:00:56. > :01:00.Hello again from the Olympic Park. It is estimated over 1 million
:01:00. > :01:05.people have come into the Olympic Park in the past 10 or 11 days to
:01:05. > :01:10.witness the London Games. An estimated 5 million people in total
:01:10. > :01:15.have been to all the venues around the United Kingdom so far. An
:01:15. > :01:19.amazing response from the British public. The estimate is hundreds of
:01:19. > :01:25.thousands who watched a gold and bronze medal in the men's Triathlon
:01:25. > :01:32.today at Hyde Park. It has been a day of marvellous highs and pretty
:01:32. > :01:37.dreadful lows for some at these Games.
:01:37. > :01:40.Alistair Brownlee in one the 19th gold medal of the games for Great
:01:40. > :01:47.Britain with this victory in the Triathlon at Hyde Park. Joined on
:01:47. > :01:51.the podium by his brother Jonny Brownlee who finished a third. More
:01:51. > :01:54.medal success for Great Britain in Weymouth. Nick Dempsey has taken
:01:54. > :02:00.silver to make up for the disappointment of finishing 4th in
:02:00. > :02:03.Beijing. It is his second Olympic medal after a bronze in Athens.
:02:04. > :02:09.Phillips Idowu has failed to qualify for the triple jump final
:02:09. > :02:15.after coming up short this morning. He had been struggling with injury
:02:15. > :02:22.this season and his final jump was the nine centimetres too short. And
:02:23. > :02:26.disappointment also for China's champions Liu Xiang. He felt after
:02:26. > :02:30.crashing into the first barrier, the second time he has failed to
:02:30. > :02:38.clear the first hurdle in consecutive games. But Usain Bolt
:02:38. > :02:45.looked imperious again as he cruised to victory. He booked his
:02:45. > :02:49.place in the semi-final tomorrow. And we will reflect on all of the
:02:49. > :02:55.events to date later in the programme. We go to Greenwich Park
:02:55. > :03:00.where there are high hopes in the team dressage. The first stop is
:03:00. > :03:05.the North Greenwich arena. It is the last four individual apparatus
:03:05. > :03:14.finals. And we're under way in the finals. And we're under way in the
:03:14. > :03:18.men's parallel bars final. The third highest qualifier is the
:03:18. > :03:26.next to go. He has been world champion on this piece of apparatus
:03:26. > :03:36.and is the current Chinese champion. Soft shoulders, ideal for this
:03:36. > :03:44.
:03:44. > :03:54.apparatus. And a clean handstand. Double pike, high above the rails.
:03:54. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:09.And no hesitation at all. Here is the big release. This is
:04:09. > :04:19.
:04:19. > :04:26.great stuff. Another double pike. And that is
:04:26. > :04:32.his superb performance. That is what you call a parallel bars
:04:32. > :04:42.routine. It was incredible, ever think you could wish for. Will his
:04:42. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:49.physique is made for the apparatus. It opens all sorts of possibilities
:04:49. > :04:57.up for different types of work. Super-strong. He has to generate
:04:57. > :05:07.the swing. But loughs that arm out as soon as possible. Beautiful
:05:07. > :05:12.
:05:12. > :05:21.technique. A lot of people go to the upper arms, he goes to grip.
:05:21. > :05:31.The double pike was just a dream. That was sober stuff.
:05:31. > :05:39.
:05:39. > :05:49.qualification the highest score was 15.86. It is that 15.966. Feng Zhe
:05:49. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:06.in the lead. Anti also has some different work.
:06:06. > :06:14.Watch carefully for the does my. -- the dismount.
:06:14. > :06:24.He is very exciting to watch. Incredible strength on the Rings as
:06:24. > :06:31.
:06:31. > :06:37.well. He is an all round silver medallist.
:06:37. > :06:47.A really sharp start. Those somersaults are so difficult to
:06:47. > :06:53.
:06:53. > :07:00.perfect, but he has got them nailed. Great opening half of this routine.
:07:00. > :07:10.Into that double. Lovely straight body.
:07:10. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:17.Just to that tiny adjustment. Of such an exciting routine. But a few
:07:17. > :07:23.tiny performance errors. For me he was absolutely on fire. I thought
:07:23. > :07:33.at the start that he was swinging so well he was almost going to
:07:33. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:39.accelerate off the bars! Affair a bit of talk about stars
:07:39. > :07:49.siblings today and we have two brothers from Japan going in this
:07:49. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :08:03.one. Can they get themselves on the podium as well?
:08:03. > :08:04.
:08:04. > :08:14.Nice and clean. Almost missed with his left hand there. Double pike.
:08:14. > :08:20.
:08:21. > :08:30.Goes into a pirouette. Secure in that handstand. Very nice
:08:31. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:39.work indeed. It is a good one! What a good routine. It is a good one.
:08:39. > :08:43.He is looking at something like 15.8. He did not give much away.
:08:44. > :08:51.did not and another great does not. They're using the balance of these
:08:51. > :09:00.bars so well to lift themselves into the air. He completely Tesco.
:09:00. > :09:07.That was where he just had a little readjustment of the hand. That was
:09:07. > :09:15.a nice neat double back. But the parallel bars came and surprise to
:09:16. > :09:25.him a bit. Some of the gymnasts were a tiny bit higher.
:09:26. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:38.There will be a little battle there between him and his brother!
:09:38. > :09:46.
:09:46. > :09:56.It is going to be tough. There is nothing like sibling rivalry!
:09:56. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:13.He is outside the medals at the moment.
:10:13. > :10:17.
:10:17. > :10:25.15.567 is the score to get up into 15.567 is the score to get up into
:10:25. > :10:29.15.567 is the score to get up into the medal position at the moment.
