Day 6 BBC Two: 18.00-19.00 Olympics

Good evening, a potentially very exciting evening in the Rio because

over the next 15 minutes, we have a final with another chance of

precious metal in the canoe slalom after Joe Clarke took the gold last

night, tonight it is Florence and Hounslow who took silver in London

four years ago, who made it through to the C2 event, they are underway

in 15 minutes time. To whet your appetite for some of the other

events in Rio, let me throw some names at you, the likes of Marylou

Retton and so many others who have become the individual all-round

champion and the Olympic Games in gymnastics and the odds-on favourite

to join them tonight, a certain Simone Biles.

she is a phenomenal athlete, a phenomenal gymnast and she's

expecting to take a hat full of gold back to Texas with her. Beth Tweddle

has been very impressed and you have been over the last couple of years.

She was too young to take part in the under the Olympics but she is

taking this one by storm. Yes, since the World Championships in 2013,

incredible, she is a league above everyone else, the skills she is

performing, the hardest, and she makes it look easy. It is like she

has campsites in high heels. In terms of the technical elements, how

is she moving the element on -- trumpets in her heels. The people

behind having to look to her and wonder how they can capture. The

vault she is performing, two and a half and she may perform a perfect

ten with that in these championships. You can see the small

hop she had in qualification but I wouldn't be surprised if she landed

perfectly through these Games. Almost full-blown acrobatics, it is

like gymnastics on feet, it is extraordinary, what she's doing --

on heat. In terms of the Grace notes, we know about her power, but

possibly not those of the balletic quality we've seen from individual

gymnasts in the past but it doesn't seem to matter, it is like she

blinds us to them, not division sees, but not as strong as her

acrobatic skills. Yes, she's very powerful and she has a different

style of gymnastics. Watching her on the floor, it isn't necessarily

elegant as you saw back in the day but she enjoys it, she is using it

to impress the crowd and they see the passion she has and they love it

and they join in with her. The floor is where she gets it together. She

is two and a half times the height, she's into the air, and the

personality and enjoyment, the exuberance of like Marylou Retton.

She is extraordinary. Yes, the tumble she does hurt is what most

gymnasts hope to do in their third run. We've seen her in the Olympic

trials, she winks to the camera, she knows where the cameras are, how to

put her personality together and the person who choreographed the routine

has really worked to her strength. Everyone has they hard in their

mouth when they watch the bee work but she doesn't seem to have any

doubt. -- the beam. She has a lot of technical difficulty. We have seen

her falling off this year, so she'll be under a lot of pressure tonight.

