Day 3 BBC One: 20.30-22.00 Olympics

Welcome back to live coverage of the real Olympics here on BBC One. We

are at the Maria Kirilenko Aquatics Centre for the ten-metre synchro. We

will be seeing the third dive of Daley and Goodfellow. Let's rejoin

our commentary team. To the Chinese, leaders after round

one and round two. They are going with the reversed 3.5 somersaults

with Tara, 3.4 degrees of difficulty.

Spectacular! Is this their weakest dive? If there is a weakness in

their armour, they are not showing it. Lin tipped his head to the side

but it works for him. He has always had that slight idiosyncrasy and

this is spot-on from the Chinese. They were catapulted themselves even

further into the lead. They will be the first pair to score over 90

points, and this is the easiest to dive, would you believe. I've a

bullet-proof? Let's wait and see. Yes, you can say that because it

isn't halfway yet. 92.82 lays down a significant market giving them a 16

point advantage at the halfway stage at the moment. We still have Tom

Daley and Daniel Goodfellow to go. They've gone for 3.2 difficulty.

Can the British pair find themselves in third place? This is where it

gets more complicated and intricate. And where things can go either very

well or quite badly. Inward somersault with tuck. Yes, let's go,

boys, well done. It was much better in training the other day. Just a

little bit of splash coming up from both Daniel Goodfellow and Tom

Daley. The synchronisation is good. They always have marginally

different spin speeds but they hit the water the same time. Maybe

Goodfellow hiking too soon and the judges might penalising them for

that. Will they get close to 80 points? This is their lowest degree

of difficulty at 3.2. It is just under 80 points. They are still in

medal contention. Write on it and into third place they go on their

own. A relatively new combination working all right Chen and Lin lead.

Johnson and Boudia and second, Daley and Goodfellow just ahead of Garcia

and Sanchez, who are just ahead of Shleikher and Minibaev, who are just

ahead of Dolhov and Gorshkovozov. It isn't as high-scoring as I was

expecting it potentially to be and we can look at the conditions, it's

cold, windy, it's outdoors, the sun has gone down, the president of IOC

is in here, and all the other factors that could be influencing.

Anyway, that is three rounds done and we are halfway through. However,

this is the lion's share of the points available in the last four

rounds of dives because of the optional rounds of dives. We will

see even more difficult dives coming through now. To give you an example,

here we go. This is a dive everybody but two pairs all do it at some

point. And it is a make or break dive, in many ways. Forward for

somersaults. Forward 4.5 somersaults with tuck, count them on the way

down. They've made a bit of a fudge of

that one. 3.7 degrees of difficulty. The reason is it so challenging and

difficult and the Russian pair here making a bit of a mess of that one.

Both divers... Who is that closest to me? Minibaev lost his legs as he

went in, almost splitting. So they're going to get low execution

marks. Synchronisation will be fair to middling at best, and that is a

very low scoring dive. 4.5 for the execution. That is a big dagger to

the hard and we will have to see how the rest perform. The vagaries of

the outdoor conditions might have an impact on that. That is not a school

the Russians were looking for at all. Now, we come down just a notch

to 3.6, and we're going backwards, not forwards this time, 3.5

somersault is for the Germans, and this is one of the dives they

normally do to order. They have certainly woken up. They were not

happy with round three, which is normally very solid. This is a dive

I've seen them make a mess of a specially when the pressure is on.

They are silver-medallists from Beijing and they are rocking in.

This will be over 90 points, it is huge, executed very well by both

divers. The synchronisation is bang on. The coach is on his feet. Quite

right, too. What's the damage? It's good. 92.8 eight. Best Buy a long

way. That was one of the big dives. They've been doing some big dives

all the way through. We have a very strange view, we are sideways on.

You are seeing the crowd, they are not seeing the Russians, they are

not seen the Mexicans either because they are hiding behind some

concrete. If you are sideways on, they suddenly appear peekaboo

fashion. Here is another forward 4.5. What can the Mexicans do,

Garcia and Sanchez? The synchronisation all the way was

excellent, just faltering as they entered the water so the execution

marks will reflect that. I was holding my breath but they were

spot-on all the way through that. They pump up into this forward 4.5.

These guys rotate so quickly. Just a little bit off on both of their

entries. What will we see here for the execution marks? Garcia on our

right, he was short to vertical. Sanchez nailed his, he would get

eight on his execution. Because of the difference in angle, the

synchronisation won't get to more than eight. 82 to carry. Execution

marks aren't brilliant either. They are slipping behind Germany now. So,

Germany with that great round for dive have taken ten marks away from

Mexico and put themselves in position a. But I haven't taken into

account those still to come, including the bronze-medallist from

London, Boudia, with the 20-year-old Johnson. Round four, reverse 3.5. I

was wondering if they were going to do this. I thought it is going to be

a punch-up between three teams for the silver and bronze. And the USA

are coming out all guns blazing. That is two out of two for the

optional dives. Superb diving from Boudia and Johnson. Well done, this

pairing. 3.4 degrees of difficulty. 90 points... Can they get close to

90? If they get nines on synchro, they will. No, 85.

The marks with lines through don't add to the total. We have 11

execution judges. Execution and synchronisation. That's why we end

up with 85.684 the pair. Gives them a 9-point lead, still lots of time

to go. In with 3.5 somersaults for Dolhov and Gorshkovozov. This is

3.2. We have seen higher. That's the best we've seen from the Ukrainian

pair. When they get it right, they are able to start putting pressure

on everyone else. And that is fabulous diving. 3.5 inward in the

tuck position, they are superb in synchronisation, and disappearing

into the water, hardly a ripple of splash. Beautiful dives. When you

get this low difficulty of dive right, you can get into the low 80s.

