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  1. Postpublished at 16:21 GMT

    Speed skating - women's 500m

    Ellia Smeding wasn't expected to challenge here, and she has now slipped out of the medal positions with seven of 29 competitors having set times.

    Miho Tagaki of Japan leads the way with 37.27, followed by China's Wang Jingziqian (38.57) and Italy's Maybritt Vigl (38.66).

  2. curling

    Tomorrow's games are 'must wins' for GBpublished at 16:15 GMT

    Curling - GB women 7-9 Sweden

    Jennifer Dodds and Rebecca Morrison in actionImage source, Getty Images

    Team GB's Jennifer Dodds spoke to BBC Sport after defeat against Sweden: "We had a strong start with the hammer, but unfortunately we gave that three back which stuttered our momentum a bit. If we had only lost two, the game could have been different. Who knows.

    "I am really proud of the fight of the girls, we never gave up and worked away to get some points on the board.

    "One thing I'm really proud of this week is we are creating our twos, which is so important at this level. We will probably focus on keeping our opposition to one, that is probably what we will speak about tonight. Two big games tomorrow, they are probably two must win games for us now and we really need to focus on that going into tomorrow."

    Rebecca Morrison added: "It's really hard at this level. It's near misses, we are just a couple centimetres away from great shots. It's frustrating and a tough one to take. This is what happens at the Olympics, it's the top level and you have to be at your best and we just weren't quite there."

  3. Postpublished at 16:09 GMT

    Speed skating - women's 500m

    Ellia SmedingImage source, EPA

    Ellia Smeding sets the first mark in the women's 500m, getting plenty of support for her solo run and getting round in 38.93 seconds.

    She stumbles after crossing the line and hits the ice, sliding into the padded barriers - two thumbs up indicate she's fine.

    There's a lot of talent to come - for the record, Femke Kok's world record in this distance is 36.09.

  4. Postpublished at 16:05 GMT

    Katie Falkingham
    BBC Sport in Livigno

    More on Huw Nightingale from that press conference.

    He mentioned a 'debrief' and the local nightclub here in Livigno in the same sentence.

    That's all you need to know about his plans for the next few days!

  5. Still to come on day ninepublished at 16:04 GMT

    All times GMT

    There are still three gold medal events to come on day nine:

    • 16:00 - Speed skating women's 500m final - featuring Ellia Smeding
    • 17:00 - Skeleton mixed team - featuring Matt Weston/Tabby Stoecker & Marcus Wyatt/Freya Tarbit
    • 17:45 - Ski jumping women's large hill individual

    Plus - men's curling including GB v Switzerland (from 18:05), men's freestyle skiing big air qualification featuring GB's Chris McCormick (from 18:30), and figure skating pairs short programme featuring GB's Luke Digby and Anastasia Vaipan-Law (from 18:45).

  6. curling

    More curling to comepublished at 16:03 GMT

    Curling - GB men v Switzerland (18:05 GMT)

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    We'll be back with more curling after I've ventured out into the Cortina cold to find some food and a hot drink.

    GB's men are double-shifting today, and take on unbeaten Switzerland in a bit. It promises to be an absolute banger...

  7. Postpublished at 16:02 GMT

    Speed skating - women's 500m

    It's almost time for speed skating's only medal event today - the women's 500m.

    29 athletes will head out onto the ice in pairs to set times - fastest finish wins.

    Curiously, because the field is an uneven number the first competitor simply has to race against themself.

    It's Team GB's Ellia Smeding who gets that honour - the 27-year-old was 11th in the 1,000m, easily the best result by a British woman in speed skating, but this distance isn’t really her speciality.

    Femke Kok of the Netherlands is the favourite - she's won each of the last three World Championship titles over 500m, is the world record holder and is unbeaten over the sport’s shortest distance for two years.

  8. Bankes/Nightingale win gold for GB on day ninepublished at 15:55 GMT

    Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won Team GB's second gold of the Games with victory in the mixed team snowboard cross.

    In case you missed it earlier, here is that golden moment once again in all its glory.

    Media caption,

    Bankes and Nightingale win gold for GB in the mixed team snowboard cross

  9. curling

    Postpublished at 15:54 GMT

    Curling - GB women 7-10 Sweden

    Vicky Wright
    Olympic gold medallist curler on BBC Two

    The girls have had really good moments in that game, it's just the slip in the middle half that really did change it.

