:00:05. > :00:08.not said what the future is for the Olympics, but they have not ruled
:00:08. > :00:16.her out. We have plenty to look forward to
:00:16. > :00:19.on BBC One and on BBC Two. This is what is coming up.
:00:19. > :00:24.There were tears of joy as Britain's gymnasts qualified in
:00:24. > :00:29.third place in the team competition. Imagine the reaction if they win a
:00:29. > :00:34.medal? It is possible. There were emotional scenes at the
:00:34. > :00:40.beach volleyball as Britain's women won a thrilling match. The men take
:00:40. > :00:45.to the San today. On the water, sailing continues off
:00:45. > :00:48.the coast of Weymouth. We will find out how Ben Ainslie and the others
:00:48. > :00:53.out how Ben Ainslie and the others got on this afternoon.
:00:53. > :00:58.This is the timetable this afternoon. We will be heading off
:00:58. > :01:08.to the North Greenwich Arena for the gymnastics. Louis Smith and the
:01:08. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:29.team are going for a medal. Climax But, we are heading to the lake at
:01:29. > :01:33.Eton dawning, because Catt Ranger and Alan Watkins were in action and
:01:33. > :01:35.they have been in awesome form over the past couple of years. They have
:01:35. > :01:39.the past couple of years. They have been unbeaten for 21 races and they
:01:39. > :01:44.are the favourites for the gold. They were competing in the heats
:01:44. > :01:54.today and it was a long way ahead of the rest of the field, as
:01:54. > :01:57.expected. Katherine Grainger, it has been such a hard break. She has
:01:57. > :02:06.won three silver medals and the gold medal is the only thing she is
:02:06. > :02:14.They spoke to Steve Redgrave and John Inverdale.
:02:14. > :02:18.Katherine Grainger, you cannot stop grinning? It has been a long wait
:02:18. > :02:23.to get going. We are pleased with the first event. You never know how
:02:23. > :02:30.the heat is going to go. Over the moon with the result and how we did
:02:30. > :02:33.the race. We have got to come down now. In the closing stages, Steve
:02:33. > :02:38.said you had spoken a couple of days ago about beating the Olympic
:02:39. > :02:46.record and you did? To be honest, I have forgotten about the Olympic
:02:46. > :02:51.record. It was a total surprise because we are focused on doing our
:02:51. > :02:59.thing. It was an ice by product of us putting together what we needed
:02:59. > :03:03.to do. Every athlete we have spoken to, over the last 48 hours has said
:03:03. > :03:10.the last 500m, the reception they have been getting has been
:03:10. > :03:14.overwhelming. You took the decibel monitors to new levels. He was so
:03:14. > :03:21.far clear and everybody knew how fantastic it was. How much do you
:03:21. > :03:24.feel that? You can hear it, but you feel it in your body. The crowds
:03:25. > :03:29.are sensational. We both feel very lucky, we have this incredible
:03:29. > :03:35.support from all over the country behind us. We are very conscious
:03:35. > :03:38.about that. When you physically habit behind you, it does lift you.
:03:38. > :03:44.You are the penultimate team to row, you have had a long time to wait.
:03:44. > :03:49.Some people have been in twice before you have hit the water for
:03:49. > :03:53.the first time. How desperate way you to get out there and do it?
:03:53. > :03:58.knew what the timetable was like and it has been difficult watching
:03:58. > :04:02.everybody get starting. Not just in rowing but other events as well.
:04:02. > :04:07.Everyone has been telling us the crowd is amazing. We have been
:04:07. > :04:13.talking about what a home crowd could mean. It has just been a word
:04:13. > :04:17.until today. It is so emotional when so many people once Team GB to
:04:17. > :04:23.do very well, and we want to do very well for them. Down at the
:04:23. > :04:29.start, there was a huge cheers when you were announced, did you hear
:04:29. > :04:34.that? No, the first 100m is quite silent. What is good because you
:04:34. > :04:39.can get into your race mentality. After 100m, that is when the crowd
:04:39. > :04:45.comes in and then you sense what it is. So what is the plan for the
:04:45. > :04:52.next few days? Feet up. It is hard because you get the adrenalin of
:04:52. > :04:57.having such a great start. We can feel it. We are both aware we can
:04:57. > :05:02.enjoy it for a few hours and then it is bringing everything back down.
:05:02. > :05:08.Will we need to improve, we need to be at our best on Friday. The next
:05:08. > :05:18.few days is back to training and back to be boring lives down to get
:05:18. > :05:21.
:05:21. > :05:26.everything in place for Friday. The can you remember will whisper
:05:26. > :05:32.the South? David Beckham? I had a chat with him on Friday night and
:05:32. > :05:39.he wishes you both the greatest of luck and he will meet you. Will he?
:05:39. > :05:47.But you have to win gold. He has laid down the rules, if they
:05:47. > :05:52.did when he wants nothing to do with them. I wasn't that first up
:05:52. > :05:56.til now, but now, my mum will be ecstatic. Will he meet her mum as
:05:56. > :06:03.well? I am sure I can raise that. Just
:06:03. > :06:09.one more race in your entire career. Oh! The air have been rumours that
:06:09. > :06:14.might not be the case. There was a certain man who announced his
:06:14. > :06:19.retirement a little bit early. Since then that no athlete ever
:06:19. > :06:23.announces their retirement in a dramatic fashion. See you in Rio
:06:23. > :06:28.then. In it is very sad the thinking there might just be one
:06:28. > :06:34.race for the two of us, it is pretty magical. The jury is
:06:34. > :06:39.radiating of P. Brilliant to watch today. -- the jury is radiating off
:06:39. > :06:43.you. We wish her well. She has been such
:06:43. > :06:49.a great ambassador over the years. It is the one thing missing from
:06:49. > :06:53.her troth the Cabinet, the final is on Friday. -- trophy cabinet.
:06:53. > :06:58.Let's take you to the three-day eventing, the cross-country, this
:06:58. > :07:04.is Zara Phillips on the cross- country course on High Kingdom and
:07:04. > :07:08.she was terrific today. She crossed the line in time with no penalties,
:07:08. > :07:12.many members of the Royal Family watching. Her parents are there,
:07:12. > :07:16.Prince Harry, Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge as well. A
:07:16. > :07:26.terrific performance. She is lying 5th overall although the
:07:26. > :07:28.
:07:28. > :07:37.Delighted to say I have got Zara Phillips with me. Tremendous start,
:07:37. > :07:42.superb. Awesome, it is hard work. You just have to get on with it.
:07:42. > :07:49.The crowd are unbelievable. You cannot hear it you watch beeping at
:07:49. > :07:53.you, you are always having to check. I hope I didn't take any heads off
:07:53. > :07:59.on the way cutting the course. He was a very suitable horse, but lost
:07:59. > :08:05.his front she so it was even harder for him to turn the corners. He
:08:05. > :08:11.really grow up and step up to the plate. It was awesome as well as
:08:11. > :08:15.hard work. How much did Nicola and Mary help you today? Nicola is
:08:15. > :08:23.always great. She always goes wrap and does her best, a great person
:08:23. > :08:28.to give a good feel. Mary has been here five times before. At the end
:08:28. > :08:38.of the date they have got to do our best. -- of the date we have got to
:08:38. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:45.do our best. Were you aware of the Forts? -- falls? You are coming
:08:45. > :08:48.down a hill and then trying to turn, it is hard work. The crowds are
:08:48. > :08:54.fantastic and they have to do appear to wave to you so 10am --
:08:54. > :08:58.turn round and give them away. Thank you.
:08:58. > :09:07.Absolutely terrific performance from Zara Phillips. She's lying in
:09:07. > :09:15.5th place. Mary King is in third place. This will two to go up in
:09:15. > :09:19.the team and individual composition. William Fox-Pitt and Tina Cook.
:09:19. > :09:25.Here, gymnastics. That has undergone a transformation over the
:09:25. > :09:29.past few years. British participation was almost ridiculed.
:09:29. > :09:33.Here we have strong medal chances were up the men's team competition.
:09:33. > :09:43.The British do have qualified in third place ahead of China and
:09:43. > :09:53.Japan. There's here from Louis Smith. -- let's hear from Louis
:09:53. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:06.You never really think this day will come. It is quite crazy. We
:10:06. > :10:11.have been saying for a long time the depth in the squad is fantastic
:10:11. > :10:15.compared to four years ago. Me and Daniel were pretty much the only
:10:15. > :10:19.people qualifying. This time round there were about eight or nine
:10:19. > :10:25.people fighting for five places. I am confident, mentally I know what
:10:25. > :10:29.any to do. I know what I need to do, how to approach the competition. He
:10:29. > :10:34.should be easier with the advantage of the home crowd, enjoying it
:10:34. > :10:37.rather than being nervous. I am very excited about competing. It is
:10:37. > :10:43.one thing sitting about here talking about it, another thing
:10:43. > :10:45.doing it. Today's ago there were incredible scenes at the North
:10:45. > :10:50.Greenwich Arena, Louis Smith was in floods of tears after his
:10:50. > :10:54.outstanding performance on the pommel horse, he was one of the
:10:54. > :11:00.potential stars of London 2012. He qualified in first place on his
:11:00. > :11:10.favourite piece of apparatus and four others qualified for
:11:10. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:29.individual events. It was a That really was Class C work. --
:11:29. > :11:55.
