothes and then avoiding last place in the same event. he's onlyj

yarnold wins gold again! laura deas has won bronze as well!he bbc‘s commentary team seen celebrating lizzy yarnold's skeleton gold, about which more very shortly. but it was the extent of the coverage on bbc news that exercised a number of viewers, like tim elliott. and clive wilce had this to say. for others, it was not the quantity of the coverage but its focus on british competitors which rankled. brian bollen tweeted about the bbc‘s chauvinistic coverage of the winter olympics. richard brown thought... and alan dawson agreed. well, let's discuss those issues with stephen mawhinney, the bbc‘s head of sportsjournalism. he joins us from salford. thank you for coming on newswatch. we know that some audiences don't care about sport, but was there too much on bbc news, particularly on breakfast? well, samira, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear me say that i don't think so. obviously it was up to every programme editor of each news programme to decide whether they covered the winter olympics and how much they gave to it. but i'm not surprised

to sitjust a place behind yarnold in fourth overall. with the final run at 12:16. a second defeat in the curling competition for the men. they could not provide the special finish needed. they have one too and lost two in the round—robin phase. that's all from sportsday. just a reminder that coverage of day eight of the winter olympics gets underway on bbc one, the red button and the bbc sport website from midnight. nine medals up for grabs there's more sport on the news channel throughout the weekend. the weather this weekend is not looking bad at all for most of us. blue skies. at least one good day for the weekend. skies like this on saturday put up on sunday, slightly different story. rain will reach western areas come the second half of the weekend. at the moment a bit of the weekend. at the moment a bit of rain around affecting western parts of the uk. that gap will be in place during the course of the day tomorrow. this is how we ended the night with temperatures down to freezing or below in east anglia. some hill snow. in the mo

. —— yah yarnold wins gold!e not come cheap, but the team believe they are worth it. this is a historic game for us, oui’ it. this is a historic game for us, our best ever winter olympics, and back—to—back gold medals for lizzy yarnold. the drama came in the men's ice hockey, one with a golden goal. the olympic athletes from russia beat germany, and they certainly enjoyed it. but the greatest feat came in the cross—country skiing. this is a very special moment for all of us to witness. norway sealed their place at the top of the medals table, thanks to the most decorated winter olympian of all time. a glorious finale, winning her 15th medal. a spectacular end to a winter olympic games that's awesome stories, and for the british olympic team, unprecedented success. six nations rugby have confirmed they will investigate an incident in the tunnel between england and scotland players before yesterday's calcutta cup match which was won by scotland at murrayfield. while in domestic rugby union, leicester won at allian

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lizzy yarnold won it four yea rs history. lizzy yarnold won it four years ago in sochi.the competition. but the start of this particular track seems to favour british competitors. she proved once again her real quality. leading after the first run but not by much. 81 hundredths of a second. remember the fine margins. she lost time. third overall. i am athlete that loves to compete in these big events when everybody is bringing their best. i think i am still well in the mix. so yes, that is the big goal, which is frightening to say sometimes but to be the first british woman olympian to retain my title. it has not been easy. it has been hard but i hope i can do it for everyone here who has supported me. a lot of competition including from her patriot laura dees, the other britain in the event. she improved, second run. but she satjust one place behind lizzy yarnold in fourth overall. the decision between three and four will be tomorrow lunchtime. second defeat of the curling competition for the men. they were trailing sweden with one to go, 8—6. they could not in the end

lizzy yarnold, you came back early with your gold medals from the skeleton.verybody else ?|j skeleton. why are you sure you home before everybody else? i had to come home early because of my chest infection. i needed to arrest. now i'm here ready to work on the team. what is that moment like, you've done it before, of course, when you come back here and are greeted by friends and family at the airport? it's completely overwhelming. you don't realise how much the nation are supporting you until you walk in here, and people are asking me for photographs and telling me they've watched the event and were screaming at the tv which means everything to us. what about broadly reflecting now on the success of the team and how they have done? now on the success of the team and how they have done ?|j now on the success of the team and how they have done? i think how they have done); f? ' equite "” their dreams, just be so proud of should just be so proud of themselves because this moment, going to the winter olympics is a dream people of held close to them for maybe eig

