Winter Olympics 2022 day eight: biathlon, cross-country skiing and more – live!

The Norwegians level it up, 2-2 and playing the fourth end now.

Lots of curling starting now for the men’s round robin. China v Italy, Canada v Sweden, Denmark v Switzerland, USA v Norway.

As for the men’s Group A match, same score, USA beating Canada 4-2.

The ROC take off their tender and throw an extra skater on in a desperate bid for an equaliser, and as so often happens the other team scores an empty net goal instead, Muller firing almost the full length of the rink and right into the middle of the target. Switzerland win 4-2.

One! Two! The Russians equalise through Luchnikova, but 30 seconds later Muller comes flying down the length of the rink, passes a couple of defenders, passes right to Stalder, skates left herself, and is there on the left side of goal when Stalder flicks a pass across for Muller to send home. It’s 3-2 to the Swiss. A couple of minutes to play.

Now the Swiss have a penalty against them for a cross-check, which is when a player uses the handle of the stick between both hands to check an opponent. Nicole Bullo is off, so the Russians have a chance with five on four on the ice.

The Swiss go ahead! Dominque Ruegg scores to make it 2-1, and then seconds later the Russians have Polina Luchnikova sent off for two minutes to rob them of a chance at a quick counter.

Ice hockey: We’re at the start of the third period in both matches now. It’s 1-1 in the women’s quarters between the Swiss and the Russians. USA still leading Canada 3-2 in the men’s group match.

The Mikaela Shiffrin story has been one of the most compelling at these Games, and Bryan Graham wrote on it from Beijing.

Also, apparently people are mad about results in the skeleton? Each to their own I guess.

Ice hockey: Approaching the end of the second period, the USA lead Canada 3-2.

And here’s a bit more on the silver in that event for Scotty James.

Here is the report about the positive doping test recorded by Kamila Valieva.

Given we mentioned national human rights failures, let’s start with the looming possibility of another one.

I’ll give you the events in GMT, given most of our readers are in the UK. Add eight hours for China, eleven hours for Australia. Subtract five hours for the USA’s east coast, eight hours for the west coast.

Currently the only event happening is the ice-hockey: a women’s quarter-final between the ROC and the Swiss, and a men’s pool match between Canada and the USA. The mixed team snowboard cross final has already been… boarded? USA took gold, Italy and Canada next in.

6am: Men’s round robin curling matches, including USA v Norway.

7:30am: Women’s 5km cross-country ski relay final.

8:40am: Women’s ice hockey quarter-final, Japan v Finland. Men’s pool match, Germany v China.

8:53am precisely: Men’s 500m speed skating final

9am: Men’s biathlon 10 kilometre sprint final.

11am: Couples ice dance – rhythm dance.

Midday: Women’s curling round robin, including GB v USA. Men’s large hill individual ski jumping.

1pm: Men’s ice hockey pool matches, ROC v Czechia and Switzerland v Denmark.

1:50pm: Women’s skeleton final.