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  1. Curling - GB women 4-0 Japan

    And blast it they did.

    Japan respond with a stone that knocks a British stone, but it stalls after making contact with another red.

    One stone each remaining.

  2. Curling - GB women 4-0 Japan

    Two stones each to go in the fourth end.

    Japan place their latest effort slightly above two British reds with a gap between them - could it be knocked through?

    "Just blast it on the nose," says one of the GB team.

  3. Curling - GB women 4-0 Japan

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    Rebecca Morrison is among the best-performing fourths this week and she's really stepped up when her team has needed her in these past few games.

  4. Watch: Fukada wins slopestyle gold

    Snowboarding - Women's slopestyle final

    Mari Fukada won gold in the women's snowboarding slopestyle final earlier today.

    Japan also took bronze courtesy of Kokomo Murase, with New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott snatching silver with her final run.

    Japan's Fukada wins slopestyle gold in first Olympics

  5. 'Great start for GB'

    Curling - GB women 4-0 Japan

    Jackie Lockhart
    Four-time Olympic curler on BBC Two

    A great start for GB. Japan are definitely chasing us. We are placing our stones in great places. We just have to keep this up.

  6. Curling - GB women 4-0 Japan

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    Another end, another excellent Rebecca Morrison shot asks the question of Japan and they've not got the answer. Team GB steal one to open a four-shot lead after three ends.

  7. Curling - GB women 4-0 Japan

    Steve Cram
    Curling commentator on BBC Two

    Great Britain's Rebecca Morrison (right) during the Women's Curling match against JapanPA Media

    What a start for Great Britain. 4-0 up after three ends!

  8. Curling - GB women 4-0 Japan

    Not close enough for Japan!

    They go into heavy sweeping mode to try to get their final stone into the centre of the house, but it falls short of their target.

    Team GB add an extra point, Japan retain the hammer for the upcoming fourth end.

  9. Get Involved

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    I'm watching the curling instead of the Champions League. What's happened to me?

    Joe, Birmingham

    Newcastle are 5-0 up at half-time - game over.

    Stick with the curling, Joe.

  10. How do curlers avoid falling over?

    Curling - GB women 3-0 Japan

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    Curling shoesGetty Images

    Ever wondered why these curlers never look like falling over* on the ice?

    Well, most of them wear either bespoke curling shoes or adapted trainers, but the key thing is the quarter-inch Teflon plate on the bottom of the sliding foot - left for right-handers and vice versa - to help them glide.

    Sometimes that will be a single plate right the length of the sole, but most elite players will have two separate discs to allow a bit more movement of the foot.

    The other foot will just have a grippy rubber sole, principally so you don't fall over...

    You might also notice that the sweepers have a silicone tip on toe of their dominant foot - that's to reduce friction when they are chasing the stone down the ice.

    *America's Danny Casper decked it a belter the other day

  11. Curling - GB women 3-0 Japan

    Jackie Lockhart
    Four-time Olympic curler on BBC Two

    That was a nice, well-controlled end. These guys have not played this Japanese team often - I have found four head to heads and Rebecca Morrison has won the last three of them.

  12. Curling - GB women 3-0 Japan

    Richard Winton
    BBC Sport Scotland in Cortina

    Great Britain's Sophie Sinclair and Jennifer DoddsPA Media

    A smashing Jen Dodds double takeout wrestles the impetus back for Team GB and Rebecca Morrison continues her fine form to take an excellent three points. Two ends gone, eight to go.

  13. Curling - GB women 3-0 Japan

    Steve Cram
    Curling commentator on BBC Two

    Well done. Lovely shot and that will settle everyone's nerves.

  14. Curling - GB women 3-0 Japan

    An excellent second end for Team GB!

    Their final stone seals a 3-0 lead for the British team.

  15. Curling - GB women 0-0 Japan

    Steve Cram
    Curling commentator on BBC Two

    This is building really nicely for Great Britain.

  16. Curling - GB women 0-0 Japan

    One stone left each.

    Team GB knock a Japanese stone out of the house and replace it with their own.

    They have four of their stones inside, with two of their opponents on the periphery.

  17. Curling - GB women 0-0 Japan

    Steve Cram
    Curling commentator on BBC Two

    This is important for Sophie Sinclair, as she didn't have the best game against the US.

    : Sophie Sinclair and Rebecca Morrison of Team Great BritainGetty Images

  18. Curling - GB women 0-0 Japan

    Jackie Lockhart
    Four-time Olympic curler on BBC Two

    Sophie Sinclair just came in a fraction too far and it has given Japan the opportunity to come and sit in front of it.

  19. Curling - GB women 0-0 Japan

    Sophie Sinclair drops her stone marginally short - could this let Japan in?

    Japan haven't had the best record in this competition - they bottom of the standings with one win and six defeats.

  20. What needs to happen?

    Curling - GB women 0-0 Japan

    To be honest, I'm not entirely sure at this stage.

    The one thing we do know is that GB need to win tonight and again tomorrow against Italy (13:05 GMT) then see how the chips fall.

    Five wins might be enough to see them through but, equally, it might not. Canada and Denmark are also playing tonight, so their results will have an impact.

    All will become clear over the next few hours.

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