BEIJING 2022 LIVE - CLOSING CEREMONY CONCLUDES AS WE BID FAREWELL TO THE WINTER GAMES

Gold looks a certainty now after Eve Muirhead's final stone of End 7 left all 4 of the GB stones in the house with Japan nowhere to be seen. An 8-2 lead is surely unassailable. Surely!

Another blistering run for Stefan Brennsteiner (23.72) and then Emma Aicher's fall in run 3 left Alexander Schmid needing a win in under Brennsteiner's but though he won in 23.87 it was not enough. So Austria take gold, Germany silver and Norway third.

Norway beat United States with Mikaela Shiffrin and Tommy Ford getting beaten in their runs so despite another superb final run from River Radamus the Scandinavians take bronze. Mikaela Shiffrin is denied a medal for the sixth time in her six events.

Heat 3 is over in the bobsleigh and there has been no movement in the main places. Francisco Friedrich's crew has the lead over Johannes Lochner's charges by 0.20 seconds with the field another 0.45 seconds back. With Brad Hall's team 0.37 seconds from fifth and 0.25 seconds ahead of seventh, it seems unlikely there will be change when Heat 4 begins at 3.20, with just the top 20 sleds involved.

Mikaela Shiffrin lost the first run and though River Radamus won the second run going under 24 seconds, Alexander Schmid beat Tommy Ford by 0.84 seconds to put Germany into the final against Austria.

The United States will now face Switzerland in the bronze medal match-up.

Whisper it softly but it looks like Team GB are heading for victory in the Women's Curling. Great work from Vicky Wright in particular set up a steal to extend their lead to 4-1 after five ends.

The blistering time from Stefan Brennsteiner proved the difference as the favourites Austria finished at 2-2 with Norway. They will meet the winner of the match between the United States and Germany.

SIxth-ranked United beat third-favourites Italy 3-1 in the Mixed Team Parallel with Mikaela Shiffrin the only one to lose (narrowly by 0-02 seconds) as River Radamus, Paula Moltzan and Tommy Ford produced dazzling runs. Italy will now face Germany in the semi-final, after Switzerland were beaten in a tie break.

Italy are favoured against the United States. Shiffrin, who the second female alpine skier to compete in six events, will go against Martsa Bassino in the third run.

Hall's men had another good start but could not make up any time on those in front of them, with the top six staying in the same order.

Here we go with Brad Hall's men, can they make any inroads into the top five. The top two look out of range but maybe they can close in on Justin Kripps' Canadian outfit.

Team GB's lead is halved after End 2 with Japan having the nearest stone to the button.

Francesco Friedrich's crew go first and set the benchmark for the rest to follow with 2:15.17.

She will have bigger tests to come but it was a fine first display for Mikaela Shiffrin leading off the United States, winning her race with the United States going on to beat Slovakia 3-1.

Eve Muirhead knocks the Japanese stone away from the button, giving Britain a 2-0 advantage after the first end.

Slovenia edge Canada on a tie break by 0.32 seconds despite a fine run from Trevor Philp last up for the Canucks in the first 1/8 final in the Mixed Team Parallel.

Kicking off the action today is the Mixed Team Parallel on the slopes with Slovenia taking on Canada.

We will be keeping you abreast of the action on the Alpine hills and at the Bobsleigh, so for full detail of how each stone rolls (or slides), follow our coverage here.