London 2012

Can't seem to find a general thread about the Olympics.

I honestly think we will be lucky to hit 10 medals total.

Pfft, when the Olywhites and the Football Ferns win gold, there's 22+ medals right there.

Have to agree with Ryan's Rovers. We will definitely win 4, Adams and the rowers, and there is potential for another few rowing crews to snare a couple, Andrea Hewitt, maybe Carrington in the kayaking, and perhaps one in the cycling or BMX. Other potential medal winners could come in sailing, equestrian and maybe we could sneak a hockey medal. So, a positive preview - if every prospect comes through we could win 13 medals.

The people predicting 16 must be including teams like the Olywhites, and I think most would agree that’s very unlikely.

I don't think Gold for Adams is as certain as it was a while ago. I'm backing her to get it, but she's got some pretty strong competition, Nadzeya Ostapchuk has certainly had the wood over her this year. I'm not a big Rowing fan, but I think they will be where we collect our biggest tally of medals. Can't wait for it though! Starting with the Football Ferns tonight.  

The games haven't even started yet and we have the first controversy.

Just imagine how annoyed they would have been if it was a medal presentation.

Nick Willis to be NZ's flag bearer, he is a pretty good choice.

Yawn!

The Olympics are soooo 3000yrs ago!

I thought the opening ceremony this morning was very well done. Not a big Mr Bean Fan (loved Blackadder), but his cameo was funny.

Kiwi's in action Day 1

Rowing:

Women's pair heats (Juliette Haigh, Rebecca Scown) - 8.30pm
Women's quadruple scull heats (Fiona Bourke, Sarah Gray, Eve Macfarlane, Louise Trappitt) - 8.50pm
Men's double scull heats (Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan) 9.30pm
Men's quadruple scull heats (Michael Arms, Robbie Manson, John Storey, Matthew Trott) - 10.30pm
Men's pair heats (Hamish Bond, Eric Murray) - 11pm
Men's single sculls heats (Mahe Drysdale) - 11.30pm
Women's single sculls heats (Emma Twigg) - 12.30am

Swimming:

Men's 400m freestyle heats (Matthew Stanley) - 9.52pm
Women's 400m individual medley heats (Natalie Wiegersma) - 10.17pm
Men's 100m breaststroke heats (Glenn Snyders) - 10.53pm
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay heats (Amaka Gessler, Tash Hind, Penelope Marshall, Hayley Palmer) - 12.11am
Men's 400m freestyle final (Matthew Stanley) - 6.49am
Women's 400m individual medley final (Natalie Wiegersma) 7.09am
Men's 100m breaststroke semis (Glenn Snyders) - 7.30am
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay final (Amaka Gessler, Tash Hind, Penelope Marshall, Hayley Palmer). 7.40am

Cycling:

Men's road race (Greg Henderson, Jack Bauer) from 9pm-3am

Equestrian:

Eventing - dressage from 9pm
(Andrew Nicholson, Jock Paget, Caroline Powell, Jonelle Richards, Mark Todd)

Tennis:

Women's singles (Marina Erakovic) from 10.30pm

Football:

Football Ferns v Brazil, 1.30am

Nothing to do with New Zealand but..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzuq9iLqZTM

Mr Bean. Nothing short of brilliant.

edit - I actually didn't read the post above mine.

Would really expect nothing short of 2 medals in BMX, golds even. Its such a small sport, one i have been involved in and follow closely, but because of the severe lack of media coverage in NZ people dont realise how good Marc Willers really is. Sarah Walker is still expected to finish right up there, both are in great form.

BMX as an olympic sport. *shakes head*

Not the Fever's most favorite sport, but Bond & Murray put in a worlds best time in the rowing heat. Hope they can keep that kinda form up.

NZ record for Snyders in the pool, qualified 5th for the semi in the morning.

Team GB need to pull finger in the road race.

Top 10 finish for Bauer in the road race, pretty good result for him.

Bring back Olympic Chess.

Bring back the tug of war How cool was Becks on that boat. hahaha

Kiwi's in action overnight:

Hockey:

NZ women v Australia, 7.30pm

Rowing:

Women's lightweight double scull heats (Louise Ayling, Julia Edward) - 9.40pm
Men's lightweight double scull heats (Peter Taylor, Storm Uru) - 10.10pm

Equestrian:

Eventing - Dressage day 2 from 9pm (Andrew Nicholson, Jock Paget, Caroline Powell, Jonelle Richards, Mark Todd)

Swimming:

Women's 100m backstroke heats (Melissa Ingram)
Men's 200m freestyle heats (Matthew Stanley)
Men's 100m backstroke heats (Daniel Bell, Gareth Kean)
Women's 400m freestyle heats (Lauren Boyle)
Women's 100m backstroke semis (Melissa Ingram)
Men's 200m freestyle semis (Matthew Stanley)
Mens 100m backstroke semis (Daniel Bell, Gareth Kean)
Women's 400m freestyle final (Lauren Boyle)

Tennis:

Women's singles from 10.30pm (Marina Erakovic)

Cycling:

Women's road race from 11pm (Linda Villumsen)

Sailing:

Men's Finn (Dan Slater)
Men's Star (Hamish Pepper)
Women's Elliott (Jenna Hansen, Stephanie Hazard, Susannah Pyatt) starts 11pm

Football:

Oly Whites v Egypt, 11pm

Canoe Slalom:

Men's heats (Mike Dawson), 2.30-4.40am

Big result for the Women Black Sticks over Aussie.

