Two-time world champions Selina Egle and Lara Kipp guarantee themselves at least a bronze medal.

The Austrian duo are top of the standings with a time of 1:46.543.

"Wooooo" they scream into the camera. Woooo indeed.

Two pairs to go.

Latvia improve on their first run to take top spot.

It's a combined time of 1:46.796 for Marta Robezniece and Kitija Bogdanova - 0.769 clear of USA.

USA's Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby take top spot but it's not a good run - they're slower than run one.

They finish with a combined time of 1:47.565. A medal feels unlikely unless two of the remaining four pairs make major errors.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

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We play 10 ends, rather that the eight we had in the mixed, meaning we're in for the long haul tonight. Thinking about two-and-a-half hours, most likely.

In every end, each member of the team throws two consecutive stones - alternating with the opposition.

A point is scored by having your stone nearest the centre of the target at the conclusion. Only one team can score in an end. But if you're also second closest, you get an extra point. Third closest, another extra point. Fourth closest... you get the idea.

Those are the headlines, but there's a deeper explanation here

Right, five pairs to go in the women's doubles.

Poland's Nikola Domowicz, who was in tears of joy at the end of their run, and Dominika Piwkowska are in the gold medal position with a combined time of 1:48.236.

What can USA's Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby do?

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

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Bruce Mouat: The skip or captain, he throws last and dictates the tactics. Calm, thoughtful, but fiercely competitive. Considered by many to be the best in the world.

Grant Hardie: Mouat's deputy, he will throw third. He's the analytical one in the team and not afraid to speak his mind. Also drank champagne for the entirety of the 13-hour flight home from Beijing after winning silver.

Hammy McMillan: As the lead, he throws first. He's the lively one of the team and one of the best sweepers in the world. Loves a carry on. He and Hardie are cousins.

Bobby Lammie: The quiet one but an "absolute freak of nature physically" according to those who train alongside him. He and McMillan have reinvented the role of the sweeper and managed to outlast their bobsleigh counterparts in the Beijing celebrations.

This is just the first of nine round robin matches for Team GB in the men's curling.

After narrowly missing out on gold at the Beijing Games in 2022, they will have high hopes of going one step further at Milano Cortina.

But which teams await them in the round robin phase?

• China - 11 February
• Sweden - 12 February
• Italy - 13 February
• Czech Republic - 14 February
• Germany & Switzerland - 15 February
• Norway - 16 February
• Canada - 17 February
• United States - 18 February

We're up and running in the second run of the women's doubles.

Slovakia's Viktoria Praxova and Desana Spitzova, who were 11th in the first run, finish with a combined time of 1:51.513. For now, that's the time to beat but it will only get faster.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

I actually bumped into the women's team on the way in to the Cortina Curling Stadium tonight. They've just had their first shot on the ice and now they're absolutely choking to get on with it. They start against China on Thursday at 18:05 GMT.

First, though, they were off to find the merch shop for some souvenirs...

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Out in Cortina, it's time to decide who will be the inaugural luge women's doubles Olympic champions.

Remember, it's the combined time from runs one and two which matters.

Here's how the top five looks after run one.

1. Andrea Voetter/Marion Oberhofer (Italy) - 53.102
2. Dajana Eitberger/Magdalena Matschina (Germany) - 53.124 (+0.022)
3. Selina Egle/Lara Kipp (Austria) - 53.193 (+0.091)
4. Marta Robezniece/Kitija Bogdanova (Latvia) - 53.492 (+0.390)
5. Chevonne Forgan/Sophia Kirkby (USA) - 53.570 (+0.468)

The pairs will go down in reverse order of the standings, so Slovakia's Viktoria Praxova and Desana Spitzova (+3.125) who will kick off run two.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

So here we go with Team GB's latest medal contenders...

The men's curlers are ranked first in the world and have been almost unbeatable for most of the season. But can they deliver on the biggest stage after winning silver in Beijing four years ago?

The big question might be how Bruce Mouat responds to his medal heartbreak in the mixed on Tuesday? The skip is the first of the team to emerge out into the arena and looked to have a spring in his step again.

We have new leader in the men's 1,000m and it's Italian Daniele Di Stefano who posts a time of 1:08:17

The athletes are racing in reverse world rankings order so expect that gold medal time to tumble right down.

For context, Jordan Stolz's world record time stands at 1:05.37.

Here's the planned television schedule for UK viewers for the afternoon, with the usual caveat that these things are subject to change. You also have the option of the 'watch live' button above.

BBC Two

17:50: Luge: Women’s doubles – final run.

18:20: Curling: Men’s round robin - China v Great Britain.

20:40: Figure Skating: Ice dance – free dance.

Olympics extra (On iPlayer, Red Button or at the top of this page

1815: Speed Skating: Men’s 1,000m.

1845: Luge: Men’s doubles – final run.

1920: Figure Skating: The start of the ce dance – free dance.

1930: Curling: Men’s round robin -China v Great Britain.

2030: Ice Hockey: Men’s Group B – Sweden v Italy.

• Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen won gold in the men's Super-G
• Jens Luraas Oftebro won Norway's seventh gold of the Games with victory in the Nordic combined men's individual 10km
• Defending champion Jakara Anthony (Australia) stumbled in women's moguls final to miss out on podium with 20-year-old American Elizabeth Lemley taking gold.
• GB's Makayla Gerken Schofield missed out on the women's moguls final, finishing 12th in the second qualifying round.
• Chloe Kim (USA) came through snowboard halfpipe qualifying as she bids to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic golds in the same event.
• France's Julia Simon collected her second gold of the Games, winning the biathlon women's 15km. GB's Shawna Pendry came 88th.

Jordan Stolz won't be competing for a while yet, he's in pair 14 up against the Netherlands' Jenning de Boo.

First up is Italy's Francesco Betti, skating on his own as we've got an odd number in this final.

He's roared on by the home crowd and posts a time of 1:10:18.

One pairing done, 14 to go.

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American Jordan Stolz, 21, is the favourite.

For Stolz, the 1,000m is probably his strongest event as he goes for a 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m hat-trick. That elusive treble hasn't happened at an Olympics since 1980.

Stolz was inspired to take up skating having watched the 2010 games on TV. He practiced skating on a frozen pond at his home in Wisconsin.

He competed at Beijing aged 17 and at just 19 he won the world championship in this event.

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Coming up at about 17:30 GMT is the men's 1,000m speed skating.

It's an event which has historically been dominated by the Netherlands with three different Dutchman winning the past three gold medals.

Beijing champion Thomas Krol was the winner in Beijing, but he won't be defending his crown this time around. He retired in 2024 to become a pilot.

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Run one - done!

And what a competition this is shaping up to be!

USA's Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa lead the way with a track record of 52.482 but it's so tight at the top.

Defending champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt have work to do from fifth to preserve their unbeaten record at the Olympics.

1. Marcus Mueller/Ansel Haugsjaa (USA) - 52.482
2. Thomas Steu/Wolfgang Kindl (Austria) - 52.485 (+0.003)
3. Emanuel Rieder/Simon Kainzwaldner (Italy) - 52.499 (+0.017)
4. Toni Eggert/Florian Mueller (Germany) - 52.579 (+0.097)
5. Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (Germany) - 52.582 (+0.101)

We'll be back for the women's medal run at 17:53 GMT and the men's medal run at 18:44.

Three pairs to come in the men's doubles and it's USA's Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa who retain the lead.

But there's just 0.003 separating them from Austria's Thomas Steu and Wolfgang Kindl.

John Jackson
Two-time Olympic bobsledder on BBC One

I've never seen luge racing as close as this before. This is going to be absolutely outstanding in the second run.