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Post by greendemon on Aug 2, 2012 19:04:31 GMT 1
oh right how strange. well i'm glad you're paying attention as it seems i don't have a clue about these things! not that i care, 3 golds and 3 silvers for GB, what an amazing day!
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Post by LittleChristmasTurkey on Aug 2, 2012 19:09:17 GMT 1
What was she supposed to do? Brake? if that was the only way she could change over at the right time, yes. it looks like an easy mistake to make, and yes, it must be awful for her, but i definitely have more sympathy for her team mate. The person in front is supposed to move out at an appropriate time for the second person to overtake though. It was Jess that moved out to early that made Victoria think it was ok to move past. Both of them are responsible. It's a shame but the rules are the rules. Even if nobody is sure why that particular rule exists in the first place!
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Post by Panda on Aug 2, 2012 19:11:26 GMT 1
What was she supposed to do? Brake? if that was the only way she could change over at the right time, yes. And that would've meant absolutely no chance of a medal due to the loss of speed and momentum.
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Post by greendemon on Aug 2, 2012 19:33:37 GMT 1
if that was the only way she could change over at the right time, yes. And that would've meant absolutely no chance of a medal due to the loss of speed and momentum. six of one and half a dozen of the other when the alternative was getting put out of contention anyway. i don't know. i'm not going to pretend to be an expert in something i'm not but i can't help but feel irritated by pendleton's comment about varnish's hopes in 2016.
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Post by Panda on Aug 2, 2012 22:14:29 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Aug 2, 2012 22:18:37 GMT 1
We got more gold medals than China today!
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Post by Panda on Aug 2, 2012 22:22:57 GMT 1
GB 2012 v VIRTUAL MEDAL TABLE: Gold: 5-3 Silver: 6-4 Bronze: 4-8 Total: 15-15
GB 2012 v GB 2008: Gold: 5-2 Silver: 6-2 Bronze: 4-3 Total: 15-7
GB 2012 v GB 2004: Gold: 5-2 Silver: 6-3 Bronze: 4-4 Total: 15-7
GB 2012 v GB 2000: Gold: 5-2 Silver: 6-5 Bronze: 4-3 Total: 15-10
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Post by Mart!n on Aug 2, 2012 22:23:28 GMT 1
Biggest surprise of the day must be the Shooting, I wasn't expecting a Gold there for GB.
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Post by Jordan on Aug 2, 2012 22:30:50 GMT 1
I'd say the biggest surprise was Silver in Judo
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Post by Elmer on Aug 2, 2012 22:47:58 GMT 1
I really enjoyed the pool tonight. Phelps is back to his old self again and Rebecca Soni was supreme in the 200 breaststroke.
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Post by Panda on Aug 2, 2012 22:48:38 GMT 1
DAY 7 GOLD MEDAL EVENTS:
ARCHERY Men's individual
ATHLETICS Men's shot put Women's 10000m
BADMINTON Mixed doubles
CYCLING Men's team pursuit Women's keirin
FENCING Men's team sabre
GYMNASTICS Men's trampoline
JUDO Women's +78kg Men's +100kg
ROWING Men's single sculls Men's quadruple sculls Men's pair Women's double sculls
SHOOTING Men's 50m rifle prone Men's 25m rapid fire pistol
SWIMMING Women's 200m backstroke Men's 100m butterfly Women's 800m freestyle Men's 50m freestyle
WEIGHTLIFTING Women's 75kg Men's 85kg
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Day 6 saw a flood of medals for GB with golds in canoeing, shooting and cycling and silvers in rowing, canoeing and judo, and it could've been even more were it not for Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish being disqualified in the women's team sprint.
Day 7 should see further additions to the tally, starting with another at Eton Dorney as Kath Grainger hopes to finally add an Olympic gold medal to the silvers she won in Sydney, Athens and Beijing. She partners Anna Watkins in the double sculls. Alan Campbell has a chance of a medal in the single sculls and George Nash and Will Satch could snatch a medal in the pairs.
The second day of action in the velodrome should bring another gold in men's team pursuit after GB went three seconds faster than anyone else in qualifying, smashing the world record in the process. Victoria Pendleton will aim to put her team sprint disappointment behind her in the keirin, which features in the Olympics as a women's event for the first time.
In the pool, Rebecca Adlington will try to defend her 800m freestyle title, having qualified fastest for the final.
Day 6 brought some real surprise medals for GB and someone worth looking out for could be Larry Godfrey, who is GB's last remaining archer at the Olympics and has cruised through to the last 16 of the men's tournament. Could he win a medal on the final day of archery competition?
Day 7 also sees the start of the athletics inside the Olympic Stadium with the women's 10000m the first track final. Jo Pavey will battle hard as always, but a medal is probably out of her reach.
INFOSTRADA SPORTS' VIRTUAL MEDAL TABLE PREDICTION:
Gold: 1 - women's double sculls
Silver: 3 - men's pair, men's team pursuit, Rebecca Adlington
Bronze: 1 - Alan Campbell
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Post by rubcale on Aug 2, 2012 23:32:22 GMT 1
C'mon Kath Grainger!
Don't like the look of the 15 year-old American in the Women's 800m freestyle.
And just who does Infostrada think is going to beat GB in the men's team pursuit?
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Post by Panda on Aug 2, 2012 23:50:59 GMT 1
Bearing in mind the Virtual Medal Table I'm referring to was published last week, I'm assuming Infostrada think Australia will win the team pursuit but really they've been fooled by some of the GB World Championship performances since Beijing. Everything GB have done since then has been built around London. They barely even try in the non-Olympic events now.
They didn't have the men's team sprint down to win a medal and only had bronze for Pendleton and Varnish.
It's worth pointing out Infostrada are apparently doing updated Virtual Medal Tables during the games, but that just seems like cheating to me.
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Post by o on Aug 3, 2012 8:00:52 GMT 1
Ooh the track events start today, nice one.
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Post by Johnny on Aug 3, 2012 9:38:05 GMT 1
Good day yesterday, 3 gold, 3 silvers for GB. Good to see Michael Phelps win gold in the medley.
Should be more medals today for GB in cycling, rowing, swimming. Andy Murray should at least get a bronze in the tennis.
Funny how in some sports there's a play-off for bronze - and in others there aren't. I think there should only be one bronze medal - let people fight for Bronze medal.
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Post by Jordan on Aug 3, 2012 9:50:37 GMT 1
Completely agree, having more than one of any medal seems ridiculous.
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Post by greendemon on Aug 3, 2012 9:55:37 GMT 1
it was a great evening in the pool - looking forward to the start of the athletics today, plus hopefully more GB glory in cycling, swimming and maybe rowing too. in the tennis, i fear andy murray will have to pull off some magic to make it past djokovic but if he can do it, he's got a real chance of the gold, and i've got everything crossed for him after he came so close at wimbledon! and yes, why do they do that with the bronze medal? not only does it make no sense, it's not fair on the players who lose the bronze medal playoffs in the sports that have them!
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Post by LittleChristmasTurkey on Aug 3, 2012 10:43:34 GMT 1
In the fighty sports you can't really have a playoff though. Two people get the crap kicked out of them and then have to get into the ring again to fight each other? It would be amusing, but someone would compain about human rights or something.
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Post by greendemon on Aug 3, 2012 10:50:13 GMT 1
jessica ennis pulled a personal best to win the 100m hurdles - smashed it
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Post by Jordan on Aug 3, 2012 10:51:47 GMT 1
Bloody hell, Jess was incredible! I thought she was in the end lane for some reason so thought she'd come third, so was quite a shock when I saw the table
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