"Hello! A golden morning for Team GB at last after Matt Skelton hurtled down the skeleton track last night to become the first British man to win individual gold since Robin Cousins at Lake Placid in 1980. It's all about the proprioception, you see. As the sun rises above the rooftops in Manchester (yes really) we can look forward to another haul of sparkling metal. Eight golds are on offer today across the slopes, the sliding centre and the ice ."
"The morning starts with a new event, the women's dual moguls, where skiers race side by side to the bottom of the hill. At midday the women's 4 x 7.5km cross-country skiing relay kicks off. This promises two skiers racing along the tracks, while two race the free technique. Not quite sure how that is going to work, but looking forward to finding out."
"The women's quarter finals continue in the ice hockey, where Canada play Germany, and Finland play Switzerland'; while the men's teams are still in the preliminary stages. Qualifying also continues in the curling, with Team GB's men and women both busy with the brushes the women hope for their first win, against Canada, shortly, while the men take on Czechia at 13.05 GMT. More aerodynamic speed skating follows at 5p"
Men's Giant Slalom features steep slopes and zig-zagging turns with Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen fastest of the seven skiers to start; competitors take two runs and the fastest total time wins. The medals table shows Norway and Italy leading with 18 medals each, followed by the United States. Matt Skelton won skeleton gold, becoming the first British man to win individual Winter Olympic gold since 1980. Eight gold medals are contested today. Events include the women's dual moguls, the women's 4 x 7.5km cross-country relay with two classic and two free-technique legs, men's giant slalom with Marco Odermatt targeting repeat gold, women's 7.5km biathlon, ice hockey quarter-finals, curling qualifiers for Team GB, and evening speed skating.
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