:10:29. > :10:39.It is all about the Tanaka brothers It is all about the Tanaka brothers
:10:39. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:55.for Japan. There again that softback. You have got to keep the
:10:55. > :11:05.spring clean. Now he is back in control. The mid-
:11:05. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:16.section of his body is crucial. Steady in the Haan stand. Big
:11:16. > :11:22.double pike. I do not think that will be enough to get up into the
:11:22. > :11:28.medal position. The top two routines were faultless, really.
:11:28. > :11:33.Anyone who wants to get in it up amongst those, you have to really
:11:33. > :11:40.be pushing the boat out to be challenging for those top two
:11:40. > :11:49.medals. That just had too many errors. But technically the start
:11:49. > :11:54.was very impressive. He has got his shoulders above the bar of. Lovely
:11:54. > :11:59.technique in the under its wing. Every gymnast will tell you that if
:11:59. > :12:06.you can do that, you understand the timing. This is a pretty heavy
:12:06. > :12:10.deduction. That will cost him a fiver! I think that was just
:12:10. > :12:18.conference. When you see the slow- motion, he was in perfect position
:12:18. > :12:28.to land but he just lost confidence along the way. He was watching the
:12:28. > :12:47.
:12:47. > :12:52.replay and I think he agreed. gymnast to go. One left to go.
:12:52. > :13:02.a story would that be, France have never had an adult on the Olympic
:13:02. > :13:18.
:13:18. > :13:27.carrying a bit of a knee injury. Perhaps did not perform to his best
:13:27. > :13:33.was dub but in these pieces he really flourishes. This is the
:13:33. > :13:40.Russian parallel bars champion. not be surprised if he squeezes in
:13:40. > :13:49.amongst those medal places. Because he has got a lovely body line.
:13:49. > :13:59.Excellent combination to start. Lovely clean technique. Keeping
:13:59. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:29.body tension. This is very good. to be in amongst the medal
:14:29. > :14:39.positions were that. I think the important issue will be the start
:14:39. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :14:56.value. How difficult the routine lift and you get a good beat into
:14:57. > :15:03.the somersault. Watch it. Very quick hands, thatst a very
:15:03. > :15:11.difficult skill and people don't give it the credit it deserves.
:15:11. > :15:20.It's a var impressive way to get yourself above the bars, that was
:15:20. > :15:27.smooth front somersault. Just the tiny hop here, now that will be a
:15:27. > :15:34.0.3 deduction, the two-footed hop back. Every 0.1 going to matter.
:15:34. > :15:41.needs a 15.566. Feng Zhe is hugging, I think, yes, I have just saw 15.3
:15:41. > :15:45.in the background. What a shame for Emin Garibov. But Hamilton has made
:15:45. > :15:55.his triin getting a medal for France on parallel bars, there is
:15:55. > :16:00.
:16:00. > :16:04.your Olympic champion. Gold for Great Britain. Alstrair Brownlee
:16:04. > :16:11.top top. Jonny in bronze medal position, silver for Spain today.
:16:11. > :16:21.This is the men's triathlon. Podium. And very very hard-won medals for
:16:21. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:34.And now Alistair Brownlee will take to the top step of the podium.
:16:34. > :16:36.
:16:36. > :16:40.Younger brother Jonny has already accepted the bronze. Gold medallist
:16:40. > :16:48.and Olympic champion, representing Great Britain, Alistair Brownlee.
:16:48. > :16:52.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE What a moment. The medal ceremony was delayed a
:16:52. > :16:59.while because of a medical problem for younger brother Jonny who left
:16:59. > :17:06.it all out in the park. Received some med kale ten shurpbgs he is OK
:17:06. > :17:11.now, but the two brothers on top of the Olympic podium. -- received
:17:11. > :17:21.some medical attention. Huge smile. The 24-year-old Alistair Brownlee,
:17:21. > :17:38.
:17:38. > :17:48.# God save our gracious Queen # Long live our noble Queen
:17:48. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:58.# God Save The Queen # Send her victorious
:17:58. > :18:08.# Happy and glorious # Long to reign over us
:18:08. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:24.The National Anthem. God Save The Queen rings out in the Royal Park.
:18:24. > :18:31.Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympic medallists. Alistair Brownlee has
:18:31. > :18:37.collected Team GB's 19th gold of the London 2012 games. The silver
:18:37. > :18:46.to Gomez. Two brothers on the Olympic podium with Jonathan taking
:18:46. > :18:50.the bronze, after a dramatic Olympic triathlon race. Gold and
:18:50. > :18:53.bronze for the Brownlee family of West Yorkshire and for Great
:18:53. > :18:56.Britain. Now we are zipping straight to Greenwich because we
:18:56. > :19:01.were in the final stages of the team dressage event, Great Britain
:19:01. > :19:06.has nerve won a medal in Olympic dressage, they lead the standings
:19:06. > :19:11.going into the all-important last three rounds here. Carl Hester is
:19:11. > :19:15.the man coming in on his horse, from Sark. Remember, all three
:19:15. > :19:25.scores will count in the team event, there is no room for error in this
:19:25. > :19:34.
:19:34. > :19:38.one. Will bit gold? Followed by This is his fourth Olympics. 12th
:19:38. > :19:45.niem the senior British team and there is no more important occasion,
:19:45. > :19:48.this man has led Britain to the European Championships, last year,
:19:48. > :19:53.a tremendous team performance with Laura Bechtolsheimer and Charlotte
:19:53. > :19:58.Dujardin. This the man who has set the pace. Now, can he throw down
:19:58. > :20:08.the gauntlet and really challenge Germany? This is the moment Carl
:20:08. > :20:27.
:20:27. > :20:32.Hester, for Great Britain, with horse will have every advantage.