With that pressure comes nervousness and when you only have ten

centimetres of balance beam, it's difficult. And this is not, the

flick into the double somersault, we've seen training videos where she

does two somersaults with two twists, so she's always training

above the level she competes, which is why she makes it look easy. Can

anyone get close to her? If she has a fall, it could be close. At the

World Championships last year, she faltered on the beam but she's

looked superb at these Games, so I'd be surprised if anyone gets anywhere

near her. The significance of Ellie Downie being in the final four Great

Britain? It is huge, we have had tenth place as our best ever, in

Beijing, so so it would be impressive if she goes in the top

ten. In qualification she had a nasty fall, but she came back and

hopefully she's getting better in each competition, so we'll see what

happens. I envy you horribly being there tonight but I'll be watching

it. It is an BBC Four at 8pm. Thanks to Beth Tweddle, our medallist from

London on the bars. We are looking forward to the appearance of

Florence and Hounslow in this canoe doubles final. These guys were the

silver medallists four years ago and with their experience, both 34 years

of age, can they upgrade that? I think one of our strengths is that

we get on. He is very calm and collected and really logical, to a

certain degree. But I am a bit more emotional and louder it can be very

frustrating and harder to get on. You see the other crews having a

fallout and struggling with that. The fact that we get on has been the

key to our success. Getting through the finishing line, Stott and

Baillie, the fastest time we've seen so far. Our team-mates were in the

gold medal position and we were the last to go off. They are chasing the

time of their friends and partners, can they win it? My goodness,

they've got ace or the medal. We would have rather won but we are

proud to put in a good run. It is these small margins, it is easy to

regret them when you are off a gold but you at the small margin of being

away from fourth place. No matter what field you are in, there's

always something you want to achieve and for us, it's a gold medal at the

Olympic Games. We've been Olympic silver medallists, the World

Championships, so for us it would feel like it is Mission

accomplished. Richard and David will be paddling third to last, a rather

auspicious starting number in the past because Joe Clarke was going

third to last last night and he paddled over the line into gold

medal position. Mathew Pillans and is keeping his fingers crossed. You

had a lot to celebrate last night. Please tell us about the boost it

has given the canoe slalom team. For any Team GB to have one of your

early chances convert it into a medal is a great fillip for the team

and to have another chance convert it into eight gold medal sense a lot

of appreciation and energy and confidence through the team -- a

gold medal. That is the case with Team GB, the athletes were clear to

congratulate Joe and I know that Fiona and Hounslow and Florence will

take a lot from that into the finals which we are about to see. This is a

bit of a lottery, the margins are tiny, getting it right and not

getting a medal. The stars aligned for them four years ago as it did

for the other pairing, Tim and starts, but in terms of the singles

performances, what would he like to put right and was there a postmortem

-- Stott. I have asked him back and he wants to leave it behind. They

always shrugged their shoulders and say, that is canoe slalom. You can

make a tiny mistake and in fact the variability of the course means that

the wave you are hit by is not there for the next competitor, you can

click the gate with your helmet by a smaller competitor and then your

confidence can go and it is difficult to keep going. He dropped

quickly out of contention and finished tenth in the final of the

C1 and he was very disappointed but he's good at putting it behind him

and now we are going into the C2, a great position going into the final.

A couple of minutes into the -- before the final and we have another

at 7pm, Fiona Pennie was very disappointed not to be competing in

London. She was, it is a funny subplot to the 2012 story, we look

back on it as the most amazing two weeks of sport, these Team GB

heroes, open top buses, the nation coming alive in its love for Olympic

sport, but for some athletes they had to sit it out, they were ill,

they were injured, they weren't selected or they didn't perform

well. Fiona Pennie watched it going on and had to store up those

feelings and that she wanted to do at -- do it and get to Rio and here

she is, a great position from the semifinal going into the K1 final.

She couldn't believe her friend Joe Clarke was on the podium. There is

another woman in the K1 final, Jessica Fox of Australia. I guess

there is a little bit of Great Britain that goes with her in this

one? We try and claim it, whenever I ask how the question she rebuffs it

firmly, she's a proud Australian. Her father was a British paddler in

the 60s, she was born and brought up in Australia and she wears the green

and gold proudly. We can try and claim her but it won't work Monk we

still have great chances with Fiona Pennie. -- it won't work! We about

to get underway in the main's C2, the double. Helen Reeves knows what

it takes to win a medal on the whitewater rapids. COMMENTATOR: The

start is just three minutes away for the C2 final, we have had a

reduction from 11 boats down to ten. The Brazilian pairing, Oliveira and

Correa going out but that means that Florence and Hounslow have got

through. Florence didn't have much success in the C1, bitterly

disappointed, finishing tenth place but he said he would get it together

for the C2. Richard Hounslow would be delighted to hear that. Perfect

start position in the finals. They certainly do, we have talked in

these Games about how you don't want to be the last person off but you

couldn't ask for a better position, third from last. They finished third

in the semifinals, the same position that Joe Clarke started in in his

final campaign yesterday. Here is the course. Helen, we've seen some

penalties on gate three but problems started after the second upstream,

gate seven. Extremely tight, then going downstream and you got to use

the water, and tight after gate 13, some more downstreams and then

tricky at gate 17. A lot of time is lost on 18 and 19. 19 and 20, across

the wave, requiring the spin. 22 looks straightforward, but a lot of

time won and lost, certainly in yesterday's K1 and it looked to be

the same in the semifinals of the women's K1 and the C2 so you don't

relax until you have got past the finish line and if you have gained

half a second head can make all the difference. In the K1 yesterday the

top four boats were within half a second, which is one bad stroke!

