Beijing 2022 Flash Quotes: Day 1

Comments from Team GB athletes after today's morning events in Beijing. Curling Comments from Team GB's mixed doubles curling team of Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds after they picked up their fourth win by beating Czech Republic 8-3. Jennifer Dodds Age: 30 Hometown: Edinburgh On the performance "I think as a team, that was our best performance. We got on top of draw weight a lot quicker and I think that showed in the first half, going 5-1 up after four. "We were getting the angles, we were getting the taps right. "And the second half we just tried to hold on better than yesterday, which we did. "We didn't get burned in their powerplay this time - Bruce got us out of that really well. "That's more like us, I've still got to figure out a couple of the ticks and the chalk and stuff like that, but I’m getting closer. I did say to Bruce, 'I'll get one!'." On playing undefeated Italy tonight "We are going to have a tight game tonight against Italy, so I think it's just building on what we have done so far and I think we are in a good place right now. "It's a big game, they are currently undefeated. It's going to be a tight game, we know they are a strong team. We just have to put a similar performance like that in tonight. "I think we are building and I think that it is good to go through the championship building. "I think I'd maybe be a wee bit worried if we'd started amazingly. I wasn't worried at the start but I'm really liking the way it's going." On talking about not letting teams back in after Australia came back in their game yesterday "We had a really good discussion about the fifth and sixth ends, a couple of tactical things where we could have maybe chosen a different shot. But it was kind of an either or. "I was really proud of how we didn't let them back in today and kept it strong until the end." Bruce Mouat Age: 27 Hometown: Stirling On the performance "I think we got a really good grasp of draw weight early and that was the main thing for us. "We obviously had struggled in the last four rounds against Australia yesterday, but this game it felt like we were really consistent throughout, so very happy with that." On building momentum before playing unbeaten Italy tonight "I think we've built a lot of momentum going forward and obviously we are going to have to play well because Italy are undefeated. "We've played them before so we know what to expect." On playing in the hat "We were playing the Champions Cup final in the Grand Slam bubble last year and I was just having a bad hair day. "The commentators were slagging me off for having quiffs and stuff in my hair.The next day we were playing and I put a hat on and someone made a Twitter account with it. "I just kept it going and I think there are more Twitter followers on that than my own account now!" On how he chooses when to wear the hat having started without it at the Games "I guess it's a wee bit of a superstition almost now. I didn't play very well in the first three games and I was quite disappointed with how I was playing, so I put the hat on and it has got super powers, apparently! "Potentially [I play better with it on]. Maybe it's a vanity thing, my hair is all over the place. It just covers up a bad hair day and people don't worry about my hair, so I don't worry about it." On a battle of the hats on Monday against USA "A huge clash, I guess! I didn't even know Chris (Plys) had a hat thing. Well that will be fun, they'll probably have a Twitter war or something I suppose. I guess it's probably the same guy, who knows." Snowboard Comments from Team GB's Katie Ormerod after she finished 18th following two qualification runs in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle, with the top 12 progressing to tomorrow's final. Katie Ormerod Age: 24 Hometown: West Yorkshire; Brighouse On the performance and finally becoming an Olympian after injury prevented her appearing at previous Games "I've been waiting a really long time for this moment to drop in and compete in an Olympic Games. "I was stood at the top before my first run when I was about to drop in and I was like, 'wow, this is my moment, I've become an Olympian finally.' "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. "It's been awesome being out here. You definitely know you're at the Olympics - the Olympic vibe is high. "To finally drop in and know I'm an Olympian now. I've been waiting so long - literally years, to say that." On the conditions "The conditions were okay but it's been very challenging in the training days, which meant that I needed the hour's training today to try and piece a run together. "It has been very difficult, so I'm really proud I made it happen, made it work and I got a run down." On her next event the Big Air on February 14 "I've got Big Air next, so I'm just going to rest in between and put all my focus into that."