Ed Leigh
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

A big, big run from Eileen Gu but critically it's not her best.

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Beijing bronze medallist Rachael Karker fell early on her first run but is much improved on her second, scoring 79.50 to propel herself back into podium contention.

Fellow Canadian Amy Fraser can't improve on her 85.00 - she remains in second place.

But USA's Svea Irving, who fell in run one, did not start in round two.

Up next, defending champion Eileen Gu.

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Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Livigno

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Mischa Thomas’ phone got some decent amplitude there.

It’s so warm here today that I’ve taken off my coat AND my fleece. Snow is actually melting.

How can two successive days be so different!?

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New Zealand's Mischa Thomas loses her phone at the back end of her run.

It's a DNI for the teenager (not because of the phone), so she remains on 77.75 points.

Run two in the women's halfpipe final is under way.

USA's Kate Gray, in seventh after run one, falls and registers a DNI (did not improve). She remains on 44.50 points.

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The first skiers have just passed the halfway mark in the women's 50km race.

Sweden's Ebba Andersson and Norway's Heidi Weng are out in front.

Third-placed Teresa Stadlober (Austria) is 1:45.6 behind, so it's going to be a two-way race for gold.

Team GB's Zoe Atkin has just been told to "breathe" by her coach. "That's our strategy," he says.

Good advice for us all.

Jenny Jones
Olympic bronze medallist snowboarder on BBC Two

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It couldn't have gone better for Zoe Atkin.

Super calm, super collected, she went huge and she was really tactical. She put down a safe, solid run that's put her into first position. She's got two more runs to try and step it up. There's not a lot to change.

We're aware Gu didn't put her run down but she was getting amplitude as well and we know she can challenge with her tricks.

Sweden finished top of the table in the round robin, winning seven of their nine matches, before defeating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 in the semi-finals.

Switzerland were third in the round robin, winning six and losing three. They beat USA 7-4 in the semi-finals.

When the two sides met in the group stage, Sweden won 6-4.

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Switzerland versus Sweden in the women's curling final is under way!

Sweden are searching for their fourth women's gold, having previously won in 2006, 2010, and 2018. They won their eighth World Championship back in 2011 and won their most recent medal in 2023 (bronze).

Switzerland have never won gold in the women's event, earning the silver medal in 2006 and 2010.

Switzerland are 10-time world champions, most recently in 2023, and have finished as runners-up to Canada at the past two editions.

When these two sides met in the Olympic final in 2006, Sweden won 7-6 after the match went to an extra end.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Livigno

That’s how you start your Olympic final!

Huge from Zoe Atkin, and she’s only going to build on that.

Her family are stood in front of me and there are lots of smiles on faces. Atkin’s Team GB team-mate Liam Richards is with them too.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

Technically it's not the hardest but it's absolutely massive.

Highest jump of 4.5 metres with an average of 2.7 metres - her average is higher than everyone else's peak!

It's a beautiful run from Zoe Atkin.

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Zoe Atkin likes that, raising both poles into the air as she exits the pipe. Huge amplitude for each of her tricks.

And she goes to the top of the standings with the first 90+ score of the final!

As it stands after run one

1. Zoe Atkin (Great Britain) - 90.50
2. Amy Fraser (Canada) - 85.00
3. Li Fanghui (China) - 81.25
4. Mischa Thomas (New Zealand) - 77.75
5. Yishan Liu (China) - 70.00

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

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Halfpipe is where Eileen Gu shines.

If Zoe Atkin can take Eileen down in her prime it would be a monumental achievement.

But there’s going to be a huge amount of pressure here.

China Li Fanghui was second in qualifying, posting scores of 85 and 90. She's the reigning Asian Games champion, the 2025 world silver medallist, and a former youth Olympic silver medallist.

A deep landing midway through her run leaves a good chunk of the pipe unused but it's a pretty clean opening effort.

81.25 points puts her in second place, behind Amy Fraser (85.00).

And now, it's time for GB's Zoe Atkin!

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Livigno

Eileen Gu isn’t a happy bunny with that.

She’s immediately greeted by her mum, who is wearing a huge panda hat. They’re having a very big chat, lots of shaking heads.

Gu has brought 21 pairs of skis with her to these Games. She normally only brings two or three. Something isn’t playing ball for her at the moment.

She jumps on the back of a skidoo and is taken straight back to the top of the pipe.

Tim Warwood
Snowboard and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

I think Eileen does this for the drama - she's fallen on every event! To make her wins sweeter.

Ed Leigh
Snowboarding and freestyle skiing commentator on BBC Two

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We talked about Eileen - if the pipe wasn't in perfect condition she might struggle, but looking at it, it's absolutely perfect, so everything's on her side.

There is nothing, seemingly, that should unseat her except her own approach.

"Nooooooooo" come the cries from the commentary box as Eileen Gu pulls out of her first run following an iffy landing on her first trick.

She opens with a score of 30. That was bizarre.