:00:05. > :00:11.crossed that we can get more medals. It is the final day of rowing down
:00:12. > :00:15.at Eton Dorney. Here is what is in store on the water for you. There's
:00:15. > :00:19.been a lot of talk about whether our men's four can beat the
:00:19. > :00:29.Australians. We will know in about Australians. We will know in about
:00:29. > :00:33.
:00:33. > :00:41.join the golden goals macro Rowing Club? Hopes are high after their
:00:41. > :00:45.strong qualifying round. Zac Purchase and Marchand are aiming to
:00:45. > :00:53.defend their Olympic title on home waters. They will be in the third
:00:53. > :00:58.final. No British interest in the single Scholes, but what about this
:00:58. > :01:05.for a story? Katerina Costa has won in rowing medal at the last five
:01:05. > :01:08.Olympics. At 1230 she will be going for her sixth. Later on we will see
:01:08. > :01:12.Jess Ennis in the sixth that of her seven disciplines. She said that
:01:12. > :01:21.the crowd carried her yesterday. Let's hope that the support can
:01:21. > :01:25.take that javelin just that little Andy Murray and Laura Robson will
:01:25. > :01:31.will be on Centre Court at well for the mixed doubles semi-final. Andy
:01:32. > :01:36.Murray takes on Roger Federer in the men's singles finals tomorrow.
:01:36. > :01:39.The flagship boat is in the rowing finals today. There's been more
:01:40. > :01:49.twists and turns on their way to the start line then you would find
:01:50. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:55.All I keep focusing on is what we do in our boat. If it pays off,
:01:55. > :01:59.it's fantastic. The downside is if it doesn't then it would be
:01:59. > :02:08.terrible. I've never been so focused mentally and physically on
:02:08. > :02:12.the water. The crew that am growing in his my entire world. Hopefully
:02:12. > :02:16.there won't be any surprises and will just be able to get down to
:02:16. > :02:19.business. Pretty much four years ago to the day I was sitting in the
:02:19. > :02:23.stands in Beijing, I will spare man for the rowing team then. I always
:02:23. > :02:27.said I wanted to be an Olympic gold-medallist but I never knew why
:02:27. > :02:30.until that point. Three of us and the boat can look back to four
:02:30. > :02:34.years ago with first-hand experience of just how hard it was.
:02:35. > :02:38.I never forget what we had to put into bat. Sitting in Beijing on the
:02:38. > :02:44.start-line, I had a sense of enormous joy and feeling that what
:02:44. > :02:49.we were about to do was not only the right thing, I was destined to
:02:49. > :02:53.be there. I was going to make it good. Ideally, that's what I want
:02:53. > :02:57.the feeling to be like again on the start-line. This time it seems to
:02:57. > :03:01.have gone a lot smoother so far. I think the experience of having done
:03:01. > :03:04.it before, it is useful because you know you've done it and you know
:03:04. > :03:10.you are the sort of character who can sit on the start line, be ready,
:03:10. > :03:15.race and win it. We are going to get it. They are going to be the
:03:15. > :03:21.Olympic champions. It is Great Britain - gold medal for Great
:03:21. > :03:24.Britain! I feel like I've really earned my position over the last
:03:24. > :03:27.three years. I've been the consistent member in the four. I
:03:27. > :03:32.feel in a way like it's my boat this year. But then I certainly do
:03:32. > :03:38.see that those three are reigning Olympic champions. That puts a
:03:38. > :03:41.little bit of pressure on me. been an event for time. There been
:03:41. > :03:44.a few challenges, a few real high points in there. There's a lot to
:03:44. > :03:47.take away from that. When you do have a good competitor cover
:03:47. > :03:52.someone who has beaten us, there's a challenge there, we've got to
:03:52. > :03:57.race our game to it. If it does pay off then this is why we do it, for
:03:57. > :04:03.the big event. For the fact that we've got this one boat. The Aussie
:04:03. > :04:08.pair in particular have shown to be very quick. Gold for Australia,
:04:08. > :04:13.silver for Great Britain. Huge disappointment there. For me now,
:04:13. > :04:18.this is a combination of 12 years' hard work. I feel like I'm very
:04:18. > :04:21.well prepared at the moment. Just can't leading up to it. I don't
:04:21. > :04:25.think things are going to take us too much by surprise. We've had
:04:25. > :04:30.very open conversations amongst the four of us about the enormity of
:04:31. > :04:34.what the round the corner. I have a three-year-old son. It's really
:04:34. > :04:38.changed my perspective on the sport and why do things. I really want to
:04:38. > :04:42.make him proud and make sure that he can go to school and a few
:04:42. > :04:46.years' time and say, my dad is the Olympic champion. What is going to
:04:46. > :04:52.make all the difference is actually being able to sing our national
:04:52. > :04:56.anthem with the nation. Really as loud as you can, just standing on
:04:56. > :05:06.the podium. That's what I'm dreaming of. That, for me, is going
:05:06. > :05:12.to be the be-all and end-all of the It sends shivers down your spine.
:05:12. > :05:18.What is the conclusion of that story? Well, the stage is set. So
:05:18. > :05:26.let's leave the Olympic Park and fly up and out to Eton Dorney. We
:05:26. > :05:32.will go east. The question is - what does that 2,000m track have in
:05:32. > :05:41.store for the men's four? We've got two bronze and a gold yesterday.
:05:41. > :05:46.Matt Pinsent is down at the start This is the start line of the men's
:05:46. > :05:51.coxless four. The rain is teeming down. It is blowing through. The
:05:51. > :05:58.coxless four have just completed their warm-up. They have waterproof
:05:58. > :06:04.tops on, they will soon come off. Very stressful at this stage. They
:06:05. > :06:09.are trying to focus as best they can. Trying to summer together the
:06:09. > :06:15.best positive thoughts they have and think about pouring Orr years
:06:15. > :06:25.of training into this next sixth minute race. They do at this stage
:06:25. > :06:31.hot-water bottles in the boat. They will get thrown back. -- they do at
:06:31. > :06:35.this stage have water bottles in the boat. You might be talking to
:06:35. > :06:41.one another, reinforcing to each other how much you rely on them,
:06:41. > :06:44.how much you respect them. Saying, have a good race, prioritise one
:06:44. > :06:54.Lord two things. Four minutes to go before the race. My stomach is
:06:54. > :07:10.
:07:10. > :07:15.turning. These guys have absolutely James Cracknell tweeted about the
:07:15. > :07:18.weather as well and how much of a major factor that is. He seems to
:07:18. > :07:22.think that the weight in the boat is going to be a major factor as
:07:22. > :07:27.well, because our men's four are literally heavier than the Aussies.
:07:27. > :07:31.Do you think that is a big factor? In a head wind, that would be a
:07:31. > :07:36.factor. But at the moment it is quite still. We've had another bout
:07:36. > :07:40.of rain through the start area. You can see it from here. But now it's
:07:40. > :07:45.glorious sunshine. There isn't that much wind at the moment. The flags
:07:45. > :07:50.are dropping. You would say it's a slight headwind but not much.
