Peckris Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 Wow. What a day at the Olympics.Congratulations to the mens four - GOLD Congratulations to the womens lightwieght sculls - GOLD Congratulations to the mens lightweight sculls - SILVERCongratulations to the womens cycling pursuit team - GOLD Setting SIX consecutive world records from heats to final!Congratulations to Jessica Ennis, heptathlete - GOLD Congratulations to Greg Rutherford, long jump - GOLD Congratulations to Mo Farrah, our first ever 10,000m - GOLD Not forgetting Andy Murray - through to the GOLD / SILVER tennis final tomorrow with Roger FedererAnd Andy Murray & Laura Robson - through to the GOLD / SILVER mixed doubles final tomorrowAnd the biggest cheer to Team GB who went out of the football in a ... yes ... you guessed ... a penalty shoot out !Forgive me tootling the British horn, let's face it we don't get this opportunity all that often. Quote
Peter Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 After being in a drunken haze all day.I shall watch it all later.Just returned from a party (one of MRS Peter's school friends) he is now a multi millionaire.You can stuff swimming pools,sauna's tennis courts,25 acres,12 bedrooms,Porsche/Aston's/Ducatti/ where the sun doesn't shine.I have a much better coin collection though. Quote
Rob Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 After being in a drunken haze all day.I shall watch it all later.Just returned from a party (one of MRS Peter's school friends) he is now a multi millionaire.You can stuff swimming pools,sauna's tennis courts,25 acres,12 bedrooms,Porsche/Aston's/Ducatti/ where the sun doesn't shine.I have a much better coin collection though. Why do you want to send all the swimming pools, tennis court etc to Manchester? Quote
azda Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 (edited) After being in a drunken haze all day.I shall watch it all later.Just returned from a party (one of MRS Peter's school friends) he is now a multi millionaire.You can stuff swimming pools,sauna's tennis courts,25 acres,12 bedrooms,Porsche/Aston's/Ducatti/ where the sun doesn't shine.I have a much better coin collection though. It must be an indoor pool as there's not enough sunshine in the UK for an outdoor pool. And i will concur with Peck, been a great Olympics for the British team. They must have the best cycling team in the world right now. Edited August 5, 2012 by azda Quote
Red Riley Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 It must be an indoor pool as there's not enough sunshine in the UK for an outdoor pool. And i will concur with Peck, been a great Olympics for the British team. They must have the best cycling team in the world right now.As far as cycling and rowing are concerned, it's actually a very clever policy by the Brits first rolled out in Beijing. You target the 'soft' (i.e. not that many people participating worldwide) sports with lots of medals on offer and allocate disproportionate resources to them - result, shedloads of medals. Doesn't explain our three athletics golds though!Although I do have some sympathy with Oscar Wilde on patriotism, it's still nice to see us doing well. Quote
Peckris Posted August 5, 2012 Author Posted August 5, 2012 It must be an indoor pool as there's not enough sunshine in the UK for an outdoor pool. And i will concur with Peck, been a great Olympics for the British team. They must have the best cycling team in the world right now.As far as cycling and rowing are concerned, it's actually a very clever policy by the Brits first rolled out in Beijing. You target the 'soft' (i.e. not that many people participating worldwide) sports with lots of medals on offer and allocate disproportionate resources to them - result, shedloads of medals. Doesn't explain our three athletics golds though!Although I do have some sympathy with Oscar Wilde on patriotism, it's still nice to see us doing well.That's an interesting point - some sports have lots of medals where others (horse-riding teams for example) have to take part in three separate disciplines over several days, to win one medal. There again, if it wasn't for the athletics tradition, you could argue that running 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, and a marathon, are the ultimate in lots of medals!Which is why I'm so admiring of events where they have lots of sports in one medal - e.g. decathlon and heptathlon. As for the triathlon, my jaw dropped when I saw what those women achieved : swimming 1.5km freestyle in wetsuits, getting straight out of the water, discarding wetsuits as they went (down boy ), getting onto their bikes and taking part in a 43km race, then parking their bikes and going straight off on a 10km run. Should have been a platinum medal for winning that, with a special medal for everyone just for taking part! Quote
Paulus Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 It must be an indoor pool as there's not enough sunshine in the UK for an outdoor pool. And i will concur with Peck, been a great Olympics for the British team. They must have the best cycling team in the world right now.As far as cycling and rowing are concerned, it's actually a very clever policy by the Brits first rolled out in Beijing. You target the 'soft' (i.e. not that many people participating worldwide) sports with lots of medals on offer and allocate disproportionate resources to them - result, shedloads of medals. Doesn't explain our three athletics golds though!Although I do have some sympathy with Oscar Wilde on patriotism, it's still nice to see us doing well.That's an interesting point - some sports have lots of medals where others (horse-riding teams for example) have to take part in three separate disciplines over several days, to win one medal. There again, if it wasn't for the athletics tradition, you could argue that running 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, and a marathon, are the ultimate in lots of medals!Which is why I'm so admiring of events where they have lots of sports in one medal - e.g. decathlon and heptathlon. As for the triathlon, my jaw dropped when I saw what those women achieved : swimming 1.5km freestyle in wetsuits, getting straight out of the water, discarding wetsuits as they went (down boy ), getting onto their bikes and taking part in a 43km race, then parking their bikes and going straight off on a 10km run. Should have been a platinum medal for winning that, with a special medal for everyone just for taking part!There is also the 'ironman' triathlon (not an Olympic event yet):3.8 km swim, followed by a 180 km bike ride, followed by a full marathon!!!! Quote
