the morning. We'll look at the highlights. It was downhill day on the mountains with six Paralympic titles to be one in alpine skiing. The short distance by athletes targeting podium places. A thrilling duel between Norway and Italy launched the ice hockey tournament. At the killing centre current world champions Norway opened against bronze medallist Great Britain. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) day one of the games. In the three classifications isVisually impaired standing and sitting. The fastest skier down the mountain May not be the overall winner. This vacant skier was the favourite PyeongChang. 19 year old from Great Britain riders downhill world champion. She performed strongly and won a silver medal. Belgium's skier was also competitive. She repeated her feet from the 2017 world championships by securing the bronze medal. The Canadian skier gets the standing event underway. She is taking these two gates into the left-hand. Data comes through the final gate. Four gold medals from Sochi. Another that is had a tremendous World Cup campaign. What a year to be in form. The young French athlete crosses the line. That is one heckuva time to try and beat. This is where the crowd at the bottom are cheering on the skiers. It is like skiing into a wall of noise . France has won it.� The downhill sitting event is coming up. It takes a special kind of person to win five gold medals and one Paralympic games, she comes to set the first time on day one here in 2018. Hers is the time to beat. Japan's skier. Coming up to 120. The supporters at the bottom of the hill are looking at her. She goes into second position. There are just three people left that can take her off that podium. Laurie Stevens, 33 years of age. She competed in para swimming as well. Born with spina bifida. Her fourth games. There is a huge chair as she comes down. She is in third position for now. Can she take home the bronze? There are still 2 to come. A surprising finish to the women's sitting down hell. No finishes for some skiers. (CHEERS) Deutschland! Following the women's downhill competition, the men took centre stage. Across three classifications ` visually impaired, standing and sitting. All times are measured as a factor against the competitors impairment level. Mac Marcoux and Jack Leach. He took the giant slalom gold last time out. He wants more here in 2018. He is certainly showed over the last few years that he has the ability to pick off more than one gold. 3.47 seconds inside. He has smashed it. This is 27 year old Jakub Krako. We find out here as we come towards the end of this run. He is going to be outside is the time, but only by 1.42. He goes on to silver medal position. To Italy's medal hope. Giacomo Bertagnolli. Can they take medals on day one? He is on the podium for now. It is joy for Mac and Jack. Jakub Krako gets silver. Giacomo Bertagnolli led the Italian team into a bronze medal. Men standing downhill event now. Theo Gmur is still a student. He is clearly study the course well because he is moving exceptionally quick at the moment. He will undoubtedly go in front of the leader. All he needs to do was not make a mistake. Hits the final (before dropping down through the final gate. Is it big enough? Arthur Bauchet. Just 17 years old. Currently skiing in second position here. Into the drop he comes. It is not going to be good enough. He goes second. Markus Salcher of Austria. He is flying here. Can the reigning champion hold on to that title? Various world championship golds as well. Into this final left hand before the drop. He is outside. He lost the time over a second and the final section. Theo Gmur celebrates wildly. They couldn't catch Theo Gmur. The reigning champion from Sochi finishes in third. Men's downhill sitting. This is a classification that is wide open. Taiki Morii. Silver on 06, silver in 2010, silver insult she. He isn't getting any younger. The great thing for him as he isn't getting any slower. His downhill success comes in 2010, aims towards the finish. 1.25.75. 5.65 seconds quicker. New Zealand's Corey Peters. Moving into the final part of the course they are. And the left hand he comes. .26 behind Taiki Morii. Andrew Kurka. This is the most awkward of the six disciplines in parallel pine skiing at the moment. All manner of drama to be had. 1.25.75 is the time Taiki Morii has. 1.64 seconds faster. Massive run. It's Andrew Kurka. (CHEERING) Sitting event were the first biathlon races on the opening day of competition. The women's events were held over 6 km and the men's over seven. Athletes from the United States are well supported and they dominated the women's events. The competitors started 30 seconds apart. They recorded the individual adjusted times are based on their classifications. They would be plenty of overtaking. But they didn't always reflect the change and race positions. Kendall of United States made a strong start on the cross-country skiing element, And had all five targets on her first visit to the shooting range. Which meant she could return to the cause without skiing any penalty loop is. Her closest rival on the first lap of the course was the neutral Paralympic athletes Those two were 15 seconds apart after the first visit to the shooting range. But positions changed on the second lap. She was a comfortable leader until she missed the shot. That meant she would have to ski one penalty loop Which would cost around 30 seconds, Giving the rivals a chance to close the gap. And the United States American teammates Oksana Was it the outstanding skier on lap to. That put Kendall under pressure as she approached the finishing line, Knowing she was setting the target for her rivals to beat. She was 24 seconds lower, Moving at her into second place. Then