BBC Two: Day 6: 18:00 - 19:00 Commonwealth Games

Hello again! It is all happening, not just here in Glasgow, but over

in Carnoustie. Jennifer Mack and toss -- Jennifer McIntosh of

Scotland is in the 50 metres rifle event. If she was to win a medal

it'll be her faith in the Commonwealth Games, which would be a

record for a Scottish women in this event. She is currently lying in

silver medal position. That is on BBC Three right now. We have a date

across the river at the Hydro. This is the closing stages of the women's

team are final in gymnastics. Australia are on the floor and only

then and Canada could stop could stop them winning gold tonight.

That would be a huge production. Maybe 1.5 in total. Not the start

they would have wanted. Definitely not. Problems for her.

Those first two tumbles did a huge amount of damage.

Two and a half twists. She needs to keep focus. It is about damage

limitation now. She can't afford another mistake in

the tumble. Double tuck. A nightmare start, I think we can say. Two big

problems. It is pressure, isn't it? It is obvious that they'd know what

is at stake. That first tumble was a long way out. Amazing that you would

miss judge by so much. It is amazing that she would miss

judge that much. Very smooth in the free cartwheel.

Plenty of difficulty in this routine. Again, the somersault. Five

acrobatic skills, three leaps, jumps or spins to get your difficulty

score. Here, the dismount. Double tuck, that was good, a lot better

than the first gymnast. Wheels is very much in contention

for the bronze medal. That score will not help Australia. I think

that was quite fortunate score, to be honest. It was.

Larrissa Miller, 22 years old. I often think how disorientating it

can be in an arena like this, you are so used to practising in your

gym, and all of a sudden you end up in the corner you are not used to.

She is vastly a -- experienced. Very confident through the leaps. So

far, so good. Lots of power through the flick.

Double Arabian. This is more like what Pierce trillions would have

hoped to see. -- the Australians. Lots of nerves. She has to nail

this. And she didn't. So, the Australians are faltering. Well, I

spoke to Larrissa Miller yesterday and she said how much they were

relying on these two pieces of apparatus. They were counting on

today. So far, it is not working out. Not only did she fall, but she

finished massively after the music. Inexplicable. Yes. She had some

great bets in it, like this. The double Arabian was absolute

precision. The high! Superb into the job. Then it was almost like she ran

out of steam. Canada are chasing bronze. Very

compare apples to the Welsh scores. -- compare rubble -- you can compare

that closely to the Welsh scores. Elizabeth Black was 15th in the

world Championships on this piece of apparatus. The experienced member of

the Canadian team. Very powerful, very strong. Straight off. That will

be costly. Actually, she looked very solid on this in training. Like

that. Here comes another big difficulty

backflip. That was very well performed. Well held.

Good leaps. Now she has got into her stride, she is very strong. Another

front somersault. A big dismount. After she had

followed off, the rest was great! We know that the Welsh team are

watching. I have seen them up there. This is getting to be very, very

nerve wracking. What is happening out there? Larrissa Miller, as if

there wasn't enough weight on the shoulders after that score.

Lauren Mitchell is not in the best shape of her life, but she is very

gutsy. She is away. Phil twisting double. A

huge tumble to open. More like it. Double tuck Arabian. She has started

well. Two very impressive tumbles. I hope it is not too late for the

Australians to mind a serious challenge. She is rising to this

particular challenge. Two and a half twists punch tuck.

Looking to salvage something for the Australian team. The double pike was

nicely done. She couldn't have done any better. A different class to the

other performances. That was beautiful. Relieving a little bit of

tension. They will be very jittery, the Australians. That was a great

job, it really was. She showed all her class. She has always had that

class. Elizabeth Black scores 13.966. That is quite a high score,

considering. Yes, because she had won Markoff, so would've been

14.966, so, very high. This is Maegan Chant. Very nice

flip. Straight back somersault. Smoothly into her jumps.

