:00:11. > :00:18.Strip will to view was BBC One. We live to
:00:19. > :00:33.the defending Olympics champion. This has gone to a deciding set
:00:34. > :00:37.tie-break. I will ask you to turn to continue coverage of this match in
:00:38. > :00:45.Rio. Back to Simon Reid.
:00:46. > :01:13.Andy Murray really tight. No mistakes, so far, in this
:01:14. > :02:01.tie-breaker. Oh, what a shot. Andy Murray finding
:02:02. > :02:10.it hard to accept and you can understand why. A miracle shot from
:02:11. > :02:14.Johnson on the move. Murray hat to have won the point with that shot.
:02:15. > :02:22.That was a shot Roger Federer would have been proud of. Exquisite
:02:23. > :02:37.control. He has brute force, but he has some ability also.
:02:38. > :02:45.UMPIRE: Ladies and gentlemen, take your seats, please.
:02:46. > :02:46.Still a lot of people moving around. It has been a constant factor in
:02:47. > :03:00.this match. No, it was never going to work, that
:03:01. > :03:15.one. Johnson hitting the ball away, but
:03:16. > :03:22.not too fiercely. He has already been warned for language.
:03:23. > :03:25.In the first set when things were going so badly wrong. He lost the
:03:26. > :04:09.first set 6-0. It has just drifted out.
:04:10. > :04:15.He will challenge. Of course he would. He has one left, now. The
:04:16. > :04:19.extra one from the break-up. It looked as if it had just drifted
:04:20. > :04:25.away. And here are four match points for
:04:26. > :05:09.Andy Murray to make it through to the semifinals.
:05:10. > :05:35.What a match. It is like two different tournaments this has been
:05:36. > :05:41.for Andy Murray. Easy as pie the first two rounds, but yesterday
:05:42. > :05:45.against Fognini, it was like a Houdini act and he has done it again
:05:46. > :05:50.against Steve Johnson. It was not the best of Andy Murray, but once
:05:51. > :05:55.again, we saw the best of his fighting qualities and that is what
:05:56. > :05:59.has seen him through. He has made it through to the semifinal and he is
:06:00. > :06:03.one match away from another Olympic medal.
:06:04. > :06:18.And in that semifinal he will meet Gael Monfils or Kei Nishikori. If he
:06:19. > :06:24.wins that he will be into a gold medal match to defend the one he won
:06:25. > :06:28.in London. Andy Murray is a sensational fighter and this matters
:06:29. > :06:33.to him. For all the talk when tennis came into the Olympics, that maybe
:06:34. > :06:38.it would not be a priority for the leading players. It has become a big
:06:39. > :06:44.deal for them. Rafa Nadal is here. Novak Djokovic went out in the first
:06:45. > :06:50.round, he was in tears. Andy Murray said it was the highest honour to
:06:51. > :06:56.carry the flag for Team GB in the opening ceremony. I will be chatting
:06:57. > :07:00.to some of these later on. We have a wonderfully packed programme with a
:07:01. > :07:06.glorious afternoon. It is time to bring on the dancing horses.
:07:07. > :07:18.The performing arts, Ellison -- elegance and grace to be admired and
:07:19. > :07:22.judged. For this is beauty and competition. It is smoothness and
:07:23. > :07:29.the finest attention to detail and the assessment of being marked. This
:07:30. > :07:34.is precision and this is pressure. Charlotte Dujardin has iced cake in
:07:35. > :07:39.style and Britain has another gold medal! The art of performance is to
:07:40. > :07:41.conceal the nerves and the emotion and to reveal only the poetry of the
:07:42. > :07:54.motion. Today you will see the Grand Prix
:07:55. > :07:59.special, the second day of the team accommodation. These are the scenes
:08:00. > :08:04.on Copacabana, not really a day for sunbathing. The sea is pretty wild,
:08:05. > :08:07.but it has cleared considerably from this morning when there was a
:08:08. > :08:12.massive rainstorm will stop if you are catching up on Olympics news, we
:08:13. > :08:22.will tell you what has happened so far. These are the headlines so far
:08:23. > :08:25.on day seven will stop Helen Glover and Heather Stanning continued their
:08:26. > :08:29.unbeaten run with the race that mattered, a gold medal in the
:08:30. > :08:38.women's pair to defend their Olympic title in style.
:08:39. > :08:51.The men's four were similarly powerful, Alex Gregory,
:08:52. > :08:58.Mohammed and Nash and a lewdness. A terrific start to the heptathlon.
:08:59. > :09:04.Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads after setting a new British record
:09:05. > :09:08.in the high jump. Jessica Ennis-Hill winning the 100 metres hurdles. She
:09:09. > :09:15.is lying in third at the moment with two events to come tonight.