    They need to go away, re-group and come back tomorrow with a very winnable game against Denmark. They do play Switzlerand tomorrow night as well.

  10. Nightingale planning big celebrationpublished at 15:51 GMT

    Anna Thompson
    BBC Sport in Livigno

    Safe to say Huw Nightingale is planning a big celebration with family and friends after his historic gold.

    “I like drinking,” he said. And who can begrudge him.

    After disappointment in the individual event, Charlotte Bankes said her coach told her to “go out there and have fun” and for her to race with a smile on her face.

    It certainly worked!

    Press conferenceImage source, BBC Sport
  11. curling

    GB women lose to Swedenpublished at 15:48 GMT
    Breaking

    Curling - GB women 7-10 Sweden

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    That's a third defeat in four matches for Team GB.

    They were competitive throughout against a Sweden rink who beat them in the European Championship final in November, but the odd errant shot here or there cost them. Just as it did against China and South Korea.

    They've got a job on now to reach the semi-finals. At least four wins will be required from their final five round-robin matches - starting against Denmark on Monday (08:05 GMT) - to have any hope.

  12. What's happened so far on day nine?published at 15:45 GMT

    Media caption,

    Great Britain beat Germany 9-4 to close in on semi-final spot

  13. curling

    Your curling questions answeredpublished at 15:41 GMT

    Logan Gray
    BBC Sport commentator and former elite curler

    Tom Ellis in Warrington is wondering what happens if a curling team runs out of time, like what nearly happened in the Czech Republic match?

    Well, Tom, a team gets 38 minutes of thinking time between shots - and one 60-second timeout - in the men's and women's events, and if that runs out before they've played all their stones, they immediately default the game.

  14. curling

    Postpublished at 15:37 GMT

    Curling - GB women 7-9 Sweden

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    Team GB Women's curling team in discussionImage source, Getty Images

    You can say one thing for this GB rink, they've not stopped scrapping here. A nice draw by Rebecca Morrison takes two to cut the lead to two. But the Swedes will not be too bothered - they go into the final end, with the hammer, and with the advantage.

  15. curling

    Line calling can improve for GBpublished at 15:35 GMT

    Curling - GB women 5-9 Sweden

    Vicky Wright
    Olympic gold medallist curler on BBC Two

    I think there there is positives in here. The biggest issue has been the line calling and they have also missed a lot of shots on that, especially early on. That is where the game really did swing.

    They need to discuss where they can sharpen up and come out firing. They have not been far away enough to throw away the hand, it's just about getting the brush in the right place and calling that line a bit better.

  16. Postpublished at 15:29 GMT

    Speed skating - men's team pursuit

    Speed skatingImage source, EPA

    Just one through in quarter-final four!

    The Netherlands win it in 3:41.85 and take the final semi-final qualification place, but France's 3:42.70 puts them fifth in the overall standings.

    China progress from quarter-final three, while Norway drop to sixth and are out.

    Here's Tuesday's semi-final line-up - it's first v fourth and second v third:

    1. Italy & Netherlands
    2. United States & China
  17. curling

    Postpublished at 15:24 GMT

    Curling - GB women 5-9 Sweden

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    The Swedes, incidentally, have made a substitution. Sofia Scharback has taken a breather and Johanna Heldin has stepped on to the ice to play lead... and she starts by playing a perfect shot into the button.

  18. Postpublished at 15:23 GMT

    Speed skating - men's team pursuit

    Not quite as brisk in quarter-final three, with China and Norway recording times of 3:41.66 and 3:44.36.

    Those finishes put them third and fourth in the standings and ensure Germany and Japan can't reach the semi-finals.

    Italy and the United States are through though.

    US speed skatingImage source, Getty Images
  19. curling

    Postpublished at 15:21 GMT

    Curling - GB women 5-9 Sweden

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    Some furious sweeping guides Sweden's final stone just into shot position and they edge another point ahead. They're four clear with two ends left. Surely the British rink can't overturn this now?

  20. Postpublished at 15:15 GMT

    Speed skating - men's team pursuit

    Italy celebrateImage source, Getty Images

    Germany and Japan record respective times of 3:45.28 and 3:48.14 in the opening quarter-final of speed skating's men's team pursuit.

    Italy and the United States take it up a gear in quarter-final two, finishing in 3:38.40 and 3:39.37.

    We have four more teams set to head out onto the ice, with the four fastest teams qualifying for the semi-finals.