Yes, very tight racing. So, four finals in the canoe slalom

discipline and four British boats. Only ten left, the best of the semis

going next. Anton and Benzien will try to make sure that the best

semifinalist is the best finalist, but it hasn't happened yet. Mcewan

and Eichfeld will be the first away, just scraping through the

semifinals, scrappy from them. I lot of boats in all disciplines looking

OK on the top half and then falling apart when they get past 13 -- a

lot. Yes, so many penalty points picked up as well. They must try and

convert the good top section into the sections further down the

course, getting the upstream gates right, getting the entry and exit.

In June and Casey Eichfeld. What a chance for them, the chance Olympic

medals. Eichfeld The only man to do the see one and the two for the

Americans. His father did it way back in 1970 to come the first time

a canoe slalom was the Olympic Games in Munich. And Alice Burke, still

one of the best World Cup courses. Solid start. Just wanting to get

into the rhythm in the first few gates. In the semifinals they got in

early two seconds penalty as gate three. The goal shooter that paid

very well. Tight at seven, now about getting the exit and across the

eight. The back route seems to have it easier. Careless penalty and 810

could be costly. Eight out of ten crews in the semifinal picked up

penalties. 15 penalties applied in all. The second for the Americans

and I'm afraid they now know they are under pressure, when you're

under pressure you must take risks, they aren't interested in the, six

or seven, they want first in a second or third. It must be

unbelievable to achieve that. The pressure of the wave between 15 and

16. 17 is a tricky upstream. Two second penalty, getting the polls on

the bow of the boat. The court's son was racing for the USA yesterday.

Did not go his way. Yesterday. These two, if they finished well down the

list they will hold -- put it down the poor Olympics. Trying to keep a

quick line into the last spin, looking for the spin on the boat on

the of 22, he looked tired, it is a difficult programme, just over one

are between the semifinals and finals. You can tell down the bottom

part of the course where they must avoid the stoppers and left the bow

of the boat on top. Watch the body language has become across the line.

They will know they've blown the chance. Eight penalty points. A look

of disappointment, you can understand that. They know the

importance of going clear, interesting to see come with not

have a podium of clear finishes, and one picking up two penalties,

usually silver. But when it is as tight as this, David Florence said

and Richard Hounslow both said this is likely to be the tightest race of

all, maybe not in time terms but so many potential winners. The Times

earlier on did show is extremely tight. We've not seen many Olympic

finals and I'm not sure if any have been this type. -- tight. The first

pair done, the Swiss will go next. Lukas Werro and Simon Werro with a

towel 1.15 on the semifinal run. We are looking at the winning time of

somewhere around 1.0 four. Lukas Werro in front and Simon Werro in

the stern seat. The Swiss who finished 11th in the first heat put

themselves in a very tricky to Jewish, but they build a good run

out of the bag to get themselves through to the semifinal. They get

the bow background, this is the first tricky upstream gate on the

course, they are tight full stop it is all about the exit, can they get

the nose back around? Trying not to clack the poor, good, slow but

clean. They will start driving to get momentum on the board. 0.09

outside the Americans but it all went wrong from the US after this

section. I wonder if they were under orders to make sure that sequence,

seven, eight, nine, ten. They were three seconds up on the semifinal

won at gate seven but lots of that was thrown away. It is now a

difficult drive across into 17. Not the easy. They dropped low but use

the Eddie well to build the speed again and get up through the gate.

How will they content at 19? The spin is so much more difficult in

these disciplines. Nice drive across an tight around the inside poll. Now

it's all about the exit. Keeping dry and get the turn on the board and

client state in the downstream current as much as possible so that

you keep the speed. Well up on the Americans, 96. Still three seconds

ahead of the semifinal time. They've done what was acquired. It goes down

as the best effort, no penalties on the board just now, they are through

the last gate. Well beaten, but will it be good enough to put them into

the top position? Our new leaders from Switzerland, Lukas Werro and

Simon Werro. Solid performance, shaky start, look like they had to

work very hard on the top section but from here on about gate 13, they

started finding the rhythm. It is very important to get one of the

boats with the stagger sequences around 11 and 12 and then 14, 15,

16, they picked it up. Nice spin at the bottom, good cross run 19 - 20

and a good exit across the way. They will be pleased to have made that

improvement. I have a feeling we won't see them in the medals. Only

two crews in this final have meddled at an Olympics before. Florence and

Hounslow for Great Britain took the silver medal four years ago,

Kuznetsov and Larionov of Russia took the bronze eight years ago in

Beijing. This is the third Olympics. Drops the 14th in 2012. What will

they do in 2016? Six seconds of penalties on the first run, so they

will look to get off to a cleaner start. Nice and tight at gate three.