:09:16. > :09:29.Jo Pavey was 15th in the women's 10,000 metres but did not achieve a
:09:30. > :09:35.season's best. The Ethiopian winning, smashing a record. And Andy
:09:36. > :09:45.Murray taken into a deciding set against Steve Johnson. He won it on
:09:46. > :09:50.a tie-break. Let's give you an idea of how things will pan out this
:09:51. > :09:55.evening and what you can expect to see. Very soon we will head to the
:09:56. > :10:06.dressage and stay until its conclusion. I will be talking to the
:10:07. > :10:10.silver medal winning rugby sevens team shortly. We will talk to Philip
:10:11. > :10:20.Hindes, who last night was part of the men's sprint team who won gold
:10:21. > :10:27.and we will give you Jason Kenny and Callum Skinner. And the team
:10:28. > :10:33.pursuit, that team including Sir Bradley Wiggins and they will go for
:10:34. > :10:39.gold a little later tonight. Before London 2012, Great Britain had never
:10:40. > :10:42.won a medal in dressage. Get to a home games and Charlotte Dujardin
:10:43. > :10:47.took the individual gold medal and was part of a gold medal winning
:10:48. > :10:52.team, a turnaround for a sport that had not registered in terms of
:10:53. > :10:56.public opinion. It has been an interesting start. We will pick it
:10:57. > :11:01.up with Fiona Bigwood whose story is sensational. It was not that long
:11:02. > :11:05.ago when she suffered a bad fall at a local event and it left her with
:11:06. > :11:11.concussion and problems with her vision, which means she rides with
:11:12. > :11:24.an eye patch. Two more to come after her. Commentary from Ian Stark and
:11:25. > :11:31.Mike Tucker. Fasten down the hatches and get the seat belts on. The next
:11:32. > :11:39.hour, hour and 20 minutes, will be pretty dramatic. The bronze medal,
:11:40. > :11:45.that is far from certain at the moment. It is looking perhaps more
:11:46. > :11:49.like the Netherlands creeping back to win the bronze. The United States
:11:50. > :11:55.of America have two still to come and a lot will be on their
:11:56. > :12:07.shoulders. And Britain trying to chase Germany.
:12:08. > :12:19.But now, the lady from Great Britain, Fiona Bigwood, from
:12:20. > :12:22.Horsham. Very much part of a great performance in the Europeans in
:12:23. > :12:37.Aachen. What about the Olympics in Rio? The second rider for Great
:12:38. > :12:52.Britain on this medal day. Lovely transition. You saw the horse really
:12:53. > :13:00.collecting. Starting on a good note. This horse has an amazing extended
:13:01. > :13:04.trot. Great freedom of the shoulder. Started off 8.1 for the halt. A good
:13:05. > :13:21.start. Really nice outline and balance. On
:13:22. > :13:31.the short side. The collected trot. Lovely cadence in the half pass.
:13:32. > :13:37.Nicely connected to the hands. Fiona is good with her hands there. She
:13:38. > :13:44.has struggled at times with this horse and her connection from the
:13:45. > :13:55.hands to the horse's mouth. She is sensitive, this horse. Fiona first
:13:56. > :13:59.that a championship of the world in 2010 in Kentucky. More recently part
:14:00. > :14:07.of the European success last year in Aachen. But now with Orthilia,
:14:08. > :14:14.looking for a medal in the Olympics. Her first Olympics. That patch, any
:14:15. > :14:19.of you who may not be altogether clear of the background of Fiona,
:14:20. > :14:29.who had a really bad fall in 2014. Really gave her head a Big Bang. Had
:14:30. > :14:34.bad double vision and was out of the saddle for many months. Tremendous
:14:35. > :14:39.to come back. And still problems with the double vision and so
:14:40. > :14:45.where's a patch accordingly. Certainly has not hampered her in
:14:46. > :14:46.the last two seasons on this lovely horse. Great cadence in the last
:14:47. > :15:10.half pass. The extended trot. She has to watch
:15:11. > :15:14.to make sure she does not tuck in to much and become to light in her
:15:15. > :15:40.contact. Very nice transition back. Fiona absolutely adores this mayor
:15:41. > :15:46.mare. Known as Tillie in the stable. When you have a good one, there is
:15:47. > :15:54.nothing better. She goes a little bit in there as if she is going into
:15:55. > :15:58.battle. A lovely extended walk. If Britain wins gold here and retains
:15:59. > :16:06.the Olympic title from 2012, all three of our riders, Fiona, Carl
:16:07. > :16:12.Hester, Charlotte, they will have to surpass themselves. At the moment,
:16:13. > :16:20.Fiona Bigwood and Orthilia get ink an average of 78%. Behind Dorothee
:16:21. > :16:45.Schneider. Mistake with the piaf.
:16:46. > :16:52.And back into the piaf again and again another low mac.
:16:53. > :16:59.That is really disappointing for her it looked like she lost confidence
:17:00. > :17:05.there a little bit. 3.9 for the piaf. And a 6.6 for the
:17:06. > :17:13.transition. This is starting to change things a little bit.
:17:14. > :17:19.Yes, it suddenly drops back to an average of just under 73%.
:17:20. > :17:30.Number 8 for the dressage. Now she can start to relax the mare. Ready
:17:31. > :17:46.for the final canter work. It's an easy balance.
