and a leap to olympic glory for snowboarder zoi sadowski—synnott.s new zealand's first—ever winter gold medal. we'll catch up with her very proud parents. the french president emmanuel macron appears to be taking the diplomatic lead for the west this week in seeking to avert a russian invasion of ukraine. on monday, he heads to moscow to meet president putin after earlier holding a telephone conversation with us presidentjoe biden. he's also due to meet ukraine's president zelensky and possibly germany's chancellor later in the week. in eastern ukraine, kremlin—backed separatists have been fighting government forces since 2014. our international correspondent, orla guerin, reports now from one village that has been virtually destroyed by the conflict. russia lies across the water, a threat not seen, but felt. on this side of the frozen azov sea, all is quiet on the beaches in the ukrainian seaside town of shyrokyne. these days, less beach resort, more last resort. war came here in 2014, and kremlin—backed separatists are still dug injust a few miles

it came courtesy of snowboarder zoi sadowski—synnott.er a dramatic final run that ended the united states' run of dominance in the discipline. a little earlier, i spoke to zoi's parents, sean and robin, and they gave me their reaction to her historic win. we were just astounded at the outcome and that was a big - that was a big inaudible - dropped that third run and pull it off after being inaudible| medal position, so you have to dig deep for that. i bet you did. i was going to say for her to come — well, she's 20 now — to reach this level — i mean, she is top of the world — i want to know how she did it. here's new zealand, never won a gold medal in winter olympics before. i know you have some ski resorts not that far probably from you, but are you sort of past kings and queens of the slopes yourselves, or has she done all this of her own bat? —— off her own bat? no, we're both avid sort of skiers and snowboarders back in the day, but more recreational and zoi just transferred from skis to snowboards when she was about eight years old

it came courtesy of snowboarder zoi sadowski—synnott.final run that ended the united states' run of dominance in the discipline. well, the scenes ofjubilation weren't confined to the slopes — there was also a raucous reaction in wanaka, new zealand — zoi's hometown. and i'm delighted to say we're joined from there now by zoi's parents, sean and robin. robin, sean, thank you for joining us. i think zoi described it as complete disbelief, that was the polite test explanation i have seen from her on winning gold. did you share that? we from her on winning gold. did you share that?— from her on winning gold. did you share that? we did. we were 'ust you share that? we did. we were just astounded _ you share that? we did. we were just astounded at _ you share that? we did. we were just astounded at the _ you share that? we did. we were just astounded at the outcome i just astounded at the outcome and it was big, when she dropped the third run and pulled it off after being inaudible position so you have to dig deep for that. i bet inaudible pos

but now finally, they're taking home some gold thanks to zoi sadosky saddat.he 20-year-old trailed the american heading into the final run but put on a dazzling display, including a massive jump on her final trick to earn the historic win for her nation. zoi owns two of the four olympic medals in olympics history for new zealand. she won bronze in 2018. this is a picture of zoi breaking down in tears after realizing her lifelong dream of olympic glory. >> to win new zealand's first winter olympic gold honestly means so much to me. i can't believe that i managed to do it. yeah, i'm just super proud to be kiwi. yeah, hope i made everyone at home proud. yeah, my data stopped working so i haven't really been on my phone. but yeah, i can feel the shock waves from new zealand. yeah it feels pretty special. >> tons of messages when she gets to that phone. julia moreno ended up taking home silver in that event. it was the first medal for the americans at the games after being shut out on day one for the second straight olympics. jamie anderson, looking for her third s

new zealand had never won a winter olympics gold since 20-year-old zoi sadowski-synnott, slopestyle.storm and getting endorsement offersment listen. >> dad, hopefully by then, his whiskey endorsement comes through. >> a whiskey endorsement? >> reckons might be taking the first spot and said he's got a he's got a toilet paper and mouthwash endorsement. >> i think the toilet paper endorsement because of the potty mouth. >> yeah. >> kate, zoi told me when she first heard dad went viral she didn't want to hear it because he must have been sinking beers, she said. zoi has a shot for one more gold at these olympics. >> i wouldn't want to watch it either if my dad was going viral. great to see you, coy. >>> let's turn to this. nfl commissioner roger goodell meeting with civil rights leaders as the league is rocked by racial discrimination allegations. former miami dolphins coach brian flores is suing the nfl and three teams claiming the league is rife with racism. they call the adversity unacceptable. after the meeting, an nfl spokesperson put out this statement. we had a productive and tho

and that is where 20-year-old zoey z zoi sadowski-synnott. zoi pulled off a high-risk, high-flying run and nailed a back-to-back double cork 1080s. she became the first woman to ever do that in competition just a few weeks ago. the silver and bronze medalist sprinting out, tackling her, piling on top. an awesome display of sportsmanship. here's zoi who said she hadn't even been able to connect with her family and friends back home yet, because her phone wasn't working. >> to win new zealand's first winter olympic gold means so much to me and i can't believe that i managed to do it. yeah, i'm just so super proud to be kiwi and yeah, hope i made everyone at home proud. yeah, my data stopped working, so i haven't really been on my phone, but i can feel the shock waves from new zealand and it feels pretty special. >> reporter: all right. it was julia marino snagging silver, and tess cody snagging bronze. marino's silver is the westport, connecticut, was her first winner. now to figure skating, where a 15-year-old sensation has stolen the show. ca