and coming up in the sport on bbc news: defending champion lizzie yarnold defends a slender lead in theond run of the women's skeleton in pyeongchang. welcome to the bbc news at one. president trump with later today visit the scene of the florida high school shooting, which left 17 people dead. police say the shooter has confessed. the fbi has admitted it received a tip—off about nikolas cruz last year. social media accounts show the 19—year—old posing with guns and knives. thousands of people attended a candlelit vigil in florida. they came to mourn the lives lost and the live scarred by this senseless attack. neighbours, friends and the students of stoneman douglas high comforted one another as best they could. jet was among the students who ran in the panic once the first shots were fired. he doesn't know if he can handle returning to the halls where his classmates‘ lives were cut short. i don't know if i'll be able to just cope with walking through the bottom floor of the freshman building, knowing that everything has been cleaned up. you can almost imagine just blood on the walls,

lizzie yarnold is the defending champion after gold in sochi and led after the first run.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 couldn't provde the special finish needed to take it to an extra end. so they've won two, lost two in the round robin phase. that's all from sportsday. just a reminder that coverage of day eight of

lizzy yarnold receiving her skeleton gold medal.it was a big goal four years ago to try and be the first british winter 0lympian to retain my title. it was scary to say it, but now it's rolling off the tongue a bit more. i'm just so proud that it all came together. and with team—mate laura deas collecting her bronze, a picture—perfect podium for british sport. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. now, champions exeter chiefs have faced their third straight premiership defeat after a 13—7 sting from wasps. a marcus watson try and two jimmy gopperth penalties sealed wasps‘ narrow win. third—placed wasps move to within four points of second—placed exeter. in the pro 14, benneton rugby were 18—15 winners over dragons at rodney parade. benneton came from 10—0 down on the way to victory — with two second—half penalties from benetton fly—half marty banks the difference between the sides. dragons are still without a victory in the pro“; since september. england have missed out on a place in the final of the t20 tri—series despite beating host

lizzy yarnold was presented with her gold medal earlier this morning.ion, won the event in thrilling style yesterday. the back—to—back olympic champion was joined by british team mate laura deas on the podium. laura took bronze. the british pair were part of what was britain's most successful ever day in a winter games. british short—track speed skater elise christie is in a race to be fit for tuesday's 1,000 metres. she suffered soft tissue damage from her fall in saturday's1500m short—track skating semifinal. christie was taken to hospital after colliding with china's li jinyu as she tried to finish in the top two and reach the final. as for today's action, britain's women's curling team lost their latest match in controversial fashion. gb lost 8—6 to sweden after a decisive 11th end. gb skip eve muirhead was ajudged not to have let go of her final stone before the line, meaning the shot was void. that gave the swedes an easy final shot to secure an 8—6 victory. it leaves muirhead's rink with a record of won three, lost three, with switzerland, japan

good evening, it's the official start of the winter olympics in south korea tomorrow, lizzie yarnold will carry the flag for the british team at the opening ceremony in pyeongchang but another medal hopeful katie ormerod won't be there after a terrible 2a hours in which she broke two bones in training accidents... first a broken wrist but the 20—year—old said that wouldn't stop her, but another fall today saw her olympics come to an end even before her first competition, from her hospital bed she confirmed that she was out and needed surgery/this time to a badly broken heel. mike hay, team gb chef de mission said: "we are deeply sorry for katie and her fellow snowboarders who have lost a valued member of their close—knit team she's had been targeting two medals in pyeongchang in the big air, an event making its debut and also in the slopestyle. she won medals in both disciplines last year and her potential had definitely been factored into team gb‘s minimum medal target of five it's been an injury—hit career so far, she has snapped her anterior cruciate knee ligament, damaged the men

great britain have had their best winter games with five medals, including lizzy yarnold's gold.investing more in winter sports, the chair of uk sport think this performance represents good investment. there is an amazing reaction from people who see the olympic games. whether they love sport don't normally follow it, for the two weeks of the winter olympics, the summer weeks of the winter olympics, the summer olympics in the is what, people get engaged. when you tried to put a number on the values we see, it is so much more compensated than that middle class that many millions or otherwise. the money you are seeing is buying into a huge systems sport throughout the country and there are huge benefits from that. ben stokes was "delighted to be back," according to captain eoin morgan — alhtough his first england match for five months ended in a three—wicket defeat by new zealand in hamilton. england made 284—8 in the first one—day international with stokes adding just 12 with the bat. he was more helpful with the ball, though, and tried to inspire an england fightback, taking two

