Team GB Daily: Day 4

[Epic Failure 355]

Womens 7s finish on a high note, with a 28-12 win over Ireland for 7th place.

[Olympicsnell 300]

Watson & Boulter through, hopefully first part of a watson double today

[mpjmcevoy 362]

1 hour ago, Rafa Maciel said:

Overall,  seem to be holding their own in terms of the overall medal numbers. From the events that have been completed I think we're down 2 golds in the swimming but one of them has been offset in the shooting. 

Lot of irritating fourths, would like that habit to stop, but reasonably content.

 

Diving looks likely to deliver no golds but several medals, the Rowers look very on point which could claw back a lot lost elsewhere.

 

Wilby, Morgan and Anghared looked good for medley purposes (which with Peaty's covid may prove important), but they're gonna have to stick Joe Litchfield in a heat, and they really couldn't make their absolute lack of belief in him any more obvious. Jimmy Guy however seems to be on a tear, which is good.

 

The shooting gold is a big bonus given the swimming frustrations (they really are not doing badly by historic standards, just losing out by bits).

 

The horse people are doing pretty good, not least as Dressage in Tokyo was a bit meh compared to Rio and London.

 

Archers have been, lets be unkind, shite. The Rugby teams not much better but there are structural problems there.

 

Canoe is looking very good - we may not get a gold, but we seem to be on for some more medals with luck.

 

Worthington's heart is clearly not in this at the moment, perhaps time to step away. Reilly however looks like a beast. The racing cyclists are also looking good so far..gold, silver, hugely unlucky 4th, impressive 5th, impressive 8th, and not a track pedal turned in anger yet.

 

Gymnastics is amazingly lopsided. The guys are really showing well, the girls are nowhere, slaughtered by the injury curse. I will actually be disappointed if one of the GB boys doesn't get a top step at some point.

 

judo and boxing have been shambolic but have not been big medal getters this cycle - but they'll need a serious debrief post games

 

Badminton disappointing, tennis disappointing, but had low expectation of both.

 

sailing - wilson looks strong, women's skiff looks poor, wait to see on the rest

 

shooting, already above expectations, and perhaps sineoid or Amber can pick up something

 

finally, am furious about the triathlon nonsense, could see it coming YEAR ago, utter, utter hubris by organisers putting aesthetic above the sport and now reaping what they sewed. this despite the fact that, frankly, a duathlon could play into GBR shoes, especially in the men's event.

[Rafa Maciel 1,593]

Always find it ridiculous that the women's floor routines are performed to music but the routine and the music rarely seem to have any connection to each other. 

[Rafa Maciel 1,593]

God loves a trier but the BBC commentators are going all out to hype GB women's medal chase when they still have uneven bars and beam to go. The chances of all three gymnasts getting through their routines without falling are slim to say the least.

Edited July 30 by Rafa Maciel

[Mkbw50 438]

Gymnastics I'd say is looking about as well as it reasonably could do rn. The only variable could be Biles but I don't think she's going to have any problem today (and tbh I'm fine with that)

[Olympicsnell 300]

29 minutes ago, mpjmcevoy said:

Lot of irritating fourths, would like that habit to stop, but reasonably content.

 

Diving looks likely to deliver no golds but several medals, the Rowers look very on point which could claw back a lot lost elsewhere.

 

Wilby, Morgan and Anghared looked good for medley purposes (which with Peaty's covid may prove important), but they're gonna have to stick Joe Litchfield in a heat, and they really couldn't make their absolute lack of belief in him any more obvious. Jimmy Guy however seems to be on a tear, which is good.

 

The shooting gold is a big bonus given the swimming frustrations (they really are not doing badly by historic standards, just losing out by bits).

 

The horse people are doing pretty good, not least as Dressage in Tokyo was a bit meh compared to Rio and London.

 

Archers have been, lets be unkind, shite. The Rugby teams not much better but there are structural problems there.

 

Canoe is looking very good - we may not get a gold, but we seem to be on for some more medals with luck.

 

Worthington's heart is clearly not in this at the moment, perhaps time to step away. Reilly however looks like a beast. The racing cyclists are also looking good so far..gold, silver, hugely unlucky 4th, impressive 5th, impressive 8th, and not a track pedal turned in anger yet.

