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I thought the cycling was all done, but fair enough, go Beccy :)
chris hoy and the wiggins man both race tomorrow, in seperate races, going on their current form you gotsta be looking at two silvers minimum....
put it into further context
1. china - approx 650 athletes competing
2. USA - approx 630 athletes competing
3. England - approx 330 athletes competing
4. Auz - approx 430 athletes competing
go team england!
Excuse me, not trying to cause trouble, but I didn't realise england put their own team out...
Whos the Irish, Scottish and Welsh athletes competing for?
Excuse me, not trying to cause trouble, but I didn't realise england put their own team out...
Whos the Irish, Scottish and Welsh athletes competing for?
aah you have one post, you don't know who i am!!
i'm an angler, fishing is my game...
caught me a tiddler...;)
Excuse me, not trying to cause trouble, but I didn't realise england put their own team out...
Whos the Irish, Scottish and Welsh athletes competing for?
It's just keithd's bitter that most of the medals have come from his Celtic overlords :laughat:
lukemillar
19-08-08, 07:36 AM
I had a look in the paper this morning and the total medal counts for bronze, silver and gold across the entire games is different :confused: Can anyone explain why that is? Surely there is a bronze, silver and gold in each event?
The bronze count was the highest - about 25 more than silver and gold.
Had a smile on my face when I saw that the UK was above Australia in ine table this morning! :thumbsup:
The bronze count was the highest - about 25 more than silver and gold.
Think that Boxing and maybe some others award 2 Bronzes - no fight-off for 3rd place.
lukemillar
19-08-08, 07:39 AM
Think that Boxing and maybe some others award 2 Bronzes - no fight-off for 3rd place.
surely if there is no fight off for 3rd - there should be more gold and silver?
no, because they award 1 each of gold and silver, and 2 bronzes. Four medals for one event.
surely if there is no fight off for 3rd - there should be more gold and silver?
2 athletes awarded a bronze, only 1 gold and 1 silver.
lukemillar
19-08-08, 08:28 AM
no, because they award 1 each of gold and silver, and 2 bronzes. Four medals for one event.
2 athletes awarded a bronze, only 1 gold and 1 silver.
Ah, and the penny drops!
cycling looking promising...
3 semi's (best of 3) each of the GB riders won their first legs, each impressively too.
all 3 riders in final. kenny and hoy against each other for the chaps final so one gold guaranteed!
woo go team
christ almighty! the madison is on....21 teams all racing together...200 laps...relay style...good lord above its hectic!!
golds for hoy, pendleton and silver for kenny.
14 golds, 7 for the lads and bless the weaker sex they managed to pitch in with 6 golds too. bless them eh?
Wiped the floor in the cycling, due in no small part to Scotlands greatest Olympian, but;
Superb as the cycling, sailing, and rowing have been, is nobody else a bit sad that our medals aren't a bit more evenly spaced across other events (judo, archery, shooting, volleyball and all the others)?
I think Athletics is hugely disappointing considering there seems to be so many events (and the main focus of the games)
A lot of focus will be on the Cycling team over the next 4 years, from the likes of Clive Woodward, to see where they have made the difference and where they can apply this to the other disciplines to increase our successes.
stephen365
19-08-08, 01:34 PM
The main difference seems to be a lack of willingness to accept anything other than Gold in cycling and sailing etc whereas some of the track and field athletes seem to be happy just to make finals.
The main difference seems to be a lack of willingness to accept anything other than Gold in cycling and sailing etc whereas some of the track and field athletes seem to be happy just to make finals.
and then we go and win the womens 400m!!!
go girl!!!:D
So thats the 400 and 800m gold then?
So thats the 400 and 800m gold then?
well, yes kinda!
400m running, 800m swimming!!
BernardBikerchick
19-08-08, 03:07 PM
1 hour 26 mins left !! then home to the viney !:D
wyrdness
19-08-08, 03:12 PM
The main difference seems to be a lack of willingness to accept anything other than Gold in cycling and sailing etc whereas some of the track and field athletes seem to be happy just to make finals.
There's an interesting article on the BBC website about how the cycling team achieved this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/cycling/7534073.stm
1 hour 26 mins left !! then home to the viney !:D
are you on the wrong thread my dear? :D
will team GB get 2nd place overall in the medals ?
will team GB get 2nd place overall in the medals ?
not a chance
not a chance
spot on!! not a hope in hell im afraid wheat boy.
there's prob only 1 or 2 chances left for any more medals i'd say.
dudes hop skip and jump
BMX ladies (honest!)
kayak
and another sailing
ok thats 4...!
spot on!! not a hope in hell im afraid wheat boy.
there's prob only 1 or 2 chances left for any more medals i'd say.
dudes hop skip and jump
BMX ladies (honest!)
kayak
and another sailing
ok thats 4...!
it would be close if Phelps was disqualified for drugs
(ok still not, but you get the drift ;))
Our hamburger-eating cousins across the pond have a slightly different (eccentric) take on the medal table (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2008/medals/tracker/). Apparently, they are leading it! :smt103
Our hamburger-eating cousins across the pond have a slightly different (eccentric) take on the medal table (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2008/medals/tracker/). Apparently, they are leading it! :smt103
:lol:
BernardBikerchick
20-08-08, 08:45 AM
are you on the wrong thread my dear? :D
erm yes indeed i was !!!!:cyclops::cyclops:
Oooh 16 gold, what did I miss?
That British taekwondo guy was way better than the afghan WTF! like... Three straight kicks to that padding thingy they wear and didnt even score a point...
