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Offline dave shelley

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #375 on: August 14, 2016, 08:45:05 PM »
Another Gold in the sailing just confirmed.

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #376 on: August 14, 2016, 08:46:59 PM »
Super Saturday is now stupid sunday.
This is mental. 

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #377 on: August 14, 2016, 08:48:36 PM »
Another Gold in the sailing just confirmed.

Won't go onto the official tally until Tuesday. Which means we can only win a paltry 5 golds today!

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #378 on: August 14, 2016, 08:54:26 PM »
Wonderful stuff from both gymnasts.  I agree re-Smith, I feel sorry for him but you can't take anything away from Whitlock.

Probably a bit unfair but I'm not a fan of the bloke, seems more interested in being a celebrity rather than the best in his discipline.


Based on what exactly?!

He's just won two gold medals in an hour, the first two golds we've ever had in gymnastics.  How would he have achieved that at the age of 23 if he wasn't utterly dedicated?  Unless you meant Smith, in which case I agree.

Offline spangley1812

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #379 on: August 14, 2016, 08:56:52 PM »
Wonderful stuff from both gymnasts.  I agree re-Smith, I feel sorry for him but you can't take anything away from Whitlock.

Probably a bit unfair but I'm not a fan of the bloke, seems more interested in being a celebrity rather than the best in his discipline.


Based on what exactly?!

He's just won two gold medals in an hour, the first two golds we've ever had in gymnastics.  How would he have achieved that at the age of 23 if he wasn't utterly dedicated?  Unless you meant Smith, in which case I agree.

I think he means Smith, wasn't he on Come Dancing??

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #380 on: August 14, 2016, 08:58:54 PM »
Sorry, yes Smith.  Me not liking him is a big price to pay for him doing Strictly.

Offline Richard E

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #381 on: August 14, 2016, 09:02:20 PM »
Sorry, yes Smith.  Me not liking him is a big price to pay for him doing Strictly.

And he missed out on shagging Taylor Swift, too.

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #382 on: August 14, 2016, 09:12:39 PM »
Who to want to win?
Kenny or skinner? What a horrible decision to have to make.

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #383 on: August 14, 2016, 09:14:29 PM »
Who to want to win?
Kenny or skinner? What a horrible decision to have to make.

I can't make up my mind. They're going to have to settle it by racing on bicycles.

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #384 on: August 14, 2016, 09:21:08 PM »
There are worst jobs in the world than being Becky James' saddle!

Offline paul_e

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #385 on: August 14, 2016, 09:27:37 PM »
There are worst jobs in the world than being Becky James' saddle!

The only problem with that is that you probably don't want to tell her fella that you want the job.

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #386 on: August 14, 2016, 09:29:34 PM »
Somebody posted a picture on Twitter earlier of the final top 25 of the Atlanta Games to compare the difference. We're nowhere to be seen. Quite startling to see the difference.

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #387 on: August 14, 2016, 09:30:49 PM »
There are worst jobs in the world than being Becky James' saddle!

Certainly at least one up from being Raven Saunders' athletic shorts.

Offline ACVilla

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #388 on: August 14, 2016, 09:38:04 PM »
Somebody posted a picture on Twitter earlier of the final top 25 of the Atlanta Games to compare the difference. We're nowhere to be seen. Quite startling to see the difference.
Two words:

National Lottery

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Re: Rio Olympic Games 2016
« Reply #389 on: August 14, 2016, 09:39:24 PM »
Somebody posted a picture on Twitter earlier of the final top 25 of the Atlanta Games to compare the difference. We're nowhere to be seen. Quite startling to see the difference.

Didn't we win just 1 gold in that Olympics? Redgrave and Pinsent?

 


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