the visually impaired skier won britain's first ever gold medal in the super g in sochi. but she still could grab a lifeline and make it onto the plane to pyeongchang. our reporter kate grey caught up with her on the slopes above the swiss resort of crans—montana. three, two, one, go. we have qualified for the games in terms of the selection document was are only two spots at the moment. we have not been actually selected. we are hoping the british paralympics association and our own governing body can work together to try to find a slot to compete in all disciplines. we had to get our heads down and tried to train the best we can, ignoring it. assuming we are going to the games and we need to be ready because it is only two months away. where we are at now is a lot better than where we are looking back three of four months ago. how difficult is it for you, seeing them training and hoping yourself to be selected? we're not going to win gold medals together. we are all in this together and striving for the same things for the helping each other and looking after each oth

they will be led in pyeongchang by jazmine fenlator, who competed for usa at sochi 2014. the men made their legendary olympic debuts at calgary in 1988, which led to the making of the film cool runnings. jamaica's women will be targeting a top 10 result, having finished seventh at december‘s winterberg world cup. fenlator switched to join her father's native jamaica in 2015. we arejust so we are just so excited to be able to represent ourselves and our countries in the universal place and back to me is two weeks every four yea rs back to me is two weeks every four years you get that, i don't know, i think of it as a snow globe, when you are a little kid and you shake a snow globe and it is all sparkly, utopia. that is what it is like there, it only happens every four yea rs. there, it only happens every four years. that's crazy. that's crazy. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's at bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more for you in the next hour. more now on the collapse of carillion, the country's second biggest

eve muirhead won bronze in sochi four years ago. and she hopes she won't be the only muirhead among the medals, with the team very much afamily affair. alasdair lamment explains. these colours are among britain's best hopes for a medal. this time, there are even closer ties. their by there are even closer ties. their rugby brothers kyle and cammie smith, and now there are not won the ahead, but three. it has been a lifetime dream to compete in an olympic games, and to do it alongside my brother and sister is massive to me alongside my brother and sister is massive l dad e alongside my brother and sister is massive l dad are really proud that mum and dad are really proud that they have got the three children heading out to the olympic games at once. i competed against my brother, so once. i competed against my brother, soi once. i competed against my brother, so i never thought that we would go out to compete on the same ranking, and to add that, my sister competing as well, it is quite surreal. commentator: and britain have won the

group, the high negotiations committee, says it won't attend a peace conference hosted by russia in sochi next week. russia's meeting is backed by iran and turkey, but western powers are concerned it would undermine a un—backed solution to the conflict. the opposition's announcement came after two days of un—sponsored syrian peace talks in vienna. some of the richest and most influential men in saudi arabia have been released from a hotel after paying large sums of money to the authorities. they were being held in an anticorruption purge of november. those now free include the owner of the first privately owned arabian satellite network. hundreds of homes have been evacuated in paris, as the city braces itself for more flooding. the river seine, which burst its banks on tuesday, has swollen again, due to ongoing torrential downpours. stefan levy reports. days of heavy rain in the french capital have left the city on high alert. roads usually filled with traffic are now devoid of cars and submerged in water. forecasters say the river seine's water levels could rise further over the wee

group, the high negotiations committee, says it won't attend a peace conference hosted by russia in sochi next week. russia's meeting is backed by iran and turkey, but western powers are concerned it would undermine a un—backed solution to the conflict. the opposition's announcement came after two days of un—sponsored syrian peace talks in vienna. some of the richest and most influential men in saudi arabia have been released from a hotel after paying large sums of money to the authorities. they were being held in an anticorruption purge of november. those now free include the owner of the first privately owned arabian satellite network. formal coalition talks have begun in germany to break four months of political stalemate following september's inconclusive elections. angela merkel‘s conservatives are seeking to form a government with the country's second biggest party, the country's second biggest party, the social democrats. residents in the south african city of cape town have been warned that their water will be shut off by april, unless they do more to conserve supplies. a se

sochi gold medallist kelly gallagher has been left out of the great britain squad for this year's winter paralympics in pyongchang. she and her guide charlotte evans made history when they won the super—g, to take britain's first winter paralympic title. the two spots for visually—impaired skiers have gone to world champion mille knight and rising star menna fitzpatrick. gallagher could yet go to south korea though — spare places will be reallocated at the end of the month. the games begin on 9th february. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sports. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you very much, jessica. before we take a look at the rest of today's main stories, there is news coming through from the royal household. in the last few minutes. news of another royal bane. we are hearing that zara tindall and mike tindall are expecting a second child. so that is news for zara and her husband. so that is news for zara and her husband. a controversial book documenting president trump's first year in

the gb paralympic team has been set a target of seven medals, one more than they won in sochi. and crucially for all sports, their funding in the next cycle is linked to their performance. the last games, we want four olympic medals and six paralympic medals. i have been investing in more sport since that point, more athletes with medal potential and it's looking really good forjung chang. we are a lwa ys really good forjung chang. we are always looking to do better —— pyeongchang. england cricket coach, trevor bayliss, is going to step down — but not until the end of next year's ashes — when his contract expires. the australian says he made the decision over a year ago to call it a day and that it would be time, by the end of 2019, for a fresh approach. england's next assignment in test cricket is two matches in new zealand in march and bayliss believes he'll leave the team in a stronger position than when he took over i've always seen any of my roles, it's not about necessarily you want to win right now, to be leaving coaching positions hopefully with the team in a be

the current record is four set in 1924 and also the last games in sochi. team gb‘s paralympic athletes have been set a target of seven. here's our sports correspondent joe wilson has more. korean cultural centre. for everything the games means to the hosts nation it means more than ever to british sport. an audience gathered to hear the targets. every time it seems to be "this will be the best ever this time." you think, is it possible to keep going? the great thing with the winter olympics and paralympics, it is a games that is developing in great britain, we have had some really impressive results over the past few olympic games and paralympic games. we are seeing more consistency now. it is an area we can grow. speed skater elise christie could win two medals for britain on her own. as for the winter paralympics, the medal target is at least seven. there is always more to be played for. you make connections where you see them. what we do see is the profound sense people get from the paralympics, that it is high class sport, but with a higher purpose,

the current record is four, set in 1924 and also the last games in sochi. team gb's paralympic athletes have been set a target of seven. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. central london. for everything that the games means to the host nation, it means everything to british sport. yarnold got one of four golds in 2014. five at least expected this time. can we be getting more, with more investment? it has to stop somewhere. it is a good question. it a lwa ys somewhere. it is a good question. it always seems to be the be the best this time. i think the good thing with the winter olympics, it is still developing and we have had some really impressive results over the last few games but we are getting more consistency now. speed skater christie could get two. but as for the paralympics, the target is seven. always more to play for. you get connections when you see them, but we have a profound sense that people get from the paralympics, high—class sport but with the higher purpose. it tells you what is possible. with the higher purpose. it tells you wh

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