They are just behind the USA, who lead. Two, three, and four are

separated by five points. We still have Brazil, China, and Great

Britain to come. So, this competition will change a great

deal. A lot of the divers keep their very biggest dives towards the end.

We've seen a couple of 3.7s already. These two, a much more scaled-down

programme for them because of the capability of Rondinelli and Parisi.

In with 3.5 for the Brazilians. They will get an amazing reception,

whatever happens. Well, the synchronisation is OK and the

execution of the dives is OK. Well, fair to middling, if I'm honest.

Both divers throwing up a tonne of splash for different reasons. One

wasn't getting his hands and arms locked up. So there are only going

to get about six, 6.5. You can see, hitting the water, not locking out

and keeping the splashdown. They are being outclassed in this final. The

judges are not the most popular people in this arena. The Brazilian

fans aren't happy with what they're getting but they are getting the

right marks. They are still not cast adrift, they'll still in touch with

the Russians, only seven points behind. To our leaders, that very

impressive third round, one of their lower tariff dives, and now we get

to the bigger stuff for Chen and Lin, world champions last year. Back

3.5 somersaults with pike. Are we in the upper 90s for this one? It is

still world-class. The synchronisation is spot-on. A little

bit short of vertical but they are bang on in synchronisation. We were

having a conversation just before we started and I said, OK, have the

Chinese got a bogey dive and he said this is the one. I have to agree

with him. This is a lowish scoring dive by Chinese standards. Beautiful

pike shape, just completely flat on the thighs but they are short of

vertical. They can only get tens or sevens. Let's have a look. Go on,

judges, show us what you've done. You're right! Eight on the synchro

is correct and the judges have done a good job there. China go into

first place. 16 points clear of the field. Now, then. Tom and Dan, Daley

and Goodfellow. They're going up through the gears now. From the 3.2

to 3.4 on this reverse 3.5. Oh, I almost jumped out of my chair.

The aerial work was spot-on, the synchronisation was bang on. Just

Dan throwing up some splash as he entered the water. You can see the

splash coming up, you can hear the frustration my voice. The boys were

on. The synchronisation will be affected by Daniel Goodfellow not

keeping the splashdown. So, the three execution marks for Goodfellow

R 7.5. Tom Daley gets 8.5 and nine. 81 points is still good so they are

still in this fight, and that is exactly what it is, a fight. We will

see how big the fighters and how big the size of the dog is when we see

the end tally for round four. It looks like this. China have an

appreciable lead over the USA. Germany have moved up into third.

Mexico, Great Britain and Ukraine are in there. Russia are possibly

too far away. And Brazil, you get the numbers.

A lot of studious looking faces, thoughts going in as to what is to

come. Great Britain will finish with 3.7,

four and a half somersaults forward, and 3.6 in the end, so big tariffs

for everybody with the exception of the Brazilians, everyone goes for

broke. This is round five. The moving round. They can put down

their little claims for a medal. Because nobody really has broken

away after the Chinese, everyone else grouped together. Russia, back

three and a half with pike. Much better from the Russians. They will

have been happy with their four, four and a half turn, this is almost

an equal degree of Dick difficulty. We saw the Germans buried there. It

looked like a bit of carnival in training, everything going on at

different times. But the Russians got it together this time. They will

be just shy of 90 points if the judges give them a .5 on Synchro,

which I think they will. -- 8.5. Nikita Shleikher and Victor Minibaev

talking to their coach. He never seems overly excited by what is

going on. There will be a few points and observations to pass on. That is

a good mark for the Russians, by far their highest so far. Now it is the

Germans, a little bit of a head of steam up from the last round. But it

is all go again on the reverse. This is not a big tariff dive. You say

that but I beg to differ. 3.4 is still huge. We are still right up

there in the most complicated dives possible and every pair has to cover

all six groups. This is the reverse. You need to jump away from the

diving board and spin back towards it. The Germans will get mid-80s on

this and they will be cementing their position right in the medals

at the end of this round five. No wonder the coaches are happy, the

head coach punching the air. The Germans are on it. Cementing their

middle order recovery. Good succession marks.

Puts them at the head of the field for the time being. Remember these

boys, on the biggest dive of all. This is a relatively comfortable

dive. 3.7, 3.8, but this is not too shabby. They are all big tariff

dyes! All of them, they are all incredibly difficult. 3.3 for Garcia

and Sanchez, the Mexicans. The Mexicans are still in there. Bravery

under this mounting pressure. Dive after dive, the Mexicans playing it

a little safe. Not using their inward four and a half. This is the

easiest dive at 3.3 and it is not easy. They are playing at the little

safe. Have they played it too safe? I don't believe they will get over

80 points on this. They will have to wait and see where they stand on

this fifth round. They are diving well. Silver-medallists four years

ago. Have they got another medal in them? I'm not sure. They do that big

dive right at the end, big, big dive in relative terms. 3.8 to round off,

when everyone else only going as high as 3.7 so that would give them

appreciably more marks. Boudia and Johnson into round five. This could

be calamitous or it can work quite well. How will go for and Johnson.

It is good, it is very good. It is often calamitous. We haven't seen

anyone hit this dive, we have four pairs doing it this round and this

is the US pair's best effort. Four, four and a half somersaults. Johnson

a little further away from the diving board. Landing quite short

and vertical. He will get caned on his entrance and he should.

