Day 10 Preview: Bobsleigh Brad, Lion King on ice and slopestyle top bill

Beijing 2022 13 Feb 22

A hat-trick of flawless results for Team GB’s curlers in the Ice Cube made Day 9 a successful one and there are plenty more British prospects in action on Day 10.

After inclement weather forced the postponement of the women’s freeski slopestyle, Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes will get the chance to qualify for the final a day late, while fans will get their first glimpse of the bobsleigh as Britain’s love affair with winter sport continues on Valentine’s Day.

Here’s what is taking place on Day 10.

  • Muir and Summerhayes gear up for favoured slopestyle 

  • Bobsleigh Brad gets his games underway in the 2-man

  • Fear and Gibson continue Games fairytale with Disney special

  • Ormerod extends Olympic debut in Big Air

  • Mouat and Muirhead mount charge on semi-finals

MUIR TO COME IN SLOPESTYLE

Kirsty Muir’s stunning fifth-place finish in the women’s Big Air really caught the eye as the Scottish teenager unveiled her bag of tricks.

With slopestyle her better discipline, hopes are high for the 17-year-old from Aberdeen and she will be joined in qualification, a day later than expected after a flurry of snow, by Sheffield’s Katie Summerhayes.

Summerhayes, 26, only narrowly missed out on joining her younger teammate in last week’s final in her third Games, after finishing 13th with only the top 12 progressing, but will hope to go one better on the rails and jumps in the Genting Snow Park.

The women’s freeski slopestyle qualification runs begin at 10am in Beijing/2am in the UK.

BOBSLEIGH BRAD TOPS THE BILL

Brad Hall finally takes to the track in the bobsleigh after spending the last few weeks in Beijing putting the finishing touches on his sled.

Bobsleigh is the last sport to start dishing out medals, and Hall will believe there is every reason one should be coming his way after recording the second-fastest time in the fifth training run alongside Nick Gleeson.

Britain have won three World Cup medals in the two-man discipline this season and although they will come up against the supremely successful German Francesco Friedrich, their first two runs of the Games are not to be missed.

Hall and Gleeson will be in action from 8.05pm in Beijing, 12.05pm in the UK as the two-man bob gets underway.

GIBSON AND FEAR TO DANCE TO LION KING

Lewis Gibson hopes a medley of his beloved Lion King songs can inspire him and ice dancing partner Lilah Fear to soar up the Olympic rankings.

The duo sit tenth after their rhythm ice dance founded on friendship but will be aiming to move up a few places when they perform their free dance at the Capital Indoor Stadium.

Renowned crowd pleasers, Gibson and Fear are hoping to dazzle the Chinese spectators with their poignant routine which brought them fifth in January’s European Championships even with a mistake in the twizzle section of the dance.

The free dance section of the ice dance competition starts at around 9.20am local time/1.20am GMT with group two, which includes Brits Gibson and Fear, getting started at 11.15am in Beijing/3:15am at home in the UK.

ORMEROD’S SECOND STAB AT DEBUT GAMES

Katie Ormerod has had to wait longer than most for a stab at the Olympic Games after a cruel injury in PyeongChang ruled her out on the cusp of the Games.

A broken heel required seven operations and 18 months of rehab but the freestyle snowboarder clawed her way back to form and fitness and finished 19th in the slopestyle, missing out on the final in her first outing of the Games.

The former Crystal Globe winner will be aiming for an improved showing in the Big Air which begins with the first of three qualification runs at 9.30am in Zhangjiakou or 1.30am for those watching on from home.

MOUAT AND MUIRHEAD ZONE IN ON SEMIS

Team Mouat’s two wins on Day 9 against China and Denmark have put them in the driving seat when it comes to making the top four and Team GB’s men’s curlers can put themselves on the verge of a semi-final spot with another win over Switzerland before a titanic tussle with Sweden on Tuesday.

Eve Muirhead is in her fourth Olympic Winter Games and had to call upon all of her experience after her women’s rink slipped to one win and two defeats from their first three games.

But the 31-year-old has inspired a comeback with two convincing wins on the bounce against USA and Denmark and will look to keep the momentum rolling by making it a hat-trick of victories against struggling Canada.

Bruce Mouat’s men face Switzerland at 2.05pm local time/6.05am back in the UK while Team Muirhead will take to the Ice Cube later on for their 8.05pm/12.05pm clash with the Canadians.