BBC One: Day 3: 16.00-18.00 Olympics

not said what the future is for the Olympics, but they have not ruled

her out. We have plenty to look forward to

on BBC One and on BBC Two. This is what is coming up.

There were tears of joy as Britain's gymnasts qualified in

third place in the team competition. Imagine the reaction if they win a

medal? It is possible. There were emotional scenes at the

beach volleyball as Britain's women won a thrilling match. The men take

to the San today. On the water, sailing continues off

the coast of Weymouth. We will find out how Ben Ainslie and the others

out how Ben Ainslie and the others got on this afternoon.

This is the timetable this afternoon. We will be heading off

to the North Greenwich Arena for the gymnastics. Louis Smith and the

team are going for a medal. Climax But, we are heading to the lake at

Eton dawning, because Catt Ranger and Alan Watkins were in action and

they have been in awesome form over the past couple of years. They have

the past couple of years. They have been unbeaten for 21 races and they

are the favourites for the gold. They were competing in the heats

today and it was a long way ahead of the rest of the field, as

expected. Katherine Grainger, it has been such a hard break. She has

won three silver medals and the gold medal is the only thing she is

They spoke to Steve Redgrave and John Inverdale.

Katherine Grainger, you cannot stop grinning? It has been a long wait

to get going. We are pleased with the first event. You never know how

the heat is going to go. Over the moon with the result and how we did

the race. We have got to come down now. In the closing stages, Steve

said you had spoken a couple of days ago about beating the Olympic

record and you did? To be honest, I have forgotten about the Olympic

record. It was a total surprise because we are focused on doing our

thing. It was an ice by product of us putting together what we needed

to do. Every athlete we have spoken to, over the last 48 hours has said

the last 500m, the reception they have been getting has been

overwhelming. You took the decibel monitors to new levels. He was so

far clear and everybody knew how fantastic it was. How much do you

feel that? You can hear it, but you feel it in your body. The crowds

are sensational. We both feel very lucky, we have this incredible

support from all over the country behind us. We are very conscious

about that. When you physically habit behind you, it does lift you.

You are the penultimate team to row, you have had a long time to wait.

Some people have been in twice before you have hit the water for

the first time. How desperate way you to get out there and do it?

knew what the timetable was like and it has been difficult watching

everybody get starting. Not just in rowing but other events as well.

Everyone has been telling us the crowd is amazing. We have been

talking about what a home crowd could mean. It has just been a word

until today. It is so emotional when so many people once Team GB to

do very well, and we want to do very well for them. Down at the

start, there was a huge cheers when you were announced, did you hear

that? No, the first 100m is quite silent. What is good because you

can get into your race mentality. After 100m, that is when the crowd

comes in and then you sense what it is. So what is the plan for the

next few days? Feet up. It is hard because you get the adrenalin of

having such a great start. We can feel it. We are both aware we can

enjoy it for a few hours and then it is bringing everything back down.

Will we need to improve, we need to be at our best on Friday. The next

few days is back to training and back to be boring lives down to get

everything in place for Friday. The can you remember will whisper

the South? David Beckham? I had a chat with him on Friday night and

he wishes you both the greatest of luck and he will meet you. Will he?

But you have to win gold. He has laid down the rules, if they

did when he wants nothing to do with them. I wasn't that first up

til now, but now, my mum will be ecstatic. Will he meet her mum as

well? I am sure I can raise that. Just

one more race in your entire career. Oh! The air have been rumours that

might not be the case. There was a certain man who announced his

retirement a little bit early. Since then that no athlete ever

announces their retirement in a dramatic fashion. See you in Rio

then. In it is very sad the thinking there might just be one

race for the two of us, it is pretty magical. The jury is

radiating of P. Brilliant to watch today. -- the jury is radiating off

you. We wish her well. She has been such

a great ambassador over the years. It is the one thing missing from

her troth the Cabinet, the final is on Friday. -- trophy cabinet.

Let's take you to the three-day eventing, the cross-country, this

is Zara Phillips on the cross- country course on High Kingdom and

she was terrific today. She crossed the line in time with no penalties,

many members of the Royal Family watching. Her parents are there,

Prince Harry, Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge as well. A

terrific performance. She is lying 5th overall although the

Delighted to say I have got Zara Phillips with me. Tremendous start,

superb. Awesome, it is hard work. You just have to get on with it.

The crowd are unbelievable. You cannot hear it you watch beeping at

you, you are always having to check. I hope I didn't take any heads off

on the way cutting the course. He was a very suitable horse, but lost

his front she so it was even harder for him to turn the corners. He

really grow up and step up to the plate. It was awesome as well as

hard work. How much did Nicola and Mary help you today? Nicola is

always great. She always goes wrap and does her best, a great person

to give a good feel. Mary has been here five times before. At the end

of the date they have got to do our best. -- of the date we have got to

do our best. Were you aware of the Forts? -- falls? You are coming

down a hill and then trying to turn, it is hard work. The crowds are

fantastic and they have to do appear to wave to you so 10am --

turn round and give them away. Thank you.

Absolutely terrific performance from Zara Phillips. She's lying in

5th place. Mary King is in third place. This will two to go up in

the team and individual composition. William Fox-Pitt and Tina Cook.

Here, gymnastics. That has undergone a transformation over the

past few years. British participation was almost ridiculed.

Here we have strong medal chances were up the men's team competition.

