Winter Olympics day two: curling, ski jumping, luge and freestyle skiing – live!

In the fourth leg, neither USA’s Ethan Cepuran or Switzerland’s Livio Wenger can get close to the podium. I’m also disappointed that Wenger didn’t take to the rink in a knee-length padded coat.

The final pair before we take a 15-minute break (why, I’m not sure) are Dutchman Patrick Roest and Italy’s Andrea Giovannini. Roest is on track to overtake Engebråten at halfway but looking weary – can he hold on?

He certainly can – in fact, he sets a new Olympic record of 6min 9.31s, half a second quicker than his Norwegian rival. That will take some beating.