Olympics Day 3

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Day 3 of the Games and the first main weekday. Men's gymnastics today, we also have individual archery and the cross country in the three day event. Much more as well, including Rowing and Swimming. We kick off at 0830 with South Korea and New Zealand in the men's hockey.

Still not warming to Clare Balding as a swimming commentator...

Great performance in the Hockey... Go GBR

Phelps about to go for the 200m Buttefly

Great day sailing in the Star Class down here in Weymouth today. Ian Percy and crew Andrew Simpson moved into first place.

They won gold in Beijing, Percy also took gold in Sydney in a different type of boat called the Finn, which our Three times Gold Medalist Ben Ainslie no races in.

Unfortunately none of the other British teams did well today.

Stephanie Rice

I second that, Billy.

Come on Miley

Has anyone done the Smiley Miley joke?

Just wanna say, fantastic result by the men's gymnastics team earlier. Pity it wasn't silver but we'll certainly take bronze.

GBR vs Canada ladies basketball

GBR 51-53 CAN

You know, i loved Ian Thorpe as a swimmer but really dislike him as a pundit...

Some vile twitter troll is threatening to kill Tom Daley after previously saying he let his dad down. What a sicko.

What?

eirebilly wrote:What?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181068/Tom-Daley-After-giving-idiots-sending-Tom-Daleys-anger-Twitter-troll-claims-let-late-father-finishing-fourth-Olympic-diving-final.html

GBR 59-57 CAN

In the 4th

Duty281 wrote:

eirebilly wrote:What?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2181068/Tom-Daley-After-giving-idiots-sending-Tom-Daleys-anger-Twitter-troll-claims-let-late-father-finishing-fourth-Olympic-diving-final.html

Feican disgraceful.Tom Daley is a star and a decent lad. Jealous feicars will always have a say sadly.

Before the 606, this forum, facebook and Twitter. people had more respect. These mediums will always provide the 'keyboard warrior' with ammunition.

Thankfully the decent people outnumber the feicars

Great game...! Canucks just got back into it..! Really upped the tempo.

2 mins left

GBR are panicking but shooting well.

Looks like GB are gonna lose in the basketball, 63-70 down with 73 seconds left.

eirebilly wrote:Before the 606, this forum, facebook and Twitter. people had more respect. These mediums will always provide the 'keyboard warrior' with ammunition.

Thankfully the decent people outnumber the feicars

Not sure they did, they just didn't have the guts to say these things without the barriers to hide behind in their cowardice

ChequeredJersey wrote:

eirebilly wrote:Before the 606, this forum, facebook and Twitter. people had more respect. These mediums will always provide the 'keyboard warrior' with ammunition.

Thankfully the decent people outnumber the feicars

Not sure they did, they just didn't have the guts to say these things without the barriers to hide behind in their cowardice

Fair point but as true sports fans, i still believe we outnumber these fools.

Duty281 wrote:Looks like GB are gonna lose in the basketball, 63-70 down with 73 seconds left.

We lost 73-65 in the end. Women's volleyball against Algeria coming up at 10.

Billy, did you say you watched Going for Gold the other night? Can't find it on iPlayer.

EnglishReign wrote:Billy, did you say you watched Going for Gold the other night? Can't find it on iPlayer.

Yes mate i did, Matt Smith was excellent. Worth a watch

eirebilly wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:Billy, did you say you watched Going for Gold the other night? Can't find it on iPlayer.

Yes mate i did, Matt Smith was excellent. Worth a watch

Are you sure it was called 'Going for Gold'? I searched for it, but apparently it was on during the 80s and a short run in 2008...

Crimey wrote:

eirebilly wrote:

EnglishReign wrote:Billy, did you say you watched Going for Gold the other night? Can't find it on iPlayer.

Yes mate i did, Matt Smith was excellent. Worth a watch

Are you sure it was called 'Going for Gold'? I searched for it, but apparently it was on during the 80s and a short run in 2008...

I see now that it's a film....

It was on BBC America, not sure it was on in UK.

I saw it advertised recently, but there's nowt I can find about airing times.

Going for gold, is what it was advertised as here in Holland. It was on the BBC last night!!!

It wasnt on our BBC

eirebilly wrote:Going for gold, is what it was advertised as here in Holland. It was on the BBC last night!!!

Yeah it is called 'Going for Gold', it's just that was also the name of an old game show so I got confused.

It was only on BBC America last night.

It was on BBC 3 here in Holland. Not sure if thats the same as America but i would doubt that since i get the same Olympic coverage as you...

Can someone please explain what 'our BBC' means?

I ain't getting involved. Can't handle anymore sport, always a pleasure though lads. Same time and place tomorrow

eirebilly wrote:Can someone please explain what 'our BBC' means?

BBC in the UK.

Crimey wrote:

eirebilly wrote:Can someone please explain what 'our BBC' means?

BBC in the UK.

But i get that here as well, i thought?

eirebilly wrote:

Crimey wrote:

eirebilly wrote:Can someone please explain what 'our BBC' means?

BBC in the UK.

But i get that here as well, i thought?

You must get a slightly different one. When you were saying 'Going for Gold' the other day, I looked through all of Freeview and couldn't see it, assumed it must have been on a channel I didn't get. I get all the BBC channels though.

they may not show certain shows in holland due to copy rights etc etc and replace with others

Crimey wrote:

eirebilly wrote:

Crimey wrote:

eirebilly wrote:Can someone please explain what 'our BBC' means?

BBC in the UK.

But i get that here as well, i thought?

You must get a slightly different one. When you were saying 'Going for Gold' the other day, I looked through all of Freeview and couldn't see it, assumed it must have been on a channel I didn't get. I get all the BBC channels though.

Ok, fair enough. I honestly thought that i was seeing what you guys saw

I am not sure but i think family guy was on- BBC obviously pay royalties to show that- but clearly dont pay to show it abroad in that segment, therefore replace with other shows.

But i get family guy here on BBC?

I think that i get 'your BBC' but just with a twist

Yeah you do-It could just be ratings related..

It was just two Olympics at the time.

Crimey wrote:It was just two Olympics at the time.

Only two? Feck my BBC are showing 3

Back to the games..

Why the group hug after every point in volleyball? Slightly tedious.

mystiroakey wrote:Yeah you do-It could just be ratings related..

Must be

I think wales and scotland get slightly different stuff as well. More 'welsh' rugby seems to be shown in wales

eirebilly wrote:

Crimey wrote:It was just two Olympics at the time.

Only two? Feck my BBC are showing 3

Yeah, I think we get 3 as well, one of them isn't on a major BBC channel though.

People with certain TVs get everything through the red button.

FreekShow wrote:Back to the games..

Why the group hug after every point in volleyball? Slightly tedious.

I agree! I've only seen the Team GB women though, I assumed it was just them because of the cheers, is it all of them?

Crimey wrote:

FreekShow wrote:Back to the games..

Why the group hug after every point in volleyball? Slightly tedious.

I agree! I've only seen the Team GB women though, I assumed it was just them because of the cheers, is it all of them?

Both sides are doing it. Made me laugh when our lot went into a hug frenzy after the algerians fluffed a serve!

Apparently it would be a "great moment" if GB won an Olympic set. If that happens I expect a full on love fest.