:07:50. > :07:53.Pretty even. That is what you want. You want to make sure it's the best
:07:53. > :07:59.athletes that win, not the conditions that take their toll on
:07:59. > :08:05.them. Almost a funereal silence down at the start, a real sense of
:08:05. > :08:10.anticipation. Down here at the other rent, rallying the crowd,
:08:10. > :08:16.some friends of mine yesterday were saying how Partizan the crowd were
:08:16. > :08:19.for Murray against Djokovic. Down here, we've had a crowd almost
:08:19. > :08:23.encouraged to build the Australians. That's not British, we don't do
:08:23. > :08:27.that. We support everybody. Whoever is guiding the crowd to do that,
:08:27. > :08:31.I'm disappointed with that. Irrespective of that, this is one
:08:31. > :08:35.of the great duels of the whole of London 2012. In the list of 10
:08:35. > :08:38.things you wanted to see if you had a completely free roaming ticket
:08:38. > :08:42.for the whole of the 17 days of competition, this would be one of
:08:42. > :08:45.the events you would have wanted to see. The four guys in our boat, and
:08:45. > :08:49.the Australian boat as well, they know how much this has been the
:08:49. > :08:59.most hyped up and eagerly anticipated of all the races in the
:08:59. > :08:59.
:09:00. > :09:06.entire regatta. Head and heart, our guys. It is really going to be
:09:06. > :09:12.tough. The Aussies rolled very smoothly and strongly. We have a
:09:12. > :09:18.bit more power. What happens is the crowd are absolutely unbelievable.
:09:18. > :09:23.They've got to dig deep, be smooth and use their power as smoothly as
:09:23. > :09:27.they possibly can. This really is the calm before the storm. A huge
:09:27. > :09:35.sense of excitement, nervous excitement and anticipation. A
:09:35. > :09:39.desire to keep the legacy going, that we feel this is the race,
:09:39. > :09:48.above all other races, that Britain's supremacy on all of the
:09:48. > :09:51.lakes and the world has been achieved. This is the great rivals.
:09:51. > :09:56.Especially with Drew Ginn, he is one of the great oarsman of all
:09:56. > :10:00.time. Coming up shortly, after we've seen the crew in lane five,
:10:00. > :10:04.there will be the raw for a Great Britain team in lane six. After
:10:04. > :10:14.that, who else would you want to describe a big event like this on
:10:14. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :10:56.all of the torpor that has come from the Australian camp, which are
:10:56. > :11:00.a way for Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Australia, the USA and
:11:00. > :11:04.Great Britain, the defending Olympic champions, the world
:11:04. > :11:10.champions, coming out of the starting blocks in lane six. Cometh
:11:11. > :11:15.the hour, cometh the man, and Great Britain have four. They will put
:11:15. > :11:21.their lives on the line for the team and for themselves. Great
:11:21. > :11:26.Britain were the fastest coming in here. In the semi-finals, they beat
:11:26. > :11:30.Australia, their big rivals, that is why they are in lane six, the
:11:31. > :11:37.fastest qualifiers. He had to wonder why Australia did not
:11:37. > :11:45.respond in the last 500 metres, going into the final, apologies,
:11:45. > :11:50.the semi-final. These are the two class boats. They are moving out,
:11:50. > :11:54.Great Britain doing very well. They are using their power. Editor of
:11:54. > :12:01.headwind. They can sit there and use their extra weight as they sit
:12:01. > :12:07.back. They are going well. This is the best start we have seen from
:12:07. > :12:11.Great Britain. They are coming up to the first time in mark. Job done
:12:11. > :12:18.in the first quarter. They all through in first place, by three or
:12:18. > :12:23.four feet, up over Australia. The confidence will build up. Great
:12:23. > :12:29.Britain, Australia, then the USA. They are coming into the rhythm.
:12:29. > :12:34.Andrew Triggs Hodge, if ever we need a solid rhythm, it is now.
:12:34. > :12:40.middle 1000, that has got to be so good for Great Britain, they have
:12:40. > :12:43.got to stay relaxed and longed for, they must not tighten up. The
:12:43. > :12:49.Australians are very smooth and well drilled, but they are not as
:12:49. > :12:54.powerful. That could be the difference. Great Britain in lane
:12:54. > :12:59.six, smooth and relaxed. This is the best we have seen them, they
:12:59. > :13:03.have brought it up on to the boil in this regatta. From six weeks ago,
:13:03. > :13:08.when Australia beat them into second place. That was a big blow
:13:08. > :13:12.for the British crew. They have trained hard at altitude, they went
:13:12. > :13:17.to pre-Olympic training camps in Portugal. They have come into this
:13:17. > :13:23.with their heads held high. They beat Australia in the semi-final,
:13:23. > :13:29.and this is starting to develop into the two-horse race we expected.
:13:29. > :13:32.The British are inching away, inch by inch, stroke by a stroke. It is
:13:32. > :13:38.Great Britain over Australia. have never seen them running so
:13:38. > :13:44.well, they are long, they are stretching out, 36 strokes a minute.
:13:44. > :13:50.It is very good. Australia on the back for it. Already, we are at the
:13:50. > :13:58.halfway mark in this Olympic final. It is Great Britain, Australia and
:13:58. > :14:03.the USA. It is going to come down to two boats, and amongst the
:14:03. > :14:10.sandwich, the USA in lane five. They must think they are in with a
:14:10. > :14:19.chance of a medal. They keep working on either side. Peter Reed
:14:19. > :14:25.in the second seed looking to the right. Australia, Drew Ginn in the
:14:25. > :14:29.third seat. He is pushing on for his fourth Olympic gold medal.
:14:29. > :14:34.Great Britain looking the part, they are looking great, but
:14:35. > :14:41.Australia have pushed on. They are on their third 500. The USA will be
:14:41. > :14:47.good for the bronze medal. The call Australians, will they be able to
:14:47. > :14:52.change gear? That is what they have to do. Do they have the
:14:52. > :15:02.flexibility? Great Britain are responding, they must not tighten
:15:02. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:07.up. USA in lane five. They are pushing on hard. This will be like
:15:07. > :15:17.a heavyweight boxing match like no other in international rowing on
:15:17. > :15:21.the Olympic stage. 500 metres to go. A quarter of a length, the leader.
:15:21. > :15:30.They are into their own territory, because they have got the fifth
:15:30. > :15:35.person in the boat, the crowd. The Eton Dorney roar. Here comes the
:15:35. > :15:40.wall of sound. They are staying long and loose, they are relaxed.
:15:40. > :15:46.Here, Australia. Great Britain are stretching it out, 38 strokes a
:15:46. > :15:53.minute. This is where it will matter. It is going to the wire.