 

Gymnastics is amazingly lopsided. The guys are really showing well, the girls are nowhere, slaughtered by the injury curse. I will actually be disappointed if one of the GB boys doesn't get a top step at some point.

 

judo and boxing have been shambolic but have not been big medal getters this cycle - but they'll need a serious debrief post games

 

Badminton disappointing, tennis disappointing, but had low expectation of both.

 

sailing - wilson looks strong, women's skiff looks poor, wait to see on the rest

 

shooting, already above expectations, and perhaps sineoid or Amber can pick up something

 

finally, am furious about the triathlon nonsense, could see it coming YEAR ago, utter, utter hubris by organisers putting aesthetic above the sport and now reaping what they sewed. this despite the fact that, frankly, a duathlon could play into GBR shoes, especially in the men's event.

Just put your irish hat on for a second, wiffen, hows he going to do tonight?

[Mkbw50 438]

31 minutes ago, mpjmcevoy said:

Lot of irritating fourths, would like that habit to stop, but reasonably content.

 

Diving looks likely to deliver no golds but several medals, the Rowers look very on point which could claw back a lot lost elsewhere.

 

Wilby, Morgan and Anghared looked good for medley purposes (which with Peaty's covid may prove important), but they're gonna have to stick Joe Litchfield in a heat, and they really couldn't make their absolute lack of belief in him any more obvious. Jimmy Guy however seems to be on a tear, which is good.

 

The shooting gold is a big bonus given the swimming frustrations (they really are not doing badly by historic standards, just losing out by bits).

 

The horse people are doing pretty good, not least as Dressage in Tokyo was a bit meh compared to Rio and London.

 

Archers have been, lets be unkind, shite. The Rugby teams not much better but there are structural problems there.

 

Canoe is looking very good - we may not get a gold, but we seem to be on for some more medals with luck.

 

Worthington's heart is clearly not in this at the moment, perhaps time to step away. Reilly however looks like a beast. The racing cyclists are also looking good so far..gold, silver, hugely unlucky 4th, impressive 5th, impressive 8th, and not a track pedal turned in anger yet.

 

Gymnastics is amazingly lopsided. The guys are really showing well, the girls are nowhere, slaughtered by the injury curse. I will actually be disappointed if one of the GB boys doesn't get a top step at some point.

 

judo and boxing have been shambolic but have not been big medal getters this cycle - but they'll need a serious debrief post games

 

Badminton disappointing, tennis disappointing, but had low expectation of both.

 

sailing - wilson looks strong, women's skiff looks poor, wait to see on the rest

 

shooting, already above expectations, and perhaps sineoid or Amber can pick up something

 

finally, am furious about the triathlon nonsense, could see it coming YEAR ago, utter, utter hubris by organisers putting aesthetic above the sport and now reaping what they sewed. this despite the fact that, frankly, a duathlon could play into GBR shoes, especially in the men's event.

Diving and Rowing are on course for a pretty good return

Swimming... I'm content if we win today

Shooting is really nice and still not yet done

Equestrian is nice

Archery wasn't good but was never a big chance. Rugby the same, although more annoyed about that fact because in my mind it should be a sport we challenge in

Canoe yes, think Clarke and Franklin are both a shout

BMX Worthington's struggles are sad, about more than medal targets. Happy with Reilly so far

AG could be worth a couple. Think team aside will be very tough to get anything on women's side

Yes not happy at all with either judo or boxing, judging blame aside on latter sport. Although a lot is just individual non-performances in what are bouts decided in a moment

Badminton and tennis are pretty meh. Murray fairytale is nice, disappointed with the other men's doubles pair losing first round

Sailing pretty happy with Wilson

100% agree re triathlon. Completely unnecessary problem to have

[Rich 23]

Can't believe I missed a gold. Didn't give the shooting the credit it deserved and just gave up up the daytime stuff.

 

I've found the 2 narrow swimming silvers much more frustrating than the 4ths.

[Rafa Maciel 1,593]

Is it just me or do the Romanian squad look like they've been dressed by Lidl?