Sunday, 2 September 2012

Ma Barton's Magic Moments

Lo’s Magic Moments

Best moments: The start of the drum sequence at the opening ceremony; arrival of the Olympic torch and the whole lighting sequence. Closing ceremony when torch was extinguished. Denise Lewis in the studio getting so excited at the 5000m final and climbing on her chair

Fav unknown athlete: Greg Rutherford; David Rudisha

Fav sportsman/woman: Rebecca Adlington; Jessica Ennis; Tom Daley; Usain Bolt

Fav performance: So many. Rebecca Adlington 800m; Tom Daley 10m dive; Grainger gold; everything at the velodrome; men’s triathlon; BMX races; mountain bike races

Fav medal: Rebecca Adlington bronze in 800m. She was so proud to have achieved that and quite rightly so and Tom Daley’s bronze for 10m dive

Fav Team GB medal: The boys gymnastic team. They accepted being bumped off silver with great dignity

Fav punditry: Clare Balding/Ian Thorpe in aquatics centre; Michael Johnson and Denise Lewis

Fav Redgrave hug: Grainger gold

Face of the games: Has to be Ennis or Daley

Mathias Steiner Saharan award for dust: Grainger; Ennis post race interviews

Dustiest moments: Raising of Olympic flag; Arrival of the torch into the stadium and then the lighting by the young athletes; every GB medal ceremony; LeClos’s dad after his son won gold

Derek Redmond Limping award for bravery: Goes to the GB female hockey player who got her jaw smashed and came back to play in another match having had it wired up.

One to watch in 2016: Johnson-Thompson; Laura Trott; Tom Daley

Things I’d rather not see: Women boxing!

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