Beijing 2022 Flash Quotes: Day 2 Morning
Comments from Team GB athletes after the morning's events in Beijing. Curling Comments from Team GB's mixed curling team of Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds after they beat China 6-5 in their seventh round robin game, extending their record to five wins and two defeats. The pair are joint second in the overall rankings ahead of tonight's match against Norway with the top four after nine games progressing to the semi-finals. Bruce Mouat Age: 27 Hometown: Stirling On the performance "We had to reset after the fourth end break and the momentum changed then and we got a steal on their power play which was huge." On qualification permutations "We need to get this next win and then we can start figuring things out about the knockouts. "We're doing a lot of things right, the dynamic we've created has been great. "We're very happy with our result and it was a bit of a bonus when we saw USA had lost too." Jennifer Dodds Age: 30 Hometown: Edinburgh On the performance "It was a game of two halves but we really fought back and that gives us a lot of confidence for the game against Norway. "We need a lie down after that, three games in 24 hours is very tough going. "We stuck in there and really ground that win out, we never let our heads drop." Cross-Country Skiing Comments from Team GB's Andrew Musgrave after he finished 17th in the Men's 30km Skiathlon. Musgrave will compete in the 15km Classic on Friday and in the 50km Mass Start Free on 20 February. Andrew Musgrave Age: 31 Hometown: Norway; Trondheim On the race "It was ridiculous. I wasn't feeling too bad but in the classic section, (Livo) Niskanen and (Alexander) Bolshunov went so ridiculously fast that I had to push a bit too hard. "In altitude like this and on such abrasive snow, if you push a bit too hard, you've got no chance to recover. "I didn't feel too bad but it took me three laps to recover after going too fast in the classic section. I was so far behind." On the performance "It's one of the slowest 30kms I've ever done. It felt horrifically hard but I just blew up after three laps there! It was a bit of a wild race." On gold medallist Alexander Bolshunov "I wasn't feeling too bad but the form Bolshunov is in at the moment is absolutely wild. We're going to have to do something miraculous to beat him. "That's one of the most ridiculous races that's ever been done. You don't get gaps like that in our sport normally. Hats off to him - ridiculously impressive." On the rest of the Games "It wasn't the ideal start today! But I felt pretty alright on the skate section so I think I'll be able to pull a good 50km out. I'm going to need a few days to recover after this because it was absolutely solid."
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