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ByAnna Thompsonin Vancouver
**1010: ** Back over at the curling and GB men have just scored two in the fourth end to lead 3-1. You can follow all the curling matches through ourlive stats page.
AP texts: "Sarah Ainsworth is an inspiration. Switching sports so drastically and representing GB just four years on is incredible. Now let’s get behind her. COME ON SARAH!!
Curling producer Peter Small texts us: “We feel like a real hardcore curling commentary team now. Others are falling by the wayside. In the Canadian commentary box to our left, their floor manager is fast asleep.”
1005: Right, the women’s super-G has started and Julia Mancuso is the early leader. She’s already won two medals so far (more than American team-mate Lindsey Vonn) and could add a third today as she puts down a challenging time. Brit Chemmy Alcott is not happy with her run as she almost two seconds off the pace.
0955: Amy Williams has been chatting to Clare Balding and says she still can’t believe she’s Olympic champion. “It’s amazing. It hasn’t sunk in yet but the more I see from the television , it will hit me.” Poor Amy has yet to celebrate her gold with an alcoholic toast as “it’s Games period” and they are not allowed. I’m sure she will make up for it when she returns home to Bath.
**0950: ** There is a bit of a debate going on as to whether Amy Williams is GB’s ninth or 10th gold medallist. She is the ninth at a Winter Olympics although good old Florence “Madge” Sayers won a gold medal in figure skating when it was included in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Whatever the answer, it was a brilliant achievement - and a very rare gold - for GB.
0940: The women’s aerials (see 0855) is not a medal event today, it’s the qualification jumps and GB is represented bySarah Ainsworth. She is a former gymnast and trampolinist who switched to aerials just four years ago.
Jay texts from Beijing: “Good morning! 1.30am Beijing time! Watching LIVE ‘yesterday’s’ epic encounter between GB and my Chinese hosts! Time zone lag! Come on boys, would love to put one over these locals!”
“I was lucky enough to be at the skeleton last night and it was a night I will never forget. Amy, you made me proud to be British.” Sarah, Whistler.
**0925: ** Early doors in the curling but GB men take one in the first end to lead China. Other matches going on this session are Norway ve Denmark, France v Germany and Sweden v the United States. Our pretty impressivelive stats pageswill keep you fully up to date. Steve Cram and Rhona Martin - the king and queen of the BBC’s curling coverage - are, as ever, in situ. But one is happy with the culinary start to the day and the other is not. “Crunch day at the curling,” says Crammy. “Not just because GB face Canada tonight in the game of the tournament but because it’s Saturday and there’s a new catering crew on so there’s every chance I will get through the day without resorting to yet another hot dog.” But Rhona tells us: “Very bad start to the morning - my favourite coffee shop was closed. A bitter blow - early morning curling sans coffee.”
0920: So I want to know your thoughts on the day’s action and even what you made of Amy Williams’ gold medal in the skeleton. You can either text me 81111 (UK) using OLYMPICS as your first word or +44 7786200666 (worldwide) or you can send me atweet. Go on, you know you want to.
0910: And Swiss Simon Ammann will be looking to add to his normal hillski jumpinggold, in the large hill event when that gets under way at 1130 (1930 GMT). Other ski jumping nations are not happy about his ski bindings but he has been cleared by the International Ski Federation to jump so it will be interesting what will happen if he wins. His main challengers will be Austrians Gregor Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern and Andreas Kofler while Adam Malysz of Poland, who took silver behind Ammann in the normall hill, is in good form
0855: So what have we got in store for you today Well there are six medal events including the women’ssuper-Gfeaturing the Vonn to watch, Lindsey Vonn, can she get back on the medal trail after falling in the combined Brit Chemmy Alcott is also racing in what is her preferred event and a low bib number (two) could work to her advantage. That’s coming up at 1000 (1800 GMT). Before then the GB men’s curlers are taking on China now and need a win as they face Canada later on in a big grudge match against the Olympic favourites who have been sublime so far. Other medals up for grabs are in women’s aerials, men’s 30km cross-country pursuit, 1500m speed skating, and men’s 1000m short-track and women’s 1500m (featuring Elise Christie for GB).
0845: A very good morning from a beautiful Vancouver - blue skies and sun. Life feels good. I bet Amy Williams feels on top of the world after her fantastic gold medal for Great Britain in the skeleton and so she should. Unofficial figures state more than two million of you were watching her on television as the clocked ticked past midnight - but I want to know where the rest of you were GB’s golden girl will be live on BBC 2 and this website at 0945 (1745 GMT) with Clare Balding so look out for that.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.