Britain's Lizzy Yarnold carries a lead of 0.44 seconds into the final two runs of the women's skeleton.
Yarnold, who set a track record on her opening run on Thursday, is attempting to succeed compatriot Amy Williams as Olympic champion in an event with a proud British tradition.
Since it was added to the Olympic programme in 2002, Britain has won a medal at every Games, including Williams' gold four years ago in Vancouver.
Yarnold has been in dominant form during the World Cup season and was fastest on both of Thursday's runs to build a healthy advantage over American Noelle Pikus-Pace.
Shelley Rudman, Yarnold's team-mate and the silver medallist in Turin in 2006, sits in 11th place. The final two runs take place on Friday afternoon GMT with the medal likely to be decided at around 5-5.30pm.
The men's skeleton gets under way in the morning with the first two runs and features British interest in the shape of Kristian Bromley and Dom Parsons.
The alpine skiing schedule continues on Friday with the men's super combined where the contenders include American world champion Ted Ligety and Croat all-rounder Ivica Kostelic, the silver medallist four years ago.
And the men's figure skating concludes with the free skate when Canada's Patrick Chan has the chance to add the Olympic crown to his world title.
The other medals to be handed out on Friday are in the women's individual biathlon, men's classic cross-country skiing and the women's freestyle skiing aerials.
Britain's curlers continue in the round-robin. The women take on Japan at 10am GMT, while the men are up against Denmark at 3pm.
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