Olympics Day 11

First topic message reminder :

Yesterday our showjumpers were golden. Also, King Kenny ruled the track. Now it's over to Sir Chris, Princess Laura and can Queen Victoria have a victorious curtain call on her cycling career?

Also, brothers Brownlee go for Triathlon glory and our Dressage team are in action, going for Gold!

If all goes right, today's the day we beat Beijing and do the 20.

One of his parents is French, hence the name and why he can speak French and why he shouldn't be allowed to ref their matches. But he does and is obscenely biaised.

TopHat24/7 wrote:What time is the TT?

5 o'clock I think.

alfie wrote:Well very tight in the Omnium ...Trott two points behind Hammer with the TT to come .
Trott will probably win the TT , so if Hammer were to be third or worse it would be Gold for Laura.
Of course you can't be sure in advance , but at the World champs the TT went to Trott , with Hammer fourth...

By her own admission the TT is not Hammers favourite event, we'll see...

I imagine that Trott is a super hot favourite for that gold now. Hopefully Clara Sanchez will be up for it as she's one that could beat Hammer, as could Edmondson.

Although that's relying on the fact that Trott has to beat them too (although given the fact she beat Sanchez, a specialist sprinter, in the flying lap, I can't see too far past Laura for this one.)

Don't think it's nailed on, if Trott wins it (overall that is) I think it'll be by a whisker - i.e. a countback.

But the fact that if she draws with Hammer, Trott wins, is the factor that swings it massively into her favour.

It's not like boxing where countback could favour either participant - Trott may as well have an extra point.

I can't see Hammer beating a motivated Edmondson and I can't see Edmondson beating Trott - that means Trott wins.

The problem for Trott is that the result isn't entirely down to her performance - even if she wins the 500m, Hammer coming 2nd would be enough to claim gold.

Time to sacrifice some finger nails...

That's what I mean. Don't see her winning 'outright' as such but on the countback.

I've read that the tiebreaker is the addition of the three timed events (Hugh Porter and this tweet says this https://twitter.com/CyclingCanada/statuses/232793440147099648). Is that combined time or combined position though?

Luvely Laura

Think i'm in

The commentators said it was combined time.

Pretty decent time from Clara Sanchez there, not sure it'll be good enough to edge Hammer out tho.....

Olympic Dave wrote:I've read that the tiebreaker is the addition of the three timed events (Hugh Porter and this tweet says this https://twitter.com/CyclingCanada/statuses/232793440147099648). Is that combined time or combined position though?

Oooh dear, good point. I was under the impression it went on number of wins.

In that case she probably needs another person between her and Hammer in order to win because Hammer has about a second on her from the IP.

is anybody really counting equestrian towards the gold medal tally? its a sport for the horses, not the humans.

Crimey wrote:The commentators said it was combined time.

Thanks - in any case I've tweeted them for an answer!

no not in the slightest

Just been confirmed that it's combined time, at the moment Sarah Hammer is .7 of a second ahead.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:is anybody really counting equestrian towards the gold medal tally? its a sport for the horses, not the humans.

Arn't the horses British anyway? We'll have it!

So Hammer has about exactly 1 second from the IP and Trott has 0.3 from the flying lap. Which means that if Trott beats Hammer by two places, she needs to be 0.7 or more ahead of her.

At the World's last year, Trott won the IP and was about 1 full second ahead in this event.

I think she's going to get silver. Hammer is really on form.

squeaky bum time.......

I can't see anybody beating Hammer, and I can't see Trott beating Hammer by the required time. Hope I'm wrong but Hammer looks on fire

We need some big performances from the riders that aren't Hammer.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:is anybody really counting equestrian towards the gold medal tally? its a sport for the horses, not the humans.

Yeah, I'm sure if you put a random horse without a rider in a field they'd be able to do it...

Hmm...I had been sure it was on positions , but glad you chaps found out that they are using combined times...wonder if this is new ? Never mind , it is what it is and so if they are tied on points I guess Laura would need an improbable time gap to win...better hope there are two riders between them.

0.7 is the time gap.

Crimey wrote:We need some big performances from the riders that aren't Hammer.

Well Edmondson will be on fire to secure that bronze ...

Need a big big time from Annette here......

Edmonson goes quicker than Sanchez. Need Trott to go quickly and win, but Hammer will have to go well to beat that

Trott justs needs to go faster, Hammer isn't going to go quicker than Edmondson or Sanchez. She'll end up in 4th place in this event.

go trott

TROTT GOLD

cracking time by Anette, all about Sanchez's time now. Hammer wins if she beats 35.451

Did she do it?

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

SHE'S GOT IT!!!! IT'S GOLD! IT'S GOLD! IT'S GOLD!!!!!

Went with the form book , as predicted

Gold for Laura ...

Laura Trott wins by 0.8 seconds to take the GOLD.

Laura is lovely *blush*

Thats pretty special, what a ride

Now only 8 golds behind the Yanks....

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! VWD Laura.

MUAAHAHAHAHAHAHA TROTT TROTT OFF YOU TROTT UP TO THE PODIUM

Olly wrote:Now only 8 golds behind the Yanks....

not bad when they have atleast 5x the number of athletes we have.

amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing!!!!!!!!

Olly wrote:Now only 8 golds behind the Yanks....

9 now. American girl just won the floor in the gymnastics.

that was brilliant!

So Laura Trott is now a double Gold , along with Kenny.

Can Vicky and Sir Chris do the same now ?

Incidentally , Trott's time was fast enough that she would have still won on count back if Hammer had come third . How could anyone have doubted her

YEEEEAAHHH!

djlovesyou wrote:

Olly wrote:Now only 8 golds behind the Yanks....

9 now. American girl just won the floor in the gymnastics.

Americans don't see it until PRIMETIME so it doesn't count until then

alfie wrote:So Laura Trott is now a double Gold , along with Kenny.

Can Vicky and Sir Chris do the same now ?

Incidentally , Trott's time was fast enough that she would have still won on count back if Hammer had come third . How could anyone have doubted her

Don't think I ever did.

Never in doubt really, particularly after the scratch.