:15:53. > :15:59.Australia are still in this. They are pushing it on harder. True gent
:15:59. > :16:04.has called for another sprint. Great Britain looks smooth and
:16:04. > :16:10.relaxed, 25 strokes from the line. Surely, Great Britain have got
:16:10. > :16:15.enough in the tank. One more big push from Australia. Great Britain
:16:15. > :16:24.are 41 strokes a minute, they are charging for the line. If they stay
:16:24. > :16:32.long and loose, they could do this. 150 out from the line. A look over
:16:32. > :16:37.from the bow man, desperate stages. The British four are coming to
:16:37. > :16:42.defend their title in style. 50 metres from the line. Great Britain
:16:42. > :16:49.will be the Olympic champions in the men's four. We have done it! We
:16:49. > :16:54.have done it in style! The Olympic champions once more! It was just a
:16:54. > :16:59.magnificent effort here at Eton Dorney. All of the talk that came
:16:59. > :17:03.from Australia in the run-up to this, on the day, Great Britain
:17:03. > :17:09.performed, and these four men stepped up to the plate. That is
:17:09. > :17:13.what it means, the elation from Great Britain. Well done, Andrew
:17:13. > :17:22.Triggs Hodge, Tom James, Alex Gregory, Pete Reed. That was
:17:22. > :17:27.fantastic from the start. We salute you, hats off, that was the most
:17:27. > :17:32.consumer at preparation. That is the biggest win against their to
:17:32. > :17:37.affect our possession that we have had in the Olympic Games -- against
:17:37. > :17:46.their toughest opposition. The USA getting the bronze medal. Pete Reed
:17:46. > :17:52.punching the air. Andrew Triggs Hodge acknowledges the crowd.
:17:52. > :17:57.Sitting behind him, Tom James, and the first gold medal for Alex
:17:57. > :18:05.Gregory in the bow seat, comic into this crew. Three of them won the
:18:05. > :18:11.gold medal four years ago. Alex Gregory getting his first. What a
:18:11. > :18:17.marvellous day. He is such a lovely man. So well deserved, he is the
:18:17. > :18:23.only man coming back from the world championship last year. He was the
:18:24. > :18:32.choice to take the pair out of the, apologies, take them out of the
:18:32. > :18:38.pair and into the four. A stroke of genius. Cool, calm and relaxed, Tom
:18:38. > :18:46.James in the third seat, Pete Reed making the calls, Alex Gregory in
:18:46. > :18:53.the bow seat, the power that was required, and the relief over the
:18:53. > :19:00.line. Great Britain are the Olympic champions. It is now three gold
:19:00. > :19:07.medals from Team GB at Eton Dorney. What a classic display, what a
:19:07. > :19:17.triumph. That is what it means. The crowd getting acknowledged, and
:19:17. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:32.Australia get the silver, the mistake at the bronze. What a day
:19:32. > :19:33.
:19:33. > :19:36.for Team GB. -- USA won the bronze A fantastic performance. The coach
:19:36. > :19:41.was vindicated for taking Andrew Triggs Hodge and Peter Reed after
:19:41. > :19:47.the pair, because he thought this was their best chance. The
:19:47. > :19:57.Australian boat, complete desolation. They are destroyed,
:19:57. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:04.because they believed, for all that happened in the semi-final,... They
:20:04. > :20:09.are great rollers, and they felt that this was their moment, but
:20:10. > :20:19.they have been well and truly beaten by this inestimable four,
:20:19. > :20:23.whose confidence has never wavered, despite the fact that Pete Reed and
:20:23. > :20:27.Andrew Triggs Hodge have not won a race for four years, effectively.
:20:27. > :20:37.Not a major race. You wondered if that might move into their
:20:37. > :20:39.
:20:39. > :20:43.subconscious. But the result never Road, they were smooth and powerful,
:20:43. > :20:46.and all of the elements came together. The coach likes to lose
:20:46. > :20:51.the last race coming into the Olympic Games, and he always turns
:20:51. > :20:57.it around. Even though it is close all the way down, the Australians
:20:57. > :21:02.had to do something in the middle, and they never closed back an inch.
:21:02. > :21:07.It was fantastic rowing from Andrew Triggs Hodge and the guys, it was
:21:07. > :21:12.smooth, strong, powerful. The boat is running well. The Australians
:21:12. > :21:22.knew they would not have it. Half- a-length. You thought the game. At
:21:22. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:33.500 metres. -- you thought it was That is when the Australians looked
:21:33. > :21:37.at their best and classy. In Munich, they looked classy all the way. Now,
:21:37. > :21:41.it is the other way round. It does not matter what happens in between
:21:41. > :21:46.Olympic Games, it is what happens on the final state at the Olympic
:21:46. > :21:52.Games. I do not think I have ever seen Andrew Triggs Hodge quite so
:21:52. > :21:55.exultant as he is here. That is as a result of the fact that even the
:21:55. > :22:01.slightest amount of doubt might have crept into their mind over the
:22:01. > :22:08.last few years. I think so. Their hearts were set on trying to win
:22:08. > :22:12.the pair, that is what they wanted to do, but after last year, being
:22:12. > :22:18.beaten by the Kiwis in the pair, they said, we are going back into
:22:18. > :22:21.the boat that we know, where we are the reigning Olympic champions.
:22:21. > :22:28.They will be the reigning Olympic champions for at least another four
:22:28. > :22:34.years. Double gold-medallists, for three of those men, and Alex
:22:35. > :22:43.Gregory, his first gold medal. is what sport is about. This is the
:22:43. > :22:48.Andrew Flintoff/prickly moment. Fair play, but we weren't! -- but
:22:48. > :22:58.we were the winners! Your first Olympic Games, talked us through
:22:58. > :23:02.that race! It was simple, it did not feel real. Going off the start,
:23:02. > :23:10.my thought, this is it, this is happening, we just did the race.
:23:10. > :23:16.One was just counting the strokes, 30, 60, 90. Everything fell silent
:23:16. > :23:22.in the boat. We were in a good position, I did not look, but I was
:23:22. > :23:28.aware where we were. It does not feel real, it does not. I cannot
:23:28. > :23:33.describe it any more than that. did it again! Double Olympic
:23:33. > :23:38.champion! Per cannot believe it. You run through everything in your
:23:38. > :23:43.mind before the base, you never think about afterwards. I will let
:23:43. > :23:49.them speak about it, I am still tired, I cannot believe it. The
:23:49. > :23:53.hours that we do, the pain, it is all worth at the end. I said four
:23:53. > :23:57.years ago, thank you to the Royal Navy for giving me the chance, but
:23:57. > :24:04.all of us have got people to thank for their support. It comes from
:24:04. > :24:09.all over the place. I am pleased we have done it. Talk to the others!
:24:09. > :24:16.At 500 metres, it is never over until it is over, but did you think,
:24:16. > :24:21.we have done it? I was trying just to focus. Your peripheral vision
:24:21. > :24:26.does not go far enough, and you have got to focus on what you are
:24:26. > :24:31.doing. But I knew that the rhythm was good. I knew it felt good, I
:24:31. > :24:38.felt confident. Whatever happened, I did not care, it was just our
:24:38. > :24:43.boat. It was unbelievable. It started raining, and I thought,
:24:43. > :24:50.this is for us, this is what we do the whole winter, when it is
:24:50. > :24:55.chucking down with rain. It was our day. I cannot describe what this
:24:55. > :25:01.atmosphere is like two people at home. It is beyond words, it is
:25:01. > :25:09.epic, it is magic, it is emotional, the crowd is phenomenal. It is so
:25:09. > :25:16.exciting to be here. I am so proud. Anything you want to add? These
:25:16. > :25:21.guys are the best three runners up Britain have, they are phenomenal.