:11:55. > :12:01.That will do, young man. Very What a team performance this is
:12:01. > :12:11.proving to be. The last time we Britain got into the top eight was
:12:11. > :12:17.
:12:17. > :12:27.Here we go, this is Great Britain's Louis Smith. Command. There
:12:27. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:39.recently. -- a very smooth. Very good indeed. What a consummate
:12:39. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:55.Into this mad, well done, young man, you have just got to Great Britain
:12:55. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:09.We are taking you from the Olympic Park over to the North Greenwich
:13:09. > :13:14.Arena, hopefully no empty seats because this is such an important
:13:14. > :13:20.day for all of the athletes there. Let's join Matt Baker who has been
:13:20. > :13:24.watching it. What a day this is going to be. First of all, some up
:13:24. > :13:28.how great that day was two days ago when the men did so well.
:13:28. > :13:32.To be honest, it is unprecedented. We have never seen that kind of
:13:32. > :13:37.performance from Great Britain with the style of modern gymnastics we
:13:37. > :13:47.know today. You have got to think back to 1924 when the thrill was
:13:47. > :13:51.still part of gymnastic and rope climbing. -- drill. For Louis Smith
:13:51. > :13:55.to get into the pommel horse final, it to be here in this team final
:13:55. > :13:59.now, qualifying in third, he was just an extraordinary performance.
:13:59. > :14:03.Words we could not believe we were saying.
:14:03. > :14:07.How it has changed over the years. Realistically what are their
:14:07. > :14:10.chances? They did finish ahead of China and Japan?
:14:10. > :14:17.To be honest, Japan in qualification were laughing their
:14:17. > :14:21.way round. They knew they were going to get a chance to be here,
:14:21. > :14:26.and I think Japan could actually get gold. There will be a real
:14:26. > :14:33.battle between the USA and Japan. I think Japan will age them and China
:14:33. > :14:38.will try and get their nose in where they can. It will be a tussle
:14:38. > :14:42.between Great Britain, Germany, Russia. Great Britain were crowned
:14:42. > :14:51.European champions just one month ago. It is really all to play for.
:14:51. > :14:58.I honestly think this competition will be won and lost on false. --
:14:58. > :15:02.falls. The tears, all the emotion building up, bronze medal four
:15:02. > :15:07.years ago, he has put himself right in position to possibly win the
:15:07. > :15:10.gold medal. It is possible. No doubt about it. He can go harder
:15:10. > :15:15.than a routine he performed in qualification. It will be
:15:15. > :15:20.interesting to see if he does that in the team final and give the lads
:15:20. > :15:28.the extra marks they need. Four years of expectation. He knew he
:15:28. > :15:35.could do it himself. He has got to come up against a his nemesis. He
:15:35. > :15:45.bent his legs, splayed his legs wide and qualified in 5th. So far
:15:45. > :15:50.Louis Smith has one-0 on him. We can now seek way you are. The
:15:50. > :15:53.pommel horse is the first apparatus, is that good news for Britain?
:15:53. > :15:57.That is interesting because in qualification they started on the
:15:57. > :16:00.rings which isn't one of their strongest point and they hit every
:16:01. > :16:05.single routine and that set up the momentum to go all the way round.
:16:05. > :16:08.Whereas pommel horse is their best piece of apparatus so let's hope
:16:08. > :16:12.there -- they are feeling comfortable and confident and not
:16:12. > :16:16.to has didn't. If they placed a big score, you can expected to contend
:16:16. > :16:24.with that of the vault which is a very big contender within the team
:16:24. > :16:28.final as well. Let's hope they can get up to a really good start and a
:16:28. > :16:33.word on how this works because it is quite complicated. All the
:16:33. > :16:38.gymnastics that has happened, the slate is wiped clean. Every team
:16:38. > :16:41.starts with Sera. They put a three gymnasts up on every single piece
:16:41. > :16:46.and every school accounts because it is the team total on each piece
:16:46. > :16:54.of apparatus added together at the end. Betty said, you know it will
:16:54. > :17:04.be one or lost on false, if the gymnast falls it is a hallmark gone.
:17:04. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:16.-- it will be won or lost on a faults. -- falls. Let's find out
:17:16. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:32.It is 1.15 metres high, 1.6 metres The gymnasts are judged from the
:17:32. > :17:36.moment they place their hands on the apparatus. All parts of the
:17:36. > :17:42.horse must be used. Elements must be executed with swing and without
:17:42. > :17:52.interruption. There are five categories of moves including
:17:52. > :18:01.
:18:01. > :18:09.scissors, circles. And for the finale the gymnast should cross the
:18:09. > :18:19.horse and include a handstand for the dismount. It you would like to
:18:19. > :18:20.
:18:20. > :18:24.get involved in Olympics sports go There we are, that is the Russian
:18:24. > :18:27.team lying in second place after the qualifications. It all starts
:18:27. > :18:33.from a clean slate. Everything that happened a couple of days ago
:18:33. > :18:37.doesn't matter. The United States have a very strong team as well. We
:18:37. > :18:44.are expecting to see a lot more from the Japanese and Chinese,
:18:44. > :18:49.looking forward to seeing the Japanese tenacity has been
:18:49. > :18:55.unbeatable over the last couple of years -- gymnast. He is the world
:18:55. > :18:59.champion. There is Dan Purvis. Tremendous scenes at the North
:18:59. > :19:03.Greenwich Arena. They will be lapping up all this support. Max
:19:03. > :19:13.Whitlock who has qualified for the pommel horse, along with this man,
:19:13. > :19:18.
:19:18. > :19:22.Louis Smith. So emotional the other OK, so we are ready and it will be
:19:22. > :19:32.great Britain up against Germany. They will be rotating around the
:19:32. > :19:36.
:19:36. > :19:41.apparatus. Let's join our Great Britain are going round in
:19:41. > :19:46.this group. These are the gymnasts who will be competing on the pommel
:19:46. > :19:50.horse. It is good news for Great Britain to be teamed up of Germany,
:19:50. > :19:57.because if they have gone into the grip of America they could have
:19:57. > :20:02.been intimidated with their huge celebrations? Perfect match. They
:20:02. > :20:08.have been very close in the past. Great Britain will need to be good
:20:08. > :20:13.today. It is a great pairing and it will give us a good measure on how
:20:13. > :20:19.they are progressing. Beat Germany and we have a chance of 4th or
:20:19. > :20:24.better. 4th of better - what a prediction, Christine? Moving on to
:20:24. > :20:30.the Chinese they had a dreadful qualification round. We were very
:20:30. > :20:37.surprised? We were. It is unlikely for them to perform so badly twice
:20:37. > :20:42.in a row. They are quality gymnast. They took it a little bit too easy
:20:42. > :20:46.and thought they would walk it. They have discovered they can't. I
:20:46. > :20:50.think there will sharpen up an awful lot. It has to be mentioned
:20:50. > :20:55.they had a fabulous performance in front of the home crowd at the
:20:55. > :21:00.Beijing Olympics. Took the gold medal there. There has been a
:21:00. > :21:04.handover period the China. So much concentration went into that
:21:05. > :21:12.performance? Traditionally they have swept away with everything.
:21:12. > :21:19.They did it in 2000, and 2004. They could not maintain -- maintain the
:21:19. > :21:24.momentum. In Beijing they were superb. Maybe it will be the same
:21:24. > :21:28.thing here, we do not know. But you cannot write them off. There are
:21:28. > :21:33.some very good gymnasts going all round in the Ukraine team. The
:21:33. > :21:38.French team, very steady in qualification. One is banking on
:21:38. > :21:44.youth, Christine and the other on experience? He Ukraine have been
:21:44. > :21:50.very impressive. At the Europeans - - Europeans we thought they would
:21:50. > :21:55.threaten for a medal. They are unexciting team, as are Russia.
:21:55. > :22:01.Russia worked impressively in qualification. Every team here is a
:22:01. > :22:08.quality act. We will keep our eye on the USA, Japan, China, Great
:22:08. > :22:12.Britain, Germany, Russia. This will be an interesting competition.