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zoi pulled off a high-risk, high-flyingi irun. the celebration was perfect.owboards sprint out eventually, and they're piling on. an awesome display of sportsmanship. a 15-year-old sensation has stolen the show. kamila valieva becomes the first woman to score more than a 90 for a short policemrogram with e of 91.8. she is graceful, she is powerful, she's pulling off performances that were unthinkable just a few years ago. the russian olympic skaters are so good that u.s. skater karen chen in this event said, she's not capable of doing what they do. the two-time olympian chen fell on one of her jumps, finishing fifth in the short program. teammate vincent jo, he planned to execute five quads, but landed only two, finishing third. as a result, team usa slips to second in the team event behind the russian olympic committee. but elsewhere on ice, the u.s. women's hockey team dominating the roc, 5-zip, improving to 2-0 here in beijing. hillary knight getting the party started for the defending olympic champs. the first of five different americans to score. next up

zoi sadowski-synnott won slopestyle. >> a huge, huge -- >> oh, my! wow!reporter: even her fellow competitors couldn't help but jump for joy. it was a more predictable but no less breath taking moment of excellence in the figure skating team competition 15-year-old russian kamila valieva makes the near impossible look effortless. >> a talent like this comes along once in a lifetime. >> reporter: her short program helped put the russian team in first place. the u.s. slipping to second with two rough performances karen chen stumbled and then vincent zhou pulled out of a quad in midair. >> i don't think anybody wants to be the one to let their team down, and so there's definitely pressure that's there. >> you felt it a little bit today >> i felt pressure i've practiced here so that helps with the nerves when go time comes. >> reporter: one group of athletes would like for that go time to come the men's downhill was postponed because of high winds strong gusts can be dangerous when skiers launch into the air at 90 miles an hour and there have been few opportun

but the moment really belonged to zoi sadowski synnot who nailed her third and final run and the celebrationby her competitors, including american marino. it is the first ever winter medal for new zealand. >> tell me about the moment. >> yeah, it was pretty crazy moment, landing that last run and that last jump, in the air i was like i have to use every part of me to land this. >> while her emotion was raw and real, it is worth noting that the course itself was artificial. these games are the first with 100 percent manmade snow. because while plenty cold, on average this area only sees two days of precipitation in february. to watch what unfolds in the mountains every step of the journey has to stay within the bubble. separate boarding areas andd rail cars from the general population. the trains slice through some beautiful landscape. >> the high speed train starts off pretty slowly but starts revving up and will reach 217 miles per hour, that is three times faster than a cheetah. >> on arrival more temperature checks and mandatory sanitizing. at the mountain, the facilities here are feel a

the leap of a lifetime from zoi sadowski—synnott winning a first ever winter olympic gold for new zealandbbc news, beijing. the final of football's africa cup of nations is taking place in cameroon with senegal playing egypt. senegal have never won the tournament, while egypt are hoping to extend their record haul of seven titles. let's take a look at the live coverage on bbc three — still 0-0. at 60 still 0—0. at 60 minutes in. 0k, halfan 0k, half an hour of that game left, we will bring you the result or any big changes in the score as soon as it happens. the king of morocco has expressed his condolences to the parents of a five—year—old boy who died after being trapped in a well since tuesday. a huge rescue effort, in the small northern town of tamorot, had captured the imagination of many around the world and ended last night, when emergency crews finally reached rayan 0ram, 32 kilometres below ground. simonjones has the story. voices clamour. as huge crowds watched on, initially relief that rayan had been found, carried by his rescuers to a waiting ambulance, but that quickly turned

the leap of a lifetime from zoi sadowski—synnott winning a first ever winter olympic gold for new zealand heading out later, take a look at how many cars are parked on the pavement. the chances are — there'll be loads. that's unless you live in london, where a blanket ban on pavement parking has been in place — and enforced — since 197a. the charity guide dogs says it's causing huge problems for blind and partially sighted people — and it wants the rest of the uk brought into line with london. heidi tomlinson has been finding out more. meet terry quinn and guide dog spencer. i trust spencer with my life and he is my eyes, really. to the curb. they both enjoy a daily walk baildon and shipley, except, that is, when the footpath is blocked, which is what happened a few days ago. it is a really, really busy road it is horrendously busy. the paths are very narrow we couldn't get past, so at that point you have to put your trust in spencer, but it terrifies you because you can hear all this traffic whizzing by. you are not quite sure how far into the road this vehicle is. my heart is beating ou

