Canada, one of the favourites to win gold in the men's curling, open up a 5-3 lead over Great Britain after five ends
The British team fights back but eventually loses its unbeaten record, succumbing 9-5 to the reigning world champions
In the women's downhill, Britain's Chemmy Alcott races into second place, but eventually finishes a creditable 11th
The gold medal goes to Austria's Michaela Dorfmeister, it is a fitting finale for the 32-year-old who retires next month
High winds force the judges to postpone the Nordic Combined team event after the first round of ski jumping
Back in Turin, reigning Olympic ice hockey champions Canada get off to a strong start as they beat Italy 7-2
Rhona Martin and Jackie Lockhart have much to ponder as Great Britain's curlers trail 5-0 early on against Sweden
Skip Martin inspires a comeback, but world and European champions Sweden inflict Great Britain's first defeat, 8-6
Australia's Dale Begg-Smith thrills the crowd with some spectacular jumps as he secures gold in the men's moguls
The men's doubles luge title goes to Austria's Andreas and Wolfgang Linger who clock a fastest time of 47.336 seconds
Britain's short-track skaters endure a disappointing night, Paul Stanley goes in heat one of the 1,000m but finishes last
Jon Eley edges past Australia's Mark McNee to finish third in his heat but it is not enough to qualify for the next stage
In the women's 500m, Sarah Lindsay survives a fall to make the semi-finals but posts the slowest time and goes out
The gold eventually goes to Wang Meng whose time of 44.345 seconds keeps the title in Chinese hands
Day five ends with Great Britain's men's curling team recording an impressive 6-3 win over reigning champions Norway
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