Now the drive across, they are using the reverse stroke to set themselves

up through gate five And Drive downstream to six. They enter this

tight upstream gate seven, the exit is key here, lovely dry exit, one of

the best we've seen but not direct to nine, working hard coming they

are really attacking the boat from left to right. They were certainly

in touch through seven. No problems towards 13, we see a few penalties

there but they take no risks, it takes a little time to get the boat

moving again as they go down this next downstream sequence. 16, a

little scrappy going across, they have a drive over the River right to

get through this upstream where the Americans dropped low. They are

looking much better this time around. Can they spot the spin in

gate 19? It is all about a quick turn with enough space to drive,

onto the wave, four strokes onto the wave, they want to stay on the

inside Paul at gate 20, nicely done. A clean exit year, quick turn and

that is good. You want the fast flowing water to the last upstream

gate on the course. Quick spin on the inside, having told slightly so

they don't take the two second penalty. This is fantastic, well

inside the currently does. A marginal something like five

seconds. It can change in the last 50 metres. Kuznetsov and are of have

given themselves every chance. -- and Marinov. That is a fantastic

run, the fastest in the semifinal. That gives you an indication of just

how good the Russian effort was. Will we see Russia on the podium? We

have had six medals handed out at Deodoro, they've gone to six

different nations. Just France and Great Britain taking gold. Joe

Clarke in the K-1 24 hours ago for Great Britain. How important is it

for British canoeing? Absolutely, it is key full stop we have to get a

good results. Lots of funding depends on it but a size for the

funding is so important for a row and boot and inspiration for the

young people coming through and we put hours of work into it and it

shows it all comes together on the big stage. It is important. Luka

Bozic and Saso Taljat, they wouldn't expect to go so early in the final.

The world champions from deep Creek in 2014. They have meddled at the

Europeans and have won the World Cup in the World Championship course

from last year in 2014. They are no stranger to the top of the order,

and they won the pre-Olympic race here on this course. The gate

Beazley says differently, but that must have given them an mental

boost. As mitigates obviously set differently. They have a phenomenal

reach on the paddle, pushing the body to catch the water nicely.

Going as direct as they can between nine and ten. They are down on the

split so they must nail the lines and upstream dates. Two teams down,

to have gone clear, only two teams went clear in the entire semifinal.

That was 15 boats. They really need to get the gates with perfection.

Driving across the 17. That is looking good in terms of matching

Kuznetsov and Larionov. This crossing over the gate 20 could be

crucial. They must be high going through 20, they are. Well executed.

They will look for the final line to the last upstream gate, they are in

the flow and driving it. Can they get the quick spin? Yes and drive.

Did they get a penalty on gate 22? Yes, they have. They will have to

push really hard to the finish. It will be tight. The amazing time is

one of 6.17. They've missed it due to that penalty. They would have

been one second inside. Can they believe it. They go into silver

medal position, but only for crews are down, six still to come. You can

see from the body language they wanted gold, they expected gold,

they are a fabulous pair when they get it together. The world champions

from two years ago have not claimed the Olympic title. Kuznetsov and

Larionov still lie in the gold medal position, but they will not be

celebrating quite get because they know that the world's best are still

to come. We're France who have a brilliant record in this discipline.

Pottle and Skip Pansy put in a storming run in the semifinal, one

of the surprises. Anton benzine, the only big-name missing is a big

Slovakian and with Polly Swann one -- once the vacuum boat or find they

are not here. Here are the replacements. Ladislav Skantar and

Peter Skantar, two cousins who have piled together since they could

walk. They should know each other inside out, and that is the way in a

canoe, you see them in tune, they have a lovely style the connection

with the boat is fantastic. A little hit in gate two, picked the lining

the Dott -- picking the line at gate three. No one has been much under 24

seconds at gate seven. Take the time as the front parlour smack head goes

to the gate, again, about 24 seconds, they are not as at touch

but the lead will not be huge if they have it. Still in touch. A

little hit between downstream gates and tight in a gate -- at gate 13.

