Kirsty Muir at the Winter Olympics: How to watch Scottish skier go for gold, times and rules explained
The Scot is hoping to win Team GB’s first medal of the Games.
It’s the third full day of sporting action at the Winter Olympics and Scottish athletes representing Team GB are hoping to bag podium places.
Taking place across Lombardy and Northeast Italy until February 22, the Milano Cortina games are the 25th time the event has taken place.
A total of 2,871 athletes from 92 countries will compete in 116 events across eight sports and 16 disciplines, including the debut of ski mountaineering.
This evening will see Scottish curling duo Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds play their Mixed Doubles semi-final - with victory guaranteeing them either a gold or silver medal.
But first up will be skier Kirsty Muir in the final of the women's slopestyle.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Kirsty Muir skiing in the final of the women's slopestyle at the Winter Olympics?
There are three runs in the final of the women's slopestyle. The first is scheduled to start at 11.30am today (Monday, February 9), the second at 11.59am and the third at 12.28pm. So we should know if Kirsty Muir has managed to win a medal by around 1pm.
Where is the women’s slopestyle final taking place?
How can I watch Kirsty Muir ski in the final of the women's slopestyle?
All the action will be available to watch on the BBC - on BBC Two, the iPlayer and the Red Button.
Does Kirsty Muir have a good chance of winning a medal?
Kirsty Muir qualified for the final of the women's slopestyle in third place so she is certainly in medal contention. She also recently took gold in the event at the Winter X Games - beating all the skiers she is facing in today’s final.
What are the rules for women's slopestyle?
Inspired by skateboarding, slopestyle sees skiers take on a course that includes a series of obstacles including rails and jumps. They perform tricks on the obstacles which are then scored by judges for amplitude (or height), originality and overall quality. Tricks largely fall into four categories - spins, grabs, grinds and flips.
At the Winter Olympics 20 skiers took part in the qualifying competition, completing two runs. The 12 athletes with the highest score advanced to the final.
In the final all 12 skiers will complete three runs, with only their highest score counting. The skier who has the highest score at the end wins the gold medal.
The judges mark the run out of 100. In the Winter X Games Kirsty Muir won gold with an impressive score of 93.66.
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