Does anyone know the rules to it? I'm confused lol! :confused:
We just got bronze in the 400m hurdles and that bolt fellow has just taken 2 tenths off the WR for the 200m and won with about 198m to spare!
gettin2dizzy
20-08-08, 06:01 PM
That 200m was amazing. I hope he can turn his hands (or feet!) to the 400!
Woohoo, another gold on the Pacific lake
it really is the great haul of china
it really is the great haul of china
nope. im not having that!! get out.
I cant claim that one, it was one of the BBC commentators the other day!
BernardBikerchick
21-08-08, 03:27 PM
nope. im not having that!! get out.
love it !
riktherider
22-08-08, 08:27 AM
Im getting really anoid with the olimpics after the 400m mens race yesturday after the americans came first second and third!!! of coarse they are going to be up top with three competitors racing!! it should be one competitor from one country in each event, with a backup person incase they cannot compete!! this is why they are soo far ahead! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
rant over
There is a qualifying standard they have to meet before they can enter the olympics - if the americans have 3 of that standard then why not; surely the point of the olympics is to compete against the best in the world, not just the best from each country.
And we would have fewer medals, as several time (at least twice in the cycling, and the womens marathon swim) we have had two on the podium.
Im getting really anoid with the olimpics after the 400m mens race yesturday after the americans came first second and third!!! of coarse they are going to be up top with three competitors racing!! it should be one competitor from one country in each event, with a backup person incase they cannot compete!! this is why they are soo far ahead! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
rant over
yeah........... but did you see the muppets in the relay?
:p
riktherider
22-08-08, 08:56 AM
oh yea both men and women both look like they never practised together!! ha ha ha. just a shame our blokes faffed up as we stood a good chance.
i agree with the fact that its the best of the best, but especially when you get the rankings in the medal table, it does make it look like its country vs country. which i think it should be...much more competition! i watched the cycling when we won both gold and silver, and even though it was us, i still thought it was a bit off!
also reckon they should have the "super-human" olympics, where drug users compete against each other :p would be very good to watch!!
Or Olympic pot luck. All the athletes turn up and pick and event out of the hat.
riktherider
22-08-08, 09:03 AM
ha. yea get someone like phelps doing long jump or pole vault.....or even better that horse riding one or rythmatic gymnastics!!! ha ha ha!!!
another gold. man in a little boat going quick.
smashing.
Another silver for the female modern pentagon or something!
another gold. man in a little boat going quick.
smashing.
+1 What a great race he had in front all the way, well deserved...:D
chaps biffing each other with gloves an that. guaranteed silver at worst. chap in final of middleweight (i think) tomorrow.
What's all this third in the medals table... its not very British.
http://www.karikuukka.com/peking2008/100m/
almost worthy of a thread of its own
Shame its no right in the middle of the stadium...
Kate Moss
22-08-08, 02:09 PM
My boss used to ride with Heather Fell who won a silver today in the modern Pentathlon!
Lucky Boss. Oh, you mean on horses!
Those jamacian chaps are a tad rapid
chaps biffing each other with gloves an that. guaranteed silver at worst. chap in final of middleweight (i think) tomorrow.
Gold :cheers: James Degale
gettin2dizzy
23-08-08, 03:53 PM
Phelps is so so unsportsman like though!
Check out this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhjwnsVUeto&eurl=http://www.videosift.com/video/Michael-Phelps-Unsportsmanlike-Behavior)
:lol:
Ive just turned the telly on to see some cuban knocking lumps out of the referee in the taekwando, heard a few comments now about bias towards the chinese as well, or is it just me :rolleyes:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=a-lI8wjkuh8
gettin2dizzy
23-08-08, 04:28 PM
Ive just turned the telly on to see some cuban knocking lumps out of the referee in the taekwando, heard a few comments now about bias towards the chinese as well, or is it just me :rolleyes:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=a-lI8wjkuh8
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44953000/jpg/_44953461_matos226gi.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44953000/jpg/_44953461_matos226gi.jpg
Did he get any points for that? or did the ref not see it like Sarah Stevenson? :smt102
Did he get any points for that? or did the ref not see it like Sarah Stevenson? :smt102
she was robbed wastn she! clearly made a head shot and the blind judges must have been reading a book
:smt021
Even the irish boxing bloke got a few shots in that was not counted. I think some judges have been nobbled for sure.
grh1904
25-08-08, 10:45 AM
What do we all do now????????????
Got up this morning, kettle on, TV on, LARGE cafetiere of coffee made, sits down and watches........................................... ...............................
HOMES UNDER THE HAMMER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can Aunty Been justify going from such excellent coverage of our wonderfull Team GB athletes to this cr@p.
I mean, I might now have to venture away from the sofa, GO OUTSIDE, and do something just to have a little excitement in my life.
Erm, I went out running today 8-[
Our hamburger-eating cousins across the pond have a slightly different (eccentric) take on the medal table (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2008/medals/tracker/). Apparently, they are leading it! :smt103
So a great solid result of 4th - under both criteria especially as it means we beat Australia, who were also trying to claim the bet was regarding total medals.
The US still claim they won http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/08/25/medals.race.ap/index.html?eref=sircrc :lol: and almost appear magnanimous in acknowledging China's performance, while it must have hurt them so much to have to have a dig at Russia. :roll:
enjoyed the closing ceremony, loved seeing boris the mentalist accepting the olympic flag. say what you like about him love him or hate him he's got more charisma than red ken fo sho...
and got pretty damned excited at the thought it's our turn next! can't wait!!
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