Katie Ormerod failed to reach the final of the women’s snowboard slopestyle event (Gregory Bull/AP)

05 February 2022

Today at the Winter Olympics: Katie Ormerod’s comeback and more curling action

05 February 2022

After a colourful if understated opening ceremony, the Winter Olympics kicked off in earnest on Saturday with the first full day of action in the Chinese capital.

Here the PA news agency provides a quick guide to what has happened so far – and the highlights still to come.

What’s happened so far?

Katie Ormerod finished 19th in snowboard slopestyle qualifying (Francisco Seco/AP) (AP)

Katie Ormerod capped her remarkable comeback from a serious heel injury by competing in the women’s snowboard slopestyle competition. The 24-year-old put down two solid runs but failed to make the cut for Sunday’s final, finishing in 19th place.

Mixed curlers Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds beat the Czech Republic 8-3 and lie third in the standings.

What’s coming up?

Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat could move closer to medal contention (Andrew Milligan/PA) (PA Wire)

Mouat and Dodds could all but book their place in the semi-finals if they beat Italy (1200GMT). Kat Thomson and the Treacy brothers, Pharrell and Niall, go in short-track preliminaries, while Rupert Staudinger goes in the first two runs of the men’s luge.

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It was a really special moment and just to land that first run and get down - I've never felt a feeling like that. It was pure joy, and I'm so proud of myself for everything I've gone through, to finally get there again.