The coach likes it but of course Stott they always do. They always

do. I think Steele Johnson got away with it a little bit there. As a

rule of thumb, don't look at the faces of the coaches to see how good

a dive is, they will never tell you that. We can go like-for-like on

this dive, apart from the Brazilians. It is like playing your

joker, if it works. Dolgov and Gorshkovozov for Ukraine. You have

seen it a few times. Here it comes again. They have made a hodgepodge

of it. It is all over the show. It shows you how difficult it is. Can

you get it right when it counts? You can see their expressions as they

swim to the side. All the aerial work is spot on and then they look

like an octopus spraying its arms everywhere as they go into the

water. Arms and legs everywhere. The Ukrainians fall straight out of the

back door. They are no longer in the running. Not good at all. That

probably, though not categorically, has done for their medal prospects.

That tells you all you need to know. It is starting to open out a bit

now. So we know who is in contention and who isn't. These will not be but

they will give the crowd a bit of fun.

The Brazil will possibly try to finish in seventh place and they are

not 1 million miles away from doing that. They have to finish strongly.

They are just telling the crowd to be quiet because they are getting a

little excited. That was their bogey dive and it is

probably the most difficult dive they will be performing today. It is

the easiest dive we see from the other pairs so the Brazilians in

this final as host nation and they are rising to the occasion but that

is pretty ordinary, fair to middling. It is a reflection of

where they are as a pair. Over rotation.

Rondinelli right over on his sides as he goes in. Three C -- Parisi

overcorrected. We move onto our leaders at the front. Since the very

start. The first, second, third, fourth round. This is their forward

four and a half. Is there a chance the Chinese could falter? It would

be honest if at all. What a dive! What a dive! That is remarkable.

Wholly moly, that is something else. They were siren is going on in the

background. What a dive. This is perfect, this

will get over 100 points. The Chinese are way out in front. I do

not know what to say about that. Diving perfection. Well deserved as

well. 106. 106.56 to give it its total mark.

Tom Daley, Dan Goodfellow, the same dive right after that. 106.56, just

going to read that back to you again. That is ridiculous and gives

them a lead of 36. Say goodbye, China. Say goodbye. Second and third

is very much still up for grabs and these two can grab it. Either Tom

Daley, Dan Goodfellow. Good luck. Well done, boys. Not as good as the

Chinese but the best dive this pair have done today. Staying in

contention, they really needed to nail this and they have some

catching up to do. The Germans are right there. Our boys needed to dig

deep and find something from the bottom of their toy box and they

needed to make it count. That will help them, getting over 90 points.

They will squeeze in right up there in medal contention with one dive to

go. Well done, boys. He the marks. -- here come the marks. China, USA,

Great Britain, one, two, three, with one round to go and there is not

much margin for error between three and five, to be honest, at the

moment. This is what it looks like right now. Cheng and Lin away with

the fairies. -- Chen. What are you thinking, Neil Taylor?

Just looking down the list of dives, 3.6 from the Germans versus 3.6 from

the US versus 3.6 from the British pair. That is the fight for those

medals. They are like-for-like degree of difficulty. Our boys not

doing a back two and a half somersaults with two and a half

twists. They are doing three and a half somersaults in the pike

position. I have seen them do it so well in training. The pressure is

on. This is what the Olympic Games is all about. Can you do it when it

counts? I have faith in them. I believe they can, let's wait and

see. Have you found the edge of your seat? That is where you are right

now. Last round of the men's synchronised ten-metre platform

final. Gold probably China's but silver and bronze, who knows?

6.3 degrees of difficulty for Shleikher and Hausding. Their diving

has been pretty consistent all the way through. As in previous dives,

execution letting them down ever so slightly. You cannot afford to keep

making those mistakes dive after dive at this level of competition.

Every dive counts. We will see this level of difficulty a couple of

times in this final round. Russia waiting nervously for their scores.

They will not be in the medals today. It will not be their day,

Shleikher and Minibaev. They never got into the 90s. That is a

reasonable way to round things off but it won't be anywhere near enough

to be a medal contender. Raring to go on the board are being

silver-medallists from 2008 in Beijing, Hausding and Klein. The

lights are on, full effect now. It has got much darker because we're

between winter and spring in Brazil. Starting to get dark at 5pm local

time. As we watched this back, 2.5 somersaults and twists for the

Germans. It is good. But it isn't excellent.

3.6 degrees of difficulty, a huge dive, 2.5 twists, folding down into

the pike shape, but there is a bicycle sized gap in between them.

The judges don't penalised that as heavily as differing timings into

the water. It will be interesting to see. The judges know this is close

and every single half Mark will count. Wow, will this be good enough

for the 2008 silver-medallists to be in the mix for a medal? Will they

get close to 90 points? Will it be mid-80s? I'm guessing its mid-80s.

86.4 for Germany, they finish on 438. Daley and Goodfellow go last.

Germany have given themselves a chance of a medal. Onto the Mexicans

now. We told you about this, we flagged it up. The graphic on the

screen, there's so much going on, for 2.5 somersaults, three twists.

The biggest Gopher broke today. They are at the top of their shop.

They've saved the best till last. This is a huge dive. They've left

themselves too much to do for a medal today. Our silver-medallists

four years ago will be just outside the medals today, I predict, but

they finished in style. Three twists, 2.5 somersault is. Wow, pick

the bones out of that. Loads of things going on. Little bit too much

splash, execution marks will be low but that huge degree of difficulty

will carry them through over 80 points, I suspect, but they will

have needed close to 100 to be back in the running. Let's see. We wait.