Lovely height on the first leap. The second one was a little bit more

flat. Really, she was short of power for

that. Big dismount. She needs a big

dismount. Double pike. That was well landed. The damage was done in the

middle. The damage could well have been done, but it could be to the

advantage of Wales. They would make history, Wales, just as Scotland

did. They have never won a team medal. There they are waiting

expectantly. Opening. So a last chance to scrape as many

points together as possible before been. Olivia Vivien takes to the

floor for Australia. No doubt she did not have an idea it

would be so crucial for the team effort for Australia. The double

twist. And just a little lean to one side from the spin.

Two and a half twists, walked away from it a little bit.

Here she goes, final tumble. The double pike, but again, a loss of

control, and was the foot out? Big problem with the apparatus for

Australia, no doubt about it. Yes, and fuelling a little bit

desperate now. They have won this title for games on the trot, and are

going for aphids. -- a fifth. Chant, 12.3334 Canada, certainly

lower than Wales for that piece of apparatus.

I was going to say, the lustful routine for Australia, not really

beautifully danced. A very average routine.

It turned out to be crucial. Bless her, but she did not come up with

the goods. She fought hard, plenty of heart.

Australia, not having a good Commonwealth Games.

Not so far. But we still have one piece to go. The apparatus that

Australia are renowned for. For their sake, I wonder if they can

keep their heads together. There is a watt riding on this piece of

apparatus. The Welsh team, absolutely in the

zone. It would be great for them,

fabulous. Going into this, we talked, even

before podium training, wondering, fifth, fourth. Australia are hoping

for a few more points than that. England ahead, Wales in third, only

three marks behind at this stage. The warm up for the final piece of

apparatus. What will the next ten minutes hold? Wales, England,

Australia, Canada. There have been so many surprises and upsets. The

Australian floor, it floored me! Very unexpected. Stefanie Merkle

aiming for Canadian bronze in the team final.

A big opportunity for her, how crucial this is, full twist double,

no problem. Second tumble. Two and a half twists

into punch tuck. Managing to project a lot of character. Third one up.

Triple twist. Third tumble, is she safely through?

This is a good platform for Canada indeed, a good tumble, great start

for Canada. Yes, job done. It starts to build

with difficulty. Secure one, then just ill, everything you get is a

bonus. A good start without a shadow of a doubt.

The best gymnast the Australians have on this piece of apparatus.

Straight into the very difficult cartwheel. She saved it very well.

Smooth spin. You can see she is very precise and her work.

Building her difficulty. Just held on.

The job where the gymnast takes the head right off the beam, tries to

touch the head with the feet. Very nice jump, linking the two,

gives you a bonus. There have been a couple of moments

she has had to fight but it has been a good routine. Good double pike,

they will be happy with that as a start.

Impressive routine under extreme pressure.

There were some wobbles, although it was difficult. Merkle, 13.633.

A bit higher than the best of the Welsh girls.

Isabella Onyshko, aiming for something in the region of 13.35.

Traumatic ? the second Canadian off an impressive start. -- dramatic

double. Double Tok, but she is out of the area. Interesting to see if

she got both feet in on the landing before she bounced out. She attacked

that very confidently. Double pike. Just the question

whether she did land, on the one half twist, if she got the landing

in the area. It will be very tight. She is a nice, elegant, supple

gymnast. Here we go. They are really quite unpredictable, we have seen

that from a couple of people. She landed in and then she bounced out.

But it will be a 0.5 that option with those steps she had to take. --

deduction. Georgia Rose Brown. She had a

nightmare on the floor so will hope to do her country proud her.

An elegant, long leg to gymnast. She will want to put that all behind

her. Smooth and the leaks. -- in the leaps. She is having to fight to

keep on, very difficult, the illusion turn. She is off, it was

only a matter of time, she was fighting so hard during the routine.

She is struggling here. Good front somersault. She for -- isn't quite a

nerve wracking situation. She has had a wonderful and we want to be

precise with the dismount. -- one fall. You can normally bank on the

Australians on the beam but they have not really reduced. --

produced. She is highly competent in the leap.

She did it. She did it with fabulous ease.

half twists, into double pike. A little stagger forward. This is such

a powerful, impressive stuff. And expressive, too.