:22:12. > :22:16.fact you can put Great Britain in that company is a superb
:22:16. > :22:21.achievement. Can you believe we are talking about that? It is
:22:21. > :22:28.incredible. It is incredible, but this is the team that won the
:22:28. > :22:37.Junior Europeans four years ago. And they have come through it as a
:22:37. > :22:44.dominant unit. And they beat Russia as juniors. Absolutely. They are
:22:44. > :22:49.now 22, 23, 24. This is a credits for the coaches, to cross the
:22:49. > :22:56.bridge from junior to senior it is no easy task. It is terrific.
:22:56. > :23:05.Looking at the Japanese team, they came over to Great Britain to train
:23:05. > :23:11.with the team to find out what the secret is. The story of one man
:23:11. > :23:16.coming in and saying, if you think these are good, go into deep other
:23:16. > :23:22.room and look at the 12 year olds. Became in with their video cameras,
:23:22. > :23:29.film everything and went away and analysed it. It was very
:23:29. > :23:36.interesting. Great Britain looking relaxed. We will start with the
:23:36. > :23:46.floor. Team USA. Just a reminder, three gymnasts go up, every score
:23:46. > :23:47.
:23:47. > :23:57.counts. The highest qualifier for the All Around final. This was the
:23:57. > :23:58.
:23:58. > :24:08.best piece the team USA. The 20- year-old kicks off the USA in their
:24:08. > :24:10.
:24:10. > :24:20.bid for the Olympic gold. You can see the concentration in his face.
:24:20. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:36.Super starts, massive tumble. Very of those. He is a complete gymnast,
:24:36. > :24:46.he is powerful but he is supple as well, as he is showing here. Very
:24:46. > :24:53.
:24:53. > :25:01.SAT -- stylish. And he can land. Know when necessary steps. Other
:25:01. > :25:11.gymnasts favouring to jump out of the tumble into a stagger. This has
:25:11. > :25:11.
:25:11. > :25:15.been a very good opener. Can just see the focus into the final tumble.
:25:15. > :25:21.Beautiful double straight somersault. They will be very happy.
:25:21. > :25:29.He did not give away too much. He isn't a higher scorer for the USA
:25:29. > :25:33.it on the floor. He has such a laid-back, iconic style. He just
:25:33. > :25:43.demonstrates beautifully converted upwards. Beautifully done. The
:25:43. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:54.quality of his shape is so impressive. That is how he finished,
:25:54. > :26:03.
:26:03. > :26:09.with a big smile. Straight under going to be a great competition. We
:26:09. > :26:16.have only just started and I am breathless already false start that
:26:16. > :26:21.was a seven difficulty. So it will be marked out of 17. 10 for the
:26:22. > :26:27.execution and seven for the difficulty. That was a big job for
:26:27. > :26:37.an 18-year-old. That was amazing. The Ukraine have been vaulting very
:26:37. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :26:55.well and that it was massive. gymnasts to go for the USA. Sees
:26:55. > :27:05.the floor, makes the half turn. It was massive. Just one of vault each.
:27:05. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:15.Over so quickly. Another of those outfits. Don't start on that.
:27:15. > :27:22.can expect the Ukraine to be up at the top of the leaderboard on this
:27:22. > :27:27.first rotation. His team mate is a powerhouse. Watch him hit the roof
:27:27. > :27:32.in the North Greenwich Arena. He will power down there, hit the
:27:32. > :27:41.horse and then just enjoy the flight. You generally save your
:27:41. > :27:46.best performer until last. It was a big jump to the side. He just
:27:46. > :27:52.kicked it out a fraction early. He saved it, but he was a bit over
:27:53. > :27:59.ambitious. It was one of the high as I have ever seen. A very
:27:59. > :28:09.ambitious, but if it had come off it would have been fantastic. He
:28:09. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:15.turned very high and very early. Terrific, really. But, it is a risk.
:28:15. > :28:25.Big push, out nice and early. Just a little bit too much left in the
:28:25. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:35.tank to control. It will be a big score because it was massive.
:28:35. > :28:45.Britain's Louis Smith chalking up, waiting for Max Whitlock's has got
:28:45. > :28:47.
:28:47. > :28:56.to come in before he can start. Daniel Purvis has clawed a 14.7 33.
:28:56. > :29:04.15.23 three. Will he go all out the difficulty? Doing it for the team
:29:04. > :29:14.right now. Will he gain the extra adding in the difficulty? Louis
:29:14. > :29:19.Smith with the hardest pommel horse routine in the world! Two lovely
:29:19. > :29:24.handstands making absolutely sure of them. The very solid start.
:29:25. > :29:31.Secure on the one handle. You will know now if he is going for the big
:29:31. > :29:38.skill. He has gone for the easier routine into the spindle. This is a
:29:38. > :29:46.team job from Louis Smith. Lovely work in the travel. The triple
:29:46. > :29:55.Russian. He has just got to keep focused, it is lovely. This is
:29:55. > :29:59.great stuff from Louis Smith. Up into the hands stand. That was
:29:59. > :30:09.terrific from Louis Smith! A massive routine and surely a
:30:09. > :30:14.
:30:14. > :30:20.massive score? Great Britain off to an absolute flyer. 16.0 66 at the
:30:21. > :30:25.the Ukraine. That was a huge performance from Louis Smith and
:30:25. > :30:35.the best quality work I have ever seen him do. The third gymnasts up
:30:35. > :30:42.
:30:42. > :30:47.for Japan. Third in the world in 2011. 23 years old. And a very
:30:48. > :30:51.strong man here. Required to hold the body straight. Have the
:30:51. > :30:59.shoulders right down in all of these holds. They need to be in
:30:59. > :31:05.line with the hands. Held for at least two seconds. Swing from one
:31:05. > :31:10.strength move to the next and then up into the hands stand. Excellent
:31:10. > :31:20.work. He lifts his feet a little bit higher. Emphatic in that
:31:20. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :31:29.position. Another superbly strength element. He is showing control in
:31:29. > :31:35.the hands stand. Every gymnast has to finish with a big dismount. That
:31:35. > :31:45.hands than, for fault worst. That was pretty immaculate. All the
:31:45. > :31:48.
:31:48. > :31:52.gymnasts so far going incredibly well. This is their specialist.
:31:52. > :31:59.Perfectly built for it. It is already looking like a different
:31:59. > :32:09.story for the Japanese today. Different focus, Dyffryn head on.
:32:09. > :32:11.
:32:11. > :32:15.Still smiling. They had a reality check. -- difference. Louis Smith,
:32:15. > :32:21.slightly down on his executions Gore, but it you won't see a bigger
:32:21. > :32:31.score in this final. On the pommel horse I mean. It is the biggest
:32:31. > :32:35.score I have seen him make in a big competition. Terrific job. There is
:32:35. > :32:45.a bit of tension out of the situation. The team have qualified,
:32:45. > :32:46.
:32:46. > :32:54.he has qualified. They are in a situation to enjoy themselves today.
:32:54. > :32:59.The Japanese have had a good set of scores. Gymnasts just warming up.
:32:59. > :33:05.This is the second half of the rotations. Great Britain going
:33:05. > :33:11.round with Germany. That Japan going round with China. USA going
:33:11. > :33:16.round with Russia. Then Ukraine are on vault with France. A lot of
:33:16. > :33:24.excited gymnasts out there. I agree your point about the Russians, they
:33:24. > :33:28.look young, trim, fit and very determined. Great Britain, starting
:33:28. > :33:33.were they did and doing what they did couldn't have been better.
:33:33. > :33:43.Looking at Germany. They have put a lot of working on the pommel horse.
:33:43. > :33:47.
:33:47. > :33:52.We are going to France first of all. Mary clean. Just the fault twist.
:33:52. > :33:56.It is a very difficult marriage to make between the difficulty and
:33:56. > :34:06.good style. It you want to hit three routines from three, that is
:34:06. > :34:12.a safe bet. This was France's worst piece of apparatus as a Tween the -
:34:12. > :34:18.- team in qualification. In the final of the Olympics, that is
:34:18. > :34:28.really quite basic. But beautifully performed. His execution score will
:34:28. > :34:43.
:34:43. > :34:53.be high. He is the current all champion. He did well for the
:34:53. > :34:55.
:34:55. > :35:05.execution score. He is 24 years old, another all-arounder gymnast. He
:35:05. > :35:09.
:35:09. > :35:19.was 9th in the all round last year. Going for 6.26 -- 6.2 difficulty.
:35:19. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :35:28.Her a step up too far. Defeat struggled to get down. -- his feet.
:35:28. > :35:38.With their hands down as well, that is a bigger loss. It was their
:35:38. > :35:38.
:35:38. > :35:44.worst piece in qualifying. It is not getting any better. Because of
:35:44. > :35:49.the fact it is just one move with a hide difficulties it is easy to
:35:49. > :35:55.build your score but this will be costly. If you can hit good vaults
:35:55. > :36:05.and land you are a couple of marks up. Two marks upon each gymnastics
:36:05. > :36:11.
:36:11. > :36:19.six marks which is hard to claw back over the other PCs. -- pieces.