:20:32. > :20:42.Look at the extended trot. She going for it. I don't know whether
:20:42. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.days. It is the best start we have seen by anybody, so far. It's a
:21:27. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:56.Now let us see, keep the contact Carl into this extended trot. Away
:21:56. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:31.we go. You won't see a better Over 83% of the good marks till
:22:31. > :22:36.that walk. The walk might not be so good but we have time to make up
:22:36. > :22:46.for that. It is getting tense in the collective walk. You can see
:22:46. > :22:58.
:22:58. > :23:08.and Carl came out of it quickly but he should be more secure in the
:23:08. > :23:17.
:23:17. > :23:27.next one, which is gone into from Dorothy Schneider from Germany
:23:27. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:03.finished on 77.54. Got the canter a bit knife-edgeed for me, but he
:24:03. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:10.got them. Now the half passes. -- edged. Beautifully balanced. Lovely
:24:10. > :24:20.bend round the rider's inside leg. Smoothly away into the new
:24:20. > :24:20.
:24:20. > :25:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:25:25. > :25:30.is having a look at that little Mike, as far as I can see. You tell
:25:30. > :25:36.them. Careful here. Watch this spooky corner. It is where the
:25:36. > :25:39.horse made a mistake in the Grand Prix. No, fine. Lovely piece of
:25:39. > :25:49.riding. One of the finest horse men in the world, this man. Really
:25:49. > :26:15.
:26:16. > :26:20.forward in that trot. Look at my base himself here in Great Britain
:26:20. > :26:26.who sent him to Barcelona on the first of his four Olympic Games. It
:26:26. > :26:33.looks as if he might creep over the 80%, and the team are happy. The
:26:33. > :26:38.team are happy. Remember, just one year ago, helped Britain to their
:26:38. > :26:44.first ever team gold, her Royal Highness the Princess royal with
:26:44. > :26:50.her husband there, watching and Peter Philips. Has he gone to the
:26:50. > :26:54.80%? Yes, he has gone to the 80%. They won team gold in the European.
:26:54. > :26:58.It is first time Britain had done that. They won two individual
:26:59. > :27:05.silvers. Is it going to be gold. Look that the extension! That is
:27:05. > :27:11.fantastic. Look at that power in that horse. Flying down that arena.
:27:11. > :27:21.And the one time changes here. This is what it is all about. Power,
:27:21. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :27:30.speed, elegance. Control. Yes. And that is a young laid di, and that
:27:30. > :27:35.is Charlotte Dujardin, and she, in less than two hours, will be the
:27:35. > :27:45.third rider for Britain. The crowd are on their feet. Dare I put it
:27:45. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :27:50.this way, but is it first blood to Britain? It is looking good, but, I
:27:50. > :27:55.know who is the expert on the piaf and the passage and it is clear
:27:55. > :27:59.and the passage and it is clear balding. She is there now. Clear,
:27:59. > :28:04.after wonderful scenes there yesterday, 50 something is the new
:28:04. > :28:08.cool of the age Olympic Games after seeing those boys go yesterday. Can
:28:08. > :28:12.you explain in dress sadge terms, what the judges are looking for
:28:12. > :28:16.from these performances today? and I will tell you that Carl is 45
:28:16. > :28:20.and the two girls on the team Laura Bechtolsheimer Charlotte Dujardin
:28:20. > :28:24.both in their 20s so similar to Nick Skelton going out first in the
:28:24. > :28:30.showjumping team. He has set a marker there. And remember, he is
:28:31. > :28:34.coming in on a horse that ways over 100 stone. It is picking up its
:28:34. > :28:38.feet as if they are light as a feather. The judges are looking for
:28:38. > :28:42.rhythm. Precision in the movements. They are looking for elegance and
:28:42. > :28:46.that X Factor, they are looking for a horse and rider that come in and
:28:46. > :28:51.say qvingspt "Look at me, this is a performance this is something I can
:28:51. > :28:55.show off to you. The fluency of the movement. That was a really good
:28:55. > :28:59.test. That will make that whole British team feel calm. Remember,
:28:59. > :29:02.Germany have been unbeaten in the Olympics over the last seven
:29:02. > :29:08.Olympic Games. They have set a standard that is so high no-one
:29:08. > :29:14.thought they would get beat, but over the last few years the
:29:14. > :29:19.training led by Carl Hester because he owns two of the horses competing.
:29:19. > :29:25.He owns half of Charlotte Dujardin's horse. He has made sure
:29:25. > :29:29.British dressage is the envy of the world. The next rider is in the
:29:29. > :29:34.arena, we have two more to come. We are in a very very good position.
:29:34. > :29:44.Thanks to that start from Carl Hester. Thank you clear. I will
:29:44. > :29:49.
:29:49. > :29:53.Laura backdoor Scharner is going at about 20 past three. But it is
:29:53. > :29:59.looking good because Germany and the Netherlands are chasing Great
:29:59. > :30:05.Britain for the gold. But we moved once again to the north Greenwich
:30:06. > :30:11.arena. Matt Baker is looking forward to the women's been final.
:30:11. > :30:15.What nerve and skill and balance it takes to win a gold medal on this
:30:15. > :30:22.takes to win a gold medal on this piece of apparatus. Just 10
:30:22. > :30:28.centimetres wide. The dimensions of the balance beam
:30:28. > :30:33.demand accuracy as well as artistry. It has a sprung servers to aid
:30:33. > :30:39.acrobatic skills. But it is the narrowest of all Olympic platforms
:30:39. > :30:45.so attention to detail is a must. Gymnasts have 90 seconds to perform
:30:45. > :30:51.a variety of moves connecting one skill to the next. They use the
:30:51. > :30:58.whole length of the beam to displayed steps. Jumps. Acrobatic
:30:58. > :31:06.elements. And turns. Poor technique and fighting a losing battle
:31:06. > :31:12.against balance will need to a deduction in points. Every routine
:31:12. > :31:18.requires dance elements including a jump with legs in a 180 degrees bit.