:17:47. > :18:04.7.6 average for the first pass. 7 of 6 for the next. Some judges are
:18:05. > :18:11.giving 8s. Some are giving 7.5s. One tiny mistake at the end of the
:18:12. > :18:17.changes. That will be expensive. Slightly short on one hind leg. Then
:18:18. > :18:45.another error. 5.2. It is another low mark, sadly.
:18:46. > :19:02.7.2. Extended canter. Fiona must be careful to collect back nicely.
:19:03. > :19:07.Making a clean change. Very nice. Coming into this first pirouette on
:19:08. > :19:13.to the centre line. Nicely ridden out.
:19:14. > :19:24.Really sitting there in the pirouette. 7.8.
:19:25. > :19:34.Clean, one time changes. Moving on to the pirouette to the right.
:19:35. > :19:39.Nicely controlled out. This mare has talent for sitting. Such a shame to
:19:40. > :19:48.make the mistakes in the piaf. It is really one of her fortes.
:19:49. > :19:54.Not too much, Fiona... Just worried she was going to override and lose
:19:55. > :20:01.the balance. She did a great job, though, great job. You see how Fiona
:20:02. > :20:07.is holding what we call the snafflerein. Two bits in the horse's
:20:08. > :20:17.mouth. The curved one is below, slightly dangling. There is a more
:20:18. > :20:25.severe bit of the two bits. So she is riding very tactifully with the
:20:26. > :20:29.mild snaffle rein. I am really surprised with the piaf. Perhaps
:20:30. > :20:34.caught herself in the mouth in the piaf.
:20:35. > :20:39.I think that this mare was worried she may have made a mistake coming
:20:40. > :20:47.into the first piaf. Picked up down the last line. The marks got over
:20:48. > :20:52.the 74% on the averages. Now, that very definitely puts the
:20:53. > :20:59.ball back in the German's court, one feels.
:21:00. > :21:11.Peter Storr and Mike Tucker describing that. And Fiona Bigwood's
:21:12. > :21:24.score on Tillie was 74. .352%. Still to come, Charlotte Dujardin on the
:21:25. > :21:30.remarkable Valegro. Great Britain behind Germany. Amber
:21:31. > :21:34.Hill has gone out of the skeet shooting at the semi-final stage.
:21:35. > :21:41.But we are celebrating with the boys now. They won a silver medal in the
:21:42. > :21:48.rugby sevens. Katherine Downes followed them every step of the way.
:21:49. > :21:52.There is no doubt about it, rugby sevens has been the hit of the
:21:53. > :21:57.Olympics so far. Australia's women have won the Olympic title. Now Team
:21:58. > :22:06.GB's men are through to the final four. The Deodoro Stadium is ready
:22:07. > :22:13.to rock. In goeses yell,s issying Afrika. Dan
:22:14. > :22:21.Norton gets a boot on it. The try of the opening of the
:22:22. > :22:31.semi-final. Now the speedsters. One on one, easy past Dylan Sage.
:22:32. > :22:37.Great Britain's first try. Kolbe brings in to Sam. That went to
:22:38. > :22:44.ground. It's a steal by the red shirts. Dan Bibby waits. Sam Cross.
:22:45. > :22:51.Into Bibby. He hook it is off the park. Great Britain are in the gold
:22:52. > :22:56.final. They will play Fiji. This is the family of the captain of
:22:57. > :22:59.Great Britain Tom Mitchell. It was unbelievable. Speechless, I
:23:00. > :23:02.have no words. He is through with a chance to win
:23:03. > :23:09.the Olympic gold. I know. I have nothing to say about
:23:10. > :23:11.it, other than I could to the imagine this happening when we all
:23:12. > :23:17.flew out here. So this is it the final of the rugby
:23:18. > :23:21.sevens. The first time that the sport has been played at Olympics.
:23:22. > :23:26.Great Britain are guaranteed a medal. Will it be gold? This lot
:23:27. > :23:33.certainly hope so. And the captain of Fiji scores the
:23:34. > :23:41.first try. And the off load... Vuvu. It will be
:23:42. > :23:52.all over by half-time. It's a mauling. It is ugly! A try
:23:53. > :24:02.for Dan Norton. Great Britain are on the board! They have something from
:24:03. > :24:10.the final! Oh, it's gone forward. This could be... No! It is such a
:24:11. > :24:16.moment in the history of Fiji, the rugby team and Fiji the country.
:24:17. > :24:22.This is their first ever medal at the Olympic Games. It is gold. They
:24:23. > :24:28.have thumped Great Britain by 43-7. What do you think is happening at
:24:29. > :24:32.home right now? Oh, everybody will be celebrating, jumping up and down
:24:33. > :24:39.and kissing each other and so passionate as this is what it is all
:24:40. > :24:46.about. To witness the historic moment for the tiny island of Fiji,
:24:47. > :24:49.this is for the people of Fiji. The atmosphere is awesome. Great to
:24:50. > :24:55.share the sport with the rest of the world. Obviously for the rugby
:24:56. > :25:00.world, they know this is what it is like on every tournament. Hopefully
:25:01. > :25:07.it goes forward now. Next one to Tokyo! And a massive deal for Fiji.