It was deep. Lucky to get away with that! Well, she attacked debt! I'm

my reckoning, Canada needs to gymnasts over 13.609. Well, that had

some great work, but there were two bad landings in it. She does that

amazing middle Tom -- tumble. The two and a half twists, walk-out,

into a round of lip double pike. It is worth a lot, but if you stumble

forwards like this, it loses all that it was worth. It has to be five

tenths, doesn't it? It does, indeed. 11.24 Georgia-Rose Brown. Not good

enough. Quite simply, not good enough. Absolutely.

Lauren Mitchell for Australia. Extremely experienced, a wonderful

beam worker. Already started with a very difficult set.

This is the spin that she is so well-known for. One, too, and a

little bit before the hands came down. She does that so well. A very

smooth walkover. She fixes the middle of her body so effectively.

She uses her core. Stomach muscles. She controls centre of gravity.

That was really, very low. I think she just manage to squeeze it in.

Just. It was close! Millimetres! It is the second time her performance

has been crucial. The work on the beam was good, strong, but there

will be a big deduction. A score of 13.633 four Elsabeth Black. They

were closing in, but it is not want to be good enough. They needed 15.

Do they have another gymnast to go? Yes, but for up. Megan Champ still

has her chants. With everything to do. --

Phil twisting double pike. Another big, big tumble. -- Phil twisting

double pike. She just eddies herself before the

spin. A lack of control at the end of it. We have seen some fabulous

tumbling. A big double tuck. A bit of a bouncer. I think she went out

of the floor. Good leaps. pike. That is secure. Well, I really

powerful gymnast. Well, there is a mark between Canada and Wales at the

moment. powerful gymnast. Well, there is a

mark between Canada and I do not think that that is going to be good

enough. I think Wales are guaranteed a medal. Which would be

unbelievable! Absolutely fantastic! I will pile on the pressure. 13.866

for Australia and they have gone ahead of Wales. So, this is a bonus

to try and get closer to England. They are six marks away, England are

safe. Australia are guaranteed a silver. Wales, I am sure, have

bronze. Well, the final gymnast for Australia in this team competition.

She has fallen off on her first element on the layout somersault.

So, the scores will remain as they are.

So, the change in fortunes for Australia towards England. This is a

slow routine. We have spoken about gymnasts needing to have rhythm and

speed on the beam. Just a little bit more rhythm needed here. Good leap.

She was about to go into a second league but changed her mind, when

poor security. That was not a good leap, bent legs.

She is the second gymnast from Australia to come to grief on that

move. It is quite tricky on the beam.

Now, she really just wants to dismount securely. Watch the beam.

Make the double twist. She does. This has not been a sparkling

performance from Australia on the beam. Australia will not retain

their title of teen Commonwealth champions for a fifth consecutive

games. Canada will not be able to get up into the bronze medal

position. We will see very shortly, 13.133 four Maegan Chant on the

floor. Wales have made history. For the first time they get a medal in

the team competition. Absolutely fantastic. I am thrilled for the

Welsh team, and the national coach who has led themselves strongly for

the last eight years. What a performance from them. Chris,

you are close to tears. Isn't this a wonderful moment? Australia were not

strong enough to fight off England. England taken by six marks. The

Welsh daffodils are in bloom! So they should be! Absolutely

fantastic. I was very surprised with Australia and Canada, how they

really faltered. They have been forces to be reckoned with in the

past. Australia, although they got a silver, they will not be happy. It

is a long time since England's... In fact, have England's ever taken the

men and women's titles together? It's the first time. That was not a

happy beam routine right from the beginning. True false. This will

effect the finals quite a lot, as well. We will have a lot of

different faces in the finals, I am sure.

We wait for this score. Was that completely unexpected? When I

watched the podium training, they did not look too strong. They looked

vulnerable on the beam, to be perfectly honest. Generally, they

have not been so strong around the world. We don't see them in

competition because they are so far away from us. This is one routine

that produced what we expected from the Australians. She looked very

slow through this dismount series. You have to build the power. She is

not a tiny gymnast that can rotate very fast.