It won't be enough on the day. It puts them in second place, but we

still have China, USA, and Great Britain still to go. The Mexicans

finish 15 points behind Germany. Now, Johnson. They are eight points

up on Tom and Dan, so that is a bit of a lead. Great Britain and USA

both doing 3.6 dives, but they are different dives, however. Boudia and

Johnson. Wow, America have just put the gauntlet down. I think they have

secured themselves a medal with that one. Wow! What a dive for the US to

finish. That is definitely good enough for a medal. What colour? Who

knows, let's wait and see. Execution is bang on. These guys have been

under pressure, dive after dive, and they've responded. They are waiting

and waiting for the schools to come up, as we are. What will they be?

The crowd is cheering but we are still waiting for it. They pretty

much no. Johnson is gone, and Boudia is going to follow him. 95.04 for

the USA! Massive finish. They can go and do a lap of honour. It might be

premature because there are more divers to come, but that is a USA

level of some description. Great Britain will need 103 to top that.

So, it doesn't look like it's going to be USA below GB. There is still

that medal to be had, and there's still some more permutations before

we conclude this event. Dolhov and Gorshkovozov have given their all, a

decent account of themselves but they are down on the last dive,

which has scuppered their chances. They've saved the best till last!

Too much to do on the last round dive but the Ukrainians have

finished with a marvellous effort there. That is almost as good as the

US divers we've just seen. Wow. This is an extraordinary last round.

Loving every second of this competition. The pressure is

mounting. Super slow motion, one of the assistant referees there, one of

the judges in reserve, taking a photo in the background. This is a

competition that you will want to watch again. Are they happy with

their final marks? They should be. So, Ukraine in fourth place, as

things are. So, it is USA, Germany, Mexico, and still three more pairs

to come. Mexico know full well China will usurp them. There's still some

toing and froing before this event is done and dusted, as it will be in

three dives time. Good to see the Brazilians end on a high. Maybe they

can. The crowd will give them a rapturous reception once they've

concluded this dive. It is an easy dive to finish on. 3.2, not hers

difficult as many of the other divers we've seen. It has been a

good outing for the Brazilians. I was watching them prepare for this

and I thought they'd be much further back. They are diving in front of a

home crowd, home Olympic Games, it doesn't get better than that, well

done, team Brazil. They will conclude on 268.52. So, yes, decent

showing. Certainly not disgraced by any means, Rondinelli and Parisi.

Their day pass Mac work is done, they are happy with it and happy

from the crowd's reaction. Two more pairs to come. Mexico waiting to see

if those medals can be secured. The USA know they have a medal of some

description. It's up to the Chinese to throw everything at this. They

fled all the way through. Is there a twist in the tail? Not on the basis

of that ridiculous 106 in round five. Every dive has to be taken in

isolation, however, and this is how they will finish.

Yes, unfaltering, they've absolutely annihilated the field. Chen and Lin

are the Olympic champions, beyond a shadow of a doubt. What a

performance from this team. We knew on paper they were likely to run

away with it, and they've done just that. Unwavering, unfaltering,

unflappable, unbelievable. All of those things, and that's why the

Chinese are so good. They are poles apart. They've just highlighted why

today. We're still waiting for the score. Nearly 500 points! If my

calculations are right, and we don't have it on the screen, 86 required

by Daley and Goodfellow... For bronze? Yes, for bronze. I'm doing

my own calculation is, but I think 86 is roughly about right for this

medal. Are they in a position to do that? They have enough marks

available for them to do it. It will have to be spot-on. This will have

to be so, so good. It is tougher than some of the ones we've seen for

the same tariff. 86 and a medal, anything else and

they will just miss out. Oh, will it be enough? It is so good, the

Germans are looking on. The British have absolutely nailed it! It is

just a little bit out of sync. This will be oh so close, I have no idea

how this will go. The Germans are on for three April four two. -- 400

38.4 two. Look at the expressions on their faces. Let's wait and see,

will it be bronze or and agonising fourth place? I have no idea. We

have no idea. Come on, judges, press those buttons. They've done it! They

have done it! We haven't seen it, but we need to give you that

information! They have seen it, the crowd have seen it! It is Daley and

Department Mark who usurp the Germans with their very last dive.

There is the confirmation. Daley and Goodfellow are bronze-medallist in

the men's synchronised ten-metre platform. They nailed their last

dive. It is China, USA and Great Britain.

What a finish! Unbelievable! We had to wait so long. It was agony, the

Germans didn't know. The Britons didn't know. They looked and they

looked and we still waited. And eventually the keypad is told.

89.64, they've beaten the Germans by six points. What an amazing

turnaround. They were up very early, then they slipped slightly off the

pace, and they knew they had to do a really good dive, and that was a

tremendous dive to round off for Daley and Goodfellow. There were 90s

for Chen and Lin, and 90s for Boudia and Johnson, they were away, they

were never going to catch them, but Daley and Goodfellow get the bronze

medal in the men's synchronised ten-metre platform final, and just

to round up how everybody else did... Germany in fourth, Mexico,

the bronze-medallists four years ago, we expected them to challenge

but they didn't get their act together, even on the big dive at

the end. They fell short. Russia were disappointed, they've had a

decent year. There is your confirmation. We are only looking at

the top three. China, USA, Great Britain. It is bronze for Tom Daley,

as it was in the individual four years ago, this time partnered by

Daniel Goodfellow. Great Britain has a bronze medal in the first men's

diving event of Rio 2016. Oh, my word, the tension of the

final dive, you could see it on Tom Daley's face. He said after London

2012 he'd only entered the synchrotron petition if you found a

partner with him he could win a medal. They've done that. Our second

bronze medal of the day after Ed Ling took the bronze in the trap

shooting. And adding to the gold and silver, courtesy of Adam Peaty and

Jazz Carlin. It is a very interesting arena, this, because it

is open air, and it is a dark, stormy, windy night, conditions were

difficult. It was a wonderful contest for the gold medal,

eventually won by China ahead of the USA. You'll remember David Boudia,

part of the USA team winning the individual gold medal in London.

