Winter Olympics: Germany win women's bobsleigh, history for Bjorgen – as it happened

So that’s us done for another day. Join us again tomorrow!

Sweden look absolutely shocked! Chin up lads, desolation will soon take over.

Well who expected that?

It was as far as I can see, easily. But the decision is referred ... did the Swedish goalie have the puck under control?

And Germany have poked one home from close range! Their players are all over the ice, but was the puck over the line?

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Our ten minutes of overtime are away.

Germany-Sweden has finished 3-3, and we’ll now have a period of overtime.

Finland have binned their keeper as they search for an equaliser, but they can’t find one!

Just 59 seconds to go in the Canada-Finland match. Canada are nearly there.

All Sweden now – they’ve just over five minutes to find a winner.

And Fransson has equalised for Sweden with a drive from range! What a match this is! 8.20 to go!

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7.40 to go on the other rink, where Canada lead Finland 1-0.

I should note that a Germany win would represent a huge upset; they’re the rank outsiders of the countries left, while SWeden are second-favourites after OAR.

Or not! A booming slap-shot from Hersley and with 10.25 left we have ourselves a ball game!

Or not! Germany now lead 3-1! Dominic Kahun scores, and surely that’s enough to see them into the semis?

Canada are seeing this out without undue alarm. But Sweden have pulled one back against Germany, so that is now getting fraught.

So all we’ve got left today is hockey, and in our remaining men’s quarters, Germany still lead Sweden 2-0. Canada v Finland, meanwhile, is 0-0 ... no it isn’t! A face-off falls kindly for Maxim Noreau, and he absolutely punishes home an opener! 19.05 of the final period to go!

Buckwitz is crying and shouting, while Jamanka looks absolutely stunned. No one expected them to win, probably not even them, but here we are!

But she puts it in, and finishes -0.07! Meyers Taylor applauds, and has another silver for her draw. Humphries of Canada takes bronze.

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Jamanka is +0.08! She needs to get on with this!

50.73, Meyers Taylor’s third fastest time of the competition. She’s got silver, but what will Mairama Jamanka of Germany do now?

She’s 0.41 inside Humphries, but the silver was always happening; she’s going for gold, as Rick Witter once said.

Off goes Meyers Taylor of USA! She’s won everything but this, can she do enough for gold?

Humphries of Canada, one of the greats of the sport, hurtles down in 50.77 and guarantees herself a bronze medal.

Anyway, for more on Mica McNeill, check out Don McRae’s interview...

Greubel Poser doesn’t quite nail it, clattering the side wall at the start, and it looks like she’ll have to content herself with fourth.

Schneider of Germany lays down the first sub-51s run; will it be enough to sneak a medal? Probably not, and Jamie Greubel Poser of USA is now in position...

Rissling of Canada has a fine run, and with it goes McNeill’s last chance of improving her position. But the top five will now contest the medals...

In the ice hockey, Canada-Finland is still 0-0 and Sweden-Germany is still 0-2. Both are playing the second period.

De Bruin of Canada’s run is scrappy, but she hangs on to stay seventh. McNeill, who’ll be happy with eighth, will wonder about that third run and what might otherwise have been.

Well in Mica McNeill! Only in the Games thanks to crowd funding, she has secured eighth place - at least. She finished 0.23s inside Hafner, and at just 24 has lots of room and time for improvement before Beijing in four years.

McNeill hits an edge, but is 0.15 inside the time of Switzerland’s Hafner, and this is a really good run!

At the sliding centre, GB’s Mica McNeill is ready to go, and should be able to consolidate eighth - at least.

But quickly back to the speedskating for this.

Right, let’s get on with the women’s bob. Nine competitors left in that, and the battles are for bronze, then silver and gold.

That really was a phenomenal performance from Norway, upsetting Netherlands, Sven Kramer and all, then the hosts. In fairness, it’s about time they dominated this event as well.

Korea have to make do with second.

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Korea made up this kind of deficit against New Zealand but Norway are kicking it! At the bell they lead by 1.02s, and this is O-V-E-R!

Norway lead by 0.10s with three laps remaining, and extend to 0.42s!

But Korea reel them in, and over the course of 400m, take the lead! Norway respond, and now lead by 0.19!

Wow, Norway are going away!

Korea took the Olympic record in the semis, and are strong favourites for this race. But Norway started brilliantly and are 0.47s ahead at the first check.

So here it comes: Norway v Korea for the gold!

And they do – by 5.14s, noch.

New Zealand must’ve spent themselves in the semis because they’re nearly four seconds down. Netherlands are going to take the bronze.

Netherlands and New Zealand are on the ice, both of whom fancied themselves finalists.

In the meantime, we’ll enjoy the medal races in the men’s team pursuit.

The final run of the women’s bob is underway, but this time they go in reverse order so it won’t get exciting for a bit.

What a win that is! They came from behind to win by over a second, and Netherlands must be make do with bronze.

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