Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Fantastic achievement from our cyclists, rowers and swimmers today . "Chris Hoy is the greatest ever Scottish Olympian" . From Edinburgh and went to my boys' school (came back to give a talk last year!) And this is a purely proud mum moment, but I've got a photo of my boy getting a rowing medal from Matthew Pinsent in 2006 which I'd like to share, if you don't mind . Check out the look of respect - he never looks at me like that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 What a fantastic photo to have on your mantlepiece Your son and Matthew Pinsent You must have been so proud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Brilliant news about Chris Hoy. Just love that photo Definately a "proud mum" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I can't drag myself away from the TV today - good job the computer is in the same room. Go Team GB !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Fabulous photo. You be as proud as you want. Is this the one who likes crumpets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I keep checking the medals table we are moving up - yay I dont recall ever been on the medals table before, let alone in the top 10 Go Team GB!!! oh, back on the topic sorry, that photo is brilliant you must be soooo proud cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Fabulous photo. You be as proud as you want. Is this the one who likes crumpets? Thanks . No, he's the one who likes flying off his bike and spending a night in an Italian hospital . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Wow,what a great photo. I'd quite like to get into rowing, what does your boy do his rowing through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 He started at school aged about 11 - they've got a really good coach who really encourages them (well, teases and shouts at them really but it seems to work!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Cool pic ANH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 He started at school aged about 11 - they've got a really good coach who really encourages them (well, teases and shouts at them really but it seems to work!) Cool, no chance of that happening at my school though, they do the odd sailing course,but it's not my cup of tea really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Thats a fantastic photo - he looks in awe. Mind you so would I if I met him. My 10 year old has just started archery - they were talking about wanting the youngsters in the sport for 2012. Wouldn't that be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Fantastic photo ANH I'm really gutted that I'm missing so much of the Olympics, usually I spend as much time as possible glued to them, but the broadcasting over here is very limited.....we keep getting stuff about the NZ athletes, but very little else is shown . Even the hockey match the other night where GB beat NZ simply wasn't mentioned after the event. If NZ doesn't win it's forgotten about . In fairness we're restricted to terrestrial TV, not got the Sky alternative that might be more balanced, and they are showing the things that most NZers want to see......but I'm feeling deprived . Great to hear that team GB is doing well though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura007 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Fantastic photo ANH I'm really gutted that I'm missing so much of the Olympics, usually I spend as much time as possible glued to them, but the broadcasting over here is very limited.....we keep getting stuff about the NZ athletes, but very little else is shown . Even the hockey match the other night where GB beat NZ simply wasn't mentioned after the event. If NZ doesn't win it's forgotten about . In fairness we're restricted to terrestrial TV, not got the Sky alternative that might be more balanced, and they are showing the things that most NZers want to see......but I'm feeling deprived . Great to hear that team GB is doing well though its all on iplayer, the bbc repaly thingy. you should be able to watch loads on there!! we just got our first medal ever in the individual gymnastics with a young guy called lewis smith on the pommel horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplars Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I am watching non-stop olympics, mainly instead of doing jobs... I also row... great fun and very worthwhile, but 6 times a week is sometimes a bit demanding with exams/music/homework to think about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Olympics addict here. Don't forget gold AND silver in the pursuit for the women in the track cycling today. Louis Smith was great - he trains at the Huntingdon gym so we hear quite a lot about him locally but the medal was a surprise. Our sportsmen and women are going to have a lot to live up to in 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbb Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Absolutely loving it. We have done so well. Makes you so proud of what they have all achieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) Isn't it great. At last a bit of recognition for the sports that we are good at and people who really love their sports and perform. Cycling - fantastic teams, brilliant support, super