Beijing 2022 : Day 3 EveningComments from Team GB athletes after this evening's action

Curling Comments from Team GB's mixed doubles curling pair Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds after they lost their semi-final 6-5 to Norway. Mouat and Dodds will play Sweden in the bronze medal match tomorrow. Bruce Mouat Age: 27 Hometown: Stirling On the performance "I felt very good going into the game, we came out with confidence and drive. We had a great game against the USA and that gave us confidence. For the first five ends we really controlled it. "We had good energy the entire game, the schedule is nothing different to what we've faced before. We've played events that are even more intense. We've trained for this. "We’re just going to have to rebound tomorrow and come out and fight for that medal." On the last stone defeat "We're a bit disappointed with how we handled that. When you don’t have the hammer in curling it's quite a scary position to be in, so we just tried to play as good as we could and fair play to her for playing the draw to the button to win." On curling profile back home "I've kept myself away from it, I'm excited that curling is being talked about and we can show off our sport on such a big stage and I'm proud of how we made the play-offs and that's an achievement." Jennifer Dodds Age: 30 Hometown: Edinburgh On the performance "They are great shot makers, they never give up and after the half-time break they came out fighting and that shows the strength they have. "Obviously we're disappointed to not be in the final but there's still a bronze medal to play for tomorrow, and I think if we play like we did for the majority of that game it will be a really good fight against Sweden. "This will hurt but that's curling for you. You miss shots, you make shots, but I have to try and push it aside for tomorrow's game and come back out fighting against Sweden." On both the men's and women's team competitions "We can feedback what the ice conditions are like and what it is doing but they are changing the stones, so that rock information will be brand new. "We can relay how things feel, which will give us a small head start." On speaking with Eve Muirhead, who lost a semi-final in 2014 but won the bronze medal match "I'll probably talk to the girls tonight and I assume Bruce will speak to the boys as well, they've been great support to us this whole championships so far and it’s great to have them come and support us in the stands." Speed Skating Comments from Ellia Smeding after she made history by becoming the first Team GB athlete to compete in long track speed skating at an Olympics for 30 years and the first female for 42 years. Smeding finished 27th in the women's 1500m final and will compete in the 1000m final on 17 February. Ellia Smeding Age: 23 Hometown: Netherlands; Gronigen Result: 27th in 1500m On competing at the Olympics "It's so exciting. It's quite overwhelming to be honest, to be in such a massive, beautiful oval knowing you're at the start line at the Olympic Games. "It was definitely nerve-wracking - all the emotions, but really cool to be able to call myself an Olympian now." On the race itself "I think there were things that could have gone a bit better, but it was my debut and there were a lot of external things going on with nerves and stuff. "For my first race, it was fine. You realise it's something you've dreamt about for so many years when you're on the start line, and you're like 'wow', but you also need to keep your cool and it's about finding a balance there." On becoming the first British long track speed skater to compete at the Olympics since 1992 "It's amazing. I'm really trying to soak up that feeling. I really wanted to put down a good race, to make the country proud and show them what long track is. "I'm hoping to build on this in the 1000m in ten days' time and put down an even better performance. "It would be really special to be able to create more activity within long track and I hope after this Olympics, the sport grows even more and we can use it as a platform for people coming up." Alpine Skiing Comments from Team GB's Alexandra Tilley after she finished 22nd in the women's giant slalom. Tilley will compete in the slalom on Wednesday. Alexandra Tilley Age: 28 Hometown: Scotland; Torphins Result: 22nd On the performance "I can't be disappointed. Injury (fractured fibula) in November put me out for a good couple of months but I'm back. "I wanted to be back for the Games and I achieved that but to expect a whole lot more from myself at the moment is just too big a stretch - we'll take it." On the course "It was really good. It's fair to say that everyone was a little bit shocked. We did a couple of runs yesterday in very different conditions to what it turned out to be today. "You see a few equipment malfunctions and things like that which is part of the game really. "A lot of adjusting going on and a lot of people figuring it out quicker than others." On the gap between the first and second run "It's just how you manage it really. A lot of girls went down to the village - I mean five hours is a long time. "Some people manage it better than others, some people take a nap or get some food in. "Generally it's just who can adjust best which seems to be a pretty big part of Alpine Skiing these days." On competing in the slalom on Wednesday "We will see how we go tomorrow with training. I've got to manage the ankle a little bit, a certain number of days at a time. "But the plan is to train tomorrow and try the race again the next day." On making the Olympics and enjoying the experience after fracturing her ankle in November "I have to be really honest, when I went to PyeongChang I didn't necessarily enjoy my experience there. "I knew that fighting to come back for this Games, I really wanted to make the most of the whole experience, not just the racing. "Turns out that I have to enjoy the experience because the racing isn't going to be the performances that I want and that's just where I'm at. "I've loved it and I've really tried to make the most of it and I've met some awesome people but obviously the skiing is not quite where I want it to be but that's just what it is." Freestyle Skiing Comments from Team GB's James Woods after he finished 30th in the men's Big Air. James Woods Age: 30 Hometown: Sheffield Result: 30th On the performance "I wanted to put on a show but the goal is to come in and win these competitions. "I'm disappointed with my result but there is a lot more to it, I tried some stuff that's never been done before. "This is the big show, so it's disappointing not to make the finals but I knew how hard qualification would be. The plan was to win this." On competing in the slopestyle next Monday "I'm buzzing for the slopestyle, you get knocked down and you want to come out swinging hard. "I know what I can do and slopestyle is a little bit more my thing than Big Air. "The course looks big on the TV but it's not that massive, perhaps it's not as big as I'd hope it would be. I'm going to stare it down and it'll be sweet. "I've got three days of shredding and practice but my only focus has been preparing for the Big Air, now I'm ready to shift my focus."