:25:21. > :25:26.-- best three that Britain have. It was a masterpiece. It took four
:25:26. > :25:34.years, training every day, pulling out everything we had. It was our
:25:34. > :25:38.finest piece. All of the support, immeasurable. Every person here
:25:38. > :25:42.shouting, every person at home, every person who has picked us up
:25:42. > :25:46.off the floor after training, families, friends, you cannot
:25:46. > :25:52.imagine how big the support group is. We owe a debt of thanks to
:25:52. > :25:58.everybody. It will be there for the next four years and the four years
:25:58. > :26:07.after that, this team needs that support. I am so proud. Thank you
:26:07. > :26:17.I'm the happiest man in the world. I'm blessed with these guys, the
:26:17. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:28.Fantastic. That was hugely impressive. We are being told to
:26:28. > :26:35.move you on. I'm sure we will talk later on. Fantastic.
:26:35. > :26:39.Congratulations. Enjoy the medal ceremony. Let's hope that has
:26:39. > :26:43.inspired the two more crews coming up. The heavyweights have kept that
:26:43. > :26:46.tradition going of Britain being dominant amongst the big cruise. We
:26:46. > :26:52.are suddenly finding ourselves Masters in both the women's and
:26:53. > :26:58.men's lightweight divisions. Do macro guys weighing less than 70
:26:58. > :27:02.kgs less, two girls weighing less than 59. Lightweights in terms of
:27:02. > :27:08.how they tip the scales, but punching above their weight at Eton
:27:08. > :27:12.Dorney this week. Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter can both put MBEs
:27:12. > :27:16.following their victory in Beijing. Sophie Hosking and Kat Copeland are
:27:16. > :27:26.a new combination who have come to the fore this summer. But all four
:27:26. > :27:28.
:27:28. > :27:32.share a common belligerence and When you sit on that start-line,
:27:32. > :27:37.history is forgotten about. It's what you do in that 2,000m race.
:27:37. > :27:41.The rest of your life will be dependent on it. I am quite a
:27:41. > :27:45.focused person. To be honest, I don't think I'd want to row in a
:27:45. > :27:49.boat with myself. Orr athletes from very different backgrounds, too.
:27:49. > :27:53.The Olympics are in hunter's backyard, or at least they would be
:27:53. > :27:57.it the rowing lake was in the East End. He qualified as a Thames
:27:57. > :28:00.Waterman. He and Zac Purchase, a graduate of an established Robling
:28:00. > :28:04.Academy, have enjoyed - that endured their fair share of injury
:28:04. > :28:08.and setbacks since Beijing and alarming dips in form over the past
:28:08. > :28:10.few months. But it doesn't stretch the imagination too far to see all
:28:10. > :28:14.those confounding those who have written them off and triumphing
:28:14. > :28:18.once again. By contrast, Hosking and Copeland have emerged as
:28:18. > :28:21.contenders almost out of the blue. Hosking, the daughter of a former
:28:21. > :28:26.world champion and Atlantic rower, learnt her skills at Kingston
:28:26. > :28:29.Grammar School, former home to James Cracknell, and is a physics
:28:29. > :28:34.and chemistry graduate from Durham University, not too far from Yarm
:28:34. > :28:40.in Teesside, where Copeland first learnt to row. I come from a
:28:40. > :28:44.fantastic club, a world-class coach, world class people to row with. I'm
:28:45. > :28:47.proud to represent that club and the north-east. Purchase is an
:28:47. > :28:54.inveterate Twitter and has taken to incorporating lyrics from Queen
:28:54. > :29:01.songs in his method as during the Games. Will he and Honda beat the
:29:01. > :29:11.champions once again will Sophie and Kat Copeland the killer Queen's
:29:11. > :29:16.
:29:16. > :29:20.on the water? How will both crews There are the crowd, exultant,
:29:20. > :29:24.hysterical almost after that first race. We have two Real medal
:29:24. > :29:28.opportunities coming up now. First of all, it is Sophie Hosking and
:29:28. > :29:32.Kat Copeland. They said in that piece they have almost come out of
:29:32. > :29:37.left field, because a week ago today we wouldn't have had them as
:29:37. > :29:41.genuine gold-medal contenders. week ago I would have said they
:29:42. > :29:46.could pinch a medal, but they've put themselves, the way that they
:29:46. > :29:56.have rowed, percentage times with the heavyweight women's double,
:29:56. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:04.meet some people in the course of your career across sports to just
:30:04. > :30:10.impress you so much as individuals. There is Sophie Hosking in the
:30:10. > :30:14.stroke seat. Immediately she radiates resilience and confidence.
:30:14. > :30:24.Can they do the business now and follow up what the men's four have
:30:24. > :30:41.
:30:41. > :30:45.just achieved so magnificently? women's lightweight double sculls.
:30:45. > :30:55.Great Britain have jumped out of the starting gate. They are in lane
:30:55. > :31:00.
:31:00. > :31:10.four. China are in lane five. Great Britain going like a rocket in this
:31:10. > :31:14.
:31:14. > :31:17.their coach. It was a different double last year which came third.
:31:17. > :31:23.The under 23 gold medal single sculler was brought in to join
:31:23. > :31:27.appear. To try and make a double work is very hard. What the coach
:31:27. > :31:32.has done is put Kat Copeland, the newcomer, into the stroke seat and
:31:32. > :31:39.made them gel together through the World Cups. At work quite well.
:31:39. > :31:45.What he then did after the World Cups, he swapped Sophie, who is now
:31:45. > :31:48.in the stroke seat, from bow, he swapped it into the stroke seat. It
:31:48. > :31:52.transformed the double, it made them lively, aggressive, quick in
:31:52. > :32:02.every movement that they do. The strength of Kat Copeland now is
:32:02. > :32:06.
:32:06. > :32:10.just starting to ease out. But I like what I'm seeing from the
:32:10. > :32:15.British double closest to us. They've got into a great wit --
:32:15. > :32:18.great rhythm. Very strong, they've got long strokes. That is
:32:18. > :32:28.imperative here in the first half of the course. Just get into a
:32:28. > :32:31.
:32:31. > :32:36.this final. Greece, China and Great Britain. That is OK, it's a good
:32:36. > :32:41.start from Copeland and Hosking. We are now looking at Greece in lane
:32:41. > :32:46.four. We exp -- we'd expect the Greeks to stay high. They
:32:46. > :32:50.traditionally keep their rates up. Look at the British double. They
:32:50. > :32:55.connect into the water and just lift the boat passed themselves.