The British do have qualified in third place ahead of China and

Japan. There's here from Louis Smith. -- let's hear from Louis

You never really think this day will come. It is quite crazy. We

have been saying for a long time the depth in the squad is fantastic

compared to four years ago. Me and Daniel were pretty much the only

people qualifying. This time round there were about eight or nine

people fighting for five places. I am confident, mentally I know what

any to do. I know what I need to do, how to approach the competition. He

should be easier with the advantage of the home crowd, enjoying it

rather than being nervous. I am very excited about competing. It is

one thing sitting about here talking about it, another thing

doing it. Today's ago there were incredible scenes at the North

Greenwich Arena, Louis Smith was in floods of tears after his

outstanding performance on the pommel horse, he was one of the

potential stars of London 2012. He qualified in first place on his

favourite piece of apparatus and four others qualified for

individual events. It was a That really was Class C work. --

That will do, young man. Very What a team performance this is

proving to be. The last time we Britain got into the top eight was

Here we go, this is Great Britain's Louis Smith. Command. There

recently. -- a very smooth. Very good indeed. What a consummate

Into this mad, well done, young man, you have just got to Great Britain

We are taking you from the Olympic Park over to the North Greenwich

Arena, hopefully no empty seats because this is such an important

day for all of the athletes there. Let's join Matt Baker who has been

watching it. What a day this is going to be. First of all, some up

how great that day was two days ago when the men did so well.

To be honest, it is unprecedented. We have never seen that kind of

performance from Great Britain with the style of modern gymnastics we

know today. You have got to think back to 1924 when the thrill was

still part of gymnastic and rope climbing. -- drill. For Louis Smith

to get into the pommel horse final, it to be here in this team final

now, qualifying in third, he was just an extraordinary performance.

Words we could not believe we were saying.

How it has changed over the years. Realistically what are their

chances? They did finish ahead of China and Japan?

To be honest, Japan in qualification were laughing their

way round. They knew they were going to get a chance to be here,

and I think Japan could actually get gold. There will be a real

battle between the USA and Japan. I think Japan will age them and China

will try and get their nose in where they can. It will be a tussle

between Great Britain, Germany, Russia. Great Britain were crowned

European champions just one month ago. It is really all to play for.

I honestly think this competition will be won and lost on false. --

falls. The tears, all the emotion building up, bronze medal four

years ago, he has put himself right in position to possibly win the

gold medal. It is possible. No doubt about it. He can go harder

than a routine he performed in qualification. It will be

interesting to see if he does that in the team final and give the lads

the extra marks they need. Four years of expectation. He knew he

could do it himself. He has got to come up against a his nemesis. He

bent his legs, splayed his legs wide and qualified in 5th. So far

Louis Smith has one-0 on him. We can now seek way you are. The

pommel horse is the first apparatus, is that good news for Britain?

That is interesting because in qualification they started on the

rings which isn't one of their strongest point and they hit every

single routine and that set up the momentum to go all the way round.

Whereas pommel horse is their best piece of apparatus so let's hope

there -- they are feeling comfortable and confident and not

to has didn't. If they placed a big score, you can expected to contend

with that of the vault which is a very big contender within the team

final as well. Let's hope they can get up to a really good start and a

word on how this works because it is quite complicated. All the

gymnastics that has happened, the slate is wiped clean. Every team

starts with Sera. They put a three gymnasts up on every single piece

and every school accounts because it is the team total on each piece

of apparatus added together at the end. Betty said, you know it will

be one or lost on false, if the gymnast falls it is a hallmark gone.

-- it will be won or lost on a faults. -- falls. Let's find out

It is 1.15 metres high, 1.6 metres The gymnasts are judged from the

moment they place their hands on the apparatus. All parts of the

horse must be used. Elements must be executed with swing and without

interruption. There are five categories of moves including

scissors, circles. And for the finale the gymnast should cross the

horse and include a handstand for the dismount. It you would like to

get involved in Olympics sports go There we are, that is the Russian

team lying in second place after the qualifications. It all starts

from a clean slate. Everything that happened a couple of days ago

doesn't matter. The United States have a very strong team as well. We

are expecting to see a lot more from the Japanese and Chinese,

looking forward to seeing the Japanese tenacity has been

unbeatable over the last couple of years -- gymnast. He is the world

champion. There is Dan Purvis. Tremendous scenes at the North

Greenwich Arena. They will be lapping up all this support. Max

Whitlock who has qualified for the pommel horse, along with this man,

Louis Smith. So emotional the other OK, so we are ready and it will be

great Britain up against Germany. They will be rotating around the

apparatus. Let's join our Great Britain are going round in

this group. These are the gymnasts who will be competing on the pommel

horse. It is good news for Great Britain to be teamed up of Germany,

because if they have gone into the grip of America they could have

been intimidated with their huge celebrations? Perfect match. They

have been very close in the past. Great Britain will need to be good

today. It is a great pairing and it will give us a good measure on how

they are progressing. Beat Germany and we have a chance of 4th or

better. 4th of better - what a prediction, Christine? Moving on to

the Chinese they had a dreadful qualification round. We were very

surprised? We were. It is unlikely for them to perform so badly twice

in a row. They are quality gymnast. They took it a little bit too easy

and thought they would walk it. They have discovered they can't. I

think there will sharpen up an awful lot. It has to be mentioned

they had a fabulous performance in front of the home crowd at the

Beijing Olympics. Took the gold medal there. There has been a

handover period the China. So much concentration went into that

performance? Traditionally they have swept away with everything.

They did it in 2000, and 2004. They could not maintain -- maintain the

momentum. In Beijing they were superb. Maybe it will be the same

thing here, we do not know. But you cannot write them off. There are

some very good gymnasts going all round in the Ukraine team. The

French team, very steady in qualification. One is banking on

youth, Christine and the other on experience? He Ukraine have been

very impressive. At the Europeans - - Europeans we thought they would

threaten for a medal. They are unexciting team, as are Russia.

