Today at the Winter Olympics: Charlotte Bankes can’t deliver first British medal

Charlotte Bankes missed out on an expected medal in the women’s snowboard-cross as Great Britain’s disappointing start to the Winter Olympics continued in Beijing.

Bankes, the reigning world champion, was eliminated at the quarter-final stage in an event won by American veteran Lindsey Jacobellis.

What’s happened so far?

Charlotte Bankes' hopes of gold in the individual event are over — Charlotte Bankes’ hopes of gold in the individual event are over (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Jacobellis proved a popular winner of the event, finally claiming her first Olympic title 16 years after losing gold in Turin after crashing whilst trying to execute an unnecessary trick on her final jump.

Britain’s Charlie Guest finished 21st in the women’s slalom but Alex Tilley failed to finish.

What’s coming up?

There will be ice hockey action later on Wednesday (Matt Slocum/AP)

British duo Farrell Treacy and Kat Thomson are due in action in the short-track speed skating. Elsewhere, there is action in ice hockey, luge doubles and Nordic Combined.

Social media moment

2006: ?2010: 5th2014: 7th2018: 4th2022: ?@LindsJacobellis can finally call herself an Olympic champion. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/XkdxleCJLA

— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 9, 2022

Quote of the day

Winter Olympics Live – BBC One 0915, BBC Two 1300;Curling – Eurosport 2 1430;Figure skating – Eurosport 1 1330;Ice hockey – Eurosport 1 0855, 1340;Nordic combined skiing – Eurosport 1 1055;Short track speed skating – Eurosport 1 1150;Luge – Eurosport 2 1220, 1335.