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Team GB's Sophie Sinclair, speaking to BBC Sport after beating Japan 9-3: "It has been small margins that we have been missing out on. To get a performance like that is really, really good.

"I think we will sleep well. Super excited for it [tomorrow]. The atmosphere out there is just amazing."

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

Before the final event of the night, the crowd is being led in a singalong to Wonderwall by the stadium announcer with words on the big screen.

It's like being back in Manchester.

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Team GB's Jen Dodds, speaking to BBC Sport after beating Japan 9-3: "That was a much better performance tonight. That is the proper team arsenal out there tonight. We have the talent to win ugly, which we showed this morning. Tonight is how we like to perform.

"When you have the last stone at the start of the game, your percentage of winning goes up. Roll on tomorrow.

"It is just enjoying the environment. The fans, GB, any other nations supporting their team has been incredible out there. Tomorrow is going to be extra cool."

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

Normally I would have expected Fontana to not give that first position away but Korea are so strong at this event.

[Korea's depth is] phenomenal. Individually they haven't been that successful but they always seem to put it together at the Olympic Games.

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Back at the speed skating, what a dramatic finale to that women's 3000m relay final...

Hosts Italy came so close to another gold, taking advantage of a Canadian slip to move in front in the closing stages.

But South Korea assumed the lead with a couple of laps to go and held on for the win.

Vicky Wright
Olympic gold medallist curler on BBC Two

Japan had to start chasing. Today Rebecca Morrison was hitting hit after hit.

It is the mental aspect and at the Olympics there is more pressure on this than the World Championships.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

The women still have work to do. They must win a third game in a row - against hosts Italy (Thursday, 13:05 GMT) - and hope other results go their way if they are to make Friday's semis.

The inexperienced rink - with only Jen Dodds surviving from the 2022 gold-medal winning team - finished sixth in last year's World Championships and do seem to be hitting form at the right time.

Morrison, especially, has grown into this tournament and it is her bold shot-making that underpinned Wednesday's two victories, which have hauled this team back to the brink of a shot at the medals.

Now they need to emerge unscathed from one more day of drama to complete an extraordinary reversal of fortunes.

Vicky Wright
Olympic gold medallist curler on BBC Two

That was our best performance of the full week.

I think after the game this morning, Rebecca Morrison sealing that shot has lifted their spirits.

They look like they're enjoying it out there.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

And that's it. Japan can't deliver the shot they need and Team GB steal one more and their opponents have had enough.

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Steve Cram
Curling commentator on BBC Two

Excellent performance tonight from GB. They controlled it right from the start.

Team GB steal the end, adding another point to extend their lead to six - Japan choose to shake hands and end the match!

Japan's final throw can't displace a British red from the centre of the house and that's the match.

A fantastic performance from Team GB, who will now be watching the three other ongoing fixtures with great interest.

Pretty much a three-horse race now as one of the Dutch skaters crashes out midway through the race. The Dutch are about half a lap down with 12 laps to go...

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

At the moment the pace isn't quick, it will be a tactical race.

Italy, South Korea, Canada or the Netherlands for gold? History for Arianna Fontana?

We'll find out in about four minutes' time.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

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The only dark cloud on a terrific day for Team GB's curlers? Canada are in control against Italy now, and Denmark are still leading Switzerland. Exactly how important that is will only become clear on Thursday.

Jackie Lockhart
Four-time Olympic curler on BBC Two

It is a very difficult for Japan to remove them all, so she has changed her strategy. Japan are hoping for an error from GB.

With four British reds sitting uncontested in the house, Japan place one of their own next to the three close to the centre.

Four stones to go in the eighth end.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

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Arianna Fontana has 13 Olympic medals after winning 500m silver and mixed relay gold earlier in these Games. One more medal would put her on her own as Italy’s most decorated Olympian, summer or winter.

It would also move her to just one behind Marit Bjoergen's all-time Winter Olympic record of 15 medals.

Fontana had looked in control of her 1000m quarter-final and semi-final, but in the medal race she was crowded out and left with too much to do.

She said she had extra motivation after feeling she was impeded in the 1000m final, in which she finished fourth.

"I'll try to turn this anger into extra fuel to add to the fire," said the 35-year-old.

The women's relay is 27 laps of the track.

Each team has four skaters and they can decide how many laps each skater completes, but all four must take part and the final two laps must be covered by the same skater.

To complete a relay exchange, the skater on the ice must tag the next skater. To maintain momentum, it is common for the next skater to crouch and receive a push from behind.

"Organised chaos" is a good way to describe what we're about to see over the next few minutes.