:31:18. > :31:23.There must be acrobatic moves, one of them has to be as somersault.
:31:23. > :31:29.And a perfectly performed dismount. Any unplanned fall to the floor it
:31:29. > :31:33.leaves the gymnast with 10 seconds to dismount.
:31:33. > :31:41.It you would like to get involved in the Olympic sports, go to the
:31:41. > :31:47.in the Olympic sports, go to the Web site.
:31:47. > :31:54.Well we have already seen the parallel bars. And there is a lot
:31:54. > :32:02.to come this afternoon. This is the event that has seen one of the
:32:02. > :32:08.Champions' like Nadia Comaneci. And Gabby Douglas of the United States
:32:08. > :32:11.already has the two gold medals and she is in this one as well. Can she
:32:11. > :32:16.she is in this one as well. Can she she is in this one as well. Can she
:32:17. > :32:22.make it a third? It is a good question. Before we
:32:22. > :32:32.talk about gymnastics, we were just watching the dressage and you are a
:32:32. > :32:34.
:32:34. > :32:44.massive fan's? I was almost a national champion
:32:44. > :32:44.
:32:44. > :32:52.but I left to go to the United States. You said about the dressage,
:32:52. > :33:01.it is very much a piece of cake! We're just expecting the gymnasts
:33:01. > :33:07.to come in for the big final. We spoke about Gabby Douglas. But
:33:08. > :33:16.others are in contention. There is a lot of tough competition. The
:33:16. > :33:24.Romanian who was the Athens's Olympic champion.
:33:24. > :33:33.Then Russia, the United States and China.
:33:33. > :33:43.This been is just the width of a house brick. How do you make it
:33:43. > :33:49.look so easy? For a gymnast if you have to think about how wide it is
:33:49. > :33:56.then you will fall off it. You start on the floor and then on the
:33:56. > :34:01.smaller beam and then you go until you get to this level.
:34:01. > :34:11.The apparatus has changed quite a bit since you're Olympic debut back
:34:11. > :34:15.
:34:15. > :34:25.in 1972. But then it was just a solid piece of wood.
:34:25. > :34:37.
:34:37. > :34:45.When I do a turn, you can hear that. Before, I had a lot of bruises!
:34:45. > :34:50.You were the first gymnast to do this somersault on the beam. This
:34:50. > :34:54.was the first time in an Olympic Games. Was it always your aim to do
:34:54. > :35:00.that bodied you think it was a crazy moved to try to do a
:35:00. > :35:08.somersault? Everyone said it was dangers. Now
:35:08. > :35:15.everybody is doing it. Before 1970 to be said, nobody will do that. I
:35:15. > :35:23.said, we will see. And this has happened.
:35:23. > :35:32.Gymnastics has come on a lot since when he last competed. And the
:35:32. > :35:36.somersault collection is now a required skill. You will see many
:35:36. > :35:39.impressive somersaults today. the same with a confidence thing,
:35:40. > :35:45.if you do not think about how narrow it is? You just have to
:35:45. > :35:50.think about the pointers for each skill that you coach may remind you
:35:50. > :35:55.about. You do not think about what might go wrong but what you have to
:35:55. > :36:00.do to get it right. And how do you weigh up the difficulty with the
:36:00. > :36:05.execution? How much do you go all out and how much to think, I will
:36:05. > :36:10.stay within my reach and do it as perfectly as possible? You can do
:36:10. > :36:14.the most difficult routine but it is less likely then that you can
:36:15. > :36:18.perform it as well. I have tried many different skills but you want
:36:18. > :36:24.to get them right when you compete. You need to be confident that he
:36:24. > :36:32.can do them well. And if not then do easier skills and perform them
:36:32. > :36:40.better. We have spoken about that confidence. We have the former
:36:41. > :36:50.Olympic champion coming up next. She is now 24 years old. Experience
:36:51. > :36:58.
:36:58. > :37:02.is a big plus. The first time you are competing, it is more difficult.
:37:02. > :37:07.Coming out there in that big coat, keeping her body as warm as
:37:07. > :37:17.possible. Gabby Douglas has had a wonderful competition so far. Can
:37:17. > :37:18.
:37:18. > :38:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:38:50. > :38:56.wonderful competition so far. Can Olympics. The Flying Squirrel!
:38:56. > :39:06.Let's hope there are no tears from Komova in this final. This is set
:39:06. > :39:18.
:39:18. > :39:28.interesting line-up. The top nations.
:39:28. > :39:30.
:39:30. > :39:40.The gymnasts just making the beans how they like it. It has become
:39:40. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:02.something that they like to do. It is a ritual.
:40:02. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:15.Sui Lu, the first we see. What can we expect? She is the current world
:40:15. > :40:17.
:40:17. > :40:26.champion. We know that she can deliver. Pike front somersault
:40:26. > :40:36.immediately back into the flip. Super high front somersault with
:40:36. > :40:37.
:40:37. > :40:45.half turn. She is the only one to perform it at this level.
:40:45. > :40:55.Straight into the back flip. That is the first little hesitation.
:40:55. > :41:14.
:41:14. > :41:20.Control on the spin. She is moving like that. She is going for
:41:20. > :41:30.everything. That gives her a little bonus point. This has been a superb
:41:30. > :41:30.
:41:30. > :41:35.routine. We need a sopor dismount as well. - first Super. That was a
:41:35. > :41:42.great start and she is going to be very difficult to beat. Very
:41:42. > :41:52.accurate. Just a couple of little adjustments.
:41:52. > :41:53.
:41:53. > :41:59.She really attacks this. Very impressive. The head goes right
:41:59. > :42:09.back. She gets her foot to the height of her head so the judges
:42:09. > :42:17.
:42:17. > :42:25.will give credit for that. It is an E element.