Russia worked impressively in qualification. Every team here is a

quality act. We will keep our eye on the USA, Japan, China, Great

Britain, Germany, Russia. This will be an interesting competition.

fact you can put Great Britain in that company is a superb

achievement. Can you believe we are talking about that? It is

incredible. It is incredible, but this is the team that won the

Junior Europeans four years ago. And they have come through it as a

dominant unit. And they beat Russia as juniors. Absolutely. They are

now 22, 23, 24. This is a credits for the coaches, to cross the

bridge from junior to senior it is no easy task. It is terrific.

Looking at the Japanese team, they came over to Great Britain to train

with the team to find out what the secret is. The story of one man

coming in and saying, if you think these are good, go into deep other

room and look at the 12 year olds. Became in with their video cameras,

film everything and went away and analysed it. It was very

interesting. Great Britain looking relaxed. We will start with the

floor. Team USA. Just a reminder, three gymnasts go up, every score

counts. The highest qualifier for the All Around final. This was the

best piece the team USA. The 20- year-old kicks off the USA in their

bid for the Olympic gold. You can see the concentration in his face.

Super starts, massive tumble. Very of those. He is a complete gymnast,

he is powerful but he is supple as well, as he is showing here. Very

SAT -- stylish. And he can land. Know when necessary steps. Other

gymnasts favouring to jump out of the tumble into a stagger. This has

been a very good opener. Can just see the focus into the final tumble.

Beautiful double straight somersault. They will be very happy.

He did not give away too much. He isn't a higher scorer for the USA

it on the floor. He has such a laid-back, iconic style. He just

demonstrates beautifully converted upwards. Beautifully done. The

quality of his shape is so impressive. That is how he finished,

with a big smile. Straight under going to be a great competition. We

have only just started and I am breathless already false start that

was a seven difficulty. So it will be marked out of 17. 10 for the

execution and seven for the difficulty. That was a big job for

an 18-year-old. That was amazing. The Ukraine have been vaulting very

well and that it was massive. gymnasts to go for the USA. Sees

the floor, makes the half turn. It was massive. Just one of vault each.

Over so quickly. Another of those outfits. Don't start on that.

can expect the Ukraine to be up at the top of the leaderboard on this

first rotation. His team mate is a powerhouse. Watch him hit the roof

in the North Greenwich Arena. He will power down there, hit the

horse and then just enjoy the flight. You generally save your

best performer until last. It was a big jump to the side. He just

kicked it out a fraction early. He saved it, but he was a bit over

ambitious. It was one of the high as I have ever seen. A very

ambitious, but if it had come off it would have been fantastic. He

turned very high and very early. Terrific, really. But, it is a risk.

Big push, out nice and early. Just a little bit too much left in the

tank to control. It will be a big score because it was massive.

Britain's Louis Smith chalking up, waiting for Max Whitlock's has got

to come in before he can start. Daniel Purvis has clawed a 14.7 33.

15.23 three. Will he go all out the difficulty? Doing it for the team

right now. Will he gain the extra adding in the difficulty? Louis

Smith with the hardest pommel horse routine in the world! Two lovely

handstands making absolutely sure of them. The very solid start.

Secure on the one handle. You will know now if he is going for the big

skill. He has gone for the easier routine into the spindle. This is a

team job from Louis Smith. Lovely work in the travel. The triple

Russian. He has just got to keep focused, it is lovely. This is

great stuff from Louis Smith. Up into the hands stand. That was

terrific from Louis Smith! A massive routine and surely a

massive score? Great Britain off to an absolute flyer. 16.0 66 at the

the Ukraine. That was a huge performance from Louis Smith and

the best quality work I have ever seen him do. The third gymnasts up

for Japan. Third in the world in 2011. 23 years old. And a very

strong man here. Required to hold the body straight. Have the

shoulders right down in all of these holds. They need to be in

line with the hands. Held for at least two seconds. Swing from one

strength move to the next and then up into the hands stand. Excellent

work. He lifts his feet a little bit higher. Emphatic in that

position. Another superbly strength element. He is showing control in

the hands stand. Every gymnast has to finish with a big dismount. That

hands than, for fault worst. That was pretty immaculate. All the

gymnasts so far going incredibly well. This is their specialist.

Perfectly built for it. It is already looking like a different

story for the Japanese today. Different focus, Dyffryn head on.

Still smiling. They had a reality check. -- difference. Louis Smith,

slightly down on his executions Gore, but it you won't see a bigger

score in this final. On the pommel horse I mean. It is the biggest

score I have seen him make in a big competition. Terrific job. There is

a bit of tension out of the situation. The team have qualified,

he has qualified. They are in a situation to enjoy themselves today.

The Japanese have had a good set of scores. Gymnasts just warming up.

This is the second half of the rotations. Great Britain going

round with Germany. That Japan going round with China. USA going

round with Russia. Then Ukraine are on vault with France. A lot of

excited gymnasts out there. I agree your point about the Russians, they

look young, trim, fit and very determined. Great Britain, starting

were they did and doing what they did couldn't have been better.

Looking at Germany. They have put a lot of working on the pommel horse.

We are going to France first of all. Mary clean. Just the fault twist.

It is a very difficult marriage to make between the difficulty and

good style. It you want to hit three routines from three, that is

a safe bet. This was France's worst piece of apparatus as a Tween the -

- team in qualification. In the final of the Olympics, that is

really quite basic. But beautifully performed. His execution score will

be high. He is the current all champion. He did well for the

execution score. He is 24 years old, another all-arounder gymnast. He

was 9th in the all round last year. Going for 6.26 -- 6.2 difficulty.

Her a step up too far. Defeat struggled to get down. -- his feet.

