Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Livigno

I snapped this (absolutely terrible) photo of the big air on my way into the snow park tonight.

Until you see it in the flesh, it's impossible to comprehend how big a structure it is.

Arriving into Livigno on Sunday night, we turned a corner and suddenly there it was, lighting up the night's sky. WOAH.

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As the luge gets back underway with its second run, let's take a look back at Franjo von Allmen winning the first gold of this Olympics in the downhill.

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At the end of the second period, the United States now lead Finland 4-0.

Alex Carpenter scored in the first period, before Taylor Heise, Megan Keller and Hilary Knight extended the lead in the second.

What's happened so far on day one?

• Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen wins first gold of Games in men's downhill
• Swedish one-two in women's skiathlon, with Frida Karlsson claiming gold
• Team GB's Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds beat Canada and USA to maintain 100% mixed curling record

• GB medal hope Kirsty Muir through to Monday's freeski slopestyle final
• USA skier Lindsey Vonn completes second practice despite saying her ACL is "100% gone"
• Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida sets new Olympic record in the women's 3,000m speed skating and wins gold medal

What's to come on day one?

There are two more gold medals to be won on the first official day in Italy:

• 17:45-20:00 - Women's ski jumping - normal hill - Slovenia's Nika Prevc is favourite and vying to become youngest woman to win an Olympic ski jumping title
• 18:30-20:30 - Men's snowboard - big air - four Japanese riders in final 12 with Hiroto Ogiwara finishing top in qualifying

First runs complete in luge's men's singles and Germany's Max Langenhan, the reigning world champion, leads the way with a time of 52.924 seconds.

Second is Austria's Jonas Mueller, who has three World Cup wins this season, with 52.959.

Felix Loch, who has four World Cup wins in the current campaign, is down in ninth with a time of 53.418.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport in Milan

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The chief of the British Olympic Association (BOA), Dame Katherine Grainger, says Team GB should not be called a "disappointment" if they do not attain their target of a record medal haul - but the "potential is very real" to win a historic number.

Britain's best medal haul from a Winter Games is five - at Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 - but UK Sport says up to eight medals could be won at Milan-Cortina.

Grainger, herself an Olympic gold medal winner, says targets have been set high for a reason - and the BOA would have to hold themselves to account if they are not reached.

"I would never want to call the team a disappointment in respect of results," she told me this morning at a press briefing

"We know the potential is to attain a record number of medals, and if that potential is not achieved then we have a responsibility across all of us to understand where that went wrong.

"There rightly will be questions if we do not achieve that. But I would never label any team a disappointment.”

Mid-way through the second period, the United States lead Finland 3-0.

Alex Carpenter, Taylor Heise and Megan Keller are the scorers for the USA.

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The men's singles event in luge is underway, with German veteran Felix Loch bidding to become the oldest Olympic champion in the event, having taken the record for the youngest winner in Vancouver 2010.

The 36-year-old, who also triumphed in this event in 2014, completed his first run in 53.418 seconds, placing him eighth of the first 10 athletes, with 25 in the field overall.

We'll have two runs in this event today, with two more following tomorrow - the lowest aggregate time wins.

No messing around, it's straight to the medal ceremony and Francesca Lollobrigida, unsurprisingly, can't keep the smile off her face as the gold medal is hung around her neck.

The Italian national anthem now rings out, the hosts will hope this is the first of many times it is heard over the next couple of weeks.

Here is how the top 10 looked at the end of it. What a moment for Francesca Lollobrigida...

1. Francesca Lollobrigida, Italy - 3:54.28
2. Ragne Wiklund, Norway - 3:56.54
3. Valerie Maltais, Canada - 3:56.93
4. Joe Beune, Netherlands - 3:58.12
5. Isabelle Weidemann, Canada - 3:59.24
6. Nadezhda Morozova, Kazakhstan - 4:01.20
7. Sandrine Tas, Belgium - 4:01.26
8. Marijke Grownewoud, Netherlands - 4:01.35
9. Merel Conijn, Netherlands - 4:01.65
10. Elizaveta Golubeva, Kazakhstan - 4:03.30

Wilf O’Reilly
Former British short track speed skater on BBC Two

Francesca Lollobrigida was motivated. The Italians have been here and inspiring. It is amazing to see the Olympic record. There were a lot of questions over the quality of the ice.