:36:20. > :36:29.14.441. The next is their best. Through thick and have a great time
:36:30. > :36:30.
:36:30. > :36:36.in qualification. He is a power pack. He knows how crucial this is.
:36:36. > :36:46.Qualification was about getting into the final. This is vital for
:36:46. > :36:51.
:36:51. > :36:58.France. Third and final falter. -- vaulter. A little bit low, hang on
:36:58. > :37:03.to the touch slightly too low. though it was a big step, he was so
:37:03. > :37:11.high, it will not be as costly on the scoreboard. That should be
:37:11. > :37:21.quite good for him. Certainly a big improvement on the rest of the team.
:37:21. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:25.This is Boy from Germany, the German champion. Following a 12.533.
:37:25. > :37:29.He had a terrible time in qualification on almost every piece.
:37:29. > :37:36.He will be wanting to put that right behind him and he has started
:37:36. > :37:46.well. Just a little bit of contact with a horse. He is winging its me
:37:46. > :37:46.
:37:46. > :37:56.for a. -- swinging. A little bit of flair there. Moving off fast,
:37:56. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:06.fighting a bit. Loss of shape. His hips were getting lower and lower.
:38:06. > :38:13.That is massive. He is following a 12 and he has just fallen off.
:38:13. > :38:20.you think Great Britain had a 14 and 15, that is significant.
:38:20. > :38:27.they come back from it? We will have to see. It is unlikely. He was
:38:27. > :38:31.very close to the handle her. Drawing they hit back. A little bit
:38:31. > :38:41.of strength used on this night that he will be pleased to be off the
:38:41. > :38:44.
:38:44. > :38:51.apparatus with no more major errors. This is not Hambuchen's best piece.
:38:51. > :39:01.I don't think they are planning to use Hambuchen. He was the best.
:39:01. > :39:09.
:39:09. > :39:19.They put crime are down. -- Krimmer. That will not threaten Germany. Boy
:39:19. > :39:21.
:39:21. > :39:31.knows it as well. So he has got a job to do. He hasn't looked near
:39:31. > :39:34.
:39:34. > :39:43.his form in that competition and he pulled up -- we join that Russia on
:39:43. > :39:49.the floor. This could be a great routine. He is incredibly powerful,
:39:49. > :39:53.it is whether or not he can stay in the square. Look at his geography.
:39:53. > :40:03.Really interesting. It is interesting. For one minute he does
:40:03. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:15.not stop moving, it is incredible. Very powerful. High, clean. It goes
:40:15. > :40:17.
:40:17. > :40:23.on from here. Very beautifully done. Twisting as if it is no problem at
:40:23. > :40:33.all. Look at the height. Just incredible. Double twist into 1.5
:40:33. > :40:37.
:40:37. > :40:44.twist. Off he goes again. Ford West, -- that was a fault West. The only
:40:44. > :40:53.pause he will allow himself is in the Japanese can stand. --
:40:53. > :41:01.handstand. Double pike. He is not done yet. Just about scripting.
:41:01. > :41:09.Here he goes again. Do you think it is over? It is not. Still another
:41:09. > :41:16.one to come. They think he will triple twist. Amazing stuff. So
:41:16. > :41:26.much energy, fit ness. To repay that oxygen debt will take a few
:41:26. > :41:28.
:41:28. > :41:35.seconds. Ablyazin, the Russians performing well on the floor. The
:41:35. > :41:45.current world and Olympic champion. The last of the Chinese rings
:41:45. > :41:46.
:41:46. > :41:54.gymnasts. Quite special gymnast on the rings. Dominant at world and
:41:54. > :42:00.Olympic level in this last cycle. The ability to hold the body
:42:00. > :42:08.straight and look shoulders absolutely in line with a hand. And
:42:08. > :42:18.most difficult strength element, it swings straight up and back down.
:42:18. > :42:20.
:42:20. > :42:27.And again. Beautiful work. Lifts his chin, controls. Strength work
:42:27. > :42:33.is quite phenomenal. But now we get the swinging the work as well.
:42:33. > :42:39.Beautiful straight arms up to the handstand. Not a flicker into this
:42:39. > :42:49.mad. I love the way he finishes the full twist with a flair. -- into
:42:49. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:09.the do smack. China have yet to on pommel horse. The Chinese
:43:09. > :43:15.gymnast being very special. Absolutely still, incorrect
:43:15. > :43:20.positions. Look at that. Perfect body line, shoulders in the right
:43:20. > :43:30.position to maintain stability. A little kick out with the legs.
:43:30. > :43:34.
:43:34. > :43:44.Fabulous. Ablyazin's Corp is in, 15.475. -- score. Look at the
:43:44. > :43:47.
:43:47. > :43:51.execution. Nine, on rings? Great Britain, done incredibly well on
:43:51. > :44:00.pommel horse, this is Max Whitlock, the second team last up for Great
:44:00. > :44:08.Britain, 19 years old. Very exciting young gymnast. He always
:44:08. > :44:12.inject something special into all hot his work. -- all of his work.
:44:12. > :44:22.He has crossed the bridge into senior work so well. Very good
:44:22. > :44:24.
:44:24. > :44:33.rhythm. Forwards and backwards troubles. -- Travels. Three
:44:33. > :44:40.straight body twists in a circle. Beautifully done, indeed. That
:44:40. > :44:48.smile but is his trademark. He went just before Louis Smith, scored
:44:48. > :44:55.15.233. Such an experienced performance in such a setting you
:44:55. > :45:01.would never believe. We know they have got carried by the home crowd.
:45:01. > :45:06.But so far, so very good. He has always been a super cool character.
:45:06. > :45:11.You watch him in training, it is all a little bit light hearted. And
:45:11. > :45:17.then when the moment comes he can absolutely switch it on for
:45:17. > :45:24.competition, he is really an expert on this pommel horse. It was an
:45:24. > :45:29.unplanned extra flair. A safe job done by all three of them. Expect
:45:29. > :45:33.them to be behind Ukraine, just because of the high-scoring faults.
:45:33. > :45:40.If Great Britain could be in second after this piece, this rotation, as
:45:40. > :45:50.they are, look at that. Japan in third. Russia at side of the medals
:45:50. > :45:55.
:45:55. > :46:03.at the moment in 4th. -- outside. Look at the difference. That is a
:46:03. > :46:10.good score, to start off with that, you qualify with a highest score.
:46:10. > :46:15.That is really good. Great Britain, good start. And that gives you an
:46:15. > :46:25.idea of where they are heading now. Russia moved over to the pommel
:46:25. > :46:41.
:46:41. > :46:47.horse. Germany on the rings, China Lifts, twists, very clean. 2.5
:46:47. > :46:55.twists. He actually got the lowest score of all of the Chinese in
:46:55. > :47:03.qualification, but such a little twister. That is a good description.
:47:03. > :47:08.Great aerial awareness. Great flaw work, here show came -- and here he
:47:08. > :47:12.is showing he is great on this as well. Looking forward to seeing
:47:12. > :47:17.more of his twists on the floor later on. You can see how he needed
:47:17. > :47:27.to pump himself up for it. He cannot land that fault any old they
:47:27. > :47:43.
:47:43. > :47:53.of the week. -- vault. They have lowest score on the Chinese team to
:47:53. > :47:54.
:47:54. > :48:00.the highest scorer. 23 years old. Takes a deep breath, a seven
:48:00. > :48:10.difficulty. A accelerates, troubled West. A little bit a deep on the
:48:10. > :48:11.
:48:11. > :48:21.landing but that was good. Nothing too drastic. He is a tall man and
:48:21. > :48:21.
:48:21. > :48:26.uses that to his advantage, powers up of the top of the platform. The
:48:26. > :48:33.platform is a bit sprung so he uses that, makes the turn, then three
:48:33. > :48:39.twists off. Mostly the problem gymnasts have is on direction. He
:48:39. > :48:48.does very well, stays inside the white corridor. Very good vaulting
:48:48. > :48:54.so far. A huge platform, literally. Look at that. The highest score of
:48:54. > :48:59.the competition so far. Interestingly, the gymnasts that
:48:59. > :49:09.finished on the last be start on the next piece. Time to get the
:49:09. > :49:13.whole -- their breath back. The second of the Russian gymnasts.
:49:13. > :49:17.Pommel horse champion. Very impressive gymnast all round.
:49:17. > :49:26.Lovely clear lines. He rescued that very well, exploded, got it back
:49:26. > :49:36.under control. He is the spearhead of the youth attack in the Russian
:49:36. > :49:46.
:49:46. > :49:50.got it back. Two great Hungarians gave us those skills and he lost
:49:50. > :49:55.his support on the way the hand stand. They will only give him a C.