With their hands down as well, that is a bigger loss. It was their

worst piece in qualifying. It is not getting any better. Because of

the fact it is just one move with a hide difficulties it is easy to

build your score but this will be costly. If you can hit good vaults

and land you are a couple of marks up. Two marks upon each gymnastics

six marks which is hard to claw back over the other PCs. -- pieces.

14.441. The next is their best. Through thick and have a great time

in qualification. He is a power pack. He knows how crucial this is.

Qualification was about getting into the final. This is vital for

France. Third and final falter. -- vaulter. A little bit low, hang on

to the touch slightly too low. though it was a big step, he was so

high, it will not be as costly on the scoreboard. That should be

quite good for him. Certainly a big improvement on the rest of the team.

This is Boy from Germany, the German champion. Following a 12.533.

He had a terrible time in qualification on almost every piece.

He will be wanting to put that right behind him and he has started

well. Just a little bit of contact with a horse. He is winging its me

for a. -- swinging. A little bit of flair there. Moving off fast,

fighting a bit. Loss of shape. His hips were getting lower and lower.

That is massive. He is following a 12 and he has just fallen off.

you think Great Britain had a 14 and 15, that is significant.

they come back from it? We will have to see. It is unlikely. He was

very close to the handle her. Drawing they hit back. A little bit

of strength used on this night that he will be pleased to be off the

apparatus with no more major errors. This is not Hambuchen's best piece.

I don't think they are planning to use Hambuchen. He was the best.

They put crime are down. -- Krimmer. That will not threaten Germany. Boy

knows it as well. So he has got a job to do. He hasn't looked near

his form in that competition and he pulled up -- we join that Russia on

the floor. This could be a great routine. He is incredibly powerful,

it is whether or not he can stay in the square. Look at his geography.

Really interesting. It is interesting. For one minute he does

not stop moving, it is incredible. Very powerful. High, clean. It goes

on from here. Very beautifully done. Twisting as if it is no problem at

all. Look at the height. Just incredible. Double twist into 1.5

twist. Off he goes again. Ford West, -- that was a fault West. The only

pause he will allow himself is in the Japanese can stand. --

handstand. Double pike. He is not done yet. Just about scripting.

Here he goes again. Do you think it is over? It is not. Still another

one to come. They think he will triple twist. Amazing stuff. So

much energy, fit ness. To repay that oxygen debt will take a few

seconds. Ablyazin, the Russians performing well on the floor. The

current world and Olympic champion. The last of the Chinese rings

gymnasts. Quite special gymnast on the rings. Dominant at world and

Olympic level in this last cycle. The ability to hold the body

straight and look shoulders absolutely in line with a hand. And

most difficult strength element, it swings straight up and back down.

And again. Beautiful work. Lifts his chin, controls. Strength work

is quite phenomenal. But now we get the swinging the work as well.

Beautiful straight arms up to the handstand. Not a flicker into this

mad. I love the way he finishes the full twist with a flair. -- into

the do smack. China have yet to on pommel horse. The Chinese

gymnast being very special. Absolutely still, incorrect

positions. Look at that. Perfect body line, shoulders in the right

position to maintain stability. A little kick out with the legs.

Fabulous. Ablyazin's Corp is in, 15.475. -- score. Look at the

execution. Nine, on rings? Great Britain, done incredibly well on

pommel horse, this is Max Whitlock, the second team last up for Great

Britain, 19 years old. Very exciting young gymnast. He always

inject something special into all hot his work. -- all of his work.

He has crossed the bridge into senior work so well. Very good

rhythm. Forwards and backwards troubles. -- Travels. Three

straight body twists in a circle. Beautifully done, indeed. That

smile but is his trademark. He went just before Louis Smith, scored

15.233. Such an experienced performance in such a setting you

would never believe. We know they have got carried by the home crowd.

But so far, so very good. He has always been a super cool character.

You watch him in training, it is all a little bit light hearted. And

then when the moment comes he can absolutely switch it on for

competition, he is really an expert on this pommel horse. It was an

unplanned extra flair. A safe job done by all three of them. Expect

them to be behind Ukraine, just because of the high-scoring faults.

If Great Britain could be in second after this piece, this rotation, as

they are, look at that. Japan in third. Russia at side of the medals

at the moment in 4th. -- outside. Look at the difference. That is a

good score, to start off with that, you qualify with a highest score.

That is really good. Great Britain, good start. And that gives you an

idea of where they are heading now. Russia moved over to the pommel

horse. Germany on the rings, China Lifts, twists, very clean. 2.5

twists. He actually got the lowest score of all of the Chinese in

qualification, but such a little twister. That is a good description.

Great aerial awareness. Great flaw work, here show came -- and here he

is showing he is great on this as well. Looking forward to seeing

more of his twists on the floor later on. You can see how he needed

to pump himself up for it. He cannot land that fault any old they

of the week. -- vault. They have lowest score on the Chinese team to

the highest scorer. 23 years old. Takes a deep breath, a seven

difficulty. A accelerates, troubled West. A little bit a deep on the

landing but that was good. Nothing too drastic. He is a tall man and

uses that to his advantage, powers up of the top of the platform. The

platform is a bit sprung so he uses that, makes the turn, then three

twists off. Mostly the problem gymnasts have is on direction. He

does very well, stays inside the white corridor. Very good vaulting

so far. A huge platform, literally. Look at that. The highest score of

the competition so far. Interestingly, the gymnasts that

finished on the last be start on the next piece. Time to get the

whole -- their breath back. The second of the Russian gymnasts.

Pommel horse champion. Very impressive gymnast all round.

Lovely clear lines. He rescued that very well, exploded, got it back

under control. He is the spearhead of the youth attack in the Russian

got it back. Two great Hungarians gave us those skills and he lost

his support on the way the hand stand. They will only give him a C.