DuPont of the Wallaby back to get the projection the flow. Again using

the water nicely. You can see the real downstream drive getting

momentum and across into 17. Watch how dry they keep the boat through

17, it will do nicely. Lots of movement in the polls from the wind

making the Judge's job the difficult. 2.34 having been half a

second down, they pulled it together, they get the line slightly

wrong in the 19, so further to get back into the flow. Nice and high

through 20. Really quick through 20 and a nice exit, now about the clean

line to 22 and a tight spin on the spot, can they get the tight exit?

Then they need to dig deep, find the flow and the smooth line, lift the

bow over the stopper. This is looking good. Not the quickest

through great 20 -- days 22. Tpims help -- no penalties on the clock. A

margin of 5.1 two. Sixth in the semifinal. They will not finish any

lower than fourth in the final. Surely. That is an unbelievable run.

That is how to take over from those who have won the title on three

occasions, 2000, 2004 and again in 2008 and the bronze in 2012, the

dominant force in Slovakian C2 but the scants are out of the shadows.

They picked it up. -- Skantars. Excellent exit over 21. They have a

sharper line into gate 13. They whipped it around, fasting and fast

out. For France, class and pesh. They know how to respond to a good

run -- Klauss and Peche. Finishing in fourth place in London four years

ago, narrowly off a medal. And last year they went one better, finishing

third. They know how to attack the course, which is what they have

shown so far. Very nicely done. The scant ours got better and better as

the run went on. And no penalties, meaning that Klauss and Peche must

do the same. The next split will be interesting. 16 across to 17, a

little bit back. That may be costly on the split. Exactly the same time

they were in the quarterfinals. This is where they could make up some

time on the scant ours. It is good for the French pairing. Not the same

that we saw from the scant ours. Two brutal stoppers -- Skantars. They

are going to have two dig deep but I think they will have two push to get

to the same time as the Skantars. Going into the Silver Medal

position. Skantars of Slovakia lead. Klauss and Peche then and you have

Kuznetsov and Larionov, some five seconds off the leaders. You feel

that one of the remaining crews is going to slot into that position.

Absolutely, this final is getting very hot, these paddlers are really

turning it up. The times are coming down significantly faster than in

the semifinal, they've been away, looking at the video review, they

know that there's nothing to give away on this course and they are

nailing it, as they had to. Six cruise down, four to go. Poland,

Great Britain, the Czech Republic and then Germany, with Anton and

Benzien going last. Szczepanski and Pochwala, I think it's safe to say

that there is no pressure on them. Reducing a solid run-in the semis, a

time of one minute ten. They always go out hard and they always attack

the course from the outset. Looking good but only at gate two. Can they

go well around three? Now we've got to look for the lion. Quite a smooth

bit of water -- the line. Members of the Krakow club and I suspect that

the clubhouse is going to be packed. In touch going through seven. 0.38

outside. The perfect run from here down to the bottom could put them

into the medal positions. Need to be quick on 13 which is where the

Skantars were so good. Not the same class. Looking in control at the

moment, not having the most perfect run. 15 and 16, and can they get the

good line into 17? Under the gate and out into the flow, the drive is

what we were looking for. Trying to get the boat straight so they can

drive through the stoppers, now they spin the 19. Lots of space, well

negotiated into 20. Another upstream, one, two and then they are

out. Can they get the line across? Yes, they are doing it, they must

drive in and get the tight spin on the boat. Lovely, now they are

digging deep, they've got to get the speed up and running, installing a

bit on the exit but they must find a dry line and lift the nose over the

Whitewater. They won't get the gold. Silver has gone as well but they are

into the bronze medal position. Russia go down into fourth and Bozic

and Taljat, who were so disappointed, down to fifth place.

Slovakia, France, Poland, 1-3 with three still to go and the first of

those, David Florence and Richard Hounslow from Great Britain looking

to go one better than they did four years ago.

