David Murdoch's British men's curlers lead the standings after their victory over Sweden 8-2, and Canada lose to Finland

The canadian ice hockey team cruise through to the final, as they thrash Finland 6-0 at the Palasport Olimpico

GB figure skaters Sinead and John Kerr lie in a disappointing 11th place after the opening compulsory dance stage

Canada's Duff Gibson wins gold in the Skeleton final, with Jeff Pain taking silver and Gregor Steahli clinching bronze

Kristan Bromley misses out on a medal in the skeleton - as does fellow Briton Adam Pengilly

GB's Zoe Gillings qualifies in 12th place for the quarter-finals of the women's snowboard cross despite the poor conditions

Gillings crashes out of medal contention in her quarter-final as the competition builds towards a dramatic conclusion

Tanja Frieden snatches gold after Lindsey Jacobellis squanders her lead in the final at the second-last jump

Switzerland's Frieden celebrates her win in the Olympic debut of the event, while Canda's Dominique Maltais takes bronze

GB's women curlers drop down the rankings after a disappointing 9-3 defeat by favourites Canada in Pinerolo

Estonia's Andrus Veerpalu wins gold in the 15km classical cross-country ahead of Lukas Bauer and Tobias Angerer

While Rory Morrish, Ireland's first contestant in the Winter Olympics in Turin, crosses the line in 88th place out of 97

Austria's Marlies Schild leads defending champion Janica Kostelic after the second slalom run of the women's combined

The women's combined downhill is postponed because of high winds after Nika Fleiss crashes in her opening run

Russia beat Switzerland 6-2 in the placement rounds as the women's ice hockey tournament reaches the semi-final stage