:42:25. > :42:31.She really set that double pike. Remarkable composure to perform
:42:31. > :42:38.those moves one after the other. To link the Mall and to get through
:42:38. > :42:43.the routine. It must be a feeling of relief. These gymnasts do a huge
:42:43. > :42:48.number of proteins. It is the piece of apparatus that it is very
:42:48. > :42:58.difficult to produce a good routine under pressure. You talk about the
:42:58. > :43:01.
:43:01. > :43:11.penalty shoot-out and this is the ultimate test. Just posted a 15.5.
:43:11. > :43:19.
:43:20. > :43:27.That will be very difficult to beat. Catalina Ponor knows what it is
:43:27. > :43:33.like to win gold on this apparatus. It is very important for her to get
:43:33. > :43:43.hurt rhythm. She works so fast. Just a little pause for the double
:43:43. > :43:45.
:43:45. > :43:52.spin and that was just a little fairer. -- error.
:43:52. > :43:59.Straight into the flip. She is on her way now.
:43:59. > :44:05.As long as she works with this with him, she is OK. Another is of a
:44:05. > :44:15.combination of three skills altogether. Artistic arms, she is
:44:15. > :44:15.
:44:15. > :44:24.elegant. That was a fight. She has covered it well but the errors are
:44:24. > :44:34.there. Two jumps that have to be included.
:44:34. > :44:40.This was the gymnast that everyone expected to win beam. She has gone
:44:40. > :44:48.for broke. That was one of more difficult skill than she competed
:44:49. > :44:55.in qualifying. But I do not think she got the balance right. I would
:44:55. > :45:05.say no, but we have got to keep the tension here! Budgeted some lovely
:45:05. > :45:07.
:45:07. > :45:10.work. -- but she did. This could still get a medal position. But it
:45:10. > :45:20.will not beat the first gymnast because they were too many areas
:45:20. > :45:29.
:45:29. > :45:39.where she gave away deductions. You were talking about the double
:45:39. > :45:42.
:45:42. > :45:47.spin earlier on in the routine as could see there was a wobble with
:45:47. > :45:52.it. She only did 2.5 and you get credited in full ones. If it was a
:45:52. > :45:57.triple it would have been worth more. They are very demanding, the
:45:57. > :46:01.judges. If you're going to go for this work, you have to go for it
:46:01. > :46:09.exactly. She had to do it if she was going to make an effort. But
:46:09. > :46:13.there we are. She is down on her team final score. I very much doubt
:46:13. > :46:23.whether that will be enough for a medal. You cannot tell because
:46:23. > :46:23.
:46:23. > :46:33.others still have to come out and perform. Tiny Deng Linlin is up
:46:33. > :46:43.next. She is 20 years old. She has been world champion. She did a
:46:43. > :46:56.
:46:56. > :47:06.super qualifying been but has not the end of the beam at. Then a
:47:06. > :47:29.
:47:29. > :47:36.linked. Gymnasts have to show elements forwards, backwards, side
:47:36. > :47:45.Woods if they can. She is being precise with everything. Not quite
:47:45. > :47:55.the same artistry with the arms and the body. There is a spin which has
:47:55. > :48:09.
:48:09. > :48:13.That is a strong challenge. I could not see any errors. There was
:48:14. > :48:22.nothing negative so surely that was a huge challenge. There was a
:48:22. > :48:26.little step on dismount. Christine is the walking Code of points and
:48:26. > :48:31.she did not make one negative comment. Here is a negative
:48:31. > :48:37.comment! No, I was going to say the only thing the judges may pick up
:48:37. > :48:44.on his there have points for rhythm, of the surety of performance and,
:48:44. > :48:50.this is lovely, she did just pause quite a bit. The mere fact that the
:48:50. > :48:59.whistle blew meant she was a bit slow on her routine than perhaps
:48:59. > :49:04.the coach would want. It was a bit stilted. She might lose 0.1 or 0.2
:49:04. > :49:14.for lack of rhythm. Her to steal gold from her team-mate, she needs
:49:14. > :49:14.
:49:14. > :49:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:49:59. > :50:09.the moment. Catalina Ponor, the She got a silver medal at the
:50:09. > :50:13.Europeans. She is not in with a chance. The Romanians will be very
:50:13. > :50:23.disappointed because this is their apparatus. This is the apparatus
:50:23. > :50:39.
:50:39. > :50:49.that they have made their own. She have to get their routine inside
:50:49. > :51:11.
:51:11. > :51:21.will not lose marks for but she has already lost one hole mark for
:51:21. > :51:27.
:51:27. > :51:34.what the Romanian coaches will be thinking now. Then made a
:51:35. > :51:39.substitution but it did not work. They are very much a united team.
:51:39. > :51:45.They will have gone for putting out the person who had the chance.
:51:45. > :51:55.is where that chance went begging. She did everything she could, bless
:51:55. > :51:56.
:51:56. > :52:00.her, to try and hang on. If she could have held the feet steady and
:52:00. > :52:10.controlled it without moving the feet, she would have had a better
:52:10. > :52:10.
:52:10. > :52:15.chance. Once you move your feet, but this was super. It was a pity.
:52:15. > :52:21.It would have made a great competition of it all. Such high
:52:21. > :52:31.hopes for the Romanians coming into this Olympics. Look at the
:52:31. > :52:54.
:52:55. > :52:58.could get a gold here. It would be the first gold for Russia as an
:52:58. > :53:08.independent state on this piece of apparatus. They have had a silver
:53:08. > :53:41.
:53:41. > :53:51.the team, the only one who was in count five acrobatic skills in
:53:51. > :54:10.
:54:10. > :54:20.their eight and three have to be knows if you want a medal, it has
:54:20. > :54:28.