:25:08. > :25:11.They had a tropical cyclone in February, it killed 44 people. They
:25:12. > :25:17.think that the Gold Medal will make a boost to benefit the economy to
:25:18. > :25:24.the tune of about ?167 million. But you guys came here and many of the
:25:25. > :25:31.people were expecting you to win a medalals. But did you necessarily
:25:32. > :25:36.expect to do it? We had challenges. There were some doubters, and there
:25:37. > :25:41.were challenges. But it's been an amazing journey.
:25:42. > :25:47.You only got together as a squad at the end of May? Yeah. We came
:25:48. > :25:52.together later. Unable to compete on the world serious like many our
:25:53. > :25:56.countries. So it was a day of everyone buying into it. Everyone
:25:57. > :26:00.has done that, not just here but those at home who did not make the
:26:01. > :26:06.final squad. So it is a testament to them. A lot of the work that they
:26:07. > :26:13.put in it is part of this success as well. I have to have a chat with Dan
:26:14. > :26:19.Bibby. Your try against Argentina will live long in the memory? Well,
:26:20. > :26:24.that was great. But these boys did the work. To keep Argentina out. It
:26:25. > :26:29.was something like 26 minutes without conceding a try. It was
:26:30. > :26:33.awesome. We are watching it again, so you can take the glory for a sec
:26:34. > :26:38.time. Doing a spin around. Bombarded by
:26:39. > :26:43.the boys. You can see the pride in the boys. How hard we worked to get
:26:44. > :26:50.the try. Are all of the boys did the hard work. That was just me get over
:26:51. > :27:00.the line. Now, next is James Davies. What do they call you, nobody calls
:27:01. > :27:06.you James Davies, just Cubby, why? I'm not sure, I think this was a
:27:07. > :27:12.mistake in Vegas. A mistake? I call it is moment of
:27:13. > :27:18.genius! But the journey has been incredible. Glad to be a part of it.
:27:19. > :27:23.Just brilliant. I need to have a word with Phil Burgess, not only was
:27:24. > :27:28.attack and flair and trying hugely important but your tackle on South
:27:29. > :27:32.Africa ensured Great Britain would anybody a Gold Medal match? It was
:27:33. > :27:38.something that we spoke about as a team. We wanted to be brave. Not to
:27:39. > :27:42.go out and makes a many tackles as possible but a case of going out
:27:43. > :27:48.there and making the ones that counted. If we missed a tackle it
:27:49. > :27:52.did not matter as the squad was there behind you to get the next
:27:53. > :27:59.one. So we were under pressure. I thought I'm going to go. I knew that
:28:00. > :28:05.Bibby wants hind me. He would take it from there. We got unstuck and it
:28:06. > :28:11.was good. And Marcus switched from the 15 a
:28:12. > :28:14.side game. You are straight back to autumn international with Scotland
:28:15. > :28:21.when you return? Hopefully. It has been great for me coming in. A
:28:22. > :28:28.challenge. A different game. It is tougher and puts a lot of strain on
:28:29. > :28:33.the skills. So it can only put us in a good place going back to 15s.
:28:34. > :28:40.Would you fancy doing seven again? It's been great fun. Why not.
:28:41. > :28:47.Well, a terrific place. A round of applause again for our silver medal
:28:48. > :28:57.winning rugby sevens team. And in the diving we have been celebrating
:28:58. > :29:02.golds thanks to Jack Laws and Chris Mears.
:29:03. > :29:07.What is starting there now? Well, there was no diving until 2.00pm. As
:29:08. > :29:12.you can see the pool is a very odd shade of colour. Answers on a
:29:13. > :29:18.postcard. But there is diving this afternoon. The women's three-metre
:29:19. > :29:23.prove limbs. So no answers to why the pool is
:29:24. > :29:27.green is it still green? Yes. Answers on a postcard. But no
:29:28. > :29:35.training this morning. Some teams were cross. But the ladies are about
:29:36. > :29:40.to take to the boards. 29 of them. Rebecca Gallantree and Grace Reid.
:29:41. > :29:46.The top eight make it through to the semi-final.
:29:47. > :29:55.Thank you, Sam. Now, I am looking over there, I see David Florence and
:29:56. > :30:01.Richard Hounslow, nabbed by 5 Live. Now we will reflect on rogue. As I
:30:02. > :30:08.mentioned in the headlines, a sensational success in the women's
:30:09. > :30:12.pair, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning and they did not let anyone
:30:13. > :30:23.down. We can show you that in a moment... Indeed, there we go. As we
:30:24. > :30:26.hit 1500m, the last 50 strokes in the women's pair and Glover and
:30:27. > :30:31.Stanning have dominated from the first stroke. Gone out. Hit it hard
:30:32. > :30:36.to 500. Dominated in the middle of the 1,000 metres. Now they can look
:30:37. > :30:40.back and allow a little creeping in. I hope that they are enjoying it
:30:41. > :30:45.from here in. Still a job to be done. That is the delays, the high
:30:46. > :30:48.class that they set themselves. The one thing that the New
:30:49. > :30:52.Zealanders have paid for with doubling up is the blasting from the
:30:53. > :30:56.start. Their legs will be tired. They have done many standing starts.