Oksana Masters of the United States reach the finished. She was slower than Kendall. She was one and � seconds faster than third place. So the gold medal was won by United States. Silver was won by Oksana Masters. And third was Belarus. It was a race against the clock, With the athlete starting 30 seconds apart. Colin Cameron of Canada set the early pace And hit all five targets on his visit to the shooting range. But on the second lap of the course, Daniel of the United States had moved into the lead. This mess on his second visit to the range meant he would have to serve a penalty, Skiing around the loop once, Giving his rivals a chance to close in. He could only hope he could still be in the lead. Belarus has all five targets. When all of the athletes had visited the shooting range twice, There was only 7/10 of a second between the top three. The results will be decided by the final lap of cross-country skiing. First medal contenders across the line was Cameron. He would have to wait for the others to see where he would finish. (CHEERING) Next across was Daniel Cnossen. He was nine seconds faster than Cameron, Putting him into first place. Dzimitry Loban cross the line to find he was slower. He finished in second place. The gold medal was won by Daniel Cnossen of the United States. Silver by Dzimitry Loban. The standing events on the first day of the biathlon competitions With a woman 6 km and the 7 � km races. The woman's races were dominated by the first three athletes. Anna Milenina. She was followed on to the course by Ukraine. And the last to start was number 65, Ekaterina Rumyantseva. Another neutral Paralympic athlete. They were all racing against the clock and their times were factored Based on their classification. Ekaterina Rumyantseva made a slow start to the cross-country skiing element, Which meant she slips behind the rest in the early stages. Meanwhile, Anna Milenina hit all five targets On her first visit to the shooting range. Ekaterina Rumyantseva was just as accurate, Hitting all five targets before rejoining the race. Liudmyla Liashenko had been the early leader, But she was falling behind on the idle lap of the cross-country course. Going into the closing stages of the race, Ekaterina Rumyantseva had a 20 second lead. Both would have to ski as fast as they could all the way to the finish line. Anna Milenina was the 1st to finish, And she didn't have long to wait for the others. Liudmyla Liashenko cross the line 22 seconds lower, Putting her into second place temporarily. And last finish was Ekaterina Rumyantseva. Could she beat the clock to win the gold medal? She could. Ekaterina Rumyantseva factor time meant she won by more than 15 seconds. So the gold medal was won by neutral athlete Ekaterina Rumyantseva. The silver medal was won by her teammate. There was a staggered start on the seven and half a kilometre standing race two. They started 30 seconds apart and raced against the clock. Benjamin Daviet of France was the early pacesetter. He was challenged by Mark Arendz of Canada And Ihor Reptyukh of Ukraine. He missed one, which meant he would have to ski a penalty loop Which would cost around 30 seconds. Benjamin Daviet managed to avoid skiing penalty loop is. He had all 10 targets in his two visits to the shooting range. Benjamin Daviet was now in the lead and everyone else would be trying to catch. Ihor Reptyukh pushed him back to 3rd place. He was able to catch as rivals on the cross-country skiing element. Mark Arendz was the first medal contender to cross the line. And he was delighted with his time. Next finish was Ihor Reptyukh, Who gave all he could as he threw himself over the line. He was 15 seconds Slower. And last finish was Benjamin Daviet. He checked the scoreboard and found he had won the race comfortably , Beating Mark Arendz by nearly 30 seconds . So the gold medal was won by Benjamin Daviet of France . Silver medal was won by Canada. And bronze by number 86. The first two biathlon events for visually impaired athletes at these games With a woman 6 km and men's 7 � km races. They started 30 seconds apart and times adjusted according to their classifications. All of the athlete skied with a guide. The neutral Paralympic athlete was aiming to win this event At the second games in a row. At the shooting range the athletes used a sensitive site That allowed them to aim the rifles according to the tone and the headphones. This was a crucial moment for Sviatlana Sakhanenka As she missed two targets. That meant she would have to ski to penalty loops Before rejoining the race. Oksana Shyshkova was skiing with her guide, But they were struggling to keep place with the defending champion Mikhalina Lysova. Sviatlana Sakhanenka was the first Middle contender to reach the finish, Along with her guide. Sviatlana Sakhanenka set the target time for her rivals to chase. The main contenders were Mikhalina Lysova and Sviatlana Sakhanenka Who reach the finish line close together. Mikhalina Lysova and her guide crossed first. Mikhalina Lysova moved into first place, Followed closely by Oksana Shyshkova. And she moved into second place. Mikhalina Lysova was celebrating her third Paralympic gold medal, Adding to the ones in Sochi. The shooting element had proved crucial for two athletes Who finished in top two places had hit every target. In the men's 7 � km race, The last two athletes to start were both from Ukraine, And they both proved to be medal contenders. He had won the 12 � km race in Sochi. He was followed on to the course by his teammate. The main rival was Yury Holub. On the first visit to the shooting range, he hits all five targets. On the second visit, Yury Holub made this one mistake, Which proved costly. He missed his final target, Which meant he and his guide Had to ski a penalty loop which would cost around 30 seconds. Meanwhile in the top right of the screen, He had every target, Giving an advantage over both of his rivals. Yury Holub was the first of the contenders to reach the finish line. He was congratulated by his guide. The finish area was very busy when Vitaliy Luk'yanenko and his guide arrived. Vitaliy Luk'yanenko was fast enough to beat Yury Holub And move into the first place, Taking the lead by just 14 seconds. Annex across the line was Anatolii Kovalevskyi And his guide. He was exhausted. His time moved into third place. The one shot missed by Yury Holub Had probably cost him the gold medal. He finished just 14 seconds behind. Day one of the ice hockey at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter games. First on the ice are Norway up against Italy. 