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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 21:07:41 GMT 1
Apart from Rebecca Adlington and Keri-Anne Payne, our swimming hopes are half chances, really. I was a bit disappointed with Hannah Miley though. An Olympic final isn't the place to produce "a solid swim" as she described it. It's what you've been training for every day for the last four years and you shouldn't be leaving anything behind. But we've seen this from our swimmers time and time again over the last 20 years.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Jul 28, 2012 21:11:29 GMT 1
i expected miley to push for a bronze with the hype they were doing on the tv, i just get the feeling we are going to do a worse medal-wise than we expected
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 21:12:11 GMT 1
So no medals for GB on Day 1. That means we're on a par with our 2008 performance so far. ;D
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 21:15:49 GMT 1
i expected miley to push for a bronze with the hype they were doing on the tv, i just get the feeling we are going to do a worse medal-wise than we expected We'll do fine. Swimming really isn't a strong sport for us. If we get three medals, we'll have done well. We have plenty of strong sports to come: track cycling, rowing, sailing, boxing - those four together could produce a dozen gold medals. We've got a great chance in both triathlon races, we have chances in canoeing and taekwondo and then there's the athletics as well...
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Post by Mart!n on Jul 28, 2012 21:18:37 GMT 1
At this rate I have to claim my money back from Royal Mail, they are publishing winning stamps in a first day cover format of any GB Team winning a gold.
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Post by Paddy on Jul 28, 2012 21:39:23 GMT 1
In terms of the road race, cav can't climb slopes so the whole team stayed to help him out but after 33 went by they should have realised you weren't going to pull back 33 with 4 riders. A plan B should have included Millar to cling onto the 33 to make 34, he is very good in breakaways.
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 28, 2012 21:49:12 GMT 1
In terms of the road race, cav can't climb slopes so the whole team stayed to help him out but after 33 went by they should have realised you weren't going to pull back 33 with 4 riders. A plan B should have included Millar to cling onto the 33 to make 34, he is very good in breakaways. I agree. But obviously Team GB don't possess a Captain Hindsight. vimeo.com/16315458Realistically the Manx Missile was our only probable medal for Team GB on Day 1, so not too much harm has been done so far. Although our Tennis players have been overwhelmingly disappointing today.
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Post by Panda on Jul 28, 2012 21:57:42 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jul 28, 2012 23:07:08 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jul 28, 2012 23:17:42 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Jul 29, 2012 0:33:30 GMT 1
There's nothing scheduled but the women's indoor volleyball match between Brazil and Turkey has just gone into a fifth and final set at half past midnight...
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Post by Panda on Jul 29, 2012 1:00:15 GMT 1
DAY 2 GOLD MEDAL EVENTS:
ARCHERY Women's team competition
CYCLING Women's road race
DIVING Women's synchro 3m springboard
FENCING Men's individual sabre
JUDO Women's 52kg Men's 66kg
SHOOTING Women's 10m air pistol Women's skeet
SWIMMING Women's 100m butterfly Men's 100m breaststroke Women's 400m freestyle Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
WEIGHTLIFTING Women's 53kg Men's 56kg
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Again, not many medal chances for GB but the big stand-out is Rebecca Adlington attempting to defend her 400m freestyle title. She's predicted to win gold on the virtual medal table but the 800m may be her best chance.
The only other realistic medal chance on Day 2 is the women's road race. Unlike the men's race, the GB strategy should be less rigid and depending on how the race unfolds, Lizzie Armitstead and Beijing gold medallist Nicole Cooke both have chances.
INFOSTRADA SPORTS' VIRTUAL MEDAL TABLE PREDICTION:
Gold: 1 - Rebecca Adlington
Silver: none
Bronze: none
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Post by chbigemi on Jul 29, 2012 1:00:28 GMT 1
Course the big story in the states is will Michael Phelps become the most decorated Olympian. He's 0/1 so far getting the dreaded 4th. He has 7 events and needs 3 medals.
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Post by suedehead on Jul 29, 2012 1:13:13 GMT 1
The opening ceremony will have commentary from Huw Edwards, Hazel Irvine, and bizarrely, Trevor Nelson. Reporters: Tina Daheley, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Leon Mann, Jason Mohammad, Ore Oduba, Matthew Pinsent, Garry Richardson, Helen Skelton, Michael Vaughan, Reggie Yates Yes, Reggie Yates. I believe Trevor Nelson was picked because he is local and for his musical knowledge, though I hear he had to tell Hazel Irvine why Federer wasn't at the opening ceremony! That being that he's playing today. (Was out and whilst it was on in most places I was in, there was no sound and that was in a part of the ceremony I missed). Reggie Yates i think has been picked because he's a Londoner, that also applies to Tina Daheley although at least she has a sports background. I initially thought coming off the back of my post that you were referring to me here! I will try to keep things shorter from now on, but i'll keep the tennis results for the Brits updated when possible as much as for my own reference as anything else (fully expect tennis not to have much interest to anyone else here, at least in the early stages, unless anyone has got tickets?). I have tickets for 12 sports. First up will be the rowing on Monday morning, so Shirebloggess and I are off the Windsor for the weekend. Greedy Enjoy Windsor, and more specifically Eton Dorney for the rowing. The picture that Mrh put up just showed how odd that location is, a rowing lake in the middle of open fields. I walked round there as a kid, although i don't really remember much! You mean Trevor Nelson's musical knowledge that led to him referring to "The Underworld"?
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Post by Elmer on Jul 29, 2012 8:58:03 GMT 1
Course the big story in the states is will Michael Phelps become the most decorated Olympian. He's 0/1 so far getting the dreaded 4th. He has 7 events and needs 3 medals. Well he'll be in 3 relays or at least the 4 x 200 and the medley relay so unless the USA get disqualified they'll win them. Even half fit he'll win the 200m butterfly too !!
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Post by Elmer on Jul 29, 2012 9:00:35 GMT 1
i expected miley to push for a bronze with the hype they were doing on the tv, i just get the feeling we are going to do a worse medal-wise than we expected She was around her personal best. It's just the others swam faster. The final 100m from the Chinese girl was one of the most astonishing swims I've ever seen.
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Post by Johnny on Jul 29, 2012 10:08:39 GMT 1
I was at the Road Race yeasterday. Didn't see much - all over very quickly. Didn't really knew who won. At least though I was at an Olympic event and savoured the atmosphere.
Sour grapes from Mark Cavendish. Let's hope the GB ladies do better.
On the swimming front, big-boned Rebecca Addlington is not expected to win gold.
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Post by Maximo Mark on Jul 29, 2012 10:25:10 GMT 1
Mrh, do you have a link to the infostrada data?
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Post by raliverpool on Jul 29, 2012 10:27:43 GMT 1
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