Olympics: Rowing

BlackForestReds

No thread on this?

Heather Stanning and Helen Glover just about to go in the women's pairs and they are favourites.

suzisausage

Go on girls!!! way ahead after 500m

ValleyGary

they are class

PL54

They smashed it - were squad reserves last time

Floyd Montana

Well done 'The Tall Girl'

Hats off to the Army Officer and PE Teacher

eaststandmike

Get in there, Gold at last

BlackForestReds

Oarsome...

Hastingsaddick

Enjoyed that maybe another gold later on.

Bournemouth Addick

Just had a text from a mate there today..."wow!"

Well done girls.

sam3110

Good, this is the kind of sport we need to capitalise on our dominance in if we are to get lots of medals

Henry Irving

Not just first GB gold in 2012 but first ever GB women to win a rowing gold ever.
Well done them.

eaststandmike

Bournemouth Addick said:

Just had a text from a mate there today..."wow!"

Well done girls.

"Wow" indeed Bournemouth...................I never knew you had any mates :-)

MrOneLung

what a performance - well done girls.

suzisausage

bloody well done them!

LenGlover

Solly's on his way then if Plaaayer is to be believed :-)

Well done.

Two sportswomen who have paid their dues one way and another and deserve it.

Curbey

Great performance! Helen Glover only started rowing 4 years ago...

shine166

PL54 said:

They smashed it - were squad reserves last time

Pretty sure the PE teacher wasnt even a rower when Beijing was on !

Curb_It

Such strength. Well done ladies, marvelous.

LenGlover

Curbey said:

Great performance! Helen Glover only started rowing 4 years ago...

That's my girl

:-)

BIG_ROB

Spot on! Loved it!

Fanny Fanackapan

GIRL POWER !!!! Awesome !

Floyd Montana

shine166 said:

PL54 said:

They smashed it - were squad reserves last time

Pretty sure the PE teacher wasnt even a rower when Beijing was on !

No, you are right, she wasn't - there was a piece on her this morning with Sir Steve Redgrave - she answered an advert for ''tall men and women'' who were then trained for sports needing leverage.

Henry Irving

As one is a long range sniper can we claim this as a victory for Woolwich?

ValleyGary

think she's off to Afghanistan next month as well.

Elthamaddick

they tore that field apart, well done

se9addick

Get in. First of many lets hope.

Off_it

Well done to the girls (and thank Gawd that's the first one out of the way!)

Covered End

Brilliant. Absolutely loved it. It's amazing how passionate I can get about a sport I watch once every 4 years.
Medal ceremony about to start.

se9addick

Are we the only country who can win one medal but get three iterations of our flag hoisted ?

Off_it

Men's 8 to follow that up with another medal?

Macronate

there's something about rowing that's difficult to watch as it always seems to me the others are catching us, oh no they're not, yes they are.

well done girls..smashed 'em.