20 years ago Norway won their only gold in this sport. The Italians have never secured a metal and ice hockey, But currently set only one place by Norway in the rankings. They are getting into the thick of the action. The drive-through squeeze is forwarded. An opportunity for Italy. All, he has hit the side. He had the opportunity. He is stopping three from three. Shows how little opportunity both offensive lines have had to unleash the park towards the opposition goal. Now the opportunities they are. He gives Italy liftoff. The Italians are up and running. He is absolutely lethal. Seven from seven at last year's world Championships. A good opportunity, this. (CHEERING) Norway are back level. How big a goal could that be for Norway? I don't know quite how he managed to thwart him they are. He makes up the yardage and will score. It's a fantastic goal from Italy. He took the puck from inside his own defensive zone. Not enough of a neck to divert the puck away from the goalie . It's always difficult in para-ice hockey to be in a sitting position and then be asked to manoeuvre the puck with you. There are more red jerseys around the Italian goal now. Norway with a huge equaliser . With 2 � minutes remaining the pressure was increasing . Bakke expertly channelled the puck towards that far corner . I think Italy here are just going to settle for the shoot out as the ends. The crowd are well aware. Five minutes of overtime. Norway dominated because not get it into the goal. We are going to go all the way into the shootout. There is the captain. Trying to get the shootout off to a good start. It is denied by the Italian goalkeeper. He extends his impressive performance. (CHEERING) if the pressure got to him, he certainly used it as fuel. A wonderful bit of stick handling there. It's advantage Italy. Norway have already come back on two occasions. They miss. That didn't even require a touch from the goal keep. Doesn't even get the shot away. Now the opposite number three. Norway with three blanks in the shootout, a gifting Italy the when. Finally on the shootout they do enough. Italy on top after the shootout. For the first time ever, 12 teams compete for Paralympic gold. The nations compete in a round-robin format. Today's world champions Norway against 2014 bronze medallists Great Britain. Great Britain struck on the fourth and. They ended up outside of the house in Britain with 3-1 up. Great Britain added to their lead in the seventh and went into the final with a two-point advantage. He couldn't make the hammer count and Great Britain extended their lead again. An excellent start for Great Britain, beating reigning world champions Norway. Three times Paralympic champions Canada, the only nation ever to win gold in wheelchair curling, took on Switzerland. Canada did not need long to show their quality. They took out the Swiss stone for a 2 to nothing leads. (CHEERS) It was a textbook start for Canada. The Canadians added to their nights at every end, But put the match beyond dispute and the fifth. This was team were forced to try a difficult shot but could not take out the Canadian stones. Excellent play from the Canadians throughout the match really kept the pressure on Switzerland. On the sixth and the Swiss did have a chance to make an impression on the scoreline, But there stone did not make contact. By then the match was irretrievable and Switzerland conceded. A resounding victory for Canada by 8 points to 0 The Republic of Korea started their tour on sheet C against the United States of America . The Americans came to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics with high hopes. The loan crowd were happy when the USA attempted to clear the house at the conclusion of the second end. They only managed to move one Korean stone and the host for one point up. By the break it was 2-1 to Korea. They took out the remaining US stone to put the host into a six-one lead . The USA did manage a comeback of sorts And it was 73 going into the eighth and . But their hopes were cut off by a great stone from the Koreans . There was no coming back from that in the USA conceded defeat . Germany have not featured in wheelchair curling at the Paralympics since 2010. They arrive in PyeongChang2018 with a point to prove. They took on the neutral Paralympic athlete delegation. After going one nothing down in the first and, They struck in the second. No problem as she put Germany into a Two-one lead. In a match of swinging fortunes Germany were four-three behind going into the seventh end. They managed a significant score of three points. A strong team performance by Germany put significant pressure on their opposition. Options were few and with time running out, The NPA were forced to go for it all. But they could not get back into the match as Germany managed another three points end. It was a great start to the turn and for Germany With a 9 to 4 victory. (CHEERFUL MUSIC) (STIRRING MUSIC) (BRIGHT MUSIC)