:30:57. > :31:03.With the rhythm they are a quick pair. But a little sprint taken them
:31:04. > :31:08.from the blocks and now challenging the USA and Denmark for the silver
:31:09. > :31:12.medal and the bronze medal. We are watching and hell yawned Heather are
:31:13. > :31:20.absolutely awe inspiring. Be inspired by the journey over the
:31:21. > :31:32.last Olympiad. Undefeated in the combination coming to 250 out. And
:31:33. > :31:36.the combination that dared to take them out, Rasmussen and they are
:31:37. > :31:40.still ahead. There is the battle for the silver
:31:41. > :31:45.medal, bringing them back slightly. But they are not going to catch the
:31:46. > :31:48.British. 100 out, the heads are still held
:31:49. > :31:51.high. They believe themselves to the line. Denmark coming hard. New
:31:52. > :31:57.Zealand are coming hard. But they are going to run out of water. So
:31:58. > :32:02.they should. They were made to pay for it in the opening 1,000 metres.
:32:03. > :32:07.Fearless! Without equal! They are history makers. Great Britain's
:32:08. > :32:12.Glover and Stanning defend their Olympic title and they have done it
:32:13. > :32:17.in such style! It's carnival time here at the Lagoa for Great Britain.
:32:18. > :32:21.Their arms go up in the air. They have shown the world that they are
:32:22. > :32:28.the very, very best in this event. History makers here again. James we
:32:29. > :32:35.have to stand and salute them. A 39th win in a row for the
:32:36. > :32:38.invincible, unbreakable pair of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.
:32:39. > :32:44.Such a strong advert for working hard. Staying strong mentally and a
:32:45. > :32:49.partnership. That is Great Britain's fifth Gold
:32:50. > :32:52.Medal. We have since taken the total to sixth. And these guys taking a
:32:53. > :33:11.silver in the canoe slalom. Richard Hounslow and David Florence.
:33:12. > :33:18.What do you think of the Olympics this year? It has been great.
:33:19. > :33:23.Such great support. It has been really nice for us to see people
:33:24. > :33:26.supporting us. And to get up tonight podium.
:33:27. > :33:32.Richard have you had a chance to watch your race back and analyse it?
:33:33. > :33:38.I have not at all to be honest. I flicked through the BBC website. I
:33:39. > :33:42.did not watch it though, I wanted to let things settle.
:33:43. > :33:46.This is a chance to see the end of it.
:33:47. > :33:52.Apparently we were up at this point. Similar to London which was tough.
:33:53. > :33:56.But it was a great performance. Everything pretty much went to plan.
:33:57. > :34:01.Always little bits here and there that come and go. But we were happy
:34:02. > :34:11.with the performance there. It was great when we crossed the
:34:12. > :34:15.line to get into the medal position. But the Slovak guys from really
:34:16. > :34:20.great. Put on a great run. So close and tight margins again.
:34:21. > :34:24.So far for Team GB, this has been the Olympics of the water. Why is it
:34:25. > :34:29.that we are so successful with watersports? Probably depends on the
:34:30. > :34:35.sport. We are lucky to have had a fantastic training venue off the
:34:36. > :34:38.back of London 2012. That made a difference to our sport. In our
:34:39. > :34:42.sport there is a tradition of it in Britain. It is something that both
:34:43. > :34:46.of us got into through our parents. It has been a big sport in Britain
:34:47. > :34:49.for a long time, I guess. You have done a terrific job of
:34:50. > :35:00.persuading others. Many thanks. Let's see what medal we can win in
:35:01. > :35:05.the dressage. Now we have the team captain, Carl Hester, who coaches
:35:06. > :35:10.the rest of the team. How can he perform on this huge horse, Nip
:35:11. > :35:13.Tuck, who was spooky, he Spooks had any thing that might move, so
:35:14. > :35:19.important he stays calm. Let's pick it up.
:35:20. > :35:27.Mike Tucker. You could not have joined us at a more dramatic time.
:35:28. > :35:34.This is Nip Tuck and Carl Hester, number three riders for Great
:35:35. > :35:40.Britain. Just under 70% good marks as we get the average for each
:35:41. > :35:48.movement, against the current leaders, 85.5, the Germans currently
:35:49. > :35:52.looking very strong to take the gold medal away that Britain won in
:35:53. > :35:57.London. Carl Hester was an important part of that gold medal. With this
:35:58. > :36:04.young course Nip Tuck, putting it a good performance. But not quite good
:36:05. > :36:10.enough, one feels, Peter. So far, he has been very well-behaved. That is
:36:11. > :36:20.always good point. Carl Hester really bounces back. I can see he is
:36:21. > :36:25.riding determinedly and positively, in a nice way. He is just a little
:36:26. > :36:34.bit more aware, right, you cannot spook here. A little bit more
:36:35. > :36:45.pushing from behind perhaps. Super in front. Look how much on the spot
:36:46. > :36:50.he is. Could be sitting a little bit more. The judges will take into
:36:51. > :37:00.account how much he is remaining in place. Carl is a master at keeping
:37:01. > :37:09.everything looking so easy. A little bit anticipating in the transition
:37:10. > :37:21.to canter. You can see Carl making adjustments, saying come on, we have
:37:22. > :37:28.a long way to go yet. Corrections with the rein to say, stay with me.