:32:55. > :32:59.Such agility of the catch. Greece, world champions last year, very
:32:59. > :33:03.strong. They haven't appeared a lot during the season. A bit of weight
:33:03. > :33:09.problems, but they hit their way to write, they hit their form
:33:09. > :33:15.beautifully now. They are drivers. They are very strong in the middle
:33:15. > :33:22.of the stroke. That gives them real pace in the middle of the race.
:33:22. > :33:28.This middle 1,000m is where Greece will want to lay down what they can
:33:28. > :33:33.do for the last row in. Closest to the camera, if they can stay cool,
:33:33. > :33:36.if Kat Copeland can stay relaxed, cool and just use airpower to back
:33:36. > :33:41.up Sophie Hosking, they will move past China and come on to the tale
:33:41. > :33:45.of Greece. They are doing that. This is a really exciting part of
:33:45. > :33:48.the race, has become towards the halfway mark. A little look to the
:33:48. > :33:52.right from Katherine Copleand in the bow seat of the British
:33:52. > :33:56.lightweight women's double sculls. Just checking the positions from
:33:56. > :34:06.everybody, because Great Britain are going to push. When they do,
:34:06. > :34:23.
:34:23. > :34:27.They are tracking the Greek double scull now. They have taken about
:34:27. > :34:33.half a length in that second 500m. Greece of the world champions from
:34:33. > :34:36.last year. Just looking a little bit on edge here. Not quite getting
:34:36. > :34:41.the same length. The timing isn't good on both sides. They are going
:34:41. > :34:45.to be put under pressure. Now, wait for this, Great Britain, Sophie
:34:45. > :34:50.Hosking in the stroke seat, Katherine Copleand in the bow seed,
:34:50. > :34:55.edging up into first place. They are leading the Olympic final here
:34:55. > :35:00.at Eton Dorney. They haven't even started best friend. 37 strokes a
:35:00. > :35:06.minute, but Great Britain have a better run. The better moving boat,
:35:07. > :35:12.the smoother technique. The Greeks are finding the going getting to be
:35:12. > :35:16.quite tough here. They are finding it quite a struggle and their
:35:16. > :35:24.timing is beginning to fall apart. Watch China in lane five. The
:35:24. > :35:28.Chinese also going with Great Britain. They, too, have a big
:35:28. > :35:33.sprint. We will need an even bigger one from Great Britain as we
:35:33. > :35:37.approach the last quarter of this race. Look at this. All of these
:35:37. > :35:47.boats, such determination from Katherine Copleand and Sophie
:35:47. > :36:16.
:36:17. > :36:22.Hosking. They can do this, they came together this year. They have
:36:22. > :36:29.formed a fabulous partnership. Hold on, girls, hold on and it is yours.
:36:29. > :36:34.They are not going to get caught. They are just flying along. This
:36:34. > :36:39.could be Britain's third women's gold medal at these Olympics.
:36:39. > :36:48.Britain's first ever lightweight women's gold medal. This is history
:36:48. > :36:54.in terms of rowing. They are all going mad up there. Sub b Hausding,
:36:54. > :36:58.from London Rowing Club, 26. His partnership from Great Britain have
:36:58. > :37:01.only 25 strokes remaining. They will be the Olympic champions. Look
:37:02. > :37:08.at the support on the far side. The whole of Eton Dorney is going
:37:08. > :37:12.absolutely mad. A real wall of sound as they come into the last
:37:12. > :37:21.couple of hundred metres. They are still moving away. We are looking
:37:21. > :37:25.at history. Just moving all the time, every stroke. Look at cat,
:37:25. > :37:35.her first ever Senior race. They are making this look absolutely
:37:35. > :37:49.
:37:49. > :37:54.the line. They are the Olympic champions! An incredible race. They
:37:54. > :38:00.go into the record books. They have just been glorious here this
:38:01. > :38:09.morning at Eton Dorney. A fabulous result. A well deserved result.
:38:09. > :38:15.They can hardly believe it. There they are. The complete, at a jury.
:38:15. > :38:20.You are an Olympic champion, you are an Olympic champion.
:38:20. > :38:26.fantastic! What a brilliant piece of sculling. They were marvellous.
:38:26. > :38:31.All credit to their coach. A magician. He changed the boat to
:38:31. > :38:36.seven weeks ago and transformed it. They move it from being medal
:38:36. > :38:39.contenders, possibly a bronze, and the Chinese very pleased with that.
:38:39. > :38:49.Great Britain went out as the fastest crew to qualify in this
:38:49. > :38:54.
:38:54. > :39:01.bronze medal, finishing in third place having led that final for a
:39:01. > :39:08.good part of it. They are still in utter disbelief. How can it be so
:39:08. > :39:12.easy? It was so easy. They flew along. Race plan perfectly executed.
:39:13. > :39:19.They are amazed because they expected it to be tougher. Once
:39:19. > :39:24.they got to the halfway mark, and we knew they had a very strong
:39:24. > :39:28.second 1000, we also know they have a big sprint. They didn't need the
:39:28. > :39:31.sprint in the end. The last 250 metres was a moment for them to
:39:31. > :39:35.enjoy the paddle in. But they just can't believe what they've done.
:39:35. > :39:40.That is what it means to be an Olympic champion. They go into the
:39:40. > :39:46.record books as the first gold medal at an Olympic Games or
:39:46. > :39:55.women's lightweights. Look at her face! I think that is absolutely
:39:55. > :39:58.glorious! What a partnership. British rowing team, the British
:39:58. > :40:04.women's rowing team, have just gone from strength to strength at this
:40:04. > :40:12.Olympic regatta. Marvellous, absolutely marvellous. And it
:40:12. > :40:16.couldn't happen to to nicer women. -- to two nicer women. There are
:40:16. > :40:20.confirmation. Great Britain are Olympic champions in the women's
:40:20. > :40:29.lightweight double sculls, China's second, and respecting the bronze
:40:29. > :40:33.What do you say about that? Fantastic. It was on the cards.
:40:33. > :40:39.They've proved everything that they've done. Absolutely amazing.
:40:39. > :40:44.They can't believe it. I thought they could do it, but I still can't
:40:44. > :40:54.believe it. Here come Britain's latest gold-medallists at London
:40:54. > :41:00.
:41:00. > :41:08.You look like you cannot believe it! Are you in shock? I cannot
:41:08. > :41:16.believe this is real and! That we just one! I do not know. We just
:41:16. > :41:24.when the Olympics! He Occam to be honest and tomorrow! -- youth are
:41:24. > :41:30.going to be on a stamp tomorrow! do not know, I have been trying not
:41:30. > :41:39.to think about it, because it has made me cry every time. But when we
:41:39. > :41:43.were on the last 50, I could not believe it! It is something that we
:41:43. > :41:52.have been working on for so long, there are so many people we have to
:41:52. > :41:58.thank. Our coach, who has led this on. For everything they have done
:41:58. > :42:03.to get us here. I cannot believe it has happened. Here is your reaction
:42:03. > :42:08.at the moment of triumph. This is the picture that you will get
:42:08. > :42:16.framed and stuck on your bedroom wall, sitting room wall, every ball
:42:16. > :42:25.in your house. A moment of triumph. Great camaraderie, from their
:42:25. > :42:30.rivals from Greece. You are the cat that got the cream! Yes! This is
:42:30. > :42:38.not the Oscars, but can I just say, thank you to my mum and dad. We
:42:38. > :42:45.have been through some bulbs, but Bankia. And to James Harris,
:42:46. > :42:50.because when I went to tease, I was really rubbish. You are the Olympic
:42:50. > :42:57.champions! You have got another 50 interviews to do! Many
:42:57. > :43:07.congratulations. We must let you go. Well done. Talking of Olympic
:43:07. > :43:17.