He will be dedetectived there. He needs a D difficulty to get the

full value. And the fall. I was going to say, will they call that

as a fall? Yeah. Well a crucial mistake for Russia. Bearing in mind

Great Britain are second. And of course Britain beat Russia in the

European Championships and in qualifying. Russia beat Great

Britain and they were ecstatic about it. They will want to do that

again. He will be disappointed. We were about to see that. Let's see

if it was a fall. If he is on his feet, they could call that an

aborted dismount. We will see what if marking is like. They may

deliberate for a while. It wasn't without fault in the first half

either. No. He had a major form blow up in the middle While the

judges have a conflab, we will join straight. And back into another

strength hold. That is impressive. He doesn't look such a huge

powerful guy, but he is able to exert great power through the

shoulders. You can see them working. A good straight position in the

hand stand. Now he is into the double front somersault series and

kills the swing into the strength hold. He is holding them for so

long. It is so impressive that. Just a wobble there. He has to lock

out through shoulders. Swinging now into the dismount. The full

twisting double straight. A little fight at the end. Germany on the

recovery after pommel horse. He knew what he had to do. He's good

gymnast. Belyavskiy with 12.94. He would be hoping for somebody up in

the 14s. What a shame for Russia, but great news for Britain. Nguyen

is so strong. He holds it in the right plane. But the cross is super.

Lovely bodyline. Now some more scores. The final Chinese vaulter,

16.216. A massive score of 48. 316 on vault. It doesn't come much

better than that? That is exciting. under somersault work is very

Frenchman that did it first. See how they change shapes to

accommodate all of the techniques. And a very relaxed double pike.

That was a lovely routine. That is what the French need to boost their

confidence and morale. Without question he is one of the finest

bar legal bar workers in Europe. Lovely style. Wonderful technique

as well. He has got the ability to make it all look easy and that is

the mark of a really good gymnast. That following a 14. 588 and a

15.133. So France now on the recovery. A very good execution

score. So you get your execution and add that to your difficulty and

that gives you the final score. Many people at home will be

mourning the loss of the perfect 10. But it is still there. If you look

at the execution score when it comes up, that will tell how how --

you how perfect the routine is. These days it is a perfect nine. If

you tkpaet nine, you're doing a job. Russia looking for an average of 45.

45 would give 270. Which is a team total which might get you fourth

place. It is amazing the standard here. I think what did the

Americans get to qualify? 275 was it? Yes. Which is a big average

score. Like we said, as soon as a gymnast falls, it is crucial. But

44.899 and 48. Lack at this. Kohei Uchimura. Didn't have much fun in

qualification. He looks a lot more drawn in. So precise. Twists

beautifully. Lands really well. But it wasn't on the red line. It was

just off to the side. That will only lose him about 0.3. But it

wasn't perfect. They look under pressure the Japanese. I believe he

looks a little frail. A bit too fit almost if you know what I mean.

That is his trade mark isn't it? Attacked it very well. Good

repullion, but he cast aside and that will be a three to five

deduction for direction and a little tiny hop to the side.

have to say he has the most immaculate style doesn't he? Even

in slow motion it is fantastic. 15.9 for Kohei Uchimura. A

beautiful score. Cato. Second Japanese, the youngest member of

the team, 18. Did a good job in qualifying and a good job there as

well. Nicely done. Very unusual technique. Wild with the head.

Swings the arms around the side. But makes the two and a half twist.

But just, is my hair looking all right, he said! Going for the style

award. There is one actually. But it is for the gymnastics, not hair

cuts. Herr his hair flew there as he wrapped that twist in. Not so

stylist -- stylish. But pretty neat. A similar fault, just off to one

side. Kat o, scores a massive score with a 9.441 for execution.

Brilliant. They're starting to be impressed. The last of the Japanese.

He is working three pieces today. We saw him on the rings. It all

falls quiet in the North Greenwich Arena. This to keep Japan in

contention for gold. Scuttles down. But he really did not get up off

that platform properly. Did he do that in qualifying? I think one of

them did. And he has hurt himself. That is not good sign for them.

news, he is a tough lad, Yamamoto. That is serious. I would say that.

He is not the sort to hop off, unless really serious. I'm sure he

did this in qualifying. Oh that must have really hurt. Tendons when

you under rotate like that, just about got his feet down. Ore look

at the coach! I suspect he was doing this as a half turn. He

hardly turned at all. What have the United States got in store. A lit

scruffy in the rush. A bit scraping the top of the handle in the triple

rush. Now then, needs to settle this swinging down. But he is

really going through hard. You can hear, come on, come on, they're

shouting. And he has made the dismount very nice. A good effort

there. But there were technical errors, which I knew you spotted,

Matt. Thame us about skewing. you're aiming for is if you imagine

the wrist bands, you want them to be level. If one hand is in front

of the other that is known as skewing and that is not good news.

He looked like he was touching the pommel horse sometimes, but he was

travel sog fast that he managed to keep going. Great Britain's second

piece of equipment. He had a great time on pommel horse. I expect

Britain to dip a bit on this piece, but they will pull it back. That

was a good start from him. He has been a steady performer for Britain

this year. Lifts up into that strength hold. Feet nice and high.

Arms straight. Fixed the position. He does so, holds it really well.

He's very stylish gymnast, lovely somersaults. Up into the hand stand.