:37:29. > :37:37.Look at the likeness of Carl's hands. Clearly positioned. A nice,
:37:38. > :37:45.fine change. All of these little bits Carl earns a lot of marks.
:37:46. > :37:50.Creeping up, creeping up to 76.5. Looking a little bit, spooking at
:37:51. > :38:02.the camera. He gets nervous of cameras. Two time changes. They have
:38:03. > :38:14.built up a wonderful partnership over the years. The horse really
:38:15. > :38:26.trusts Carl. 8.1 for the flying changes.
:38:27. > :38:39.OK. Jumping from one flying change to the other every stride in the
:38:40. > :38:49.canter. Very nicely executed. 8.3 average, the mark. Positive riding
:38:50. > :38:53.from Carl in the extended. Watching as he comes back to the flying
:38:54. > :39:08.change. There is a camera also in that corner. Very nicely executed.
:39:09. > :39:18.The canter pirouette to the left. He has to run a line of changes.
:39:19. > :39:24.Completely straight. That judge will probably not be able to see anything
:39:25. > :39:28.but the horse coming straight at him which is really nice. Britain
:39:29. > :39:36.chasing Germany. At the moment it is an uphill struggle. Carl is doing a
:39:37. > :39:43.great job. Unfortunately he just had a mistake in the last pirouette. 4.3
:39:44. > :39:48.average, that was expensive. It will be, very much in light of the team
:39:49. > :39:52.behind us. The Netherlands are moving up. The Americans were in the
:39:53. > :40:00.bronze medal position. It looks as if it will go Netherlands's way.
:40:01. > :40:06.Looking to try to get up the ladder to a gold medal but we do not want
:40:07. > :40:15.to drop back to bronze. It is the silver we are really after, is what
:40:16. > :40:23.it boils down to. The home run now. It will be disappointing for Carl.
:40:24. > :40:31.It is expensive. Needs to keep him straight in the piaffe. Very nicely
:40:32. > :40:40.on the spot. Really nice rhythm in the final into a nice square Holt.
:40:41. > :40:46.And so Carl Hester, the inspiration behind the team. He trains three of
:40:47. > :40:53.the team, as well as himself. And there was Spencer Wilton
:40:54. > :40:58.congratulating the back-up team. But now, what will the school be?
:40:59. > :41:15.-- score. They have marked Carl quite high up
:41:16. > :41:18.with the riders position, 8.9. Nobody gets good marks at the end
:41:19. > :41:33.because he makes a good job. Always has such a light contact. It
:41:34. > :41:39.is a shame about this. I think it was the spooking of the camera. It
:41:40. > :41:49.is a shame. Well, outcomes Carl Hester. 76.4. It does not get us
:41:50. > :41:54.closer to the Germans but it keeps us a little more ahead of the
:41:55. > :42:08.bronze-medallists. We can head over to Deodoro to put
:42:09. > :42:13.that in context before we see the next rider. Lee McKenzie is there.
:42:14. > :42:19.Where do you think the challenge might be coming for Silva, can
:42:20. > :42:27.Britain hang on? I think so stop we have such highly regarded Charlotte
:42:28. > :42:31.Dujardin coming up. Carl, a slight mistake in the last pirouette but in
:42:32. > :42:39.comparison to yesterday, when the horse was spooky, this was greatly
:42:40. > :42:41.improved. Next in the arena, the final rider from the USA, Laura
:42:42. > :43:01.Graves. He is Mike Tucker. She is a very talented writer and
:43:02. > :43:13.this combination of horse and rider is very nice to watch. Hopefully we
:43:14. > :43:21.will see the highlight, her half passes can look beautiful. A little
:43:22. > :43:25.bit perhaps tight in the neck today. These riders I think are feeling the
:43:26. > :43:47.pressure today. Very active. Lots of use of all his
:43:48. > :43:55.joints. Very clear and a nice transition into the extended. At the
:43:56. > :44:01.moment she has instructions from Debbie McDonald to go for it. She
:44:02. > :44:10.is, currently 81.5 against the current leader on 83, 83.20 five.
:44:11. > :44:19.The current leader is that score from Dorothee Schneider, Showtime.
