|
Post by rubcale on Aug 15, 2008 19:09:01 GMT 1
If Kelly can at least post an anyway respectable Javelin throw then a medal is on but I don't honestly see a Gold.
Fantastic news about the men's Cycling sprint beacause a beginning like this can have a snowball effect.
|
|
Tom
Member
*Of Royal Blood*
Posts: 15,419
|
Post by Tom on Aug 15, 2008 19:51:10 GMT 1
On the downside, Emms & Robertson went out in the quarter-finals in the badminton That was the other sport i started to watch in Athens 4 years ago, partly because of the gorgeous Gail Emms. I saw that match from the end of the first game, which they fought back to only narrowly lose 21-19 in the end, saving 2 game points along the way, (may have been more but didn't see before that) and even though they were ahead at one point in the 2nd game (which they lost 21-12) they never really looked in control. Robertson in particular made too many mistakes. I also used to watch a lot of the swimming, but my interest has waned significantly in recent times.. Agree with others on Sotherton too. Hopefully she can get a medal, but realistically it won't be gold, though i never expected her to be in contention for a gold anyway..
|
|
Pablo
Member
*With Great Power comes Great Responsibilty*
Posts: 8,482
ONLINE
|
Post by Pablo on Aug 15, 2008 23:30:43 GMT 1
I also used to watch a lot of the swimming, but my interest has waned significantly in recent times.. Whilst I on the other hand, my interest has increased in this Olympics more than last year, especially when I'm watching a true legend swimming (Michael Phelps) and the improvements in British swimming
|
|
Si.
Member
Posts: 2,087
|
Post by Si. on Aug 16, 2008 8:33:35 GMT 1
Great gold this morning for Adlington, Phelps made his own luck in his 7th and Spitsz equaling final, Ainsley being made to wait for another chance as his race was abandoned due to no wind. Rowing about to start, and I'm rather confident!
|
|
|
Post by rubcale on Aug 16, 2008 12:48:18 GMT 1
Sent hubby and daughter to do the shopping this morning.
KS more or less out of the medal hunt now with a poor Long Jump over 40 cm below the distance she did at Crystal Palace.
Brilliant morning at the rowing. I was hoardse after the coxless fours because halfway through the Brits looked out of it. Odd to say I was disappointed with the two bronzes because they were great performances but there was so little in it for the Gold.
Wiggins has just won the gold in the individual pursuit with Burke taking the bronze and tomoorrow we're guaranteed gold and silver in the women'ds pursuit as it's an all Brit final.
The sailing was a farce - once a race has started I don't think it should then be called off. It will be a tragedy if Ainslie were to lose now.
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2008 15:11:21 GMT 1
9 medals in one day! 4 golds!
If the sailing had gone ahead as planned and Ainslie and the yngling crew had held onto their gold medal positions, GB would've been upto 3rd in the medal table!
Another gold and silver guaranteed tomorrow with Romero and Houvenaghel in the pursuit final. I think we should get at least another gold in the rowing and hopefully Paula Radcliffe will be able to get something in the marathon...
A great morning's viewing this morning. Sports Personality of the Year's just been thrown wide open. Rebecca Adlington must be a serious contender, as is Chris Hoy. Lewis Hamilton doesn't look a dead cert anymore.
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2008 15:31:35 GMT 1
Usain Bolt wins the 100m in 9.69! And he was showboating before the finish!
|
|
Pablo
Member
*With Great Power comes Great Responsibilty*
Posts: 8,482
ONLINE
|
Post by Pablo on Aug 16, 2008 16:18:17 GMT 1
Wow, what a good haul of medals for Team GB! It was well worth staying up throughout the night to watch it and great to see Adlington to do the double!
Also very pleased to have witnessed the 100m race. Usain absolutely annihilated the field and I can see him going under 9.6 secs in the future!
Also just heard Federer has won the gold in the men's doubles, certainly something salvaged in his dogged season
|
|
|
Post by o on Aug 16, 2008 19:39:29 GMT 1
I've seen various bits of this through the day, amazing, the coxless 4's win was incredible, they looked out of it! The cycling with Hoy taking gold and the other chap sneaking silver had me yelling with joy! Adlington's gold and world record! And then the 100 metres, oh man, what is that guy on? Hos legs are just so huge that once he gets going, his steps are so much bigger, absolutely incredible, I so hope he is drug free, so far out in front!
|
|
|
Post by Robin on Aug 16, 2008 20:07:31 GMT 1
What a fantastic performance by Usain Bolt, he looked super human!!
|
|
|
Post by o on Aug 16, 2008 20:17:49 GMT 1
He looked like he was running on those bendy artificial legs that have been banned in the paralympics, awesome!
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2008 20:21:28 GMT 1
I wouldn't bet against Bolt taking Michael Johnson's 200m world record later in the week...
|
|
|
Post by Maximo Mark on Aug 16, 2008 21:01:50 GMT 1
He was amazing today, the cycling was really good too and we're guarenteed another gold tomorrow! We're up to 7th in the medals table and only 1 gold off Germany in 3rd - excellent!
|
|
|
Post by Doctor Blind on Aug 16, 2008 21:06:44 GMT 1
Joint 4th with Japan, Australia, and South Korea actually.
Bolt was true to his name, made it look effortless - and I reckon he could have got an even quicker time than that!
|
|
|
Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2008 21:09:34 GMT 1
Joint 4th with Japan, Australia, and South Korea actually. Bolt was true to his name, made it look effortless - and I reckon he could have got an even quicker time than that! We're 7th because it goes by silver, then bronze if the number of gold medals are the same. However, given the guaranteed medals we have tomorrow, we're effectively 3rd, anyway. Were it not for Michael Phelps, the USA would only have 10 golds! (They'd have still won one of the relays without him but none of his other events).
|
|
|
Post by Robin on Aug 16, 2008 22:20:07 GMT 1
I'm not convinved Phelps won his 7th gold medal, no matter what the official timings show it certainly looked like he finished second!
|
|
Pablo
Member
*With Great Power comes Great Responsibilty*
Posts: 8,482
ONLINE
|
Post by Pablo on Aug 16, 2008 23:45:43 GMT 1
I'm not convinved Phelps won his 7th gold medal, no matter what the official timings show it certainly looked like he finished second! He actually admitted that he would have been happy with 2nd because he really put everything into the last 45m. He looked tired and Cavic just raced away. If its any justice, both of them should have got gold medals with the same time.
|
|
|
Post by madison on Aug 17, 2008 3:18:49 GMT 1
paula radcliff is so sh*t - i'm sick of her crocodile tears]
she's let us all down - she's let The Queen down.
|
|
Pablo
Member
*With Great Power comes Great Responsibilty*
Posts: 8,482
ONLINE
|
Post by Pablo on Aug 17, 2008 4:32:16 GMT 1
paula radcliff is so sh*t - i'm sick of her crocodile tears] she's let us all down - she's let The Queen down. wow that's uncalled for considering she had to battle a stress fracture injury just to even run in that marathon! To finish it is some achievement! Anyway, Michael Phelps creates history in the pool by winning his 8th gold medal in this olympics by winning the 4x100m medley relay this morning. Certainly a true legend in the pool. The Greatest Olympian? it is certainly debatable
|
|
|
Post by Maximo Mark on Aug 17, 2008 11:56:30 GMT 1
Although he's obviously one of the greatest I do think winning gold medals at 5 consecutive olympics is a greater feat... 4 more golds for GB today, two in the sailing, the yngling crew and Ben Ainslie, the lightweight double skulls in the rowing and Robecca Romero in the individual pursuit. Up to 3rd in the medals table, 2 golds ahead of Germany!
|
|