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take a look at new zealand's zoi sidowski sinnott in the women's slopestyle this morning.ver gold medal at a winter olympics with a breathtaking final run. she could make it a double as well in the big air in a week's time. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. hello and a warm welcome to our review of the sunday papers. with me are james rampton, features writer for the independent, and laura hughes, political and diplomatic correspondent for the financial times. today's front pages starting with... a picture of the queen smiling on the front page of the sunday telegraph — it writes that the duchess of cornwall will be crowned queen camilla when prince charles ascends to the throne. camilla will be queen — that's the headline of the sunday mirror — highlighting the monarch�*s announcement in her platinum jubliee message. the observer writes that one of the prime minister's most loyal backbench supporters has said it's inevitable that tory mps would remove him from office following the partygate scandal. meanwhile the independent reports that tory opponents of

the snowboarder zoi sadowski synnott finished first in the slopestyle event.try has been rehung at the un — a year after its mysterious dissappearance. the immense weaving — representing suffering during the spanish civil war — had been on display outside the un security council chambers since the 1980's before being removed last year — apparently without explanation. the tapestry is owned by the rockerfeller family, who have since explained it was merely undergoing preservation work. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins the rest of sunday is essentially some sunshine and showers, but across the northern half of the uk for scotland, northern ireland and northern england it means further snow showers and gusty winds and we could see blizzards and further share of any showers will be rain blowing through quickly and we might see a bit of patchy rain returning to the far south—west of england and across the southern half of the uk we saw the highest temperatures this morning, falling away through the afternoon looking at between four and nin

this is new zealand�*s zoi sidowski sinnott in the women�*s slopestyle.et a new olympic record. de poel was one second behind when the bell rang for the final lap but he stormed into first place to beat patrick roest of the netherlands, who had broken the record an hour earlier. their hopes of drawing the ashes series are over, as australia claimed a five wicket win in their second one—day international. england were bowled out for 129, elysse perry and tahlia mcgrath both getting three wickets each. perry then went on to top—score with 40, as australia won the ashes on home soil for the first time since 2011. the six nations continues this afternoon as france host italy. following scotland�*s win at murrayfieild, england coach eddiejones has said luke cowan—dickie is not to blame for the defeat after the hooker conceded a vital penalty try and yellow card. it was a key moment, with england leading, scotland were given a penalty try for this deliberate knock—on from cowan—dickie who�*s since apologised on social media. that tied the scores, but then finn

it was 20-year-old zoi sadowski-synnott for the big win giving new zealand its first winter olympic goalsprinting out running out piling on. awesome display of sportsmanship and snowboard culture. defending olympic champion u.s. women's hockey team dominating here in beijing. perfect 3-0. hillary knight starting off the scoring party gets switzerland. three goals just over two minutes into the first period there for team usa. and 8-0 thumping. set's up an epic clash for canada for final game in preliminary play and asked the team ahead of the games, jim, about this rivalry. >> the u.s. and canada is i describe it as one of the most beautiful rivalries in sport. i don't think anything else matches it. >> competitive, fast. hard core. you get to hit and grind and make unbelievable plays and always close. >> got two rivals who play the game the right way, who treat each other the right way, and who want to beat each other so badly that it's just a privilege to be a part of. >> all right. jim, team usa outscored opponents 18-2 so far here and edged out canada in the final at the last olympic

the leap of a lifetime from zoi sadowski—synnott winning a first ever winter olympic gold for new zealand and i'll be back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. bye for now. hello. this is bbc news. let's return now to our top story this hour. the queen marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of her reign today — a milestone no british monarch has reached before. well, my colleaguejane hill is at buckingham palace for us this afternoon. jane. hello again, thank you very much and welcome back to buckingham palace where we are reflecting on an historic day. 70 years ago today, the then princess elizabeth became queen. herfather had died at the age ofjust 56. she came to the throne at the age ofjust 25. it is a momentous day, accession day as it is known, is a day that the queen traditionally spends at sandringham which is where she is today. let's take some time in the next few minutes to reflect on the past and a remarkable rain and think about the future as well. let's talk to someone who knows the royal household well, dickie arbiter, who was pre

she sat in first just one snowboarder left to go but then new zealand's zoi sadowski-synnott took itit the dog pile. >> sadowski-synnott's gold was the first ever for new zealand in the winter games. and they were more than thrilled to take home silver and bronze. >> we love that. there's been a few examples of that already the sportsmanship and just tesla's what it's all about. love it. coming up next all eyes on u.s. figure skating star nathan chen because it is snowing out? >> yeah. because it is snowing. >> he's beginning his quest for olympic gold tonight >> plus the proud hold over one his remarkable olympic story with scott hamilton. >> plus the proud hold over one of team usa's very first medals of the games, jaelin kauf took the silver in moguls why it was extra special for her and her family they are celebrating right after this h er this is antonelli's cheese shop, and we're the antonellis! do good. eat good. that's our mission. we chose our new spark cash plus card from capital one, because it gives us unlimited two percent cash back on everything we buy. and it has no pr