athletes Sailing - magnificent results Rowing - dedicated athletes etc etc. But why is it that all we hear about is track and field. Excuse me BBC - I'm just not interested. Some woman that gets far too much attention and can't run a marathon - but she's all over the papers and probably will get sportsperson of the millenium 'cos she's a runner. Hello? We're Not Interested. This country's athletes don't deliver in track stuff, maybe because they have monumental egos and they don't have the ability to compete with the athletes from Jamaica and the States etc. Hey, I'm a runner - give me massive funding and I might just make an Olympic final. And I'll expect loads of awards and recognition as well. No .. its about time we stopped pandering to the attention seekers and supported the really dedicated sportsmen, sorry, sportspersons who don't get the attention but actually achieve good results. I hope that all the funding gets taken away from the useless runners and gets given to the cyclists and the sailors. Oh and the rowers 'cos they are a nice bunch of people. And while we're at it, why don't we just junk football ('cos its totally uninteresting and really the most boring thing in the world) and planet wrecking motor racing as well. As for hop skip and jumping. What's that all about? And can you really believe that people do walking as an Olympic sport? Its nearly as bad as jumping off a board into a swimming pool at the same time as your mate and not making much of a spash - synchronised diving; who on earth dreamed that one up eh? Edited August 18, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 .As for hop skip and jumping. What's that all about? RICHARD!!!!! How can you say such a thing! :shameonu: And is not true that track and fieldies get all the money - far from it... They are rubbish compared to the Jamaicans and Americans and UKA need to look at why that is and sort it before 2012 (having said that UKA are so inept they make the FA look efficent so i don't hold out much hope ) They probably focus on athletics most, cos its the best! And also cos its sport in its purest form - running, jumping and throwing were sports long before the bicycle was invented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Don't hold back, Richard! Tell us what you really think . I do agree actually. Also, I don't understand why football has to be in the Olympics? Aren't there enough competitions the rest of the year . And beach volleyball? Please . I'm glad to see there's a mens' team but haven't yet seen what they wear. A thong? No, thought not . I'm a bit biased towards rowing obviously, but you're right, they do seem like a nice bunch . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) How much have we spent? Very very roughly; Rowing - £22 million - 2 golds Sailing - £22 million - 2 golds ... so far Cycling - £22 million - 6 golds ... so far Track and field - £26.5 million - ? golds - probably none (but maybe one in the sandpit - hop skip and jump or is long jump?); Phillip Suduco or something I think it is. What a waste of money. We should take the dosh away from the complacent non performing athletics and give it to the sports that have got systems in place to support and develop young talent and then can deliver at the Olympics. This is no longer a come day go day amateur jolly - if we are going to invest taxpayers money in these folk (who are, after all, now predominantly full time athletes) they should have to give value for money. No results, no more investment. Thats business, thats life. Edited August 18, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 TRIPLE JUMP RICHARD!!!! The best sport in the world - other then football! And hopefully Idowu will win Gold - he breezed through qualifying this morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 TRIPLE JUMP RICHARD!!!! The best sport in the world - other then football! And hopefully Idowu will win Gold - he breezed through qualifying this morning! Not Interested. How much publicity about the fact that our Laser sailor will win gold tomorrow provided he doesn't finish last or sink in his last race? Practically none. Maddison tomorrow too - big chance that Wiggo and Cav will repeat Manchester success. What do we hear about? A Jamaican who can run quick. Oh, sorry, and someone who qualified in the hop skip and triple jump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 TRIPLE JUMP RICHARD!!!! The best sport in the world - other then football! And hopefully Idowu will win Gold - he breezed through qualifying this morning! Not Interested. How much publicity about the fact that our Laser sailor will win gold tomorrow provided he doesn't finish last or sink in his last race? Practically none. Maddison tomorrow too - big chance that Wiggo and Cav will repeat Manchester success. What do we hear about? A Jamaican who can run quick. Oh, sorry, and someone who qualified in the hop skip and triple jump Philistine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hi ANH, Brilliant photo! My No 2 son flies off bikes too! Had to be stretchered out of the local skatebowl in the dark, by torchlight only last week. All very dramatic. Nothing broken thankfully but knee is well and truly battered. And school starts back tomorrow............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
