I love Laser sailing, me, LOVE IT! Paul Goodison! The Slovenian in second was so pleased that he actually jumped out his laser and pulled Paul into the water to celebrate with him - then when he hit land the team picked him and the boat out of the water and bore him on their shoulders to the boathouse. Great scenes.
It also has to be said that Rob Walker, the BBC sailing reporter, is a legend - so excited / excitable, desperately enthusiastic, almost imploring with the viewer to find the distant boats moving around in some way gripping & exciting, all the while perched on the edge of a dinghy and somehow not falling in.
Medal table wise, could this be the spur for the Aussies to rise from the ashes of Beijing and beat us at London? Australia's Olympic Committee President John Coates has waded in, saying: "Their (GB's) new-found cockiness has got some substance to it. They may well beat us this time but let's use that as the incentive to get the planning right for our high performance and our attack on London 2012."
I liked this comment from an Aussie on the bbc blog as well: "You can try to be nice about medal tables but the fact remains, sport is basically a replacement for war. It's a way for nations to prove their dominance over one another without the drawbacks of death and destruction."
The Poola bashing continues unabated in some sections of the press - Oliver Holt in particular had a bit of a pop at her, while others have referred to her as a self-pitying drama queen & olympic loser who denied a younger female marathon runner the chance to compete...bit harsh!
Meanwhile, Steve Parry gets mistaken for Micky Phelps while carrying round a lifesize model of said Phelpsy around Olympic Park. Very funny.
And in "and finally" stylee, check out the Tuvan throat singers cover version of Mission Impossible at CoverFreak
1 comment:
very good spot, the parry video. enjoyed it a lot.
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