Britain's Olympic Medals

**Sooty** · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 11:45 AM

First British medal a Gold for Nicole Cooke in The Women's cycling road race

Bunny · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2008, 01:34 PM

Well done to her.

**Adam** · #3 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 11:06 AM

Well done to her and commiserations to young Tom Daley and partner who only came eighth. He said this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Daley

We obviously didn't dive very well, as you could probably tell. It was disappointing but it was a great experience. I really enjoyed myself and had so much fun out there. That is all you can ask for getting the experience of it. We put 100% effort into every dive we did we just didn't pull it off.

**Sooty** · #4 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 11:58 AM

2 more! a gold and bronze in the swimming

Well done Rebecca Adlington and Jo Jackson

**Adam** · #5 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 08:12 PM

I can't believe this?

BBC SPORT | Olympics | Diving | Aldridge blames Daley for failure

Let's blame a 14 year old for not getting a medal .. what a grown up thing to do. And I think Daley was right - why the hell was the Aldridge on the phone to his mum in between dives?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aldridge

"He had a pop at me before the last dive. I saw my mum in the audience and I asked her to give me a call and Tom went to me 'Why are you on the phone? We're still in the competition and we've got another dive to do.'
"That's just Thomas - he's over-nervous. Thomas should not be worrying about what I'm doing but he was worrying about everyone and everything and that to me is really the sole reason why he didn't perform."

I think that Tom showed a little more professionalism there.

AND watch the video at abotu 5 minutes - Aldridge made the biggest splash.

**Sooty** · #6 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 08:23 PM

The kid was nervous what should a good team player do? That's right ignore him and ring his mum. Somehow I think we've seen the end of that particular pairing.

**Adam** · #7 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 08:24 PM

I think you might be right Sooty!!

He still has his single dive to do so I hope he does better in that. And then he has 4 years of training for 2012

**Sooty** · #8 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 08:31 PM

Chances are against him I fear. A report on the radio said that the individual events contain much more complex dives requiring physical strength, something a 14 year old just hasn't developed yet. I hope they are wrong

**Adam** · #9 (**permalink**) 11-08-2008, 08:36 PM

Oh I don't think he will get a medal. Hopefully he will rank higher and as he says it's all great experience for him in 2012

**Adam** · #10 (**permalink**) 18-08-2008, 10:07 AM

Wow what a weekend!! We are currently third in the medal table

3rd Great Britain 11(G) 6(S) 8(B) 25(T)

Gold in Rowing, cycling, Women's 800m freestyle, Women's yngling. Rebecca Adlington was most definitely a standout.