:43:17. > :43:27.champions, the men's coxless four, two in a row, and another Olympic
:43:27. > :43:31.
:43:31. > :43:38.final to come. The presentation of medals to the men's four. The IOC
:43:38. > :43:48.member for Australia is handing out the medals. They were expecting
:43:48. > :43:58.Australia to win! Charlie call about to get his medal, he rode in
:43:58. > :44:00.
:44:01. > :44:08.the Oxford Boat race crew. This is the Americans'' top boat. Waiting
:44:08. > :44:15.for the announcer to get the proceedings under way. The
:44:15. > :44:24.Americans, again, right on the tale of Australia and Great Britain. But
:44:24. > :44:31.they never really looked as though they would challenge. Two men
:44:31. > :44:39.returning from last year. They were the meat in the sandwich, they were
:44:39. > :44:44.squeezed out by these two extraordinary crews. They did a
:44:44. > :44:54.very good job, they moved very well. They took great benefit from
:44:54. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:15.regatta, getting the bronze medal. What to say about Australia? Lots
:45:15. > :45:22.of talk, GAP of this crew in the build-up to this regatta. Great
:45:22. > :45:25.Britain did not rise to any of it. But they rose to the occasion. For
:45:25. > :45:34.all of the rehearsals that Great Britain have done, that was their
:45:34. > :45:42.masterclass. That was the best performance. True Jehan adding a
:45:42. > :45:49.silver medal to his collection -- Drew Ginn. A real star of
:45:49. > :45:59.Australian rowing. And Duncan Smith. On the day, he was outpaced by
:45:59. > :46:17.
:46:17. > :46:22.international rowing executive there. It was a showdown between
:46:22. > :46:32.Great Britain and Australia, all the way through this regatta, and
:46:32. > :46:34.
:46:34. > :46:40.they might ponder that semi-final second place. Listen to this. Four
:46:40. > :46:46.years ago, they were Olympic champions. Four years on, three of
:46:46. > :46:55.the same boat line-up. They have brought in Alex Gregory in the bow
:46:55. > :47:04.seat. A fantastic day for Alex Gregory. Pete Reed gets his second
:47:04. > :47:12.Olympic gold medal. As does Tom James. He took a year out after
:47:12. > :47:20.Beijing. He moved back into the four. And one of the best stroke
:47:20. > :47:30.men of all time, Andy Hodge. A proud day for him. As well as for
:47:30. > :47:43.
:47:43. > :47:51.something about the coach, but he does not like losing gold medals at
:47:51. > :48:01.Olympic Games. He likes losing the race before! It is an extraordinary
:48:01. > :48:08.
:48:08. > :48:17.# God save our gracious Queen! # Long live our noble Queen!
:48:17. > :48:27.# God save the Queen! # Send her victorious.
:48:27. > :48:28.
:48:28. > :48:38.# Happy and glorious. # Long to reign over us.
:48:38. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:50.joining in with these four men. What a proud day for everybody.
:48:50. > :49:00.Before coming into this, it was going to be a hard-fought race, but
:49:00. > :49:04.
:49:04. > :49:08.Let's go to Matthew Pinsent. I am sorry to interrupt your
:49:08. > :49:15.celebrations. A fantastic moment for you to have the national anthem
:49:15. > :49:20.played for your husband. Wonderful, unbelievable. So excited. It was a
:49:20. > :49:30.great race. Wonderful. Was there ever a murmured that you thought it
:49:30. > :49:31.
:49:31. > :49:36.was not going right? No, they were leading all the tired. In previous
:49:36. > :49:42.races, they had been behind. There they had been able to come back.
:49:42. > :49:49.But they were leading, so I was pretty confident. There is always a
:49:49. > :49:55.slight moment of doubt, will they be able to do it? But it was great.
:49:55. > :50:01.And nothing they can spread, it was wonderful. Well done, you get him
:50:02. > :50:07.back now! He quick word about Zac Purchase
:50:07. > :50:12.and Mark Hunter. They have performed well so far, but I have a
:50:12. > :50:17.nickel, they might struggle a little bit. I think they will get a
:50:17. > :50:24.medal, but I am worried about the Denmark team. We have had 12 boats
:50:24. > :50:30.in 12 finals, this is the latticed -- this is the last of the British
:50:30. > :50:40.teams. One last thing to say to the commentary team, Great Britain, one
:50:40. > :50:49.
:50:49. > :50:55.and waiting. The final is a way, the men's lightweight double sculls.
:50:56. > :51:03.We have Portugal, Germany, New Zealand, France, Denmark in lane
:51:03. > :51:08.five, and the Olympic champions... They have stopped! What has
:51:08. > :51:12.happened? Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase have stopped. They are
:51:12. > :51:19.beyond the 100-metre mark, there is not much they can do. Everybody
:51:19. > :51:26.else can carry on. The bell is going. They have stopped the race.
:51:26. > :51:31.That is unbelievable. There has been a breakage in the British boat.
:51:31. > :51:36.I think Zac Purchase did something, he came off his seat. There needs
:51:37. > :51:41.to be a breakage. I am supportive of the British crew, but if this is
:51:41. > :51:51.not inside the 100-metre rule, there could be all sorts of
:51:51. > :51:51.
:51:51. > :52:00.implications. He has come off his seat. He got back on his seat.
:52:00. > :52:04.seat came off. OK. The market is, is he beyond the 100 metres? They
:52:04. > :52:09.are all turning round and going back to the start. There will be a
:52:09. > :52:17.deliberation. This is interesting,... They had a
:52:17. > :52:25.fantastic start, they were looking really good. Rightly so, the crews
:52:25. > :52:31.are moving on. New Zealand in lane three have just paddled it out. You
:52:31. > :52:37.can imagine the start, you let a bit of the lactic acid go, and you
:52:37. > :52:45.come back into it. We will be some way until we get back into things.
:52:45. > :52:52.We will wait to see what happens What drama, as if the coxless four
:52:52. > :52:57.was not enough. And the amazing performance from Katherine Copeland
:52:57. > :53:04.and Sophie Hosking. What happened? I do not know. It looks like
:53:04. > :53:14.something has broken. The British crew on the left. The camera was on
:53:14. > :53:18.