Very exciting, this team competition. I think the judges are

considering a protest from Australia. Let's see what happens. I

think we are still waiting for the final score. I don't think we have

actually had Olivia Vivian's score. That is probably why the star is

there. We are still waiting for the score from Olivia Vivian. She fell

off, so there is no chance of accounting. Beth, we were taken

aback. The Welsh team is up at the top there looking down. What a

competition for them to be watching, wondering what the outcome will be.

It was so exciting to watch! The battle for third and fourth, I think

it was more nerve wracking watching Canada against Wales rather than

England against Australia. You just need to put down your score, walk

out and keep everything crossed! You could see wheels nervously sitting

there. Even when they were confirmed as third they still looked nervous.

What does it feel like to be first and to make history? It is amazing.

Tracy has been working with a team for over eight years now. It means

so much to her. She was in tears at the end of the competition. The

girls have worked so strongly. You could not have asked for any more of

them. We wondered if Australia would be strong enough. Were you slightly

disappointed with what you saw? I saw them during podium training and

you could tell they were struggling. Yesterday they came out and

performed at their best. I wasn't sure what they would come out with.

I think the difference was something like six marks in the end.

Overnight, England had a lead of 1.5 marks. Each issue to what is

happening in gymnastics and the home nations. We have so much strength in

depth. Claudia putting out such a great score on the floor. That was

1.5 marks over what anybody else was posting. Despite -- apart from

Lauren Mitchell, I think we saw every Australian athletes stepping

out of the floor. What was going on? You could just tell they were

struggling. You could see the coaches really encouraging the

performers, but it just wasn't enough on the day. They were not

competition fit on the floor. It is 1990 8 cents England took the team

gold. What will it mean for the team? It will mean so much for them.

For every athlete, Olympic is the pinnacle, but the Commonwealth Games

is the friendly games, it is the one that you enjoy and just want to be

part of. What is going on within the camp in England? What is the secret

to what appears to be a very slow progression, but eventually world

dominance? It is confidence, belief and hard work. That is all it is.

You are the one that laid down that path for many to follow. You're

still very much involved, I do? Amanda was my personal coach and she

is now the national coach. She overlooks all the home Nations teams

and she is working magic with them. A letter -- a lot of credit goes to

their personal coaches. They only go up to the National Centre for camps.

Their personal coaches are in the gym day in day out. This is about

qualifying for individual fouls also, how much would they have

focused on that? -- finals. For the England team, they really

wanted the team title, their main focus would have been that.

Individual titles are a bonus. And you will agree this is a very

tough schedule. You have got to lift yourself emotionally, haven't you?

Coming out again for the second day, and then there is the finals

next! Song gymnasts will compete over five

days. -- some. But the personal coaches are with them. They get them

recovered and prepared. As soon as this medal ceremony is over they

will be resting and recuperating for tomorrow.

Wales, how much will that help them fitted them? What difference will it

make in the future for the home nations?

It is great for the home nations. They know what it takes to be at the

top of the game. When you have the likes of Australia and Canada, it is

hard to get in. But they have done amazing and made history.

What will it do for the confidence? Australia are not too shabby, to

beat a team like that by six marks! And don't Wales look glorious in

bronze medal position? The isle of man in 10th, Northern Ireland ahead

of them at nine. The gymnasts from England,

Scotland, and Wales, all celebrating today. And the news is great from

Carnoustie in the last day of the shooting events. Gold for Daniel

Rivers. Already had a bronze in the ten metre event. But he upgraded it

today. He idolises Bradley Wiggins, I understand, his sporting hero, but

now he has something that Bradley does not, a Commonwealth title.

Early on, his team-mate, David Lockman, he claimed his second gold

of the Games. A games record score in the Queens prize individual

event. Jim Peyton of Canada silver, and England's Pari Patel with the

bronze. I love that ceremony for the gold medal in the Queens prize! Jen

the Macintosh won a silver today also, and here's a record-breaking

moment for you. This is to work out who takes gold

and silver. It has come down to this. Mum cannot bear to look!

What a way to finish the shooting. 50 seconds, one shot a piece to

decide who will take gold. The house will come down if Macintosh can

manage it. She has been in this position before in Delhi of course.