:54:28. > :54:34.that was very good work. Very, very elegant. It is her grace against
:54:34. > :54:41.the precision of the Chinese, just an error at the end, good work.
:54:41. > :54:49.is a challenge for a medal. Have to wait and see what colour it will be.
:54:49. > :54:59.The elegance, Chris. interestingly, her qualifications
:54:59. > :55:09.
:55:09. > :55:15.call was 15.66 so she needs to have elements. There was a tiny wobble.
:55:15. > :55:20.I thought it was a lovely dismount. She might have taken a step back
:55:20. > :55:30.but we have seen some with the chest down on landing so that will
:55:30. > :55:39.
:55:39. > :55:48.quite as high as 66. Lovely to watch on the beam. She is so much
:55:48. > :55:58.in control. The stamp of elegance, lovely work. Victoria Komova is
:55:58. > :56:20.
:56:20. > :56:27.Ponor hangs on in bronze medal camp. Indeed. You would do if the
:56:27. > :56:37.Flying squirrel was about to go. See if she can cling on as well as
:56:37. > :56:42.
:56:42. > :56:52.who has a wild us here. She has won the all around and has two gold
:56:52. > :57:15.
:57:15. > :57:25.that we saw in the all-around competition. As well as power she
:57:25. > :57:28.
:57:28. > :57:32.has got super suppleness when she precision in the all-around.
:57:32. > :57:42.However quickly you get back on, you lose one hallmark for falling
:57:42. > :58:03.
:58:03. > :58:09.have won the all around to be up for so many days later. Here, a
:58:09. > :58:16.lovely dismount. It was not to be on the been but she has had a great
:58:16. > :58:23.championships. Indeed, I think it is fair to say she came here for
:58:23. > :58:26.that all-round gold. She is an all- round gymnast. She is not a
:58:26. > :58:33.particular specialist on one apparatus. The day she needed to be
:58:33. > :58:37.on song, she was. That was interesting, a quick shot of
:58:37. > :58:41.Catalina Ponor, literally clinging on to that bronze medal at the
:58:42. > :58:48.moment. We did say it might be enough for the minor medals. She
:58:48. > :58:52.did not get the foot behind. The back for it is meant to go behind
:58:52. > :58:57.the front one and she had it at the side so it slipped down. Many a
:58:57. > :59:06.gymnast will know that feeling. You are quite blind when you land like
:59:06. > :59:16.that. It is knowing it is coming, here comes the pain. That is right.
:59:16. > :59:24.
:59:24. > :59:31.But she is so athletic, really She will not have the third highest
:59:31. > :59:38.score. This beam final has been surprising. There have been a
:59:38. > :59:46.couple of spills. It all there's very quiet. Only one piece of
:59:46. > :59:52.apparatus is being worked at a time. It is a test of nerves. The seating
:59:52. > :59:56.goes right the way it up to the roof. If you are balancing on
:59:56. > :00:02.something that width of a house brick, it amazes me you can walk
:00:02. > :00:12.along it. They bury match have to get into their Saone and block
:00:12. > :00:21.everything else out. -- very much. It is the peace way you are not
:00:21. > :00:31.looking for them to raise their game. -- the apparatus where you
:00:31. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:55.she did not fancy scoring less than her younger team-mate. There is
:00:55. > :01:05.rivalry with then every team. Gabrielle Douglas, 13.633.
:01:05. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:22.Komova up after her performance. It is such a disappointment with her
:01:22. > :01:31.standards and targets she was aiming for. This one could make it
:01:31. > :01:38.all fine. That was not a very promising start. She is such a
:01:38. > :01:44.perfect physique for gymnastics. Long legs, very supple. Beautiful
:01:44. > :01:51.feet. She looks like a prima ballerina and she has superpower as
:01:51. > :01:59.well. She really has been disappointed. Half turn into rate
:01:59. > :02:08.front somersault. She is so powerful. Those legs of belie
:02:08. > :02:15.tremendous strength. She has had silver medals. She has made it very
:02:15. > :02:25.clear that is not what she wanted to go home with. She threw in the
:02:25. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:42.towel, didn't she? Always a bit of effortless, doesn't it? That is the
:02:42. > :02:49.marker of a really talented performer. This is very difficult.
:02:49. > :02:55.She sits that out as well. Two vaults. Not the way she would have
:02:56. > :03:02.wanted to walk away from the Olympic Games. What about the way
:03:02. > :03:07.she just seemed to give up? What will they say about that?
:03:08. > :03:14.Russian coaches these days seem very tolerant. I have watched her
:03:14. > :03:19.in training be quite difficult. That was the first little sign.
:03:20. > :03:29.They will have wanted to have come home with medals - the Russian team.
:03:30. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:38.She has not chosen not to do well. If it is going good, she will be on
:03:38. > :03:44.fire. Absolutely! Her mother was a gymnast. She was in the Soviet team
:03:44. > :03:48.in 1985. From the cradle, she has been destined to be the great
:03:48. > :03:58.gymnast. In the American team, you have to fight your way through
:03:58. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:06.three or place. She is a typical gymnast. -- threw for your place.
:04:06. > :04:16.So much promise. She will come again. I do hope so. She is a
:04:16. > :04:17.
:04:17. > :04:23.special performer. Suspense for Catalina Ponor. There is one
:04:23. > :04:28.gymnast left. You talk about fight and the next gymnast definitely has
:04:28. > :04:38.that. We will have to wait and see. Viktoria Komova has no chance of
:04:38. > :04:43.
:04:44. > :04:48.getting up into the medals. reminds me of Lukin. She had to
:04:48. > :04:56.fight and she became the best in the world. That is the bit what the
:04:56. > :05:03.Russian team has to find. She tried again to get into the listing. She
:05:03. > :05:07.had to fight for a place and, at this time, she was not good enough.
