Author Topic: Olympics spoilers (Read 20329 times)

David Martin · « **on:** 15 August, 2008, 10:01:10 am »

Yay! WR in qualifying for the GB team in the team sprint. France and NL to go..

Staff gets fastest ever opening lap.

And France and NL - nearly a second down.

Yay!!!

Valiant · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 August, 2008, 10:09:18 am »

It's all very exciting stuff!

JT · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 August, 2008, 10:18:14 am »

Amazing stuff. They've sent a clear message out to the French lads.

Glad to see that the Hoys managed to get tickets because I know they were struggling.

MSeries · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 August, 2008, 10:22:50 am »

Go fast in the qualifiers so they get paired with the weaker teams and have an easier passage to the semis

Valiant · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 August, 2008, 11:09:06 am »

There goes another record with Wiggins

Charlotte · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 August, 2008, 11:20:03 am »

Quote from: Valiant on 15 August, 2008, 11:09:06 am

There goes another record with Wiggins

4:15.031 - the fifth fastest of all time!

Wooo! Go Bradders!

Jasmine · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 August, 2008, 11:22:28 am »

It's all very exciting isn't it.

GB into gold medal race in team sprint.

David Martin · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 August, 2008, 11:58:11 am »

And Stephen Burke as the personal performance of the meet so far.. really great.

..d

Valiant · « **Reply #8 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:07:47 pm »

Houvenagel has just set a new British Record on qualifying, very closely followed by Romero, our girls are 1&2 fastest qualifiers for the final. Nail biting stuff.

Valiant · « **Reply #9 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:11:49 pm »

GB win Gold in the Team Sprint

Jasmine · « **Reply #10 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:12:28 pm »

That was a quick response Valiant. Already typed in anticipation?

Valiant · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:16:57 pm »

Nah, I'm just as fast as they are lol.

JT · « **Reply #12 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:17:38 pm »

I'm all emotional and I haven't even seen it with the sound on (secretly watching it at work).

Well done lads.

bobb · « **Reply #13 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:19:13 pm »

I was a little nervous that the track boys and girls may have had too much expectation heaped upon them.

No chance, they are on FIRE!!!

Wowbagger · « **Reply #14 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:21:39 pm »

Quote from: bobb on 15 August, 2008, 12:19:13 pm

I was a little nervous that the track boys and girls may have had too much expectation heaped upon them.

No chance, they are on FIRE!!!

I was thinking that, although being cycling the British media expectation generally isn't that great. Compare Paula Radcliffe. She's had the spotlight on her throughout her career and last time round spectacularly flopped. This time, she's injured but still running. I doubt if she'll get a medal.

Jasmine · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:24:30 pm »

Now I know what smileys we are missing - winning a medal smiley and weeing yourself in excitement smiley (not literally though

).

Valiant · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:36:39 pm »

>o there you go lol

tiermat · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:37:22 pm »

Why oh why did I remember that we have a TV in the games room here at work AFTER the final had been run?

At least I (just) caught the repeats...

bobb · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:38:22 pm »

If Chris Hoy gets any bigger, he's going to explode! He has a seriously impressive physique.

Valiant · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:38:43 pm »

iplayer when you have a chance

tiermat · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:42:44 pm »

Quote from: Valiant on 15 August, 2008, 12:38:43 pm

iplayer when you have a chance

Slight problem there, for me at any rate (well three problems really):
1) Don't admin rights to my PC, so can't install iPlayer
2) Our proxy is off-shore so can't use iPlayer anyways...
3) I use Linux at home...

Valiant · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 August, 2008, 12:51:43 pm »

1&3 shouldn't matter as long as a flash plugin is installed,

TheLurker · « **Reply #22 on:** 15 August, 2008, 02:14:03 pm »

I wonder what Sireau's got to say for himself now? *guffaw*

Frenchie · « **Reply #23 on:** 15 August, 2008, 03:02:22 pm »

The French squad was *miles* behind. What went wrong for them? Well done GB.

JT · « **Reply #24 on:** 15 August, 2008, 03:05:00 pm »

Quote from: Frenchie on 15 August, 2008, 03:02:22 pm

The French squad was *miles* behind. What went wrong for them? Well done GB.

They've stayed at the same level. GB have improved.