yarnold wins gold again! laura deas has won bronze as well!ommentary team seen celebrating lizzy yarnold's skeleton gold, about which more very shortly. but it was the extent of the coverage on bbc news that exercised a number of viewers like tim elliott. "why is the bbc so interested in the winter olympics? it is getting an inordinate amount of coverage following the fortunes of privileged people taking part in sports that have not been heard of in the uk." clive wilce had this to say. "i have enjoyed the winter olympics but i cannot believe the amount of coverage that has been given to elise christie's speed skating races. i lost count of the number of times i heard the story of her disqualification, over and over again." for others, it was not the quantity of the coverage but its focus on british competitors which rankled. brian bollen and tweeted about the bbc‘s chauvinistic coverage of the winter olympics. "i've heard at least one reporter refer to gb as we. in the falklands war the bbc referred to the british." richard brown thought: "th

lizzy yarnold as 0lympic gold medal of the games. lizzy yarnold as olympic champion!ever really thought about but actually means so much, because the flag represents the whole team and we as a team represent everyone in great britain who have watched us, who have supported us and for our pa rents to have supported us and for our parents to watch us on the tv screen, my parents watching at home _by screen, my parents watching at home —— by grandparents, that is the moment when they say great britain and yourskin moment when they say great britain and your skin tingles and the emotions begin. whilst the games don't officially start until tomorrow, there was the first sporting action today, including an 0lympic debut for mixed curling. but elsewhere, there is already controversy elsewhere, there is already co ntrove rsy over elsewhere, there is already controversy over russia. yet more of their athletes could be allowed to compete as neutrals, despite their country being banned as doping and some believe russia are yet to learn their lesson. i think it would be very good

to sitjust a place behind yarnold in fourth overall.t of the curling competition. they were trailing european champoins sweden with one end to go. they couldn't provde the special finish needed to take it to an extra end. so they've won two lost two in the round robin phase. that is all the sport for now. studio: thanks for joining that is all the sport for now. studio: thanks forjoining us. a woman employed by oxfam as a junior aid worker, during the relief effort in haiti after the 2010 earthquake, has told the bbc she was physically abused and sexually assaulted by a more senior male colleague. she also claims she was the victim of another sexual assault by an oxfam worker, at a party in south sudan in the same year. it comes as the department for international development announced that oxfam won't bid for funding until the government is satisfied it meets the high standards expected. our diplomatic correspondent james landale has the full story. his report contains some distressing details. haiti in 2010. and the chaotic aftermath

yarnold has today been named as team gb‘s flagbearer, when the 23rd games open tomorrow. biggest two weeks of her life". it's an honour that i never really thought about, but actually means so much, because the flag represents the whole team and we as a team represent everyone in great britain who have watched us, who have supported us. you know, for parents to watch us on the tv screen, our grandparents watching at home, that is the moment when they say "great britain". your skin tingles. it will feel like for her at the opening ceremony. there's no roof on the olympic stadium in pyeongchang. it could be as cold as minus 10. so, organisers are installing wind shields — massive heaters — while those who brave the elements will be given, blankets and heat pads amongst other things to help keep them warm. but some of the athletes already saying they won't be attending because it is just too cold. let's talk about katie ormerod. british snowboarder, injured in training, quitea british snowboarder, injured in training, quite a bad injury but she is still competing? yeah, well

lizzie yarnold will be at the winter olympics 0pening yarnold will be at the winter olympics openingd switchover. that is a dilemma when you have one hand exposed. and in all of those events they stand around a lot. and that is what happened when ijoined the bobsleigh world cup in germany, there is so much standing around all day long. that is one of the hardest things i found about it, actually. and that medal contenders. i suppose about 80% of britain's medal chances rest on the shoulders of the women, whether it is eve muirhead in the curling, lizzie yarnold on her skeleton bob, or elise christie who featured this week. and for the man, a historic olympics for the curling tea m a historic olympics for the curling team and the skiing. and it is under. and torvill and dean are going to bejoining us later on this morning. do you remember the year? 82? 84. we had john curry in 1986, and then torvill and dean. in the early hours of 14june last year, flames took hold of grenfell tower in west london. more than 200 firefighters battled through the night, many risking their own lives to t