Slightly disappointing, they were hoping to beat the Chinese but

bronze for Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow, a fantastic result! They

slipped down the leaderboard after their fourth dive, just not quite on

it, but the fifth dive, the Ford 4.5 took them back up into the bronze

medal position. Leon Taylor is making his way towards me and we

will get his reaction to a thrilling finale of the diving. He is punching

the air! They did it, they did it, what's your reaction? Nail-biting

stuff. I'd no idea what way it was going to go. When they hit the

water, honestly, I just stood there, and we were thinking, have they done

it? You could see the tension on their faces and the scoreboard came

to live, and it is a well-deserved bronze medal. They did it the hard

way, they held their form all the way through. Six consistently good

dive spot the Chinese were impressive. Very impressive but

let's have another look at Tom and Dan's sixth and final dive. They

knew they had to get the high 80s to get a medal. This dive can go either

way. There was a slight difference in their entry into the water from a

differing distance from the diving board. That was the only fault but

they both executed it well. Then that nervous what felt like ten

minute wait before the scores came up. The reaction was amazing. His

mum is here. Sadly, his dad is no longer with us. But his husband to

be as here as well. He's got loads of support. It's very, very tense

for those watching, those who know how much she's been through. Both of

them have trained so hard. It's so intense. So it is a straight final,

there is no preliminary. Every single dive counts. It's hard enough

doing it but watching your loved ones doing it, watching them go

through blood, sweat and tears, Daniel Goodfellow had an injury

which meant that he'd never be able to dive again. They've worked so

hard. They are a new pair but they've done it today, Olympic

bronze medal. Has been living in Tom's flagged for

last month? Yes, you have to spend the time and build the cake. So many

hours of training a day. You have the ice and decorate the cake and

that is fine tuning and they have been doing it over the past few

months. It worked really well for them. How difficult is it for them

to achieve this level? How long have they been diving? They are a

relatively new pairing. Just watching the athletes come by, the

Germans have been together for many years but it is about whether you

can do it on the day. They have been working hard, the training has been

doing well. They didn't dive as well as they have been doing in training.

Some disappointed faces going by but our boys will be smiling and quite

right as well, very proud of them. How difficult are these conditions?

A swirling wind and overcast conditions. It does add to it. We

saw last night, the girls were being buffeted by the wind and the boys

this evening. You can see when they are standing there composing

themselves, their hair is being swept, it does put you off ever so

slightly. You have to deal with the conditions. Tom has been quoted

saying, I hope it rains because we are from the UK and we are used to

dealing with it. It did threaten. But what an occasion. We won't get

an interview with the medallists until after the ceremony. Stay with

us for that. They have won a bronze medal and we will be speaking to

them straight after the ceremony. In the trap shooting earlier, Ed Ling

from Taunton won a bronze. It was a tremendous performance from him in

his third Olympics. He won a shoot off to win that bronze medal match.

He beat the 2008 Olympic champion. A bit of a shaky start but he hit 13

of the next 14 and this is in collecting his Olympic bronze medal.

. The winner from Taunton, and a real test of accuracy and nerve. We

will be showing new gymnastics very shortly also. Tom Daley refocusing

for the ten-metre platform which I think is on Friday. This will give

him a huge boost. You cannot stay ready for ten days, you have to let

things calm down. Tom Daley will celebrate this and let things sink

in and do some media relaxation. He will leave the village for a while.

He needs to let things calm down and re-energise and refocus. Get used to

not standing next to somebody else. Here's an Olympic medallist twice

over so let's see if he can get one to finish off on the 19th and 20th.

It could be better than bronze. It could even be a gold medal? Let's

just hope for another medal. We're hoping for a medal from the

gymnasts, the men's team. That very similar to diving in terms of the

rotations, accuracy. In gymnastics, they do it inside and on dry land.

Repetition. It is an art. Day in, day out.

Mastering skills, building your strength. There are no short cuts.

They say practice makes perfect. And it is true. This is about precision,

fine tuning, but most of all, it is about passion. That is what drives

you to be better, gives you strength to go again and again. So you keep

going. Until you are ready to deliver. When it really counts.

You saw some of them there, the British men's team, consisting of

Max Whitlock, Lewis Smith, Kristian Thomas, and Brinn Bevan. They are

using all of the apparatus and it is a tough competition. They could

certainly win a medal and this is the story so far.

Where are we going to go with this? Where are we going to put our money

because it could go anywhere. The definition of power, brace yourself

this. He gets off to a flying start. Now he gets a big dismount. Russia

on the pommel horse. That was a great routine.

Oh, dear, something is not going to plan.

That was a beautiful two and a half twist. Such an exciting, dynamic

young gymnast. Six star value. It will be hard. Wow. .

That was right on the top of his game. These guys are making these

hugely difficult faults looks so simple. It looks as if it could well

be between Russia, Germany, Japan and Great Britain.