Tim Bailey and Etihad .com available champions in this event -- Etienne

Stott, not here to defend this. Pochwala and Szczepanski wanted more

than third position. With three to go there is a chance they won't be

on the podium. It's going to be a difficult 12, 13 minutes. Now, what

will we see from Florence? He wasn't himself in the C1 final, he looked

nervous and stiff, not fluent but he's working hard, he's at the front

of the boat. The first little mistake going into gate three, using

the 24 second marker to see where they are. It is eight, nine and ten

which are crucial. Looking controlled, after the shaky start,

nice through seven and they seem to be matching. Slight hold on the exit

of gate seven but going smoothly through nine and ten. They are well

inside. Looking good for Hounslow. Just trying to get the perfect line

into 13. Not as clean as the Skantars and certainly sticky coming

out which may be at least three quarters of a second but we'll see.

Now they drive for 17. Slightly wider entrance into 17 but looking

good on the exit. They must pick the line on the way down. They are up

1.45, can they nailed the spin? Now onto the wave, it's all about the

inside of gate 20, can they stay around it? Richard is working hard.

Two big stoppers. That is one, that is two, nicely done and now they

must drive the 22. Keep it clean, tight on the inside pole and now the

Powerhouse, Richard, lifting the nose of the canoe over the water.

Going through 24 and this is the moment of truth for Great Britain,

are they going to get the gold? Not quite. 0.43 outside. Where did that

disappear? Maybe not the cleanest line from 23 through to the finish

but it was a wonderful effort from Florence and Hounslow, they are into

the Silver Medal position which is exactly where they were in London in

2012. We still have two to go, so nothing is certain yet and in fact

they are not even guaranteed a medal at this stage. If they beat Kaspar

and Sindler or Anton and Benzien, there will be another great Britain

medal. The second British athlete to have claimed gold, the second but

because we took gold in the C2 four years ago. This couple taking the

silver, they are happy with themselves, they know that they did

a good performance and that is what it's all about. Like David said, if

they hadn't done a good performance it would be a different matter.

Certainly did in the C1. And in the C2 he was a second up going through

17 and 18. I know. Kaspar and Sindler from the Czech Republic.

Safe enough in the heats, nothing to worry about and then a very good

semifinal run. They've got to take some seven seconds off that if they

want to win here today. Controlled, working nicely, tight on seven, see

what exit they get. A little bit sticky. This isn't as good as we saw

from Florence and Hounslow. Only 0.7 outside the fastest so far. Kaspar

and Sindler. Nice line into 13 and a very quick exit which will help on

the next split time as long as they can keep their line stop nice, very

direct line. Now the drive, they want to see the po right underneath

the poles on 17. -- the bow. Kaspar and Sindler, you can easily throw

away a second on 19-20. They are not particularly quick. How will the

drive be through the stoppers? That looked very clean, the post stayed

dry. The last upstream, can they make it quick. Oh, my goodness!

Upside-down! Two seconds inside the Skantars and they've thrown it away

with that capsize. That's going to be painful viewing for them in the

future because the gold was beckoning. The time of the Skantars

survived, can you believe it? They had over a second's lead going into

22. They lasted between 22 and 23. It is the dirty water, as the

coaches were saying. Where did this go wrong? The back one has to lean

off the outside pole sir the laid-back -- the outside pole so

much, nothing he could do, the front man is in the water and the bank man

is hitting the pole. Game over, what a disappointment. How do matter,

that means that Hounslow and Florence are medalling for the

second Olympics in succession. Having seen the bar on Lee Valley,

we saw a clip on you Tube, I suspect that the celebrations have started

already but hang on, there is one boat to come -- you Tube. Benzien

and Anton to go. Here go the Germans. Slightly unconventional,

the back is the real powerhouse. Normally it comes from the front,

but Jan is very strong. They have to take control of the water, pick the

line, nailed it and give away nothing in the upstream gates. Very

fast into seven. If they go well for eight, nine and ten they may get the

lead. Spinning around for eight. Still the green light. 0.72, the

gold medal is there for the taking. The current world champions, Anton

and Benzien, they have the power but do they have the finesse? Benzien is

working very hard on the exit of 13. Now they must find finesse, get the

boat running well. 17 is crucial, difficult but it's hard not to drop

below it. They got out very quickly. The next split is surely going to be

them. It is. This is a similar situation to the one we saw for

Kaspar and Inglot, who capsized with two remaining. They've got to keep

control -- Sindler. Keep the front dry, a bit slower than we've seen.

