They will be starting 13 seconds ahead of the Norwegian pair. Japan, Finland and Austria have all leapfrogged the USA [to make up the top five]. The medals will surely come from those top five nations?

After a poor start in the Olympic comeptition, Team GB’s women curlers have a real shot of making the semi-finals.

Great Britain have had a record-breaking time in Milan Cortina so far, here's all the medals won, and how the star athletes did it.

GMT and look to keep semi-final hopes alive GB men will reach curling last four if Italy or Norway lose on Thursday morning after beating USA 9-2 Mari Fukada wins gold for Japan in women's snowboard slopestyle;

Norway are historically the most successful nation in the Winter Games and the Norwegians are once again favourites to top the medal table, having claimed 16 golds in Beijing four years ago, four more than second-placed Germany.