The halfway stage and Great Britain are lying in third place. Let's hand

you over to Matt Baker to update you. We will bring you an interview

with Dan Goodfellow and Tom Daley later on. Matt Baker what a men's

team final. We said it would be a close one and as it stands, Great

Britain are in third, Japan in second and Russia lead this men's

Olympic team final. You join us for the USA who are on vault and they

are down in seventh. They are the highest qualifiers but doing

everything they can, as you are witnessing from watching this

faults, -- vault, this is extraordinary gymnastics. They are a

little bit down the leaderboard so they will want to get every single

ten they can. They are sticking all their landings and not giving

anything away. Jacob Bolton, the second of the US

gymnasts and as we said, two triple twists, they have stuck so far. This

is the 25-year-old from the USA, he became a father this year. Fourth

highest qualifiers on the vault. What can the US do as a team? A

super controlled double vault in the pike position. The USA are not going

to sit down and roll over and let people beat them. They are fighting

back. They might have struggled on their least favourite pieces but

they are going for it now. Mariano, the first of the Brazilian gymnasts

on the high bar. The USA have this real urgency about their gymnastics.

Germany were in second. From three pieces of apparatus. That was a

special opening tumble, one and a half twists, punched double front.

He had an injury on the floor in qualification and it quite through

them. This is smooth floor work now. They have to stay inside the

12-metre square and they have to stay inside the white section of the

floor. But they have to run and do fantastically difficult tumbles as

you can see there. The aim is to land with control, without any

steps. And have a big final tumble. Here it is, triple twist, very nice

floor work. Goodness me, Germany in fifth at the moment. Second for the

first two rotations so they will have to try to knock Brazil out of

that fourth spot. Brazil working on high bar at the moment. That is

where Great Britain will be shortly. This is superb tumbling. I'm not

100% certain but I think you nailed every single landing. Some difficult

tumbles as well. That was the triple at the finish. Very much the

favoured final tumble for most gymnasts in this competition. You

have to finish with a D difficulty or above. The third of the US

vaulters. Things going well in camp USA at the moment. Looking very

relaxed. It is an anxious wait, it will be a

real fight between them and Brazil. Just a reminder, Great Britain in

third, Japan in second and Russia are first. Russia having a storming

competition. They are and they are showing some of that form in class

that they showed that the Europeans earlier this year. They look on

fire. Kohei Uchimura, regarded as the finest gymnast on the planet.

Team gold is something he desperately wants for Japan. If you

hold that slightly too long on one bar, you won't get credit. But I

think that was perfect. Just missed handstand there. Nicely back into

the swing of things. Really good combination of elements

there. He seems to have settled down after the nervous start. Double

pike, small stop. That is how you do the bar routine. Absolute style,

beautiful, full of grit all the way through. Just beautiful to watch.

Slight little errors in the middle so there is tension there. That is

where he was a little nervous. Schools muck on the floor, you have

to do something special for. -- scores on the floor.

The tuck backward half two. Can be quite difficult. Makes sure he kicks

out of all of his double back somersaults.

There was the combination of elements that makes his routine

standout. Japan were 0.7 ahead of Great

Britain in that silver medal spot at the halfway stage. 6.8 difficulty.

Some booing going on around the arena, not sure what that is for. I

think it is Sergio Sasaki's low score. Less than the crowd wanted.

As soon as these gymnasts are complete... It is like half-time

within each rotation, where the country's swap over. In this team

final, all three scores count of the three gymnasts that had up to the

apparatus, so there is real pressure. And it is getting more

pressured as the competition goes on because, as you work your way

through those 18 routines, knowing everything you do reflects that

final score, this is where the competition can very much be won or

lost. Great Britain will be up on high bar very shortly. We will have

Max Whitlock, Kristian Thomas, and Nile Wilson. China will be on vault.

China are six going into this rotation. Great Britain are in

third. And we have the current European and Commonwealth champion

in Nile Wilson, who will be the third up. They get a three minute

warm up now. Well, high bar, you normally finish

on high bar. It is a real crowd pleaser. But halfway through the

competition! It is a hairy one to have as a half-time break. Yes, it

can be very nerve wracking. If your team hits, the crowd go wild. You

can get big scores but you're releasing the bar, going over, it

can be very risky. Slightly off, you can mess. And that will be a big

deduction for the team. Will Great Britain be going all out the

difficulty or will they start to say, hang on a minute, let's pull it

back a couple of tenths. I think they will go for it, they can't hold

back. China have got their stronger half of the competition coming up.

Japan have pulled it back. The USA team have done three amazing vaults.

As it stands, what are you thinking? I think we are doing well! I don't

want to jinx anything but if we can carry on the way were going, fair

enough. Chris, what do you think? I think I'd say the same as standard.

For a rocky, that was very wise! No, I think this is the Olympic Games,

it's the final, all the gymnasts out there are very well trained,

fabulously strong, confident gymnasts. Even if they make a slight

mistake, they will not roll over. It's a tough competition. Because

the way the scoring goes, it depends how you start how it opens out. I

don't expect to see China at the bottom eventually. No, none of us

would have have expected them to be sick halfway round, either, but

Great Britain will know what's going on around the arena. These big

scoreboards hang around the roof, so everyone will see. If you choose to

ignore it, fair enough, but the opportunity is there. We are going

to vault. And they've proved wonderful twisters. But that was a

big step on landing. The triple twist, we've seen triple of these

dismounts, but that was... Qualification, they landed them so

easily but that wasn't great. No, it wasn't. They are trying to play

catch up, to do everything perfectly. And they aren't getting

it. And under rotating. We often see China come out, because they are

quiet on the world stage, nobody really knows what they are going to

come with. Then we saw them in qualification, we saw them be a

little bit rusty. Normally, they polish themselves up somewhat. It

doesn't seem to have happened. Well, parallel bars now. This is the

Russian. The leaders. Nice. Big tucked back with half turn from the

upper arms position. That is a special requirement, that

bar work. Big dismount, double front with Desmond. Russia are on song.