They've got their stride, can we execute the last upstream gate? It

is a good time. They lost a bit of time getting down to 22. It's going

to be tough to match. The Skantars are lying at the top at the moment.

They got their name on the gold medal. It is the Skantars who claim

Olympic gold. Anton and Benzien go down into fourth position. Once

again, the winners of the semifinal, the third time in accession, not

medalling in the final, meaning that the Skantars are the champions were

2016 and Florence and Hounslow have another plate of silver to add to

the one that they took in 2012. That's a fabulous result. Gold and

silver from the Deodoro for Great Britain and we have one more race to

come. Fiona Pennie going in the women's K1. Absolutely, she must be

sitting and thinking, my goodness, it's my turn but what better way

than knowing that your fellow team-mates have come away with gold

and silver? Wonderful performance from David and Richard.

You could see across the fresh line they knew they could be proud and

they had to sit and wait and it stood the time, there they are in

silver medal position. David Florence's third silver medal of an

Olympic Games. David and Richard replicates what they did four years

ago. Eight C2 Olympic finals and Slovakia have now won four of them.

50% going the way. You have to congratulate them. It isn't easy to

take over from appearing like the Hochschorner twins. Good news again

for British canoeing and we have four disciplines and four boards in

the final. Absolutely, they've been on great form, the disappointment of

that first final, the C1 final where we just did not come out, he did not

let it affect him, that shows pure class. Let's confirm it, Ladislav

Skantar and Peter Skantar taking Olympic gold with a beautiful run.

Zero penalties. David Florence and Richard Hounslow under pressure but

they started in the Magic position of eighth in the final and again it

has produced the goods. They take the silver. France in third and the

winners of the semifinal out of the medals.

The silver lining once again just as it was in London 2012 for David and

Richard. Florence and Hounslow, wonderful scenes. It is a third

silver medal overall in David's career from Beijing and London and

now one of the most was the performance in the history of

British canoeing. This is great stuff from our paddlers. More medals

at the Rio rapids and Fiona Pennie will go in a bit of time. At 7pm is

when the women's K-1 will get underway. These guys have a bit of

things to do before they can get the interview done. We will probably be

able to speak to them after the K-1 final with Fiona Pennie. Unless they

can spread their way to him. Unlikely. In fact, we will change

pace completely until then and we will go to the equestrian centre.

The Charlotte Dujardin, who is the defending champion in both the team

event and individual event, she is the last of the four Britons in the

team to start her dressage campaign and she did so just a little while

ago on the brilliant Valegro. COMMENTATOR:

Britain looking for a really good mark to get them a solid performance

into the Grand Prix special. And then unmarked that perhaps launches

them into what will be a very competitive battle for a team medal.

We saw an amazing halt moved off, how it should be done. That was

almost copybook. How much will she go for any extended trot? -- in the

extended. This course so wants to go. Sometimes it is how much of the

handbrake does she dare let off. He's such an amazing horse, so

willing. Half past -- half pass and look at what he is crossing his

legs. Really nice. Half pass the other way, big, expansive steps. It

looks very easy. 8.7 for the half pass to the right. 8.9 for the one

to the left. Halt, very square. Going back.

7.9. She looks like she can start to let go a little bit more and just

ride him. Let's remember, this is the horse that is Olympians with

Charlotte, world champions and European champions. The pack have

been closing in on her, she needs to give it everything. Really nice

there. Into the passage. Just could have stayed a little bit longer, but

nice and regular in the rhythm. There is some nines and tens in the

marks. Transition is eight. This horse is just such a character. He

is such a dude, isn't he? Really is. Just now he is averaging, if the

marks are right, and we sometimes question them, just a little ahead

of the current leader at the top of the board, her great rival, the

lovely horse of Karen for a spray. We could see a difference between

extended and collected walk. Charlotte really showing a clear

difference. A lovely collected walk and transition into the passage.

