Team GB Daily: Day 1

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

Great chance of 2 floor finalists - Jarman's score upgraded to 14.966 and Luke Whitehouse with 14.533.

[Orangehair43 251]

Max surely throigh to the final with that score.  Also the team looking good overall and being on the form to challenge for the bronze in the final. 

Edited July 27 by Orangehair43

[Epic Failure 355]

Generally decent morning in the pool. Both relays through, the men in 3rd after the heats. Freya Anderson split the best for the women, so early signs that the focus on the relays might be a wise decision.

 

Keanna MacInnes squeaks through into the SFs of the 100 fly, with a narrow PB. Kieran Bird doesn't make the final of the 400, not unexpectedly.

 

In the main individual event of the morning, both Peaty and Wilby comfortably through in the heats of the 100m breast, in 2nd and 6th overall.

[Orangehair43 251]

11 minutes ago, Epic Failure said:

Generally decent morning in the pool. Both relays through, the men in 3rd after the heats. Freya Anderson split the best for the women, so early signs that the focus on the relays might be a wise decision.

 

Keanna MacInnes squeaks through into the SFs of the 100 fly, with a narrow PB. Kieran Bird doesn't make the final of the 400, not unexpectedly.

 

In the main individual event of the morning, both Peaty and Wilby comfortably through in the heats of the 100m breast, in 2nd and 6th overall.

The men’s relay can finish anywhere between 3rd and 5th. Will be fascinating to see the reaction if they finish 4th with China on the podium. I doubt they will be very happy.

[Olympicsnell 300]

Decent morning all in all, everyone through in the rowing, the quads all looking impressive, little bit of calm before the ITT's, be nice if they could stop having a manchester summer for the next couple of hours 

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

OMG Are we going to have Tom bloody Huddleston at the start of every BBC Olympic programme? 

[Olympicsnell 300]

Eurosport commentators seem thrilled with laura colett's test in the dressage eventing, so i will go with them on that, we have top two at this stage

[Rafa Maciel 1,594]

4 minutes ago, Olympicsnell said:

Eurosport commentators seem thrilled with laura colett's test in the dressage eventing, so i will go with them on that, we have top two at this stage

17.50 is a huge score and about 7 points better than she scored in Tokyo. 

 

With 2 riders complete, GB have opened up a 13 point lead over Germany and we still have World Number 1 Ros Canter to come.

 

Of course tomorrow is the day with maximum danger for the team, but it's definitely a case of so far so good

[Orangehair43 251]

28 minutes ago, Rafa Maciel said:

17.50 is a huge score and about 7 points better than she scored in Tokyo. 

 

With 2 riders complete, GB have opened up a 13 point lead over Germany and we still have World Number 1 Ros Canter to come.

 

Of course tomorrow is the day with maximum danger for the team, but it's definitely a case of so far so good

Best ever Olympic eventing dressage score beating the record of David O’Conner of the USA from 2000 

[Orangehair43 251]

What a start to the games. First time since 1980 winning two medals on day 1.