Winter Olympics: A look ahead to Tueday's highlights

Tuesday will herald a historic moment in Sochi as the women's ski jump makes its long-awaited debut at the Winter Olympics.

After a court battle and years of pressure, the decision was passed to allow women to compete in the event for the first time at the Games and it promises to be a stunning spectacle under floodlights.


American world champion Sarah Hendrickson has recovered from a knee ligament injury sustained in a bad fall last August and will start as favourite, with diminutive Japanese teenager Sara Takanashi expected to prove one of her main rivals for gold.

Both Britain's curling teams will be back in action with David Murdoch's men - who won one and lost one on the opening day - taking on Germany in the morning.
Eve Muirhead's female rink will be determined to get back to winning ways when they face the US team in the afternoon having lost to Sweden on Monday.

In freestyle skiing, Team GB's Katie Summerhays - who won silver at the last World Cup - will be looking to emulate the medal success of snowboarder Jenny Jones when she competes in the women's slopestyle