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Olympics: Rowing

BlackForestReds
BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
edited August 2012 in Other Football and Sports
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Heather Stanning and Helen Glover just about to go in the women's pairs and they are favourites.
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  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Go on girls!!! way ahead after 500m
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,019
    they are class
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited August 2012
    They smashed it - were squad reserves last time
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    Well done 'The Tall Girl'

    Hats off to the Army Officer and PE Teacher
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Get in there, Gold at last
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Oarsome...
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Enjoyed that maybe another gold later on.
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,288
    Just had a text from a mate there today..."wow!"

    Well done girls.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,371
    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
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,292
    Not just first GB gold in 2012 but first ever GB women to win a rowing gold ever.
    Well done them.

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  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    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
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,914
    what a performance - well done girls.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    bloody well done them!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,678
    edited August 2012
    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
    Curbey Posts: 368
    Great performance! Helen Glover only started rowing 4 years ago...
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,933
    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
    Curb_It Posts: 21,240
    Such strength. Well done ladies, marvelous.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,678
    Curbey said:

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

    That's my girl

    :-)
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    Spot on! Loved it!
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,766
    GIRL POWER !!!! Awesome !

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  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited August 2012
    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
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,292
    As one is a long range sniper can we claim this as a victory for Woolwich?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,019
    edited August 2012
    think she's off to Afghanistan next month as well.

  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,849
    they tore that field apart, well done
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,075
    Get in. First of many lets hope.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,921
    Well done to the girls (and thank Gawd that's the first one out of the way!)
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,069
    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
    se9addick Posts: 32,075
    Are we the only country who can win one medal but get three iterations of our flag hoisted ?
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,921
    Men's 8 to follow that up with another medal?
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,914
    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.

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