:05:07. > :05:14.Selection was proven correct. They have come here and stormed the team
:05:14. > :05:23.title. They had won the individual all-around. One gymnast who picked
:05:23. > :05:33.her to replace on the team is next. She knocked out Jordyn Wieber for a
:05:33. > :05:33.
:05:34. > :05:37.place in the top 24. She knocked at her team-mate, the current world
:05:37. > :05:43.champion. There is Alexandra Raisman, ready and hungry. What
:05:43. > :05:51.will the next few minutes have in store for of Alexandra Raisman and
:05:51. > :06:01.Catalina Ponor? She has at least managed to not cry today. That is a
:06:01. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:10.step in the right direction. Deng Linlin leads with a score of 15.6.
:06:10. > :06:16.Sui Lu has 15.5. The last gymnast in the women's been Olympic final,
:06:16. > :06:25.Alexandra Raisman. This potentially for a medal. Of course a different
:06:25. > :06:35.style altogether. Punchy. She has not got long leggy supper nurse but
:06:35. > :06:39.
:06:39. > :06:47.she has plenty of power. -- suppleness. Fulfilling all the
:06:47. > :06:56.requirements. A good with them. Keeps the whole thing moving. --
:06:56. > :07:01.rhythm. She fights well into the standing layout. She will not have
:07:01. > :07:11.got a bonus because it did not join but she will get the value of for
:07:11. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:23.the elements. She is warming to the performance. A free cartwheel. She
:07:23. > :07:27.
:07:27. > :07:33.got the join nicely. A leap into the tuck back. And this spin. Not
:07:33. > :07:40.quite such a perfect straight pointed Tobe but no wobble. This is
:07:40. > :07:50.a very important dismount. Double Arabian. She is there will start
:07:50. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :08:04.that is a strong challenge. A very strong challenge. -- she is a bear.
:08:04. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:12.-- she is there. If they could bottle their grit, they would get a
:08:12. > :08:19.fortune. This combination - she had her hands down on the beam in the
:08:19. > :08:25.ball around and it cost a medal. She was not chancing it this time.
:08:25. > :08:35.She was quite low on the free cartwheel. This is super stuff,
:08:35. > :08:43.isn't it? Double Arabian. Beautifully done! What a tense wait
:08:43. > :08:50.for her and a tense wait for Catalina Ponor. Deng Linlin leads.
:08:50. > :08:59.Sui Lu, what could have been for her? She performed very well. I am
:08:59. > :09:09.surprised to see tears. She is hoping. She is hoping. All eyes are
:09:09. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:17.up there. Goodness me! This is a tense few moments. The gymnasts can
:09:17. > :09:27.do nothing more. It is all in the hands of the judges. Just a
:09:27. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:35.reminder, the school she needs is over 15.066. Will she go ahead? No.
:09:35. > :09:45.It is 14.966. Alexandra Raisman finishes the competition force.
:09:45. > :09:51.
:09:51. > :10:01.Just as in the ball around. -- all around. Tears of sorrow for Sui Lu.
:10:01. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:11.It is great to see great champions of the past getting a bronze medal.
:10:11. > :10:21.Felix Sanchez is certainly in the mix. We saw his tears of joy last
:10:21. > :10:23.
:10:23. > :10:29.night. It is definitely eight games -- a Games for the old people. We
:10:29. > :10:35.are back to Greenwich. We saw Carl Hester set the standard in the team
:10:35. > :10:42.dressage. That has got the Germans and the Dutch thinking. Laura
:10:42. > :10:47.Bechtolscheimer is next to go. She was born in Germany and raised in
:10:47. > :10:53.Gloucestershire. Her first pony was called Peacock when she was three
:10:53. > :11:03.years old. She is in position to strike gold if her score and that
:11:03. > :11:09.
:11:09. > :11:15.of Charlotte Dujardin will count. Hojris, her second Olympics. Her
:11:15. > :11:21.first was in Beijing. Her horse did not like the big screens on that
:11:21. > :11:28.occasion. She has done so much since. A team gold and individual
:11:28. > :11:35.bronze at Windsor. And then, in Kentucky, team gold and individual
:11:35. > :11:41.silver in the World Equestrian Games. Then the big one when a won
:11:41. > :11:50.team gold for the first time ever in the Europeans and then beat
:11:50. > :11:56.individual bronze for this combination. So, she was national
:11:56. > :12:03.champion at 20 years old. Now the test of her life. She is trained by
:12:03. > :12:08.her father. She is advised by the twice Olympic gold-medallist. This
:12:08. > :12:16.is very definitely trying to put Britain in a position for gold in
:12:16. > :12:23.the 2012 Olympics. That would be the first time ever. Steely
:12:23. > :12:28.determination in her eyes as she sets off. She is a bit disappointed
:12:28. > :12:36.with high marks. I am sure she will try to make up for that and show
:12:36. > :12:42.everyone what this horse is made of. Good, powerful extended trot.
:12:43. > :12:49.actually scored 76.839 in the Grand Prix, to put Britain less than 1%
:12:49. > :12:59.in front of the Germans. Carl Hester has extended that just a
:12:59. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:09.little with utopia. She needs a bit more energy and activity. She can
:13:09. > :13:17.be more down on her hands if she is not careful. She has got him back
:13:17. > :13:21.up again. This is one of his highlights. Good boy! It is amazing
:13:21. > :13:26.how this horse has developed his confidence and partnership with the
:13:26. > :13:36.rider over the years. He used to be a real monkey and sued of all over
:13:36. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:46.the place. 78% cruising at the moment. 78% of those marks,
:13:46. > :14:00.
:14:01. > :14:10.remember. Good enough half past bit and getting him more active. --
:14:11. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:24.clicking. At this point in time, it is not just her giving 120%. It is
:14:24. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:36.extended walk. That is how you want to see it. Lovely relaxation,
:14:36. > :14:46.length of stride. He is purring across the ground like a Rolls-
:14:46. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:09.walk. Well done! Well done! That is lovely. That is the best when we
:15:09. > :15:19.