Now on the centreline you can see him starting sit there. Really nice,

even steps. And a nice transition into Canter. Remember, this horse

and rider after those Europeans last late summer when they just one that

European individual title will help Britain to that team medal. They've

hardly been seen at all, they've been seen as a build-up to this but

other than that this horse has been managed at home by Carl and

Charlotte. So far it seems to have worked. It is the flying changes

where I was getting nervous. He did some lovely fine changes, 9.3, when

he gets them he is stunning. This Canter is to die for. Expansive,

uphill, good contact. Energetic. 310 iss and for -- three sets of ten and

four sets of nine. I'm starting to get goose bumps. Keep them. Clear

positioning. Now, Charlotte is pleased. This is where you can just

take over. My goodness, I could hardly speak.

Really good. Lovely changes. Well, Valegro is doing his stuff. So is

Charlotte. They are an unbelievable partnership.

Really small pirouettes, keeping the rhythm. More ten and more nines. We

will see them after. Very controlled. Pirouette, a nine,

it is getting a bit nerve wracking. Still, the marks are better than our

current leader on the average board. Will she be able to let that break

off? Yes. The judge at Kay is one we need to speak to. That is the German

judge. Yes. Rhythmical, keep the energy. More tens and nines, nothing

under 8.5. Known as blue Bridge of his friends. -- blueberry. Keep the

energy. Willing him to keep the same rhythm all the way through.

Blueberry lost some energy there. And that is it! That could be the

leading test of the Grand Prix. The marks would suggest it. There is big

hugs all around the Carl Hester. Carl and Charlotte have managed this

horse for a year to perform that sort of test and that is

sensational. Charlotte is happy. Let's hope those judges. They are

happy! And the leader in the Grand Prix dressage with one session left

goes to Britain's tsar -- Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro. Watch that

place 14 GB. It means we drop a score of supernovae and Britain gone

to 79.252 and we cannot get ahead of the Germans, but we are right close

up behind them. Charlotte is an individual standings in the team in

second place as the guys were saying. From dancing horses to

raging rapids, we have now managed to catch hold of our silver

medallists, they are with Matt. Hazel, here I am with Richard and

David. What an amazing performance. Yes. It is always difficult when

early runners put in such a good run. They went so much quicker than

everyone in the first run, it is easy to think, how on earth will we

be that? We didn't. Indeed. Are disappointed from C1 in the last

couple of days and I wanted to go out and enjoy it and we spoke about

doing everything we could do better viability and leaving everything

else to one side and I think we did a solid job of doing that. Richard

particularly suit Dott is solid on race days, you know he will be rival

and nothing seems to faze him. He is good man to have on the back of the

boat and it helped having him there. Praise indeed. Solid and dependable.

Did it feel like that? Is easy having him in the front, workhorse.

It has been a difficult eight years, we've worked really hard over the

years and to come out with a medal at the Olympics is fantastic. So

close to gold again, maybe a bit bittersweet, but we are happy. It

could all unravel so quickly. As you see with your competitor is

definitely, he had to pick himself back up from C1 the other day, did a

great job of that and now we can finally relax and enjoy the Olympics

and watching. What about the future? Is this it for you? Unfortunately C2

is looking unlikely to be included in Tokyo Twenty20 so unfortunately

that will be at for us having together. I'm still loving canoeing,

not any plans to retire just now but who knows? Richard? I obviously

retire from it individual event at the end of last year to put

everything into C2. I guess I will have to go away for a bit and unwind

and then decide. I guess I might have to get myself a real job.

Before any of that, enjoy the medals ceremony. Congratulations, everyone

at home will want me to say, fantastic performance, we are very

proud. Thank you. Thank you. A silver lining indeed, fantastic

effort from the two lads. They will stay around to cheer on Fiona

Pennie, whoever Dott who also has a chance of medals shortly in her

final start at 7pm in the women's K-1 final. The event forward in

which Joe Clarke won the surprise gold last night. So much going on. I

was having account of the medals, 14 today and with Katherine Grainger

and Ricky Thornley's silver on the water earlier it means nine of the

14 medals so far won by Great Britain have come in or on the

water. It is fair to say the medals are now beginning to flood in inner

Rio. From the afternoon team, I will catch you tomorrow. Goodbye.

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