:44:20. > :44:25.They have set the pattern for the Germans this afternoon, putting in
:44:26. > :44:31.brilliant performances. They are in determined mood. The Americans need
:44:32. > :44:36.a top mark here for the Americans to cling on to the bronze medal. And it
:44:37. > :44:50.will be clinging on because it is very close. She is doing a good job
:44:51. > :44:58.so far. Extensive ground covering. Extensive Trots. This horse looks
:44:59. > :45:03.like it has a really good heart, always trying for her. If they can
:45:04. > :45:12.drop Alison Brock, their first score, otherwise getting a better
:45:13. > :45:23.score them 73.2. Looking to have a score currently over that, then they
:45:24. > :45:27.have a chance. She has to keep her cool, not make a mistake and keep
:45:28. > :45:33.the level of performance up here and then the Americans will have to
:45:34. > :45:39.really fall back to cling onto that bronze medal. I wonder whether he is
:45:40. > :45:46.a little overcome by the atmosphere. She had to be very careful. I think
:45:47. > :45:52.he is quite hot today. He is a sensitive horse and really tries for
:45:53. > :45:57.her. Here we have the piaffe, which I spoke about before, how he makes a
:45:58. > :46:04.lot of active steps. It does not always give you the impression he is
:46:05. > :46:10.sitting. I like it because it is willing. Not classical enough to get
:46:11. > :46:16.really high marks. He had 7.6 average for that, and somebody gave
:46:17. > :46:22.him an eight. He stays fairly on the spot and he stays really winning. I
:46:23. > :46:27.think that is one of my more important things. The horse must be
:46:28. > :46:33.willing and it must be a harmonious picture.
:46:34. > :46:45.Good marks. 8.1. This horse can sometimes appear short in the neck
:46:46. > :46:57.which makes the judge is perhaps not quite give him the highest marks for
:46:58. > :47:05.some of his movements. That was a nice flying change and a very clear
:47:06. > :47:16.changeover. From the half pass right to the left. Good balance and good
:47:17. > :47:17.positioning from Laura. She is another one who has really lovely
:47:18. > :47:31.position. Like Kasey Perry-Glass. Really clear
:47:32. > :47:43.and nice flying changes and lovely ground cover.
:47:44. > :48:01.Laura Graves has dropped back below the 80%, 79.5. She does not want to
:48:02. > :48:09.drop back any more. It is that close. She is doing a good job.
:48:10. > :48:18.Somebody has given nines for one-time changes. Positively riding.
:48:19. > :48:23.A lovely expressive flying change back and extended canter with an
:48:24. > :48:30.average score of eight. April wet. Remember some of the top horses have
:48:31. > :48:42.made mistakes in these and sushi needs to rider carefully for -- and
:48:43. > :48:53.so she needs to ride carefully. She is moving on up there now. 8.4
:48:54. > :49:00.average. A slight loss of control at the end of the pirouette. I think
:49:01. > :49:04.the reason these horses are making a mistake there particularly is the
:49:05. > :49:09.camera is close to the arena and they are almost shying a little bit
:49:10. > :49:17.away from that. They know it is very close. The cool temperament is what
:49:18. > :49:24.is required at this stage of the test from Laura Graves. She has done
:49:25. > :49:32.it well so far, down the final line. Really nice, energetic, active,
:49:33. > :49:43.expressive. And again, on the spot. Nice rhythm. He tries so hard. He
:49:44. > :49:47.really does. And again, nice, willing. Looks like he is just
:49:48. > :49:54.starting the test and not finishing. I should not have said that! Laura
:49:55. > :50:01.Graves completes it for the Americans. We will get the final
:50:02. > :50:06.score. Certainly he has done his best. Now, hold your breath time for
:50:07. > :50:13.the Americans. Those last marks coming through. Will she get to 80%?
:50:14. > :50:17.Just below it at the moment. If she does, I think there is a chance that
:50:18. > :50:33.the Americans will sneak the bronze medal from the Dutch.
:50:34. > :50:36.You have done a terrific job of persuading others. Many thanks.
:50:37. > :50:43.Certainly some very good dressage. Look at the one-time changes. So
:50:44. > :50:50.expressive. Ground covering. This horse was really on form.
:50:51. > :50:59.Well which hadden and well performed by Verdades. No doubt. Now the
:51:00. > :51:05.marks. What have the judges given? They have given 86.30pm 4%. Is that
:51:06. > :51:13.good enough? We think it is. We think America will win the bronze.
:51:14. > :51:23.It certainly looks good enough for the United States of America taking
:51:24. > :51:34.bronze. But the next rider in the ring is Isabell Werth. She is a lady
:51:35. > :51:39.with many medals to her name. Yes, Isabell Werth. This is her
:51:40. > :51:44.fifth Olympic Games. Winning a team gold every time she has ridden. It
:51:45. > :51:47.looks highly likely she will do the same.
:51:48. > :51:52.She has already won two individual golds and two silver medal verse.
:51:53. > :51:58.She has her real test face. I know her. I know her determined test
:51:59. > :52:05.face. I have seen it for many years. She's on to it now.
:52:06. > :52:15.This little shores a lovely, willing mare.
:52:16. > :52:22.Not many mares in the sport but when they are great, they are very good.
:52:23. > :52:28.Not the most expressive of the horses we have seen today. But lots
:52:29. > :52:35.of things to like and of course very, very well ridden by Isabell.
:52:36. > :52:38.I dread to think how many greeks she has ridden in her life.