lizzy yarnold is the defending champion after gold in sochi and led after the first run.se big events, when everyone is bringing their best. i think i am 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 is not easy. it has not been easy. it has been a hard few yea rs been easy. it has been a hard few years but hopefully i can do it for eve ryo ne years but hopefully i can do it for everyone who has supported me. laura deas is the other british competitor 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 medals are decided with runs three and four tomorrow lunchtime. britain's men have suffered their second defeat of the curling competition. they were trailing european champions sweden with one end to go, and couldn't provide the special finish needed to take it to an extra end. so they've won two, lost two in the round robin phase. england bowler liam plunkett has been ruled out of the rest of

lizzy yarnold went to meet them at heathrow airport yesterday.has not committed as to whether she will go for a hat—trick of gold medals. they're back and among those touching down was big air bronze medalist billy morgan, who said the waiting media made him nervous. skeleton gold medallist lizzy yarnold returned last week but joined her fellow 0lympians at heathrow. she told the cameras she's taking a break before deciding if she'll go for a hat trick of golds. it's hard to predict what i'm going to feel like in a year orfour years' time. it's taken so much hard work to even get to this point, i've done the sport now for nine years. and it's really tough, actually, it's a lot of grind. so at the moment, i'm just having a break, showing people the medal and celebrating that. and i really willjust see how i feel later on. scotland could be without a key man as they look to follow up that huge six nations win over england. ryan wilson's tournament could be over if he's found guilty of making contact with the eye of an opponent. the incident happene

yarnold was pushed all the way though and needed a track record on herfinal run to secure the gold medalirst british athlete and first skeleton racer to successfully defend a winter games title. she shared the podium with team mate laura deas, who won bronze — the first time british athletes have won two medals in the same event. germany‘s jacquelin loelling took silver. elsewhere on the ice yuzuru hanyu of japan clinched the first back—to—back men‘s 0lympic figure skating title in 66 years. hanyu lost his balance twice in his free skate but a total score of 317—point—85 gave the japanese star gold with room to spare, over compatriot shoma uno and spain‘s javier fernandez. hanyu was greeted by a shower of his mascot winnie the pooh stuffed toys on the podium. south korea‘s world record—holder choi min—jeong won the women‘s 15—hundred metres short track speed skating, after her disqualification in the 500m. great britain‘s elise christie crashed out — just as she‘d done in the 500 metres. and canada‘s sam girard won the men‘s 1—thousand metres title after a mid—race pile—up cost home hope

better news for lizzie yarnold, such a gold medallist.sport and respect the day of competition, that anything can happen. mainly to understand that i know what i'm doing and! understand that i know what i'm doing and i need to trust myself more, and slide more intuitively. i have learned and i think i am in a good place. after their heavy defeat to wales on the opening weekend of the six nations, scotland have made six changes to their line—up for sunday's game against france at murrayfield. principal amongs them is the return of former captain greig laidlaw. he's recalled at scrum—half in place of ali price. the experienced sean maitland and ryan wilson also return. jonathan joseph will start for england in their game against wales at twickenham. he comes in at outside centre, with ben te'o dropping to the bench. and danny care replaces the injured ben youngs at scrum half. the tottenham head coach mauricio pochettino has called on the football association to asess the the state of rochdale's pitch ahead of their tie their in the 5th rou

lizzy yarnold with gold again, waving the union flag, a great moment.int. we got four medals in 48 hours. i watch what they do and it's absolutely terrifying. how quickly can you throw yourself down a chute of ice? it's a real success story, she is the first brit to have defended her title in two olympics in a row. are you a fan of the winter olympics? it's exciting, it's just terrifying. you watch with your heart in your mouth. are you watching it? i am. you need a moment like this to get people interested. you don't want to see brits losing. there was another sad except for elise christie. it wasn't all good news. once you see it's not just the germans and the dutch who are going to win everything, you get involved. we are just behind belarus in the medals table. the winter olympics are not our strongest sporting event, we are good at cycling, running, those sort of things. the thing everyone says about the summer olympics is we are good at the sitting down sports. rowing, horse riding, cycling and now this as well. and running with mo farah. she's us