Peter Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 It must be an indoor pool as there's not enough sunshine in the UK for an outdoor pool. And i will concur with Peck, been a great Olympics for the British team. They must have the best cycling team in the world right now.As far as cycling and rowing are concerned, it's actually a very clever policy by the Brits first rolled out in Beijing. You target the 'soft' (i.e. not that many people participating worldwide) sports with lots of medals on offer and allocate disproportionate resources to them - result, shedloads of medals. Doesn't explain our three athletics golds though!Although I do have some sympathy with Oscar Wilde on patriotism, it's still nice to see us doing well.That's an interesting point - some sports have lots of medals where others (horse-riding teams for example) have to take part in three separate disciplines over several days, to win one medal. There again, if it wasn't for the athletics tradition, you could argue that running 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, and a marathon, are the ultimate in lots of medals!Which is why I'm so admiring of events where they have lots of sports in one medal - e.g. decathlon and heptathlon. As for the triathlon, my jaw dropped when I saw what those women achieved : swimming 1.5km freestyle in wetsuits, getting straight out of the water, discarding wetsuits as they went (down boy ), getting onto their bikes and taking part in a 43km race, then parking their bikes and going straight off on a 10km run. Should have been a platinum medal for winning that, with a special medal for everyone just for taking part!There is also the 'ironman' triathlon (not an Olympic event yet):3.8 km swim, followed by a 180 km bike ride, followed by a full marathon!!!!I can do a full marathon,but I think they are called snickers nowadays. Quote
davidrj Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 And a gold for Ainsley in the sailing! There was me thinking sailing was some nice leisurely pursuit. It's not - it's all out war! Quote
RLC35 Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 David,Its been a great show from Great Britain. We have watched it here in Indianapolis, every evening (it is not shown live, only recorded and shown in the evening).I especially like the opening with the Queen and 007! Quote
Peckris Posted August 5, 2012 Author Posted August 5, 2012 It must be an indoor pool as there's not enough sunshine in the UK for an outdoor pool. And i will concur with Peck, been a great Olympics for the British team. They must have the best cycling team in the world right now.As far as cycling and rowing are concerned, it's actually a very clever policy by the Brits first rolled out in Beijing. You target the 'soft' (i.e. not that many people participating worldwide) sports with lots of medals on offer and allocate disproportionate resources to them - result, shedloads of medals. Doesn't explain our three athletics golds though!Although I do have some sympathy with Oscar Wilde on patriotism, it's still nice to see us doing well.That's an interesting point - some sports have lots of medals where others (horse-riding teams for example) have to take part in three separate disciplines over several days, to win one medal. There again, if it wasn't for the athletics tradition, you could argue that running 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10000m, and a marathon, are the ultimate in lots of medals!Which is why I'm so admiring of events where they have lots of sports in one medal - e.g. decathlon and heptathlon. As for the triathlon, my jaw dropped when I saw what those women achieved : swimming 1.5km freestyle in wetsuits, getting straight out of the water, discarding wetsuits as they went (down boy ), getting onto their bikes and taking part in a 43km race, then parking their bikes and going straight off on a 10km run. Should have been a platinum medal for winning that, with a special medal for everyone just for taking part!There is also the 'ironman' triathlon (not an Olympic event yet):3.8 km swim, followed by a 180 km bike ride, followed by a full marathon!!!!Ye gods - and the competitors actually survive???And a gold for Ainsley in the sailing! There was me thinking sailing was some nice leisurely pursuit. It's not - it's all out war!Too right! If someone tries to steal your wind, anything goes Quote
Chingford Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 Wow. What a day at the Olympics.Congratulations to the mens four - GOLD Congratulations to the womens lightwieght sculls - GOLD Congratulations to the mens lightweight sculls - SILVERCongratulations to the womens cycling pursuit team - GOLD Setting SIX consecutive world records from heats to final!Congratulations to Jessica Ennis, heptathlete - GOLD Congratulations to Greg Rutherford, long jump - GOLD Congratulations to Mo Farrah, our first ever 10,000m - GOLD Not forgetting Andy Murray - through to the GOLD / SILVER tennis final tomorrow with Roger FedererAnd Andy Murray & Laura Robson - through to the GOLD / SILVER mixed doubles final tomorrowAnd the biggest cheer to Team GB who went out of the football in a ... yes ... you guessed ... a penalty shoot out !Forgive me tootling the British horn, let's face it we don't get this opportunity all that often. I heard the Poles are still leading the table for Brass, Lead and copper Quote
azda Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 AND GO ANDY MURRAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY: Pity he could'nt have done it in the Wimbeldon final, but hey ho, maybe one day my son......But well done to him Quote
Red Riley Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 And a gold for Ainsley in the sailing! I once went on holiday with his sister. Absolutely true, but not as exciting as it sounds... Quote
ski Posted August 5, 2012 Posted August 5, 2012 I once went on holiday with his sister. Absolutely true, but not as exciting as it sounds...I once went on holiday with my sister. Absolutely true, but not as exciting as it sounds...anyhow ive been at the olympics all week taking photos.....post some here when the dust settles. Quote
Peter Posted August 6, 2012 Posted August 6, 2012 I once went on holiday with his sister. Absolutely true, but not as exciting as it sounds...I once went on holiday with my sister. Absolutely true, but not as exciting as it sounds...anyhow ive been at the olympics all week taking photos.....post some here when the dust settles.Wow and here is me thinking I was the only one who has been on holiday with my sister. I'm looking forward to the Olympic pickies. Quote
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