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Germany, Norway and Italy were pretty much neck-and-neck going into second shooting range of the second leg.

But it's the Germans who are back out onto the course fastest. Very impressive shooting from Philipp Nawrath.

Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen gets Norway into second place and Italy stay third Lukas Hofer narrowly avoiding a penalty lap, hitting his final target with his penultimate share round.

France are right behind them now, though.

Right, here we go. The final of the women's parallel giant slalom.

Austria's Sabine Payer missed the 2018 Olympic Games because of injury and was ruled out of 2022 because of Covid.

Is 2026 her year?

Czech rider Zuzana Maderova stands in her way.

Off they go...

Lucia Dalmasso can't stop crying. She's an Olympic bronze medallist.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

That was decided with one mistake from Elisa Caffont. One mistake. Such a shame. Look what it means to Lucia Dalmasso.

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Lucia Dalmasso takes it!

She was trailing Elisa Caffont for most of the race, but a small mistake costs Caffont and it's her fellow Italian who crosses the line first to win Olympic bronze.

Elisa Caffont v Lucia Dalmasso in the small final. Italy v Italy. Who's going to take the bronze medal in the women's event?

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

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Benjamin Karl again showing that pedigree is everything.

Tim Warwood
Freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

A big, big race and Benjamin Karl will have felt like Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV as he was punching Rocky!

Rock solid ice and Karl gives it a good old pounding.

Reigning Olympic champion Benjamin Karl is through to the final!

The Austrian is guaranteed a medal after edging Tim Mastnak of Slovenia in the second semi-final.

They were so synchronised until the end!

Tim Warwood
Freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

That was breathless. Two contrasting styles and you have the melodic style of Kim Sang-kyum.

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Defending champions Norway have moved ahead after the first leg, helped by a flawless shooting display from Martin Uldal.

Italy have dropped to third after Tommaso Giacomel had to use his spare rounds on the shooting range.

It could have been worse, Sweden's Sebastian Samuelsson had a nightmare on the range, failing to hit his targets and subsequently having to do two penalty loops.

From just a second behind the leaders, the Swedes are now a minute and a half back.

We looked set for a photo finish but Kim Sang-kyum just got his nose over the line and pips Bulgaria's Tervel Zamfirov to a place in the final.

But who will the Korean face? Time for the second semi-final.

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It's back-to-back action here in the men and women's parallel giant slalom.

Here is how the men's semi-final will go:

Tervel Zamfirov [Bulagaria] v Kim Sang-kyum [Korea]

Tim Mastnak [Slovenia] v Benjamin Karl [Austria]

Elisa Caffont got off to a great start, but Zuzana Maderova absolutely powered down the rest of the course and she finishes 0.45 seconds ahead of the Italian.

The Czech rider punches the air as she secures her spot in the gold-medal final.

So it will be an all-Italian match-up for bronze, with Lucia Dalmasso taking on Caffont.

It's not all over for Italy's Lucia Dalmasso. She will have the chance to go for bronze later on.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

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Sabine Payer will contest a gold or a silver in the final! She looks remarkably calm.

A late surge by Italy's Lucia Dalmasso, but it's Sabine Payer who crosses the line first.

The Austrian has a huge smile on her face. She knows she is guaranteed a gold or silver medial.

The first biathlon of these Games is under way with Italy and France currently leading the way in the mixed 4x6km relay.

France took silver, just behind Norway in 2022, and will be hoping to go one better today. It's the hosts out in front early on, though, as they reach the second shooting point.

These parallel giant slalom head-to-heads come thick and fast! We're going back to the women's now for the semi-finals.