The 19-year-old is the first of the three Russians to swing the parallel

bars. That is lower than what the Chinese were expecting. It just

isn't their day. That was a little slack that routine right at the

beginning. Stretovich, went better as he went on. He wasn't as tight,

maybe I am being overcritical. I agree. First man up. Russia doing

well as a team, he'd be quite nervous, he still quite young. He

settled the further he got into it. They are two marks ahead of Japan.

So, they've got some leeway. They can take off the gas a little bit.

And maybe enjoy their gymnastics, they haven't had that opportunity

for years. They've always been fighting and pushing, desperately

hanging on. Here they are, ahead of the rest of the world, and they're

thriving on it. Yes, in qualification, they did well but

they struggled to get the scores they'd have hoped for. But that'll

do. Great start for the Russian team on parallel bars. The all-round

Russian champion, Kuksenkov, will be up, and Belyavskiy will wrap things

up. He seems on song as well. I think that could well be his year,

Belyavskiy. I think that as well. We've seen him growing and maturing.

Well, can Zhang Chenglong lay his Demons to rest for China? Another

big vault on the way. Lovely triple twist that time. Much, much better

work. Good control, that'll go well, up into the fifteens. Very much

needed for China. They are in sixth, and they've had a bit of a rusty

time. His team-mates say, thanks ever so much, mate! You've really

helped me out there! All three scores count so no matter what

happens, that score is added to the team total. Here we go. There's the

backflip, and the height he gets off the vault into the triple make the

landing isn't as good as Shirai, but it was a lot higher, I thought. It

was a little bit less tidy. I'm sure the judges will have a feuded -- few

deductions. Another tall gymnast. Not used to seeing the Chinese

gymnast so tall. They are usually small and compact people. We will

see this very gymnast wrap up the competition for China on high bar.

It'll be a big routine for him because they are chasing to get back

into the medals. It'll be down to him. 15.4 four Zhang Chenglong,

giving them a score of 45, when you add all of the three gymnasts

together. And that is their job done now on vault. They will move on to

the Peebles, which they are renowned for. The last of the three British

gymnasts, Nile Wilson. We've already had 14 833 from Thomas. Come on,

Nile Wilson. Current Commonwealth and European champion, we need you

now. He needs to focus, to be steady. He has a couple of big

releases. He is the first one. Here comes the next. Into the tuck

position. Hangs on. Steadies the swing down a little bit. 1.5 term.

Swinging in the referrer script, you have to swing in more than one type

of grip. Now with the half-time, up into the Kachev. Does it better than

anyone. Full pirouette. Come on, into the dismount. Take it up!

Control the landing! Well done, Nile Wilson! Yes! Well, that is four

down, two to go. Watch out! Great Britain are on their way! That will

be a big school, I think. A really big score. That is huge! Let's

settle down. The leaders, Russia, and this lad knows how to swing the

parallel bars, David Belyavskiy. He has held it the right amount of

time. Moving to the end of the bars. Swinging from one end to the other.

Swinging to handstand, that is his upper arm requirement.

-- his routine nearly over. The Russian scorers building and

building. The gap is increasing. That was really nice. It is a huge

start and it will be a huge finish. You're right, this is going to be

Belyavskiy's year. He was great at the Europeans, he's coming good at

the moment for the Olympics. For one, I'm delighted to see that. He

is a classy gymnast whom we've seen work hard, pick himself up when it's

gone wrong. Well, I mean, what a difference it would do for the

energy of the Russian team to get a medal here. Great Britain get a

great score. The floor and pommel horse to come, what is in store for

Great Britain in the next half an hour? Oh! Don't go anywhere! Keep

cool, lads, keep cool, unlike us in the commentary box! We have a chance

to see Kristian Thomas's high bar routine. This happened early on. We

saw Nile Wilson smash it there on vault. We've relied so much on

Kristian Thomas on vault and this is another piece of apparatus where he

comes into his own and he manages to stay so level-headed. That is a

trait of his. Definitely. That's why he's the team captain. Everyone

looks to him. That is a big release and catch move there. Slightly off

on the twisting giant. That was much better. You need to try to catch

those turn and moves as close to handstand as possible so the judges

can't duct. That was a turn and move connected into release and catch.

He winds it up into the dismount. Big fall twisting double straight.

You've got to love that! You have got to love that. Such a powerful

routine. He's a tall gymnast, so powerful. He swings the bars in a

different way. I've seen this move improve from him time and time

again. He is able to kick it out and swing out a bit. Always good in the

dismount. Mr reliable gets a good score. This is how Max Whitlock got

on on high bar. He fell in qualification. He did, he will be

wanting to put it behind him. That was eight good full pirouette, and

that was the element he came to grief on.

Always renowned for being good at the pirouette worked, at the turns.

We have had two releases already. Another one and a half. Nicely

controlled. Each of the turns worth extra marks. Here comes the

dismount. He is quick and speedy on the double twist and the double

straight. Three excellent bar routines from the British lads.

