Gold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[madcow]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/glover-stanning-win-rowing-gold-104414465.html

Well done, winning by such a clear margin.

[gordon taylor]

 

[Chris S]

First TeamGB medals all won by ladies women girls opposite sex bumpy chaps erm... whatever they want to be called. Lasses  . Good work!

[Jacomus]

Hell yeah!!!

[citoyen]

First TeamGB medals all won by top athletes.

Ftfy.

d.

[Exit Stage Left]

Nice human interest story about Stanning.

Heather Stanning (born 26 January 1985) is a British rower and Royal Artillery officer who won a gold medal for Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics.[1]
 
Stanning was born in Yeovil, England, and educated at Gordonstoun, Scotland. She almost lost her right arm in a live-fire exercise in 2008 but has since fully recovered

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Stanning

It will make a nice bridge into the Paralympics and 'Our Heroes'.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Great stuff.

[Pingu]

First TeamGB medals all won by ladies women girls opposite sex bumpy chaps erm... whatever they want to be called. Lasses  . Good work!

And horses.

[madcow]

You have overlooked the GB mens gymnastics team, the 8 rowers who got a bronze and William Fox-Pitt. 14 men vs. 8 women ,I think.

[Marco Stefano]

W2- expected to win, but did it in fine style, controlling all the way. Top rowing. 

M8 had a good race, you could see the Germans (both cox and crew) looking across in a slightly concerned 'Eh?' manner as they were pushed in the middle 1km. GB crew were obviously disappointed, but should be proud of a good race performance & a bronze. 

W4x very disappointing as they have been over the last year or more, with a varied crew but all good quality scullers. Something not right there, not sure what. 

[AndyK]

The Daily Mail must be having a shit fit. First the Olympic opening ceremony celebrates Suffragettes, the Jarrow marchers, workers, and the NHS, now the first gold, silver, and bronze GB medals are won by women.

[Exit Stage Left]

The Daily Mail must be having a shit fit. First the Olympic opening ceremony celebrates Suffragettes, the Jarrow marchers, workers, and the NHS, now the first gold, silver, and bronze GB medals are won by women.

I can see how having a Royal Artillery Captain winning a Gold medal for her country after recovering from a live fire accident which threatened her arm would present problems for a right wing paper, noted for its human interest stories and focused at women. Not!

[mattc]

First TeamGB medals all won by top athletes.

Ftfy.

d.

Well, top three athletes, anyway ...

[Cudzoziemiec]

Morerer and morerer of these!