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So this was the top three after the first run...

1. Atle Lie McGrath (Norway) - 56.14 seconds
2. Loic Meillard (Switzerland) - 56.73 seconds
3. Fabio Gstrein (Austria) - 57.08 seconds

Can anyone make a challenge for those podium places?

Anna Thompson
BBC Sport in Bormio

It's no surprise with the conditions that fewer than 50% of the first run starters made it down to the finish in the men's slalom.

And there have been some big casualties, with Brazil's history-making giant slalom gold medallist, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, among them.

He said after his DNF (did not finish): "Oh man, this sport. It brings you up to the sky and it just slams you back into reality equally as fast. That's exactly what makes it the art it is."

And his thoughts on the course and conditions in the first run?

"This is a course you have to absolutely get after. You have to push, you have to create everything yourself."

The course will be set up differently for the second run. Remember, the competitors are not allowed to ski down it in preparation but can visually inspect it to form the run in their minds.

It's fantastic to see two British skiers - Dave Ryding and Billy Major - in the top 30 and able to challenge.

Right then. Let's turn our attention to the second run of men's slalom.

The conditions in Bormio are looking slightly better, so hopefully we'll have more racers crossing the finish line this time - including GB's Dave Ryding and Billy Major.

Team GB's women kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive with a fine win over Denmark earlier.

They still need to win at least three of their remaining four round-robin matches to have a chance of progressing, starting against Switzerland at 18:05 GMT.

GB men take on Norway at 13:05.

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Matt Weston on what is needed to be good at skeleton: "The three pieces of the puzzle to be a good skeleton athlete; one is the start, you need to be super explosive and super strong because the sleds can be up to 30-40 kilos so they're a lot heavier than people think so you need to be pretty strong to do that.

"The driving element. So going down Cortina, I know every single corner like the back of my hand, if you ask me anything about any of the corners I'll be able to tell you in detail what I need to do so that's quite an important part.

"But the third one is equipment, in GB we do a lot of work and research and innovation and our coaches work tirelessly on trying to provide the best package for us individually. They're all bespoke sleds to each member of the team to enable you to go as fast as possible really."

Stoecker added: "Equally I think you do need, personally, guts and you need a dream."

Are you both a bit crazy? "No, we're not crazy," Stoecker said. "We both know what we're doing."

Weston replied: "I was going to say yes!

"You do have to get used to the adrenaline rush and get used to that feeling of sprinting at the top of the track and diving on. You have to get your head around the fact that we have no breaks - if I mess up that first corner it's like, 'well, I still have to go to the bottom' so once you get your head around that it becomes a bit more calm."

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Tabitha Stoecker on Matt Weston: "Matt's just been an incredible partner in all of this and it's such an honour to get to compete together, and with an Olympic champion because he'd won already going into this race. I felt really lucky to be paired with him. He's been an inspiration to me, he's been a mentor, he's been a friend - so sharing this gold medal moment with him is incredible."

Stoecker on how she got into the sport: "I guess my sport before skeleton was circus arts - so I did flying trapeze, acrobatics, and I loved all of that and the performance element of it all and then I saw an advert on Instagram for the 'Discover Your Gold' talent identification process. I got selected for skeleton and I guess the rest is history."

Stoecker on Italy getting to practice on the Olympic track as the home nation: "The Italians would have got the slide that track loads more than we have so it's just a testament to our team and our coaches and support staff and ourselves really, that we're able to pick up that track so quickly and lay down some really competitive runs."

What do the other nations think about the UK being so good at it despite not having the facilities? "I guess all the people I compete with in the women's field, everyone is really supportive of one another. I'm sure it's a little bit shocking how amazing GB can be with such a disadvantage with the sliding side of things but, historically we've done so well so everyone comes to expect it from us now."

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Great Britain pair Tabitha Stoecker and Matt Weston, spoke to BBC Breakfast after winning gold in the mixed skeleton on Sunday.

Weston on winning two gold medals including his individual title: "They're pretty heavy. It feels absolutely amazing, to have two is unreal. I'm so proud of myself and the team and everyone who's been a part of this journey."

Weston on being in a team: "We rely on each other massively. Me and Tabbie, we were a great team yesterday but the whole squad that's out here, all five of us, are such, such close friends. We choose to hang out with each other outside of the sport even when we're not forced to so, it's an amazing team.

"I think that also separates us from other nations. We work so well together, we share lines, we share equipment, we share hotel rooms half the season so you become very close and I think that's also one of the elements that make GB great."

Weston on skeleton in the UK: "Yeah we're not bad. To put my name with some of the greats that have gone before me like Lizzie [Yarnold], Laura [Deas] and Amy [Williams] - the list could go on and on. To put my name amongst those guys... I have no idea why we're so good at skeleton in GB.

"We don't actually have ice to train on. Some other nations like Germany have four tracks so during the winter, they can train way more than we can and hone in on their equipment and skills. They have the opportunity to do that way more than us so, the fact that we can come to the Olympics and beat them and other nations like that, feels pretty amazing."

What do the other nations think about the UK being so good at it despite not having the facilities? "Probably quite annoying to be honest."

Weston on Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale's gold medal: "Massive congrats guys, you did it just before we did and gave us that little bit of an extra boost."

We've heard what Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale had to say on BBC Breakfast this morning, but let's see how Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker were feeling after the golden run in the mixed skeleton...

Here's what else we can look forward to today...

• 12:30 - Alpine skiing: Men's slalom run two (featuring GB's Dave Ryding and Billy Major)
• 13:05 - Curling: Men's round robin (Bruce Mouat's GB v Norway)
• 15:40 - Ice hockey: Women's semi-final
• 18:00 - Bobsleigh: Women's monobob heats three and four (featuring GB's Adele Nicholl)
• 18:05 - Curling: Women's round robin (GB v Switzerland)
• 18:30 - Freestyle skiing: Women's big air final (featuring GB's Kirsty Muir)
• 19:00 - Figure skating: Pair skating - free skating (featuring GB's Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby)
• 20:10 - Ice hockey: Women's semi-final

Hi Seth, the push handles are usually collapsed by the pilot - using a button or lever - when both athletes are in the sled.

Montell Douglas
Olympic bobsledder on BBC One

There are two separate races going on - the medals between the German teams, and everyone else.

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It's not looking good for Brad Hall and Taylor Lawrence in terms of medal hopes.

They're in eighth after heat two, 1.64 seconds behind leaders Johannes Lochner and Georg Fleischhauer of Germany.

And two more German teams on the podium as things stand.

Simon Brotherton
Skating commentator on BBC

For Arianna Fontana, it seemed as if it wasn't right a few laps from the end and at the end of the race.

A hint of an incident pushed her wide and took the momentum away.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

Arianna Fontana has one more chance at a medal in Milan - the women's 3000m relay.

That record 14th medal remains a possibility.

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South Korea's Kim Gil-li wins bronze ahead of Italy's Arianna Fontana.

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Courtney Sarault takes silver.

That's the Canadian's third medal of the Games.

Wilf O'Reilly
Former Team GB short track speed skater on BBC

What a fabulous race, skated spectacularly.

Simon Brotherton
Skating commentator on BBC

Another gold medal for the Netherlands.

Just off the podium is Arianna Fontana!