:49:55. > :50:00.He will be dedetectived there. He needs a D difficulty to get the
:50:00. > :50:09.full value. And the fall. I was going to say, will they call that
:50:09. > :50:14.as a fall? Yeah. Well a crucial mistake for Russia. Bearing in mind
:50:14. > :50:19.Great Britain are second. And of course Britain beat Russia in the
:50:19. > :50:23.European Championships and in qualifying. Russia beat Great
:50:23. > :50:29.Britain and they were ecstatic about it. They will want to do that
:50:29. > :50:34.again. He will be disappointed. We were about to see that. Let's see
:50:34. > :50:42.if it was a fall. If he is on his feet, they could call that an
:50:42. > :50:46.aborted dismount. We will see what if marking is like. They may
:50:46. > :50:51.deliberate for a while. It wasn't without fault in the first half
:50:51. > :51:01.either. No. He had a major form blow up in the middle While the
:51:01. > :51:19.
:51:19. > :51:27.judges have a conflab, we will join straight. And back into another
:51:27. > :51:31.strength hold. That is impressive. He doesn't look such a huge
:51:31. > :51:36.powerful guy, but he is able to exert great power through the
:51:36. > :51:42.shoulders. You can see them working. A good straight position in the
:51:43. > :51:47.hand stand. Now he is into the double front somersault series and
:51:47. > :51:52.kills the swing into the strength hold. He is holding them for so
:51:52. > :51:59.long. It is so impressive that. Just a wobble there. He has to lock
:51:59. > :52:04.out through shoulders. Swinging now into the dismount. The full
:52:04. > :52:12.twisting double straight. A little fight at the end. Germany on the
:52:13. > :52:22.recovery after pommel horse. He knew what he had to do. He's good
:52:22. > :52:32.gymnast. Belyavskiy with 12.94. He would be hoping for somebody up in
:52:32. > :52:32.
:52:32. > :52:40.the 14s. What a shame for Russia, but great news for Britain. Nguyen
:52:40. > :52:50.is so strong. He holds it in the right plane. But the cross is super.
:52:50. > :52:50.
:52:50. > :53:00.Lovely bodyline. Now some more scores. The final Chinese vaulter,
:53:00. > :53:04.
:53:04. > :53:14.16.216. A massive score of 48. 316 on vault. It doesn't come much
:53:14. > :53:33.
:53:33. > :53:43.better than that? That is exciting. under somersault work is very
:53:43. > :54:00.
:54:00. > :54:10.Frenchman that did it first. See how they change shapes to
:54:10. > :54:16.accommodate all of the techniques. And a very relaxed double pike.
:54:16. > :54:20.That was a lovely routine. That is what the French need to boost their
:54:21. > :54:30.confidence and morale. Without question he is one of the finest
:54:31. > :54:31.
:54:31. > :54:35.bar legal bar workers in Europe. Lovely style. Wonderful technique
:54:36. > :54:45.as well. He has got the ability to make it all look easy and that is
:54:45. > :54:55.the mark of a really good gymnast. That following a 14. 588 and a
:54:55. > :54:57.
:54:57. > :55:02.15.133. So France now on the recovery. A very good execution
:55:02. > :55:07.score. So you get your execution and add that to your difficulty and
:55:07. > :55:11.that gives you the final score. Many people at home will be
:55:11. > :55:17.mourning the loss of the perfect 10. But it is still there. If you look
:55:17. > :55:21.at the execution score when it comes up, that will tell how how --
:55:21. > :55:30.you how perfect the routine is. These days it is a perfect nine. If
:55:30. > :55:37.you tkpaet nine, you're doing a job. Russia looking for an average of 45.
:55:37. > :55:43.45 would give 270. Which is a team total which might get you fourth
:55:43. > :55:50.place. It is amazing the standard here. I think what did the
:55:50. > :56:00.Americans get to qualify? 275 was it? Yes. Which is a big average
:56:00. > :56:04.
:56:05. > :56:14.score. Like we said, as soon as a gymnast falls, it is crucial. But
:56:14. > :56:22.44.899 and 48. Lack at this. Kohei Uchimura. Didn't have much fun in
:56:22. > :56:26.qualification. He looks a lot more drawn in. So precise. Twists
:56:26. > :56:32.beautifully. Lands really well. But it wasn't on the red line. It was
:56:32. > :56:37.just off to the side. That will only lose him about 0.3. But it
:56:37. > :56:41.wasn't perfect. They look under pressure the Japanese. I believe he
:56:41. > :56:48.looks a little frail. A bit too fit almost if you know what I mean.
:56:48. > :56:55.That is his trade mark isn't it? Attacked it very well. Good
:56:55. > :57:02.repullion, but he cast aside and that will be a three to five
:57:02. > :57:08.deduction for direction and a little tiny hop to the side.
:57:08. > :57:18.have to say he has the most immaculate style doesn't he? Even
:57:18. > :57:21.
:57:21. > :57:31.in slow motion it is fantastic. 15.9 for Kohei Uchimura. A
:57:31. > :57:39.
:57:39. > :57:45.beautiful score. Cato. Second Japanese, the youngest member of
:57:45. > :57:50.the team, 18. Did a good job in qualifying and a good job there as
:57:50. > :57:57.well. Nicely done. Very unusual technique. Wild with the head.
:57:57. > :58:02.Swings the arms around the side. But makes the two and a half twist.
:58:02. > :58:09.But just, is my hair looking all right, he said! Going for the style
:58:09. > :58:17.award. There is one actually. But it is for the gymnastics, not hair
:58:17. > :58:23.cuts. Herr his hair flew there as he wrapped that twist in. Not so
:58:23. > :58:33.stylist -- stylish. But pretty neat. A similar fault, just off to one
:58:33. > :58:35.
:58:35. > :58:45.side. Kat o, scores a massive score with a 9.441 for execution.
:58:45. > :58:53.
:58:53. > :59:00.Brilliant. They're starting to be impressed. The last of the Japanese.
:59:00. > :59:05.He is working three pieces today. We saw him on the rings. It all
:59:05. > :59:11.falls quiet in the North Greenwich Arena. This to keep Japan in
:59:11. > :59:16.contention for gold. Scuttles down. But he really did not get up off
:59:16. > :59:26.that platform properly. Did he do that in qualifying? I think one of
:59:26. > :59:26.
:59:26. > :59:33.them did. And he has hurt himself. That is not good sign for them.
:59:33. > :59:38.news, he is a tough lad, Yamamoto. That is serious. I would say that.
:59:39. > :59:46.He is not the sort to hop off, unless really serious. I'm sure he
:59:46. > :59:50.did this in qualifying. Oh that must have really hurt. Tendons when
:59:50. > :59:57.you under rotate like that, just about got his feet down. Ore look
:59:57. > :00:07.at the coach! I suspect he was doing this as a half turn. He
:00:07. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:34.hardly turned at all. What have the United States got in store. A lit
:00:34. > :00:40.scruffy in the rush. A bit scraping the top of the handle in the triple
:00:40. > :00:47.rush. Now then, needs to settle this swinging down. But he is
:00:47. > :00:54.really going through hard. You can hear, come on, come on, they're
:00:54. > :01:00.shouting. And he has made the dismount very nice. A good effort
:01:00. > :01:06.there. But there were technical errors, which I knew you spotted,
:01:06. > :01:11.Matt. Thame us about skewing. you're aiming for is if you imagine
:01:11. > :01:20.the wrist bands, you want them to be level. If one hand is in front
:01:20. > :01:25.of the other that is known as skewing and that is not good news.
:01:25. > :01:31.He looked like he was touching the pommel horse sometimes, but he was
:01:31. > :01:40.travel sog fast that he managed to keep going. Great Britain's second
:01:40. > :01:44.piece of equipment. He had a great time on pommel horse. I expect
:01:44. > :01:50.Britain to dip a bit on this piece, but they will pull it back. That
:01:50. > :01:58.was a good start from him. He has been a steady performer for Britain
:01:58. > :02:04.this year. Lifts up into that strength hold. Feet nice and high.
:02:04. > :02:11.Arms straight. Fixed the position. He does so, holds it really well.
:02:11. > :02:18.He's very stylish gymnast, lovely somersaults. Up into the hand stand.
:02:18. > :02:27.Controls the top of the swing. Up into the tubl twisting tubl tuck
:02:27. > :02:37.dismounts and a dig step forward. That follows a 14.033 from Sam
:02:37. > :02:41.
:02:41. > :02:47.Oldham. Good team job. Steady on rings. Yamamuro 14.3. But more
:02:47. > :02:55.important, how is the foot? He is still looking uncomfortable. Japan
:02:55. > :03:01.even after that are still in that golden area. There they are. Still
:03:01. > :03:11.with a smile on his face. Smiling his way through. But serious enough
:03:11. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:16.to take him out of the Ai that. news. Such a pity. Well he is due
:03:16. > :03:22.to do another piece of apparatus. They will be calling on another
:03:22. > :03:26.member of the team. We will find out who and let you know. They are
:03:26. > :03:30.allowed to do that. There is five in the team and you choose your
:03:30. > :03:40.best three for each piece of apparatus. Now somebody who thought
:03:40. > :03:42.