:53:18. > :53:22.it in the first 100 metres? Is it a breakage? If not, make sure it is
:53:22. > :53:27.broken. If the umpire feels there is an issue, they will allow them
:53:27. > :53:32.to replace the broken part and restart device, after the women's
:53:32. > :53:38.singles. If the umpire does not think it is legitimate, the other
:53:38. > :53:44.five birds will line-up and race again without the British crew.
:53:44. > :53:51.officials are aware? They are in the boat in the middle of the
:53:51. > :53:56.course, that is where the umpire is. It is his decision. When you say
:53:56. > :54:00.that, if something is not broken, Pricket, did you say, if there has
:54:00. > :54:06.been a slight malfunction, you try to exacerbate it to make sure the
:54:06. > :54:13.race is re-run? Something happened very suddenly, they were going well,
:54:13. > :54:22.they looked smooth and strong, and suddenly, there was a jolt of some
:54:22. > :54:32.sort. I would not have thought he There is definitely something wrong
:54:32. > :54:33.
:54:33. > :54:42.with his seat. The screwdriver. wheels are screwed in. There is a
:54:42. > :54:52.bar that goes to the seats. This is very Heath Robinson! How much do
:54:52. > :54:53.
:54:53. > :55:00.birds cost? �20,000 each? Around that. Dramatic scenes at the start,
:55:00. > :55:10.and also what is happening on the other side. While they go to the
:55:10. > :55:15.
:55:15. > :55:21.DIY store... They are celebrating at the arenas all over these
:55:21. > :55:24.British games, where the medal tally rises, we are up to third
:55:25. > :55:30.place indignados table. For three of these men, it is a repeat of
:55:30. > :55:37.what happened four years ago. For Alex Gregory, his first Olympic
:55:37. > :55:43.Games, and his first court battle. Continue wind the dynasty. -- his
:55:43. > :55:49.first gold medal. Andy Hodge is living this. They have had a rich
:55:49. > :55:53.it few years -- they have had a wretched few years, and they
:55:53. > :55:57.thought they would go into the four and retain their Olympic title.
:55:57. > :56:03.That is what they have done. You can see the reception they are
:56:03. > :56:08.getting from this immense audience. They have been loving it. These are
:56:08. > :56:17.images they will never forget. Meanwhile, there is still work to
:56:18. > :56:27.do. Are we to assume that, because what is going on his going on, they
:56:28. > :56:29.
:56:29. > :56:32.are going to be allowed to race in These guys are very experienced,
:56:32. > :56:35.there are some very experienced guys in the field. You think that
:56:36. > :56:41.should affect everybody else in the field, but everybody will be very
:56:41. > :56:44.calm, relaxed. They've just got to get back into the zone. You will
:56:44. > :56:48.have two minutes on this day boats before they start the race, so they
:56:48. > :56:52.will be able to get back into it. Whatever the problem was, it seems
:56:52. > :56:56.like they have sorted it out. I haven't seen any official from them,
:56:56. > :57:06.so we still don't know if they are going to be allowed in the race.
:57:06. > :57:08.
:57:08. > :57:12.Perhaps Gary knows a little bit have wheels on runners. There's a
:57:12. > :57:17.little clip underneath the seat that keeps the seat connected
:57:17. > :57:23.underneath the runner. A tiny metal clip. It seems to me that that
:57:23. > :57:28.metal clip has got stuck. When Zac was pushing the legs down, it got
:57:28. > :57:32.stuck on the runner. The seat jammed and he's come off the back
:57:32. > :57:39.of the seed. So he's pushing the legs down, the seat gets stuck by
:57:39. > :57:43.that little clip their. Equipment failure would be a very strong
:57:43. > :57:47.description of what has happened. They have fixed it. There's nothing
:57:47. > :57:52.to say it couldn't happen again. So they are going to be on tenterhooks
:57:52. > :57:56.to see if it happens again. No broken seat, but a jammed clip
:57:56. > :58:06.underneath the runner on which the seats and the wheels of the seat
:58:06. > :58:16.
:58:16. > :58:26.getting the screwdriver out. That's what I thing was happening. A quick
:58:26. > :58:26.
:58:26. > :58:30.officials what has been going on. The news is that the wheel of the
:58:30. > :58:39.bow seed came off in the British double. It was inside 100m, they
:58:39. > :58:43.are being allowed to fix it. The new start time is 1221. Purchase
:58:43. > :58:46.and Hunter will be included and racing for gold in four or five
:58:46. > :58:49.minutes. They've got three minutes to put
:58:49. > :58:53.that to the back of their mind and pretend it is 10 minutes ago. Given
:58:53. > :58:57.the nature of the individuals, how do you think that will affect them?
:58:57. > :59:00.I don't think it will affect them at all. They will be relieved that
:59:01. > :59:04.they've got another chance. It may affect the other boats more than it
:59:04. > :59:07.affects them, because the others have got no idea what has happened,
:59:07. > :59:12.they've got no idea why they stopped. They've probably got no
:59:12. > :59:18.idea why the race is the starting again. Explain the thinking behind
:59:18. > :59:23.this. Many Formula One fans will say, if your wheel comes off, your
:59:23. > :59:26.wheel comes off and that's tough luck, you are out of the race. Why
:59:26. > :59:33.should in rowing you should be allowed a second chance? There's a
:59:33. > :59:36.lot of debate in the 100-metre rule. The power that you put on the first
:59:36. > :59:40.stroke put so much strain on the blades that you used to have a lot
:59:40. > :59:43.of breakage of blades. Since they got a carbon fibre and plastic,
:59:43. > :59:47.that doesn't happen. It used to be every international regatta you
:59:47. > :59:54.used to have to take spare blades up to the start for that issue.
:59:54. > :00:02.There is a lot of discussion that we should get rid of the 100-metre
:00:02. > :00:08.rule, because it is very rarely used. And your equipment should be
:00:08. > :00:14.in use. If Gary is right about the clip, and those clubs can get bent
:00:14. > :00:20.in and start getting jammed in. big is this clip? Probably about an
:00:20. > :00:25.inch long, two inches in length. It clips around the runners. If you've
:00:25. > :00:28.got a one of that goes into the boat, probably three and a half
:00:28. > :00:32.feet long, when you turn the boat upside down its stops the seat
:00:32. > :00:36.falling off. That is what it is therefore, not for in the racing.
:00:36. > :00:42.Sometimes they can get knocked and pushed in and grind against their.
:00:42. > :00:45.That looks like what may have happened here. They must have been
:00:45. > :00:51.a few anxious people in the boathouse, people who prepare the
:00:51. > :00:56.boat's thinking, my lord, what happens now? It would have been
:00:56. > :01:06.their coach that was the one doing it. Their coach was fixing it as
:01:06. > :01:17.
:01:17. > :01:27.Psychologically, they have to focus back in. They got it get out of
:01:27. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:49.final, the men's lightweight double sculls. Great Britain the way in
:01:49. > :01:53.lane six. They are away clean and fast. All eyes now on Zac Purchase
:01:53. > :01:58.in the bowel seat. See how they drive their legs down so quickly,
:01:58. > :02:08.unleashing the power. The wheels on the seat have to roll back so fast.