Controls the top of the swing. Up into the tubl twisting tubl tuck

dismounts and a dig step forward. That follows a 14.033 from Sam

Oldham. Good team job. Steady on rings. Yamamuro 14.3. But more

important, how is the foot? He is still looking uncomfortable. Japan

even after that are still in that golden area. There they are. Still

with a smile on his face. Smiling his way through. But serious enough

to take him out of the Ai that. news. Such a pity. Well he is due

to do another piece of apparatus. They will be calling on another

member of the team. We will find out who and let you know. They are

allowed to do that. There is five in the team and you choose your

best three for each piece of apparatus. Now somebody who thought

he would be a reserve will step up. Mikulak there. Very good judging,

they picked up the weakness. He had a wonderful outing on the vault.

Very clean. A lovely style. A lovely line. This is difficult.

Smooth there. And so far this is very good. Beautiful work. Turn to

one rail. Turn to the hand stand, double pike. Just a little

adjustment, but that was clean, so clean and technically superb.

got a silver in the European Championship on that apparatus. I

tell you what, at 18 years old! What a gym nars to keep an eye on.

rings behind them. It is one of their low-scoring pieces. That was

a dip but they will make up for it. We did expect that. Pommel horse is

the score. Here we go. Great Britain's Kristian Thomas. He is a

line. Swings well. Fixes that shape. Can see the strength through the

shoulders. He must hold the handstand. Shows very good control

there. Favours the swimming but a very good team job. Ferry it

well put together that routine. Very well coach, very well put

together. It is an art, when you do not have the favourable leavers.

the dismount because he is great in the air. Kristian Thomas, a 14.433.

That is the situation after two pieces of apparatus. Great Britain

are ahead of Russia and the United States, that is the important thing.

We are moving on to the vault now. Great Britain will go ahead of

France. They have already vaulted. They could even go ahead of Japan.

They could. They are good on vault. They have certainly got 48 plus in

them. That would be tremendous. We have said it so often, until every

team has vaulted, we cannot get a real playing field indication.

is right. Because the tariff of the vault is relatively high, compared

to the stud value you can build on the other pieces, it means a fault

scores quite a bit higher than the other apparatus. -- the vault

scores quite a bit higher. When every team has vaulted, you get a

true picture. In reality it is great Britain's vaulting against

Japan's parallel bars work. Japan got 47 plus in qualifying. Great

Britain got 48 plus on vault. A nice little tussle. Great Britain's

first vaulter is Max Witlock. He has done a great job for the team

but a good, safe opener. Good enough. They are looking for high

handstand. He is winding up into the full twisting. You can see how

the swing changes when he wants to exciting apparatus, the high bar.

That was unplanned, the struggle of the legs. He had to put a couple of

quite a powerful start. It can be so nerve-racking in more ways than

one, high bar, because you see the huge release and catch moves, it is

very easy to over rotate and miss the bar. You have to be mm per fact.

15.664 Max Witlock. Now it is high 15s. That was good vaulting

from Dan Purvis. He is technically a lovely gymnast. He hits the top

of the platform, such a good position, rockets up. Let's see how

Team USA are getting on. Jonathan Horton is one of the finest ring

workers in the world. He is USA ambitious strength element. Swings

are allowed to hang under the bar twists. There is an erupting arena.

That was great concentration from Jonathan Horton. The reason why the

arena erupted was because Kristian Thomas stormed down the vault

runway and nailed his landing. Two more gymnasts are up for Ukraine.

finish. A little puff of relief. Horton, 15.266. His team-mate is on

is from the Bronx. A good all- rounder, superb on high bar and

floor. Not too shabby on rings. A tuck. A very well constructed

routine. A great team job. 15.9664 Daniel Purvis. We will show you a

Kristian Thomas' vault in a little while. So efficient, very

undemonstrative this gymnast. He does everything quietly and

efficiently. His feet are beautifully high. Quite a few

gymnasts dip Beefeater. -- quite a few gymnasts dip Beefeater. It is a

typical young man's and ring a routine put together in a clever

way. I said that the arena erupted when Kristian Thomas landed and you

are about to find out why. Theo he He could not have landed that any

better. Fantastic vaulting when it really mattered. He landed on a

16.55. Absolutely massive! Here is another quiet, undemonstrative

young man who works hard and goes GB are going superbly at the moment.

I hope this momentum continues. cannot believe we are sitting here

talking in that way. There is confirmation. Execution, 9.55!

great thing about that vault is because you are not twisting you do

not have a lot of deductions. As long as you can land it and it is

very difficult to land. Listen, we are at the Olympics and that so far

was the best vault in the team final for Great Britain. I do not

think it will be bettered. Ukraine have gone, they are great Walters.

You would not think he has just done an enormous jump. He looks so

relaxed. This is next apparatus mentality. He has got a job to do

and he has got another one coming them away. You cannot do it at this

level. Great Britain on rings scored 43.066 so their 5th highest

score at the moment. What did USA score? 45.25 soap second highest.

Two marks adrift on rings. The USA bars. That is the highest so far.

Great Britain currently have the highest pommel horse score and I do

work first and then second. So you know, you do two apparatus back-to-

back and then have a wait. We were amazed by China's score on vault.

They're the highest scorers, but Britain 48.065. You have robbed

them of 10. Yes it is 48.102. There is the standings at the moment.

Britain in second. Goodness me! China are still to come. They're

just warming up on their third piece of apparatus. We will see

where they slot in. The T bars are lovely for them. They didn't look

good in qualifying, but they can produce the goods on this apparatus.

We have two team on each apparatus. One have competed. This is the

second team on each boy. Philipp Boy for Germany. Come on, he says

to himself. Can he put the ghosts to rest? Very much hope so. Hand

spring, double front. He will be pleased with that. He crashed badly

in the qualification on vault and he looked very sore on his ankles.

But he has got himself together and that was much better. It was a

great rescue on that landing? they have got to put the bite back.

They're always in a team competition and always work as a

unit and are supportive of each other. And this will be a good stop

on the road back. He just about rescued it, yourself quite right.