:03:42. > :03:52.he would be a reserve will step up. Mikulak there. Very good judging,
:03:52. > :04:06.
:04:06. > :04:16.they picked up the weakness. He had a wonderful outing on the vault.
:04:16. > :04:22.
:04:22. > :04:32.Very clean. A lovely style. A lovely line. This is difficult.
:04:32. > :04:36.
:04:36. > :04:40.Smooth there. And so far this is very good. Beautiful work. Turn to
:04:40. > :04:46.one rail. Turn to the hand stand, double pike. Just a little
:04:46. > :04:50.adjustment, but that was clean, so clean and technically superb.
:04:50. > :04:57.got a silver in the European Championship on that apparatus. I
:04:57. > :05:07.tell you what, at 18 years old! What a gym nars to keep an eye on.
:05:07. > :05:14.
:05:14. > :05:20.rings behind them. It is one of their low-scoring pieces. That was
:05:20. > :05:30.a dip but they will make up for it. We did expect that. Pommel horse is
:05:30. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :06:02.the score. Here we go. Great Britain's Kristian Thomas. He is a
:06:02. > :06:19.
:06:19. > :06:24.line. Swings well. Fixes that shape. Can see the strength through the
:06:24. > :06:34.shoulders. He must hold the handstand. Shows very good control
:06:34. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:53.there. Favours the swimming but a very good team job. Ferry it
:06:53. > :07:03.well put together that routine. Very well coach, very well put
:07:03. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:13.together. It is an art, when you do not have the favourable leavers.
:07:13. > :07:31.
:07:31. > :07:41.the dismount because he is great in the air. Kristian Thomas, a 14.433.
:07:41. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:47.That is the situation after two pieces of apparatus. Great Britain
:07:47. > :07:51.are ahead of Russia and the United States, that is the important thing.
:07:51. > :07:58.We are moving on to the vault now. Great Britain will go ahead of
:07:58. > :08:05.France. They have already vaulted. They could even go ahead of Japan.
:08:05. > :08:10.They could. They are good on vault. They have certainly got 48 plus in
:08:10. > :08:17.them. That would be tremendous. We have said it so often, until every
:08:17. > :08:22.team has vaulted, we cannot get a real playing field indication.
:08:22. > :08:27.is right. Because the tariff of the vault is relatively high, compared
:08:27. > :08:32.to the stud value you can build on the other pieces, it means a fault
:08:32. > :08:35.scores quite a bit higher than the other apparatus. -- the vault
:08:35. > :08:44.scores quite a bit higher. When every team has vaulted, you get a
:08:44. > :08:54.true picture. In reality it is great Britain's vaulting against
:08:54. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :09:04.Japan's parallel bars work. Japan got 47 plus in qualifying. Great
:09:04. > :09:05.
:09:05. > :09:09.Britain got 48 plus on vault. A nice little tussle. Great Britain's
:09:09. > :09:19.first vaulter is Max Witlock. He has done a great job for the team
:09:19. > :09:33.
:09:33. > :09:43.but a good, safe opener. Good enough. They are looking for high
:09:43. > :10:06.
:10:06. > :10:16.handstand. He is winding up into the full twisting. You can see how
:10:16. > :10:28.
:10:28. > :10:33.the swing changes when he wants to exciting apparatus, the high bar.
:10:33. > :10:43.That was unplanned, the struggle of the legs. He had to put a couple of
:10:43. > :10:55.
:10:56. > :11:01.quite a powerful start. It can be so nerve-racking in more ways than
:11:01. > :11:11.one, high bar, because you see the huge release and catch moves, it is
:11:11. > :11:12.
:11:12. > :11:22.very easy to over rotate and miss the bar. You have to be mm per fact.
:11:22. > :11:30.
:11:30. > :11:38.15.664 Max Witlock. Now it is high 15s. That was good vaulting
:11:38. > :11:44.from Dan Purvis. He is technically a lovely gymnast. He hits the top
:11:44. > :11:50.of the platform, such a good position, rockets up. Let's see how
:11:50. > :12:00.Team USA are getting on. Jonathan Horton is one of the finest ring
:12:00. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:30.workers in the world. He is USA ambitious strength element. Swings
:12:30. > :13:00.
:13:00. > :13:06.are allowed to hang under the bar twists. There is an erupting arena.
:13:07. > :13:11.That was great concentration from Jonathan Horton. The reason why the
:13:11. > :13:21.arena erupted was because Kristian Thomas stormed down the vault
:13:21. > :13:24.
:13:24. > :13:34.runway and nailed his landing. Two more gymnasts are up for Ukraine.
:13:34. > :14:00.
:14:00. > :14:10.finish. A little puff of relief. Horton, 15.266. His team-mate is on
:14:10. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:30.is from the Bronx. A good all- rounder, superb on high bar and
:14:30. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:19.floor. Not too shabby on rings. A tuck. A very well constructed
:15:19. > :15:29.routine. A great team job. 15.9664 Daniel Purvis. We will show you a
:15:29. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:34.Kristian Thomas' vault in a little while. So efficient, very
:15:34. > :15:43.undemonstrative this gymnast. He does everything quietly and
:15:43. > :15:52.efficiently. His feet are beautifully high. Quite a few
:15:52. > :15:56.gymnasts dip Beefeater. -- quite a few gymnasts dip Beefeater. It is a
:15:56. > :16:03.typical young man's and ring a routine put together in a clever
:16:03. > :16:13.way. I said that the arena erupted when Kristian Thomas landed and you
:16:13. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:31.are about to find out why. Theo he He could not have landed that any
:16:31. > :16:38.better. Fantastic vaulting when it really mattered. He landed on a
:16:38. > :16:48.16.55. Absolutely massive! Here is another quiet, undemonstrative
:16:48. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :17:09.young man who works hard and goes GB are going superbly at the moment.
:17:09. > :17:18.I hope this momentum continues. cannot believe we are sitting here
:17:18. > :17:22.talking in that way. There is confirmation. Execution, 9.55!
:17:23. > :17:27.great thing about that vault is because you are not twisting you do
:17:27. > :17:31.not have a lot of deductions. As long as you can land it and it is
:17:32. > :17:36.very difficult to land. Listen, we are at the Olympics and that so far
:17:36. > :17:41.was the best vault in the team final for Great Britain. I do not
:17:41. > :17:46.think it will be bettered. Ukraine have gone, they are great Walters.
:17:46. > :17:52.You would not think he has just done an enormous jump. He looks so
:17:52. > :18:02.relaxed. This is next apparatus mentality. He has got a job to do
:18:02. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:27.and he has got another one coming them away. You cannot do it at this
:18:27. > :18:37.level. Great Britain on rings scored 43.066 so their 5th highest
:18:37. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:48.score at the moment. What did USA score? 45.25 soap second highest.
:18:48. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :19:11.Two marks adrift on rings. The USA bars. That is the highest so far.
:19:11. > :19:21.Great Britain currently have the highest pommel horse score and I do
:19:21. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:36.work first and then second. So you know, you do two apparatus back-to-
:19:36. > :19:46.back and then have a wait. We were amazed by China's score on vault.
:19:46. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :20:01.They're the highest scorers, but Britain 48.065. You have robbed
:20:01. > :20:02.
:20:03. > :20:12.them of 10. Yes it is 48.102. There is the standings at the moment.
:20:13. > :20:14.
:20:14. > :20:20.Britain in second. Goodness me! China are still to come. They're
:20:20. > :20:26.just warming up on their third piece of apparatus. We will see
:20:27. > :20:33.where they slot in. The T bars are lovely for them. They didn't look
:20:33. > :20:38.good in qualifying, but they can produce the goods on this apparatus.
:20:38. > :20:43.We have two team on each apparatus. One have competed. This is the
:20:44. > :20:51.second team on each boy. Philipp Boy for Germany. Come on, he says
:20:51. > :20:56.to himself. Can he put the ghosts to rest? Very much hope so. Hand
:20:56. > :21:00.spring, double front. He will be pleased with that. He crashed badly
:21:00. > :21:05.in the qualification on vault and he looked very sore on his ankles.
:21:05. > :21:09.But he has got himself together and that was much better. It was a
:21:09. > :21:14.great rescue on that landing? they have got to put the bite back.
:21:14. > :21:18.They're always in a team competition and always work as a
:21:18. > :21:25.unit and are supportive of each other. And this will be a good stop
:21:25. > :21:34.on the road back. He just about rescued it, yourself quite right.
:21:34. > :21:43.Burr he was not going to sit that one out. The margin for holding the
:21:43. > :21:49.score and losing the score is so narrow. It was close to a whole
:21:49. > :21:57.point deduction, if he had sat down that was it. Well he rescued it.
