Canada, one of the favourites to win gold in the men's curling, open up a 5-3 lead over Great Britain after five ends

The British team fights back but eventually loses its unbeaten record, succumbing 9-5 to the reigning world champions

In the women's downhill, Britain's Chemmy Alcott races into second place, but eventually finishes a creditable 11th

The gold medal goes to Austria's Michaela Dorfmeister, it is a fitting finale for the 32-year-old who retires next month

High winds force the judges to postpone the Nordic Combined team event after the first round of ski jumping

Back in Turin, reigning Olympic ice hockey champions Canada get off to a strong start as they beat Italy 7-2

Rhona Martin and Jackie Lockhart have much to ponder as Great Britain's curlers trail 5-0 early on against Sweden

Skip Martin inspires a comeback, but world and European champions Sweden inflict Great Britain's first defeat, 8-6

Australia's Dale Begg-Smith thrills the crowd with some spectacular jumps as he secures gold in the men's moguls

The men's doubles luge title goes to Austria's Andreas and Wolfgang Linger who clock a fastest time of 47.336 seconds

Britain's short-track skaters endure a disappointing night, Paul Stanley goes in heat one of the 1,000m but finishes last

Jon Eley edges past Australia's Mark McNee to finish third in his heat but it is not enough to qualify for the next stage

In the women's 500m, Sarah Lindsay survives a fall to make the semi-finals but posts the slowest time and goes out

The gold eventually goes to Wang Meng whose time of 44.345 seconds keeps the title in Chinese hands

Day five ends with Great Britain's men's curling team recording an impressive 6-3 win over reigning champions Norway