:15:19. > :15:29.have seen out of the walk. Come on, Now back on the spot. Good
:15:29. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :16:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 65 seconds
:16:23. > :16:30.for the marks, 78.45 %. Good boy. He is a big horse to get there and
:16:30. > :16:40.back across the arena. He is giving all he can, willing, in tune with
:16:40. > :16:55.
:16:55. > :17:05.changes their which were not clean. The marks have dropped down a bit,
:17:05. > :17:39.
:17:39. > :17:49.she stays ahead of the 76.2064 Christine spree of Germany if
:17:49. > :18:27.
:18:27. > :18:34.trampoline. Coming up the home Mistral Hojris Hojris, the number
:18:34. > :18:44.two for Britain! That is her father, Wilfred. The Princess Royal I'm
:18:44. > :18:47.
:18:47. > :18:52.sure we'll be delighted with that. We are here to see -- they were
:18:52. > :18:59.here to see his are we in the team silver medal, now well they see
:18:59. > :19:04.Britain win the first dressage medal and will it be gold? Look at
:19:04. > :19:14.that. A fabulous extended trot which showed all that grit and
:19:14. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:42.determination. Look at him, he is changes. We did not see the mistake,
:19:42. > :19:52.but, I did not want to see the mistake again. STUDIO: It all looks
:19:52. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:07.German's right now. Clare, how healthy is the advantage with only
:20:07. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:12.Well, it is healthy enough because we have just one horse and rider
:20:12. > :20:17.remaining. That riding Charlotte Dujardin who only started riding
:20:17. > :20:27.Grand Prix last year. Horse she discovered last year, called
:20:27. > :20:34.Valegro, is one of the best in the world. He set a grand prix stalk
:20:34. > :20:41.last year of 88 %. If she can do anything like that then the gold is
:20:41. > :20:46.in the bag. The lead is certainly enough. 3:55pm is when Charlotte
:20:46. > :20:51.will be performing on Valegro. We have had good news from the sailing
:20:51. > :20:59.regatta today. Another silver medal from a snake Dempsey, the
:20:59. > :21:03.windsurfer. There was also a chance in the men's 470. -- Nick Dempsey.
:21:03. > :21:13.This was from a Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell. Let's see how they
:21:13. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:29.conclusion of this contest for now. Australia have done enough. You can
:21:30. > :21:39.just see them through the binoculars there. It is another
:21:40. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:54.terriers against the experience of the Australian double-act who have
:21:54. > :21:59.dominated this class for the last three years. They are the world
:21:59. > :22:06.champions, no one has touched them. Australia will go into the medal
:22:06. > :22:13.race guaranteed a silver and leading the fleet. Australia will
:22:13. > :22:19.be the gold medal favourites. Great Britain, the only way is up because
:22:19. > :22:22.the British team had secured silver. There will be celebrations in the
:22:22. > :22:27.British camp. Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell have sailed an
:22:27. > :22:32.immaculate series, better than any other British sailor. They have had
:22:32. > :22:36.an incredible series so far, cannot say enough how consistent, how well
:22:36. > :22:39.they have performed to be matching the Australian's head to head all
:22:40. > :22:45.the way through this, with the experience they have and the number
:22:45. > :22:50.of world titles. For these guys to come out in this big event, taking
:22:50. > :22:59.second place in the last of the fleet races, it will be an
:22:59. > :23:03.intriguing final medal race for Well played because that means a
:23:03. > :23:08.guaranteed sold at least when they go in the medal rise on Thursday.
:23:08. > :23:13.There will be a straight fight for gold with the Australian duo there.
:23:13. > :23:17.I also have some news, I'm afraid it is pretty disappointing from the
:23:17. > :23:22.Oldie's perspective. I was talking about Catalina Ponor and how
:23:22. > :23:27.everyone was delighted with the bronze medal on the beam. That has
:23:27. > :23:34.been a protest by the American gymnast and it has been upheld from
:23:34. > :23:39.Catalina Ponor's perspective. Alexandra Raisman has been upgraded.
:23:39. > :23:45.Catalina Ponor in her thirties goes home without anything. One of the
:23:45. > :23:48.great. Super Tuesday, it is one of these things we talk about every
:23:48. > :23:53.few years in American elections, the primaries before the
:23:53. > :23:57.presidential election, but I think we could hijack it this afternoon,
:23:57. > :24:02.possibility of three gold medals in the velodrome would be very CBE
:24:02. > :24:06.Tuesday, wouldn't it? He would, following on from Super Saturday.
:24:06. > :24:13.We are set for a golden afternoon in the velodrome for tea and GB,
:24:13. > :24:19.Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Laura Trott are planning to have a
:24:19. > :24:23.record-breaking medal haul. There are other options. We have been
:24:23. > :24:28.hearing about the gymnastics. That continues now and coming up in a
:24:28. > :24:33.moment it is the men's horizontal bar finals. That will follow this
:24:33. > :24:37.medal ceremony and it is the women's floor final after that over
:24:37. > :24:45.on BBC Three. On the dressage, you just saw the wonderful performance
:24:45. > :24:48.from Laura Bechtolsheimer. Charlotte Dujardin is due to go at
:24:48. > :24:53.3:55pm. Gold medal -- Great Britain is in the gold medal position at
:24:53. > :24:57.the moment. That is live on the red button. On Saturday evening we
:24:57. > :25:02.witnessed one of the most memorable evenings in British sport. Now we
:25:02. > :25:07.are poor used for another couple of hours. Is the velodrome is in the
:25:07. > :25:11.gold medal position for being the loudest a venue. They will lift the