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There's a lovely moment as Francesca Lollobrigida, wrapped in an Italian flag, is reunited with her young son after clinching gold.

That comes after the slightly comical image of, I assume, a Games volunteer running along the gangway in the stands, carrying Lollobrigida's son with a look of panic on her face, thinking she might not get the child to his mother in time.

All this was happening while Joy Beune was still had another lap to go!

Simon Brotherton
Skating commentator on BBC Two

Dutch disappointment and Italian joy.

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The Italians are still smiling in Milan as European champion Ragne Wiklund of Norway, can't maintain her early pace and comes up short.

She goes into the silver medal spot with Francesca Lollobrigida now guaranteed a medal.

Disappointment for Netherlands' Marijke Grownewoud, who comes in sixth.

Another Dutchwoman Joy Beune - the favourite - is up in the final pair...

1. Francesca Lollobrigida, Italy - 3:54.28
2. Ragne Wiklund, Norway - 3:56.54
3. Valerie Maltais, Canada - 3:56.93
4. Nadezhda Morozova, Kazakhstan - 4:01.20
5. Sandrine Tas, Belgium - 4:01.26
6. Marijke Grownewoud, Netherlands - 4:01.35
7. Merel Conijn, Netherlands - 4:01.65
8. Elizaveta Golubeva, Kazakhstan - 4:03.30
9. Kaitlyn McGregor, Switzerland - 4:04.13
10. Kseniia Korzhova, neutral - 4:05.83

The Milan Speed Skating Stadium erupts!

Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida has stormed into the lead - and in a new Olympic record time!

Brilliant from Lollobrigida to take the gold medal spot, a couple of seconds ahead of Canada's Valerie Maltais, who is now second.

Four skaters to go and they will really have to go some to overhaul the Italian now...

1. Francesca Lollobrigida, Italy - 3:54.28
2. Valerie Maltais, Canada - 3:56.93
3. Nadezhda Morozova, Kazakhstan - 4:01.20
4. Sandrine Tas, Belgium - 4:01.26
5. Merel Conijn, Netherlands - 4:01.65
6. Elizaveta Golubeva, Kazakhstan - 4:03.30
7. Kaitlyn McGregor, Switzerland - 4:04.13
8. Kseniia Korzhova, neutral - 4:05.83
9. Laura Hall, Canada - 4:06.13
10. Josie Hofmann, Germany - 4:06.54

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We have a new leader in the speed skating!

Brilliant stuff from Nadezhda Morozova. The Kazakhstan athlete was ahead of the leader Sandrine Tas' time all the way but began to tire in the final laps.

She digs in, though, and crosses the line a mere 0.06 seconds than the Belgian. Another five metres and she'd have been in the silver medal position rather than gold.

Six more skaters to go...

1. Nadezhda Morozova, Kazakhstan - 4:01.20
2. Sandrine Tas, Belgium - 4:01.26
3. Merel Conijn, Netherlands - 4:01.65
4. Elizaveta Golubeva, Kazakhstan - 4:03.30
5. Kaitlyn McGregor, Switzerland - 4:04.13
6. Kseniia Korzhova, neutral - 4:05.83
7. Laura Hall, Canada - 4:06.13
8. Josie Hofmann, Germany - 4:06.54
9. Marina Zueva, neutral - 4:07.09
10. Violette Braun, France - 4:07.16

Over at the ice hockey, Finland's women's side are in action against the United States, starting their Winter Olympics campaign after a bout of norovirus struck their camp.

Their first fixture, which was due to played against Canada on Thursday, but has been delayed by a week.

The match is 0-0 after the first period, meanwhile hosts Italy have gone down to a 6-1 defeat against Sweden.

Jackie Lockhart
Four-time Olympic curler on BBC Two

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The focus will be 'do not relax' these guys will want to finish in the top of the section. Jen Dodd and Bruce Mouat will want to keep that continuation. They have been playing so well.

BBC Two

The women's 3,000m speed skating final is just getting back under way with the big medal favourites due on the ice in the next little while.

You can watch the action unfold now on BBC Two.