:21:57. > :22:03.good job. China are best in the world at this piece of apparatus.
:22:03. > :22:13.They are going to, well who knows where they will fit into that top
:22:13. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:35.that he. This guy on the parallel bars is brilliant. Ze has such a
:22:35. > :22:48.
:22:48. > :22:53.light touch and huge swings. Stkpwhrb That was a bit undercooked.
:22:53. > :23:02.Such difficulty in this routine. Strandle front to catch. This is
:23:02. > :23:12.lovely. Second hand stand. Doesn't want to stop for another one. That
:23:12. > :23:17.is what I mean about his light swing. Into tubl pike. And he can
:23:17. > :23:21.kick out. But not today. He kept the pike in. Just a pace back. But
:23:21. > :23:25.what a first routine. What a team talk China have had over the last
:23:25. > :23:32.few days, they have come in here and they mean business. They don't
:23:32. > :23:38.want to let go of that Olympic gold medal. Very different team that, to
:23:38. > :23:47.the one we saw in qualifying. Everything looks determined. No
:23:47. > :23:52.waving to the crowd and letting the focus go. So three gymnasts from
:23:52. > :24:02.every country up and every score counts. No one can afford to make a
:24:02. > :24:08.
:24:08. > :24:13.mistake. So far Britain going very well. Consistency is the key.
:24:14. > :24:22.France have been rocky. They don't look settled. I think they have had
:24:22. > :24:26.a tough year with injuries and one thing or another. A lovely close
:24:26. > :24:29.element in. They have to do long swins and then close bar elements
:24:29. > :24:39.when they come close to the bar. He has done a couple of those and they
:24:39. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:50.have to release and recatch. Into the stolder and out. With the one
:24:50. > :24:55.and a half pirouette. All these moves have a value. He is not
:24:55. > :25:01.linking moves one after the other well. He is taking extra swinges
:25:01. > :25:09.between each, which will hurt him on the start value. But he is
:25:09. > :25:19.widing up, up he goes. A souper double straight. France needed a
:25:19. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:28.good score. This is a very elegant gymnast, Sabot. In the lines of
:25:28. > :25:38.some other great stylists on this apparatus. Very effective use of
:25:38. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:50.the one arm to make your turn. There is the squat move. Yes, he
:25:50. > :25:56.can be well pleased with that. Yeah, thums up! They're not in that top
:25:56. > :26:04.four for medal contention. But enjoying themselves. Look at that
:26:04. > :26:10.15.955. A vital score for China. The point you have to make, did you
:26:10. > :26:20.see his face there? Stoney, didn't react. Big score, so what? That is
:26:20. > :26:20.
:26:21. > :26:25.such a difference. From a former world champion to Chenglong who got
:26:25. > :26:32.a silver at the World Championships on this piece of apparatus. So
:26:33. > :26:42.strong on parallel bars, China. beautiful start. A full turn. A bit
:26:43. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:48.short on the hand stand. A giant with full turn. It was the Chinese
:26:48. > :26:57.that introduced the long swing on parallel bars and I think you can
:26:57. > :27:02.see why. They're Masters of it. Good extension and a little dip. A
:27:02. > :27:09.double pike and a skip forward. But that is consistency. And look at
:27:09. > :27:19.the serious focus on that team face now. What a contrast. Well they
:27:19. > :27:19.
:27:19. > :27:24.look like they want to hang on to this title. A tall gymnast. Makes
:27:24. > :27:29.everything look that bit bigger. Has to work quite hard for it all.
:27:29. > :27:39.But he times everything well and works with the apparatus. You see
:27:39. > :27:41.
:27:41. > :27:46.it dip down and help him lift. Up into the dismount. Delighted.
:27:46. > :27:56.stuff. They really are impressive. And they all work like bees to get
:27:56. > :27:57.
:27:57. > :28:07.the bar ready for the next. Sabot with 14.883 for France. Church of
:28:07. > :28:09.
:28:09. > :28:16.England Long scored 15.366 in qualification. -- Chenglong. We're
:28:16. > :28:24.joining Russia, with some work to get back into contention. He did
:28:24. > :28:29.qualify for the rings final. He reminds me of a Bond villain!
:28:29. > :28:34.his start. He is very powerful. Most of the teams have a strong
:28:34. > :28:38.rings worker and physically they're quite different to the floor and
:28:38. > :28:46.vault specialists. How about that? That is very impressive. Total
:28:46. > :28:56.control all the way up. And unravels from the somersaulting
:28:56. > :29:02.
:29:02. > :29:07.into the strength position. Lovely shape. Really excellent. He has got
:29:07. > :29:13.hyper extended elbows that makes it look almost uncanny. Dead straight
:29:13. > :29:18.arms there. Strong in the hand stand. Now the forward swing to
:29:18. > :29:28.hand stand and into the double front. Wow, we're being treated to
:29:28. > :29:28.
:29:28. > :29:35.some excellent ring work here. is just... Fantastic work from him.
:29:36. > :29:43.Lovely control. Lovely line. And such focus. It is not a still
:29:43. > :29:47.photograph. Believe it or not. All his positions, shoulders a tiny bit
:29:47. > :29:53.high there, but that is the only occasion you can get your pen sull
:29:53. > :30:02.out for a deduction. That is superb. He swings so well. And the double
:30:02. > :30:09.pike which is a very difficult dismount. Absolutely on song, this
:30:09. > :30:17.young man. Russia behind Britain in sixth. So Britain will be keen to
:30:17. > :30:25.try and keep them at bay. 15.816. That is a huge score. That is
:30:25. > :30:30.massive. Look at that 46.132. interesting the way that different
:30:30. > :30:38.teams are good at different apparatus isn't it? You get some
:30:38. > :30:44.teams really excel at rings. were saying, Chris, how odd its,
:30:44. > :30:49.they're sitting down for a while and it must break the rhythm?
:30:49. > :30:59.think they do it, because they don't each team to go up first each
:30:59. > :31:02.
:31:02. > :31:07.time. But it does leave it difficult. You have a long wait.
:31:07. > :31:16.Waiting for one more performance on parallel bars and then we will get
:31:16. > :31:26.an idea of where Britain are lying. You can see a total of 137.18, but
:31:26. > :31:45.
:31:45. > :31:51.China are still to finish on Well it will be interesting to see
:31:51. > :31:58.thousand third Chinese gymnast gets on. Some deliberation from the
:31:58. > :32:05.judges. It is a 15.6. It is up on qualification. Execution 9.1.
:32:05. > :32:11.Another big score. Well the pressure is really on, a gymnast we
:32:11. > :32:21.have seen does not cope well under pressure. He crumbled in
:32:21. > :32:21.
:32:21. > :32:27.qualification. But they need him here. He can do it, he is the
:32:27. > :32:36.Chinese champion. But internationally not very impressive.
:32:36. > :32:46.Huge am of -- amount of pressure on on him. But this is a different
:32:46. > :32:46.
:32:46. > :32:56.gymnast. He almost lost his grip. That is nice. He has put a
:32:56. > :32:59.
:32:59. > :33:05.different head on today. Just about got away with that move. Lock those
:33:05. > :33:15.shoulders out. Swing to hand stand, he is slightly undercooking
:33:15. > :33:19.everything. That is OK. You have to stand it up and he snatched it off.
:33:20. > :33:23.That is a different young man out there today. I'm so pleased for him.
:33:23. > :33:28.I really am. Because he was going through a lot there. He was shaky.
:33:28. > :33:32.But he got through it and he did the job for his country. Does
:33:33. > :33:38.haven't the namp swing that the others have. Or the natural
:33:38. > :33:43.confidence. But we did see him yesterday really struggle, or not
:33:43. > :33:53.yesterday, but the day before. It is lovely to see him perform so
:33:53. > :33:53.
:33:53. > :34:00.much better today. We're having to leave the gymnastics here. Because
:34:00. > :34:10.in 15 minutes we have to make way for the news. But to enjoy watching
:34:10. > :34:12.
:34:12. > :34:22.this in HD, coverage continues on the BBC HD Channel and on BBC Three.
:34:22. > :34:22.
:34:22. > :34:27.We will be going live to Greenwich Park in a moment as the cross
:34:27. > :34:33.country continues. This is a real test for horse and rider. But
:34:33. > :34:42.before that, terrific news for Great Britain. This is Tina Cook.
:34:42. > :34:47.What a story. Her horse almost died earlier this year and it has been
:34:47. > :34:53.an emotional journey for the two of them to get to London 2012. It was
:34:53. > :34:58.a terrific performance from Tina. She was cheered on by the crowd and
:34:58. > :35:08.she is lying in third place at the moment. Mary King is in 4th place.
:35:08. > :35:09.