Burr he was not going to sit that one out. The margin for holding the

score and losing the score is so narrow. It was close to a whole

point deduction, if he had sat down that was it. Well he rescued it.

good job. China are best in the world at this piece of apparatus.

They are going to, well who knows where they will fit into that top

that he. This guy on the parallel bars is brilliant. Ze has such a

light touch and huge swings. Stkpwhrb That was a bit undercooked.

Such difficulty in this routine. Strandle front to catch. This is

lovely. Second hand stand. Doesn't want to stop for another one. That

is what I mean about his light swing. Into tubl pike. And he can

kick out. But not today. He kept the pike in. Just a pace back. But

what a first routine. What a team talk China have had over the last

few days, they have come in here and they mean business. They don't

want to let go of that Olympic gold medal. Very different team that, to

the one we saw in qualifying. Everything looks determined. No

waving to the crowd and letting the focus go. So three gymnasts from

every country up and every score counts. No one can afford to make a

mistake. So far Britain going very well. Consistency is the key.

France have been rocky. They don't look settled. I think they have had

a tough year with injuries and one thing or another. A lovely close

element in. They have to do long swins and then close bar elements

when they come close to the bar. He has done a couple of those and they

have to release and recatch. Into the stolder and out. With the one

and a half pirouette. All these moves have a value. He is not

linking moves one after the other well. He is taking extra swinges

between each, which will hurt him on the start value. But he is

widing up, up he goes. A souper double straight. France needed a

good score. This is a very elegant gymnast, Sabot. In the lines of

some other great stylists on this apparatus. Very effective use of

the one arm to make your turn. There is the squat move. Yes, he

can be well pleased with that. Yeah, thums up! They're not in that top

four for medal contention. But enjoying themselves. Look at that

15.955. A vital score for China. The point you have to make, did you

see his face there? Stoney, didn't react. Big score, so what? That is

such a difference. From a former world champion to Chenglong who got

a silver at the World Championships on this piece of apparatus. So

strong on parallel bars, China. beautiful start. A full turn. A bit

short on the hand stand. A giant with full turn. It was the Chinese

that introduced the long swing on parallel bars and I think you can

see why. They're Masters of it. Good extension and a little dip. A

double pike and a skip forward. But that is consistency. And look at

the serious focus on that team face now. What a contrast. Well they

look like they want to hang on to this title. A tall gymnast. Makes

everything look that bit bigger. Has to work quite hard for it all.

But he times everything well and works with the apparatus. You see

it dip down and help him lift. Up into the dismount. Delighted.

stuff. They really are impressive. And they all work like bees to get

the bar ready for the next. Sabot with 14.883 for France. Church of

England Long scored 15.366 in qualification. -- Chenglong. We're

joining Russia, with some work to get back into contention. He did

qualify for the rings final. He reminds me of a Bond villain!

his start. He is very powerful. Most of the teams have a strong

rings worker and physically they're quite different to the floor and

vault specialists. How about that? That is very impressive. Total

control all the way up. And unravels from the somersaulting

into the strength position. Lovely shape. Really excellent. He has got

hyper extended elbows that makes it look almost uncanny. Dead straight

arms there. Strong in the hand stand. Now the forward swing to

hand stand and into the double front. Wow, we're being treated to

some excellent ring work here. is just... Fantastic work from him.

Lovely control. Lovely line. And such focus. It is not a still

photograph. Believe it or not. All his positions, shoulders a tiny bit

high there, but that is the only occasion you can get your pen sull

out for a deduction. That is superb. He swings so well. And the double

pike which is a very difficult dismount. Absolutely on song, this

young man. Russia behind Britain in sixth. So Britain will be keen to

try and keep them at bay. 15.816. That is a huge score. That is

massive. Look at that 46.132. interesting the way that different

teams are good at different apparatus isn't it? You get some

teams really excel at rings. were saying, Chris, how odd its,

they're sitting down for a while and it must break the rhythm?

think they do it, because they don't each team to go up first each

time. But it does leave it difficult. You have a long wait.

Waiting for one more performance on parallel bars and then we will get

an idea of where Britain are lying. You can see a total of 137.18, but

China are still to finish on Well it will be interesting to see

thousand third Chinese gymnast gets on. Some deliberation from the

judges. It is a 15.6. It is up on qualification. Execution 9.1.

Another big score. Well the pressure is really on, a gymnast we

have seen does not cope well under pressure. He crumbled in

qualification. But they need him here. He can do it, he is the

Chinese champion. But internationally not very impressive.

Huge am of -- amount of pressure on on him. But this is a different

gymnast. He almost lost his grip. That is nice. He has put a

different head on today. Just about got away with that move. Lock those

shoulders out. Swing to hand stand, he is slightly undercooking

everything. That is OK. You have to stand it up and he snatched it off.

That is a different young man out there today. I'm so pleased for him.

I really am. Because he was going through a lot there. He was shaky.

But he got through it and he did the job for his country. Does

haven't the namp swing that the others have. Or the natural

confidence. But we did see him yesterday really struggle, or not

yesterday, but the day before. It is lovely to see him perform so

much better today. We're having to leave the gymnastics here. Because

in 15 minutes we have to make way for the news. But to enjoy watching

this in HD, coverage continues on the BBC HD Channel and on BBC Three.

We will be going live to Greenwich Park in a moment as the cross

country continues. This is a real test for horse and rider. But

before that, terrific news for Great Britain. This is Tina Cook.

What a story. Her horse almost died earlier this year and it has been

an emotional journey for the two of them to get to London 2012. It was

a terrific performance from Tina. She was cheered on by the crowd and

she is lying in third place at the moment. Mary King is in 4th place.