:52:39. > :52:57.Countless, countless... Look at the activity in the hind
:52:58. > :53:06.legs. Very, very nice. Extended trot. Isabell thoughtfully riding
:53:07. > :53:13.that. She increased and it is the way to do it. So many riders
:53:14. > :53:17.overpush and get the problem where the horse breaks into a canter. Good
:53:18. > :53:25.marks. Good marks for the transitions.
:53:26. > :53:30.Good marks for the pressage. Clear transition into a collected trot and
:53:31. > :53:35.into the half pass. That's a very, very nice half pass. Beautiful
:53:36. > :53:41.positioning. Light, elegant and on her feet.
:53:42. > :53:48.When you think that this time a years ago she had Don Johnson and
:53:49. > :53:56.Bellarosa, both of them incurring problems so she had to turn to the
:53:57. > :54:01.young horse, Weihgold. And only started at this level last December.
:54:02. > :54:11.But this lady is some jockey. She is very, very experienced.
:54:12. > :54:16.She's another rider that will really rise to the bait of it. As soon as
:54:17. > :54:22.there is a challenge she is there challenging.
:54:23. > :54:32.Very nice. Very active. Good use of the hocks, the hind legs.
:54:33. > :54:41.And at the moment they are on an 83. .010 current average score against
:54:42. > :54:47.the leader, Dorothee Schneider on 86. They are all performing to their
:54:48. > :54:53.personal best, the Germans. That is going to win them the Gold Medal.
:54:54. > :55:02.A nice extended walk. Good ground cover and relaxation.
:55:03. > :55:10.Into the collected walk. And the horse is light and obedient.
:55:11. > :55:12.Responsive from Isabell into the piaf.
:55:13. > :55:19.Really nice to see that. No struggling. The horse was ready and
:55:20. > :55:28.waiting. But still waiting for the aides. I have to say I really like
:55:29. > :55:32.this mare's heart. Isabell keeping her relaxed. That
:55:33. > :55:36.snorting where she is blowing her nose, that is a little bit of
:55:37. > :55:40.frustration. She wants to get on with the job. A little bit of
:55:41. > :55:48.attention. Nothing too serious but just there, telling the rider, I
:55:49. > :55:54.have to be very tactful with my aides. Obedient. Easy transition
:55:55. > :56:07.into canter, she made that look easy. 8.8.
:56:08. > :56:10.Such a cool customer, Isabell. Very nice positioning in the half
:56:11. > :56:16.pass. At the start of this Grand Prix
:56:17. > :56:23.special day, Germany had four of the top seven riders. They can only take
:56:24. > :56:25.three through to the freestyle and music, the individual championship
:56:26. > :56:29.on Monday. The individual Olympic title.
:56:30. > :56:38.I think it will be the young 21-year-old that will miss out.
:56:39. > :56:43.Sonke Rothenberger. They have all gone so well.
:56:44. > :56:53.Moving on to the two-time flying changes.
:56:54. > :56:59.It could be a little bit straighter. It is obviously aides from Isabell.
:57:00. > :57:04.OK, so when we she's doing the flying changes, you can see her legs
:57:05. > :57:09.really moving quite a lot as she is asking not so much in the one-time
:57:10. > :57:15.change but the two-time changes. There is a lot of organising with
:57:16. > :57:20.the contact in her upper body there. So she's not going to be penalised
:57:21. > :57:24.for that. Obviously the smaller, quieter aides are better.
:57:25. > :57:35.It is just that overall picture, isn't it? It is.
:57:36. > :57:44.Again, we are wanting to see riders riding with quiet Aides. Like they
:57:45. > :57:50.are almost whispering to the horse what they want them to do. You don't
:57:51. > :58:00.want to see shouting aides, where they are shouting at the horse. A
:58:01. > :58:09.really nice pirouette. Clear. One-time flying changes. 8.5
:58:10. > :58:17.for that first pirouette. 8.3 for the one-time changes.
:58:18. > :58:28.Again, very, very controlled on the way out. She was very clever with
:58:29. > :58:33.the last pirouette. The extended trot lacks pushing from
:58:34. > :58:37.behind hind and carrying. That would be the weakest, of
:58:38. > :58:50.anything in the test but still very nice.
:58:51. > :58:56.Now to the final pressage. Loose, elastic and active behind.
:58:57. > :59:02.Into a nice transition. Into the piaf.
:59:03. > :59:10.Really on the spot. As she comes up to the final line,
:59:11. > :59:19.she has currently gone ahead of the score with the leader Dorothee
:59:20. > :59:29.Schneider. This is going to be a very good day for Germany. Has it
:59:30. > :59:33.nailed the gold? They have really perform sod very well in the last
:59:34. > :59:37.session. As you can see, the fans they think
:59:38. > :59:43.they've got gold. They could be right.
:59:44. > :59:50.I think it is really interesting. She really rises to the occasion.
:59:51. > :00:00.Why she is such a top rider. So, one to go. That is Charlotte
:00:01. > :00:04.dejarredin. The brilliant Isabell Werth of
:00:05. > :00:09.Germany, looking like she has done enough to win it back for Germany.