:35:09. > :35:14.Zara Phillips is impressive in eighth place. Tina, fantastic stuff
:35:14. > :35:19.from you and also from Henry, a tricky course but he handled it
:35:19. > :35:24.beautifully. He went so well. The third fence was causing trouble so
:35:24. > :35:29.I wanted to give him time. So many horses are losing shoes. He is a
:35:30. > :35:35.big horse but I thought I cannot take the risk round the corners.
:35:35. > :35:38.The crowd was amazing, totally amazing. Every single rider says
:35:38. > :35:43.they mention a crowd and they cannot hear their watch and they do
:35:43. > :35:47.not know what time they are doing that he ate up the time. He is a
:35:47. > :35:52.blood horse, he is bred to race, thank goodness because I am not
:35:52. > :35:58.bred to go fast! The second half, opened up and he really picks up
:35:58. > :36:03.the time. Because he is not a strong horse, he was magic. I had
:36:03. > :36:07.to psyche myself up. I do not like going that fast. The way things are
:36:07. > :36:12.shaping up, Nicola did very well, Mary and Zara, was there less
:36:12. > :36:16.pressure on you? It helps when you have got a fantastic team around to.
:36:16. > :36:20.The first three were brilliant. Zara are putting pressure on me
:36:20. > :36:23.because we are being buddies this week, we say if I have done it, you
:36:23. > :36:28.do it. And we have William as anchorman coming up so it really
:36:28. > :36:32.helps, of course it does. How is the team feeling now? We are
:36:32. > :36:36.feeling amazing, brilliant. The more horses that can get through to
:36:36. > :36:40.the show jumping with good schools, we have all been fast. Helped
:36:40. > :36:44.League -- hopefully put in pressures on the others. It is
:36:44. > :36:48.quite intense so those mistakes will be crucial. The support, there
:36:48. > :36:54.is nothing like it. I have been to Badminton and Burghley, there is
:36:54. > :36:57.nothing like it. A note, there is not! There are times when you go
:36:57. > :37:01.into the corners and you need to slow down, the crowd are cheering
:37:01. > :37:07.you on but you think, I have to slow up. I have a big smile on my
:37:07. > :37:10.face, this will go on all might. Thank you. Big smiles all round as
:37:10. > :37:16.the team are concerned. There is still one to go, that is William
:37:16. > :37:18.Fox-Pitt. He will go shortly after 6 o'clock so you can see that on
:37:18. > :37:22.BBC Two. We are heading live now to
:37:22. > :37:27.Greenwich Park. This is the journey from the Olympic Park. It is not
:37:27. > :37:32.too far to go through London's oldest royal park. We have
:37:32. > :37:36.witnessed some fabulous scenes there today. Still a few riders to
:37:37. > :37:46.go there so we can join our commentary live with Michael Tucker
:37:47. > :37:53.
:37:53. > :37:58.dramatic news we have for years is Clayton Fredericks took a tumble at
:37:58. > :38:02.fence 20. The back end slipped away and down they went. Australia are
:38:02. > :38:08.now down to three riders and very much out of team medal contention
:38:08. > :38:14.at the moment. This man is flying for home to put Germany right in
:38:14. > :38:24.the thick of things with Britain and Sweden. It will be nip and tuck.
:38:24. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:31.He needs to be home in under 10.03. He is on a dressage score at the
:38:31. > :38:41.moment. If he could get inside the time, he will also be in the mix to
:38:41. > :38:55.
:38:55. > :39:04.like Michael Jung will go Clear and inside the time. That will be good
:39:04. > :39:09.for Germany. It will not do his individual chances any harm either.
:39:09. > :39:14.Or you do not often get the chance to climb up when you have this
:39:14. > :39:22.world-class company. He will crews inside the time. It is one of the
:39:22. > :39:27.fastest times of the day. He is inside the time. He goes into
:39:28. > :39:37.bronze-medal position. Tina Cook goes forth, Mary King, 5th. The
:39:38. > :39:49.
:39:49. > :39:55.they cannot catch Germany quite. Sweden cannot improve on their
:39:55. > :40:04.position because one of their riders is already on 60.4. Tomorrow
:40:04. > :40:14.will be an even bigger nail-biting occasion. This is the Queen of
:40:14. > :40:21.
:40:22. > :40:26.position because Belgium's team chances are out of the window.
:40:26. > :40:36.always thought this horse was well capable of getting inside the time.
:40:36. > :40:49.
:40:49. > :40:55.really pushing for it. As long as she does not waste time on the
:40:55. > :41:00.approaches, it could be surprising. Most of the ones we have seen do
:41:00. > :41:06.the time, there have been gunning from the word go. She looked like
:41:06. > :41:11.she was hailing a cab there with her hand in the air. We have six
:41:11. > :41:15.left to go. One for the Netherlands, one for Japan, the overnight
:41:15. > :41:25.dressage leader, one for Brazil and then William Fox-Pitt, the world's
:41:25. > :41:27.
:41:27. > :41:36.number one. Ben New Zealand's Mark Todd will be the last to go. He had
:41:36. > :41:46.a very good score of 39.1. Away goes a lame Pen from the
:41:46. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:04.decided to opt for the longer alternative at fence three. We have
:42:04. > :42:13.had a couple of false there throughout the day so possibly a
:42:13. > :42:21.wise decision from her. Is the last of the Irish riders. I am not sure
:42:21. > :42:26.of his time at the moment. He will have done very well if he has gone
:42:26. > :42:33.inside the time. This is a very genuine horse normally he would not
:42:33. > :42:37.normally be the quickest. A very good round for Mark. He is a good
:42:37. > :42:47.man across the country and in the showjumping ring. Island will be
:42:47. > :43:03.
:43:03. > :43:09.thought she had got away with it. Got a little over-excited. She did
:43:09. > :43:13.not get a great stride into the first one and then started pushing
:43:13. > :43:19.for the three strides. If she had sat and waited for the four, it
:43:19. > :43:26.might have happened. Unseated rider and sadly and elimination for
:43:26. > :43:32.Rebecca Howard from Canada. At least we see that horse and rider
:43:32. > :43:42.are both OK. You can see the inflatable jacket has blown up to
:43:42. > :43:55.
:43:56. > :44:01.protect her. She leaves the saddle barge. Then this skinny little step
:44:01. > :44:11.out, absolutely straight as a die, no effort whatsoever. Sadly,
:44:11. > :44:15.
:44:15. > :44:19.Rebecca Howard, the third fall for the Canadians. She is out. Here is
:44:19. > :44:24.a man who has two responsibilities to get Japan into the team
:44:25. > :44:34.classification. They have got to get him round to give them a team
:44:35. > :44:35.
:44:35. > :44:45.score. He is the overnight leader. If he can go inside the time, he
:44:45. > :44:52.
:44:52. > :44:55.around the Olympics. What can he do for Japan? Can he put them in
:44:55. > :45:03.contention for a medal for the first time? They have certainly
:45:03. > :45:08.shone. Great jumps at fence three. He was a little bit to be left. He
:45:08. > :45:15.had to avoid the tree and push for the three strides but the horse
:45:15. > :45:25.responded brilliantly. Gave it masses of height. A French-bred
:45:25. > :45:37.
:45:37. > :45:42.it when we saw the mark. brilliant for the sport that
:45:42. > :45:45.someone from Japan comes out and leads the dressage in the Olympic
:45:45. > :45:53.three-day event. What a huge amount of pressure he has put on himself
:45:53. > :46:00.for today. He just slipped. A brilliant recovery. Well done, that
:46:00. > :46:03.was amazing. He slipped on the term, the horse looked like he was about
:46:03. > :46:08.to stop. He put the pressure on him and responded with some brilliant
:46:08. > :46:12.jumping. They are looking so natural and able to react at the
:46:12. > :46:16.situation which is something which would not have happened years ago.
:46:16. > :46:26.They really have put the time and the work in. Is it going to pay
:46:26. > :46:27.
:46:27. > :46:33.off? Down to the first water. Wind In the Willows. There is a bit of
:46:33. > :46:40.wind about. He will not want to wait and have a look. So far, so
:46:40. > :46:43.good. And the crowds are still cheering. They appreciate that his
:46:43. > :46:53.dressage test yesterday was so brilliant and they are giving him
:46:53. > :47:00.
:47:00. > :47:07.Gatcombe when Andrew Hoy was based there so he has had plenty of
:47:07. > :47:17.experience and wants to put all back into one big effort. Now with
:47:17. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:42.the time! -- now is the time for continues and we still have one
:47:42. > :47:45.Britain to go, William Fox-Pitt, but he does not go until after 6
:47:45. > :47:49.o'clock. We are coming to the end of our transmission on BBC One So
:47:49. > :47:53.if you want to see William Fox-Pitt you will have to switch over to BBC
:47:53. > :47:57.Two. You can see there are thousands of people making their
:47:57. > :48:03.way to the Aquatics Centre for another big night of swimming. Two