Zara Phillips is impressive in eighth place. Tina, fantastic stuff

from you and also from Henry, a tricky course but he handled it

beautifully. He went so well. The third fence was causing trouble so

I wanted to give him time. So many horses are losing shoes. He is a

big horse but I thought I cannot take the risk round the corners.

The crowd was amazing, totally amazing. Every single rider says

they mention a crowd and they cannot hear their watch and they do

not know what time they are doing that he ate up the time. He is a

blood horse, he is bred to race, thank goodness because I am not

bred to go fast! The second half, opened up and he really picks up

the time. Because he is not a strong horse, he was magic. I had

to psyche myself up. I do not like going that fast. The way things are

shaping up, Nicola did very well, Mary and Zara, was there less

pressure on you? It helps when you have got a fantastic team around to.

The first three were brilliant. Zara are putting pressure on me

because we are being buddies this week, we say if I have done it, you

do it. And we have William as anchorman coming up so it really

helps, of course it does. How is the team feeling now? We are

feeling amazing, brilliant. The more horses that can get through to

the show jumping with good schools, we have all been fast. Helped

League -- hopefully put in pressures on the others. It is

quite intense so those mistakes will be crucial. The support, there

is nothing like it. I have been to Badminton and Burghley, there is

nothing like it. A note, there is not! There are times when you go

into the corners and you need to slow down, the crowd are cheering

you on but you think, I have to slow up. I have a big smile on my

face, this will go on all might. Thank you. Big smiles all round as

the team are concerned. There is still one to go, that is William

Fox-Pitt. He will go shortly after 6 o'clock so you can see that on

BBC Two. We are heading live now to

Greenwich Park. This is the journey from the Olympic Park. It is not

too far to go through London's oldest royal park. We have

witnessed some fabulous scenes there today. Still a few riders to

go there so we can join our commentary live with Michael Tucker

dramatic news we have for years is Clayton Fredericks took a tumble at

fence 20. The back end slipped away and down they went. Australia are

now down to three riders and very much out of team medal contention

at the moment. This man is flying for home to put Germany right in

the thick of things with Britain and Sweden. It will be nip and tuck.

He needs to be home in under 10.03. He is on a dressage score at the

moment. If he could get inside the time, he will also be in the mix to

like Michael Jung will go Clear and inside the time. That will be good

for Germany. It will not do his individual chances any harm either.

Or you do not often get the chance to climb up when you have this

world-class company. He will crews inside the time. It is one of the

fastest times of the day. He is inside the time. He goes into

bronze-medal position. Tina Cook goes forth, Mary King, 5th. The

they cannot catch Germany quite. Sweden cannot improve on their

position because one of their riders is already on 60.4. Tomorrow

will be an even bigger nail-biting occasion. This is the Queen of

position because Belgium's team chances are out of the window.

always thought this horse was well capable of getting inside the time.

really pushing for it. As long as she does not waste time on the

approaches, it could be surprising. Most of the ones we have seen do

the time, there have been gunning from the word go. She looked like

she was hailing a cab there with her hand in the air. We have six

left to go. One for the Netherlands, one for Japan, the overnight

dressage leader, one for Brazil and then William Fox-Pitt, the world's

number one. Ben New Zealand's Mark Todd will be the last to go. He had

a very good score of 39.1. Away goes a lame Pen from the

decided to opt for the longer alternative at fence three. We have

had a couple of false there throughout the day so possibly a

wise decision from her. Is the last of the Irish riders. I am not sure

of his time at the moment. He will have done very well if he has gone

inside the time. This is a very genuine horse normally he would not

normally be the quickest. A very good round for Mark. He is a good

man across the country and in the showjumping ring. Island will be

thought she had got away with it. Got a little over-excited. She did

not get a great stride into the first one and then started pushing

for the three strides. If she had sat and waited for the four, it

might have happened. Unseated rider and sadly and elimination for

Rebecca Howard from Canada. At least we see that horse and rider

are both OK. You can see the inflatable jacket has blown up to

protect her. She leaves the saddle barge. Then this skinny little step

out, absolutely straight as a die, no effort whatsoever. Sadly,

Rebecca Howard, the third fall for the Canadians. She is out. Here is

a man who has two responsibilities to get Japan into the team

classification. They have got to get him round to give them a team

score. He is the overnight leader. If he can go inside the time, he

around the Olympics. What can he do for Japan? Can he put them in

contention for a medal for the first time? They have certainly

shone. Great jumps at fence three. He was a little bit to be left. He

had to avoid the tree and push for the three strides but the horse

responded brilliantly. Gave it masses of height. A French-bred

it when we saw the mark. brilliant for the sport that

someone from Japan comes out and leads the dressage in the Olympic

three-day event. What a huge amount of pressure he has put on himself

for today. He just slipped. A brilliant recovery. Well done, that

was amazing. He slipped on the term, the horse looked like he was about

to stop. He put the pressure on him and responded with some brilliant

jumping. They are looking so natural and able to react at the

situation which is something which would not have happened years ago.

They really have put the time and the work in. Is it going to pay

off? Down to the first water. Wind In the Willows. There is a bit of

wind about. He will not want to wait and have a look. So far, so

good. And the crowds are still cheering. They appreciate that his

dressage test yesterday was so brilliant and they are giving him

Gatcombe when Andrew Hoy was based there so he has had plenty of

experience and wants to put all back into one big effort. Now with

the time! -- now is the time for continues and we still have one

Britain to go, William Fox-Pitt, but he does not go until after 6

o'clock. We are coming to the end of our transmission on BBC One So

if you want to see William Fox-Pitt you will have to switch over to BBC

Two. You can see there are thousands of people making their

way to the Aquatics Centre for another big night of swimming. Two