Jess Anderson
BBC Sport in Cortina

Well everyone, I don’t want to get too excited but that could not have gone much better for Matt Weston.

Breathe.

John Jackson
Two-time Olympic bobsledder on BBC One

I wonder if the current conditions and the set up isn't optimal in comparison to what it was like yesterday.

Reigning Olympic champion Christopher Grotheer has been distanced. His deficit to Matt Weston has grown from +0.46 to +0.75 seconds.

Tiny margins in normal life. Huge margins in skeleton.

John Hunt
Sliding commentator on BBC Two

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Matt Weston says to the Germans, come and get me if you're good enough. I don't think you are.

Matt Weston led Axel Jungk by +0.30 after run two.

It's +0.39 after run three, although Jungk clawed back some time at the back-end of the track.

Defending Olympic champion Christopher Grotheer is up next.

John Jackson
Two-time Olympic bobsledder on BBC One

Outstanding run, great push to start it off. You can see he hardly moves on the sled. Really, really quality sliding from Matt. Every time he's been down the track he's set a record.

John Hunt
Sliding commentator on BBC Two

This is lovely, just what we wanted!

Well, that looked pretty good to me! Another sub-56 second time from Matt Weston. He dismounts his sled, takes off his helmet, pumps both arms and roars.

His overall time is 2:47.72.

Germany's Axel Jungk was +0.30 behind after two runs. What will that gap be after run three?

John Jackson
Two-time Olympic bobsledder on BBC One

Matt Weston is in a good crowd of experienced sliders. He just needs to focus on what he knows he can do. He needs to focus now and see if he can open the gap.

Charlotte Whistlecroft
BBC Sport in Cortina

I’m next to Matt Weston’s family and the vibes are impeccable! We’re all dancing to Cotton Eye Joe!

There are loads of flags and we just did the YMCA. Let’s go!

Lizzy Yarnold
Two-time Olympic skeleton champion on BBC Two

Matt Weston is a real perfectionist. He said that he really wanted to enjoy today so it will be interesting to see how he balances the two.

I say that the only decision you have to make is the push at the start. Matt is so aggressive on the push start and is so well practiced, a magnificent performer.

It's men's skeleton time!

Leader Matt Weston (1:52.09) will be first down the track.

Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport in Livigno

If you were with us on this live text last night, you'll know that Snoop Dogg was in attendance at the women's halfpipe final and I was lucky enough to get my hands on one of these - a Winter Olympic Snoop Dogg pin.

My Games have been made. Rest assured this pin has been very safely stowed away and I'm not letting anyone near it.

Will Snoop be in attendance again tonight? I will of course keep you updated on this very important information.

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Jess Anderson
BBC Sport in Cortina

The sun has been out in Cortina all day and it’s actually been very warm at points. In typical British fashion, I have been whinging about it.

I take it all back.

Darkness has descended on the sliding track and it is now very cold indeed.

But, nothing will stop these fans from watching what promises to be a night of spectacular sporting action.

And hopefully, from a British perspective, one of celebration…

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1. Matt Weston (Great Britain) – 1:52.09
2. Axel Jungk (Germany) – 1:52.39 (+0.30)
3. Christopher Grotheer (Germany) – 1:52.55 (+0.46)
4. Wenhao Chen (China) – 1:52.68 (+0.59)
5. Amedeo Bagnis (Italy) – 1:52.75 (+0.66)
6. Felix Keisinger (Germany) – 1:52.97 (+0.88)
7. Marcus Wyatt (Great Britain) – 1:53.21 (+1.12)
8. Zheng Yin (China), Seunggi Jung (South Korea), Qinwei Lin (China) – all 1:53.22 (+1.13)

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In a few minutes the snowboard men's halfpipe will be getting under way.

Australian Scotty James isone of the favourites. He took bronze in 2018 and was leading with one run to go in 2022 but was pipped to gold by Japan's Ayumu Hirano - who will also be defending his title tonight.

James' married to sing-songwriter Chloe Stroll and his brother-in-law is F1 driver Lance Stroll.

BBC Two

• Run three – 18:30
• Run four (gold medal run) – 20:05

In run three, leader Matt Weston will be first down the track, with team-mate Marcus Wyatt seventh.

You'll be able to follow both runs live on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, and via the 'watch live' button at the top of this page.

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Matt Weston has a dangerous duo hot on his heels in Germany’s Axel Jungk (+0.30) and Christopher Grotheer (+0.46).

Jungk won the silver medal in Beijing, bronze at the 2025 World Championships, and has finished in the top five in nine of the past 12 World Cup campaigns.

Grotheer, meanwhile, is a three-time world champion and the defending Olympic. He finished on the overall World Cup podium in four of the past five seasons, winning in 2022-23.

World Cup silver medallist Zheng Yin is down in joint-eighth after two runs but compatriot Wenhao Chen is a surprise fourth. He came joint-sixth in the World Cup, with fifth place in Altenberg his best performance.

The home crowd will be cheering on Amedeo Bagnis, who sits in fifth place. He was 11th on his Olympics debut in 2022, made history as the first Italian to win a World Cup race in 2024 (St Moritz) and twice made the podium at the back end of this season.

Abu Bakar Yasin
BBC Newsbeat

BBC Newsbeat's been to Bath today, more than 800 miles away from where the action's taking place in Italy... why, you ask?

Well, that's obvious, the University of Bath has the UK’s only bobsleigh and skeleton push-start track - and it's where Team GB's big medal hope Matt Weston trains.

The reigning world champion's in prime position to win gold, with just two runs of the competition left this evening and a 0.3-second lead over his nearest rival.

Stephen Baddeley is the university's director of sport and he's confident Weston will be top of the podium later.

"He's got to do two more high-quality runs, he won't be looking at the opposition behind him," he says.

"It would be a big disappointment to all the British fans if he doesn't keep the very high level he's performed at all season."

There's no snow or ice at the Bath track, but Baddeley says it's crucial for athletes like Weston when it comes to perfecting their all-important starts.

"It looks like a bit of a rollercoaster, it's the first few metres where they really practice honing their starts.

"If you have a brilliant start, you can still crash or keep hitting the side, but if you have a poor start you will never make it up on the run."

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Marcus Wyatt has found himself in Matt Weston’s shadow in recent years but is the only man to beat the reigning world champion in a World Cup race this season, coming out on top in Sigulda and Altenberg.

The 34-year-old won silver behind Weston at last year’s World Championships, was European champion in 2024 (and runner-up in 2025), and has finished on the overall podium in three of the past four World Cup seasons.

Wyatt heads into run three in seventh place with an overall time of 1:53.21. He trails leader Weston by 1.12 seconds and third place Christopher Grotheer by 0.66.