Working on all six pieces of apparatus, doing everything he can

to get Great Britain that Olympic medal. They really are asking the

questions of the other competitors and that is all you can ask for from

the boys. Big dismount, his legs are locked

together. Opens his arms when he sees the ground. Yes. You can see it

in his eyes. Let's have a look and see how things look. After four

pieces of apparatus, Russian Federation lead Japan by a long

chalk. Look at the British spectators, they

are all in there. I was on the aeroplane with Brin D'Avoine's mum

and she was just beside herself that her son was here. And Max's brother

and dad are here. Everyone just now getting further and further on the

edges of their seats as the last two pieces of apparatus approach and it

is the floor for Great Britain and not long to wait because Max

Whitlock will be first... I think you've just chalking up for the

moment. This format, you go second in one rotation, then first. We are

looking at Ivan Stretovich for Russia. Important routine for them.

Young gymnast, been trusted here. It has been one of the three people

whose scores counter. Her Mackems the big release. Full twisting back

somersault over the bar. -- her Mackems the big release.

Without the turn. Lovely swing. No interruption.

He has navigated the difficult work. The double straight, just with a

single quest, not so difficult but he is thrilled with that

performance. Unbelievable composure for 19 years old, to go up there. We

talked about the pressure building with these routines and when you are

ahead of the likes of Japan and Great Britain, you've got to stay

there. You can give them an inch otherwise they will be straight back

at you. So for him there, just remarkable. Yes and he obviously

only came in at the last minute. He was the reserve. A great decision to

put him in, he has performed so well and under that kind of pressure, to

try to stay ahead, it has been a great performance. And not be

frightened to do your releases and captures. It is so good to see that.

They will not play safe, they will want to stay out as far as they can.

They have got the floor and then they will finish up on the pommel

horse. Things may just slow down a little bit. Sometimes you cannot

stay in the floor area. However, on the day, he does, he will score

fantastically because it is a routine and a half.

Things are going Russia's way. Russia leading the men's team final.

Brazil are in fourth, ahead of China. The USA in six. Germany in

seventh and Ukraine in eighth. Just waiting for Ivan Stretovich's

score. Making way for the second gymnast.

This is just the second piece of apparatus Oleg Verniaiev has been

on. He can offer a lot on the pommel horse. It is a big score. The team

will be hoping for a big score today. Great composed start. With

the scissors to handstand. Picks up into the double lipped circle. Up

into handstand. He controlled that brilliantly. Into the middle for the

trip triple Russian turn. Into the one handle for this sequence. And

again,. Across the horse. Travelling forwards and backwards.

Up into the dismount. Now, that will be a big score. He is in the pommel

horse final. He went up and saluted, held the bar and jumped off again so

it is a bit of an odd performance they are doing here. They are just

going around. Very impressive for Oleg Verniaiev on the pommel horse.

Kristian Thomas now on the floor. Kristian Thomas is the second

gymnast up. Former European floor champion. Come on, Chris. -- Kris!.

Super double twist in front into the full twist front. Two and a half

twists, controlling those landings well.

Quite unoriginal element, rolling out the handspring. Very stylish

gymnast, Kristian Thomas. Arms really wide. Lovely. Balance

and control in the handstand. He needs power and control. A big

double Arabian to finish. That is the way to do it, Kristian Thomas.

Just a little hop on the first one, otherwise everything landed

perfectly. Max Whitlock still to go. Goodness

me. If this is going to be very close, come the finish of this

competition, I cannot tell you. It is and I am glad we are finishing on

one of our stronger pieces. That could really give us a big score on

the pommel horse. He is just out there. It is not too harsh on the

deductions, it will only be a 0.1. He has unsurprisingly made the floor

final and it is a wonderful story because it means his fiancee and dad

gets to come out and see him perform. They could not get here

before the individual apparatus finals. They are watching from home.

Kristian Thomas' family get the chance to see him perform here in

Rio. That was certainly another good, steady performance. The

pressure is rising now. No doubt, China will be on their way back as

well. They are an parallel bars at the moment, just chalking up. Talk

about the pedigree on there, a current and former world champion as

well as eight former bronze-medallist.

China at the moment in fifth. Great Britain in third. Tentatively in

third. We will bring you the other British

performances as soon as we can but for now, we will stick with Deng

Shudi of China. He has been putting some massive scores in so far.

Double tap to start off with. -- double tuck. Struggled slightly.

Really nice double pike. He is really quite stylish on this piece

of apparatus. Nice under bar work combination. Another double

somersault between the bars. Composing himself just before his

dismount. A big double pike. That is a good routine. That follows a

massive score of 15.9 and 16.1 66, so China are on their way. They are

indeed and they have a couple of pieces they are so outstanding on.

Parallel bars is one. It always surprises me it doesn't even out a

little more across the apparatus. But they are so much more excellent

an parallel bars. I guess it is the same with Great Britain. We are good

on the pommel that it doesn't mean we will be great on the bars. Lovely

lines. It is all about the good handstand

shape on the parallel bars. This super dismount. You can see, he

finishes with the ability to have his chest right up. He actually

stopped and brought it back down a little bit. You can see, a little

bit of medical assistance to his arms. Just put this into

perspective, China would just about 0.7 behind Great Britain. 15.8, is

enormous. China sitting in fifth going into this rotation, which

Britain into third, Japan's second and Russia still leading this

competition as they have done all the way around.

CLARE BALDING: On BBC One, we will be making way for the ten o'clock

news. Continuing coverage of the gymnastics, the men's team final,

over on BBC Two. Later on, the conclusion of that event and we will

hear from Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow who won in the men's ten

metres synchro. All of that coming up on the BBC but leaving you here

on BBC One to pick up coverage on BBC Two.