Mark Todd sitting in 3rd going into the show jumping, and the team is sitting 4th. Would be a great story, if he can win a medal (fingers crossed for Gold).

Gotta feel sorry for that South Korean fencer, years of hard work only to have a technical fault cost you.

Kiwi's in action overnight:

Rowing:

Men's coxless four repechage (Chris Harris, Sean O'Neill, Jade Uru, Tyson Williams) - 9pm
Women's lightweight double scull repechage (Louise Ayling, Julia Edward) - 9.10pm
Men's single scull semis (Mahe Drysdale) - 10pm
Women's single scull quarters (Emma Twigg) - 10.40pm
Men's double scull semis (Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan) - 11.20pm

Swimming

Men's 200m breaststroke heats (Glenn Snyders) - 9.48pm
Men's 4x200m freestyle relay heats (Dylan Dunlop-Barrett, Steven Kent, Andy McMillan, Matthew Stanley) 10.02pm

*Men's 200m breaststroke semis (Glenn Snyders) - 7.17am
*Men's 4x200m freestyle relay final (Dylan Dunlop-Barrett, Steven Kent, Andy McMillan, Matthew Stanley) - 7.47am

* Depends on earlier result

Equestrian:

Eventing (showjumping) starts 9.30pm-3.25am
(Andrew Nicholson, Jonathan Paget, Caroline Powell, Jonelle Richards, Mark Todd)

Hockey:

NZ women v South Africa, 9.45pm

Sailing:

Men's Finn (Dan Slater) - 11pm
Men's RS:X (JP Tobin) - 11pm
Men's 49er (Peter Burling, Blair Tuke) - 11pm
Laser Radial (Sara Winther) - 11pm
Men's Star (Hamish Pepper, Jim Turner) - 11.05pm
Women's Elliott 6m (Jenna Hansen, Stephanie Hazard, Susannah Pyatt) - 12.30am
Laser (Andrew Murdoch) - 1am

Football:

Football Ferns v Cameroon, 6,45am
 

Looking forward to the hockey, the horsies and the football tonight. Fingers crossed for our first medal and for one of our football teams to get out of the group stage for the first time.

Nicholson with a clear round, puts us in a good position for a team medal.

Specsavers capitalising very nicely on one of the early games gaffes.

Cohen & Sullivan into the final of the mens double sculls. Was very worried they might have stuffed it for awhile there.

7 pens for Toddy. Hope the Swedes, Germans and Team GB knock a couple rails down.

Bronze for the Kiwi's, chance for Silver if Team GB stuffs up. Miracle needed for a gold.

Bah Team GB goes clear.

Bronze it is.

Bronze it is, hope Todd or Nicholson can get up into medal positions in the individuals.

Croatia v Serbia in handball tonight. Absolutely brutal game, on and off the court, in the European Championship semis in Serbia earlier this year.

Very tempted to stay up for it.

31-23 win, thanks for playing Serbia.

For those of you who were wondering after the outburst from the USA ex-coach: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/31/chinese-athletes-olympics-train-harder

Watching the NZ Womens Hockey last night, 

NZ scores in the first minute from a Penalty Corner, commentator yelled it was a goal before it happend. Commentry was in advance of the picture by small but noticeable margin.

Question for sky is can they leave me enough time to place a bet with the TAB

At least that is better than the commentary lagging behind the video by about a second, which was what was happening for the first two games of football.

Bronze for Haigh and Scown. Hoping Villumsen can put in a performance in time trial to get another medal for us tonight.

4th for Villumsen, she was looking so good for most of the race.

Tsk tsk, 4 Badminton pairs dq-ed for not trying to win.

But Borris Johnson stole the show overnight.

Used stuff.co.nz to check all the rowing times tonight, only to find out they were all wrong so I missed two of the races. FB messaged them and they have changed it to the correct times. From now on using http://www.olympic.org.nz/london-2012 for finding event times. Stuff.co.nz can GGF.

For the record rowing is only a sport once every four years.

Should I watch the rowing now, play Dynasty Warriors or watch the beguiling Sacha McNeill on Nightline?

Sacha wins for now...