best moments of Olympics
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Fireman sam
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Jason Kenny in the Keirin managed to hold his nerve while officials tried to decide who if anyone should be disqualified because of an infringement on the pace bike TWICE !! very cool customer
tusker
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Very cool indeed.
Tusker
Have to agree, fantastic to see them both taking the gold.
Big Star is a beauty
However, its fantastic to see them all doing so well, fingers crossed for some more medals!
Scuttlebuttin
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Mark Cavendish sneaking up on Sir Chris Hoy being interviewed and asking him for an autograph. Brilliant.
Ranger22
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Yep they did really well
AN DU RU FOX
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nick skelton,after breaking his neck and being told never to ride again,plus the two yorkshire brownlee lads,and MO to come!!
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paul k
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Of the non Brits Usain Bolt obviously but also the Georgian guy who won the 105+kg weightlifting. He was up against the defending champion a 27 stone Iranian. For those that don't know the competition is decided by combining the weights lifted in two lifts, the snatch (one movement) and clean and jerk (two movements) with three attempt allowed for each lift. In the snatch on his 3rd lift the Georgian lifted a WR 215kg, the Iranian then added a kilo for his 3rd lift and another WR. Then on to the clean and jerk.
With just the two aforementioned left in the competition the Iranian failed on his 3rd attempt at 257kg but actually got a unanimous clean lift from the judges correctly overruled a few minutes later by the video ref because he didn't lock his elbows first time. He was mightily peed off, went back out to remonstrate but with out success. The Georgian had failed twice at 257kg and went back on stage for the last lift of the competition and instead of complete silence the Iranians in the crowd started booing, he gestured to them, stuck another 1kg on the bar and lifted it whilst pulling faces at the Iranians for a new WR total of 473kg for the combined lifts. Just to put that into pounds and ounces he put 570lbs (40 stone) over his head!
For the Brits, so many outstanding performances to choose from but as a former international eights rower I'd have to go for the men's eight. It's the perfect team sport, each crew member goes way past their limits but can't give up for fear of letting down the other seven in the crew as each blade has to hit the water at exactly the same time and, if not pulled with maximum effort, would come out late. You go from peak fitness to not being able to climb out of the boat in just under 6 minutes.
With just the two aforementioned left in the competition the Iranian failed on his 3rd attempt at 257kg but actually got a unanimous clean lift from the judges correctly overruled a few minutes later by the video ref because he didn't lock his elbows first time. He was mightily peed off, went back out to remonstrate but with out success. The Georgian had failed twice at 257kg and went back on stage for the last lift of the competition and instead of complete silence the Iranians in the crowd started booing, he gestured to them, stuck another 1kg on the bar and lifted it whilst pulling faces at the Iranians for a new WR total of 473kg for the combined lifts. Just to put that into pounds and ounces he put 570lbs (40 stone) over his head!
For the Brits, so many outstanding performances to choose from but as a former international eights rower I'd have to go for the men's eight. It's the perfect team sport, each crew member goes way past their limits but can't give up for fear of letting down the other seven in the crew as each blade has to hit the water at exactly the same time and, if not pulled with maximum effort, would come out late. You go from peak fitness to not being able to climb out of the boat in just under 6 minutes.
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Chanty Wrassler
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So far for me the best bit has been Pat Hickey's arrest (like the FIFA corruption, confirms what I believe about people from minor countries acting as officials of international "sport"). I look forward to the closing ceremony, though I won't bother watching it.
paul k
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It's apparently worth £6m!
The horses.
parkyboy
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I can see why after all the years of winning events and medals etc...worth every penny...will make a great stud when he is retired....I'd urge everyone who didn't see it to find the clip on YouTube and sit back and be amazed... Charlotte is in tears at the end as she knows it was a great gold winning routine...Hugh.
He won't have much success at stud...........
VALEGRO
AKA: BLUEBERRY
OWNER/S: ROWENA LUARD, ANNE BARROTT AND CARL HESTER
AGE: 14
SEX: GELDING
HEIGHT: 16.2hh
COLOUR: BAY
SIRE: NEGRO
DAM SIRE: GERSHWIN
Cut+Squirt
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The best bit for me will be when the damn games are over.. .. sick of turning on the TV and all you hear about is medal tables and semi naked men jumping off the high board.
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