Ser, very composed, but Macintosh has been better in the last three

shots. But oh, dear! Surely if Ser just keeps her calm, she has the

gold. It is enough. She takes gold.

Jasmine Ser of Singapore. Jenna McIntosh of Scotland will have to

settle for the silver. But a second medal for her, after bronze

yesterday in the 50 metre event. Disappointment for the Scottish

crowd. But a magnificent performance by Ser

who stuck to her guns, excuse the pun, what a performance.

She is a very, very good. But what a performance from Jim McIntosh. Also

23. -- Jen. The Edinburgh girl who just came up the road here to

Carnoustie. The sole tyre is around her. But let's not forget, a long

way from home, Jasmine Ser, absolutely brilliant shooting, what

a final we have had. Macintosh no doubt thinking about

what could have been. But she has a silver medal at the Commonwealth

Games. I am not sure what the coach just

said but he has given her a big hug.

But another medal for Jasmine Ser, she has threatened that gold all

through this week. Goodness me. Time to catch our breaths.

A brilliant gold for Singapore. But we are joined by the official Queen

of the Commonwealth Games for Scotland, a fifth medal, Jen

Macintosh, congratulations, and just explain to others what that moment

meant for you. It was incredible. To win that medal

in front of the home crowd, an amazing experience.

I thought you gave a bit of an ironic laugh. What was going through

your mind? Not an awful lot if I am being

honest. Just trying to keep my heartrate down, and failing

dismally. But it was a bit of a tricky shot.

You have had pressure on you, going for this record. But yesterday you

equalled the record of the late Eleanor Golden, and your mother,

Shirley! You now have the bragging rights over your mum. What were her

words to you? She just gave me a big hug and said

she was really proud of me. I am thankful to her and my dad for

giving me support over the years and getting me to a point where I could

win a couple of medals here in Glasgow.

I saw her award you your fourth medal yesterday, you were clearly a

very moved. That was emotional. It meant a lot to get it from her. Your

father is the shooting manager for Scotland, your mother has a

wonderful track record, your younger sister is also involved in the team.

But you did not actually handle a rifle until you return years old.

Was it inevitable you would follow your parents? -- ten years old. I

was always given a choice, but I was keen to follow in my mum's

footsteps. I would say, I want a turn, I want a turn! They finally

gave in and here I am a few years later. Is reopened now in your

sites? -- Rio. Yes. London did not go all that well so I aim to have a

slightly better Olympics in 2016. You talked about trying to keep calm

when you take aim. Do you have a mantra? What do you do when you're

in that zone? Most of the time I just focus on my

breathing, making sure it is slow and even. Sometimes I am vaguely

aware of what is going on with the wind. Thinking about, is my hip in

the right place? My hand? It is a mental check list. And I physically

ready to take the shot? Then when it comes down to it, go.

Do you do other land-based training? Or is solely on the range?

I do a mixture. I am on the range five hours a day. Then a couple of

hours of general cardiovascular fit this work. And a strength and

conditioning programme based on Pilates and yoga exercises.

I know that this is the event that got away from you in Delhi. Which is

the most problematic position, shooting kneeling or lying down?

Today I was kneeling, it is usually my strong suit. My favourite

position has always been kneeling, but it let me down today!

But you are the most decorated women ever at a Commonwealth Games from

Scotland. Absolutely wonderful for you and thank you for joining us.

Thank you. So many headlines created today. Not

only Jennifer with her fifth medal but also for Scotland, a 35th medal

smashes the previous overall total of 33 from 1986 in Edinburgh. The

other headlines on day six: England came out on top in the battle for

gold in the men's gymnastics team final. An historic silver medal for

Scotland, their first ever podium finish in the competition. And a

wonderful success for England's women in the team final, a first

success for 20 years. And a first ever bronze for Wales. Jennifer

McIntosh has become the first Scottish woman to win five

Commonwealth. She surpasses her mother, Shirley. And Daniel Rivers

won the men's 50 metres rifle to claim a second shooting gold of the

day for England after David Lockman triumphed. Gold, silver, bronze, all

flying around today. I must now go and leave you in the capable hands

of Gary Lineker. and leave you in the capable

Goodbye.