Winter Olympics LIVE: Team GB face Japan in curling before Kamila Valieva returns to ice

LIVE – Updated at 07:06

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will return to the ice for the women’s short programme, despite a court ruling that she tested positive for a banned substance. The 15-year-old is still subject to disciplinary procedures but has been allowed to compete by a panel of three arbitrators appointed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, as Russia tries to land a clean sweep of medals in the event. If she wins the event, for which she is an overwhelming favourite, the IOC has said she will not be honoured in a medal ceremony until an investigation into the doping allegations is complete.

Elsewhere, China’s Eileen Gu, who won gold last week in big air, claimed silver in the women’s freeski slopestyle. Team GB’s wait for a medal goes on, though, as Kirsty Muir and Katie Summerhayes finished eighth and ninth respectively. There was a further blow too as James Woods was forced to pull out of men’s qualifying. Eve Muirhead is up against it in the curling too, with last night’s defeat to Canada leaving Team GB’s playoff hopes in the balance.

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The perfect start for GB has continued as they take a 6-1 lead after just three ends against Japan.

Muirhead finished the end with a fine shot, clearing the Japanese stone that was lying second.

Kirsty Muir might have just fallen short of the medals this year, after finishing fifth place in the Big Air and eighth in the women’s slopestyle, but the 17-year-old has offered plenty of hope for the future.

Kirsty Muir shines bright as Team GB’s undisputed breakthrough act

Elsewhere this morning, there was bad news for Team GB’s James Woods, who was forced to withdraw from men’s freeski slopestyle competition due to