:02:08. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:18.The change of direction has to be Purchase and Mark Hunter. They are
:02:18. > :02:21.taking this final by the scruff of its neck. They need to find some
:02:21. > :02:26.rhythm to establish some sort of speed that is going to get them out
:02:26. > :02:30.to the 500. They are doing well, they've moved out very fast. Very
:02:30. > :02:37.disruptive for all the other crews in this. The Brits were very lucky
:02:37. > :02:42.to get that call that they could stay in the race. At the moment,
:02:42. > :02:47.they really are dominating the field. Their biggest rivals on New
:02:47. > :02:51.Zealand, but they are up in lane three, not an ice lane to be. Great
:02:51. > :02:58.Britain probably now in this race, Denmark will be their toughest
:02:58. > :03:04.competitors. The timing a little bit off by Zac Purchase. Now
:03:04. > :03:08.they've come back on to it. Just relax into it, guys, and let the
:03:08. > :03:18.boat run here. It's looking good in the opening stages. We are a
:03:18. > :03:28.
:03:28. > :03:32.quarter of the race down. 500m now Olympic title. They are world
:03:32. > :03:36.champions. They have had a very poor season, they were sixth in
:03:36. > :03:43.Munich, sixth in Lucerne. But lookout for Denmark, they are real
:03:43. > :03:46.racers. They were the dominant crew coming up into Beijing, they'd won
:03:46. > :03:52.every world championship for three years, then along came the Brits
:03:52. > :03:58.and beat them to the gold medal. Now what is there tyre -- term for
:03:58. > :04:08.revenge, they hope. They are the guys to watch. Mark Hunter, 33
:04:08. > :04:20.
:04:20. > :04:26.double. They've got a very good rhythm. They are great racers, very
:04:26. > :04:29.talented. They are able to pull together. Mark Hunter felt the
:04:29. > :04:33.issue during the summer was a little bit of lack of fitness from
:04:33. > :04:38.Zac Purchase. Zac Purchase felt their timing wasn't right. Their
:04:38. > :04:47.timing isn't all that great at the moment. But they've got the best
:04:47. > :04:51.lane here. But it is very competitive indeed. Rasmussen and
:04:52. > :04:56.faced in the Danish double scold dominated this event into Beijing.
:04:56. > :05:01.Then these guys going through the halfway mark right now, Great
:05:01. > :05:11.Britain, stormed to that gold medal four years ago. Looking good for
:05:11. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:34.got their home crowd coming into the picture in the last 500m. They
:05:34. > :05:41.are moving well. So hard to defend a gold medal at an Olympics. Just
:05:41. > :05:51.think that Steve Redgrave won five gold medals at the Olympics. The 19
:05:51. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.at the World Championships. three. World champions a couple of
:06:05. > :06:29.
:06:30. > :06:34.years back. They are so fast in the Such a determined character. Now
:06:34. > :06:40.they are coming into the closing stages. 500m remaining in this
:06:40. > :06:46.final. Great Britain lead the world by half-a-length. Denmark now are
:06:46. > :06:51.hunting them down. New Zealand in lane three. They, too, have at bear
:06:51. > :06:55.raid. This is going to be about guts now for Great Britain. There
:06:55. > :06:59.are no to find a individuals than Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter for
:06:59. > :07:04.guts. Look at Denmark. Denmark pushing on hard. Denmark at 40
:07:04. > :07:08.strokes a minute, Great Britain 38 strokes a minute. Denmark are
:07:08. > :07:15.moving. Great Britain have got to find that extra bit of Push of
:07:15. > :07:19.Cygnus. They've got to go now. They've got 200m. They are coming
:07:19. > :07:25.up to the foot. It's a desperate part of the race for Zac Purchase
:07:25. > :07:30.and Mark Hunter. They are now hanging on for dear life. 250
:07:30. > :07:35.metres remain. 25 strokes in this final of the men's lightweight
:07:35. > :07:45.double sculls. Great Britain have dug deep and they have responded.
:07:45. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:53.minute as well. Denmark went early, fighting to get back on terms. What
:07:53. > :07:57.a finish! They've got to find something now. Denmark have found
:07:57. > :08:02.something. We are down to the closing stages. Look at this for a
:08:02. > :08:07.fight. Denmark coming all the time. They are going to get through.
:08:07. > :08:13.Great Britain now just going to lose that championship medal. On
:08:13. > :08:18.the line-out, Denmark just sneaking ahead of Great Britain. It is
:08:18. > :08:23.Denmark for the Olympic gold. Great Britain for the silver. New Zealand
:08:23. > :08:33.for the bronze. They kept us on the edge of our seats. But they just
:08:33. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:41.What a triumphant return for Denmark. They were beaten by the
:08:41. > :08:46.British four years ago. Great Britain, poor performances during
:08:46. > :08:49.the season at the World Cup. They just haven't really kept it
:08:49. > :08:53.together through the winter and really focused entirely through the
:08:53. > :09:00.winter. They were squeezed out at the end. What a brave performance
:09:00. > :09:05.from Denmark. Revenge is a dish best served cold, they say. Orr
:09:05. > :09:09.years ago, Denmark were the favourites for this Olympic title.
:09:09. > :09:13.Zac Purchase and Mark Kante came out of nowhere. They had a fabulous
:09:13. > :09:21.season coming through to win the gold on that occasion. These guys
:09:21. > :09:24.stuck with it, Quist and Rasmussen from Denmark. Really celebrating
:09:25. > :09:29.their date. It just goes to show, if you hang him long enough you are
:09:29. > :09:34.going to get the result you want. The they went up to 40 strokes a
:09:34. > :09:40.minute over 500m out. They attacked and attacked and an -- and their
:09:40. > :09:46.courage just paid off. This is it! Eyes closed up to the line. Hanging
:09:46. > :09:56.on in there, giving it your all. Amazing, absolutely amazing.
:09:56. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :10:03.still not sure whether they'd won. A finally realising it. Magnificent
:10:03. > :10:08.day. Quist and Rasmussen. Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter. We can't
:10:08. > :10:13.really say that the restart would have affected that. They gave us
:10:13. > :10:18.absolutely everything there, Great Britain. The crews just coming into
:10:18. > :10:27.the landing stage. We are going to wait for the confirmation of first,
:10:27. > :10:32.second and third. Magnificent scenes. A fantastic day but Team GB,
:10:32. > :10:36.two golds and a silver in the closing Olympic finals here on the
:10:36. > :10:46.final day at Eton Dorney. It would be nice to have a few of Great
:10:46. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :11:01.could give no more in the end, they were holding on. But it was just
:11:01. > :11:07.running out of steam. They did not have the season they wanted. It was
:11:07. > :11:17.not a good season. They approached it without the focus of the whole
:11:17. > :11:17.
:11:17. > :11:23.year. Two secured a gold-medal, you have to be 100% on it. Confirmation.
:11:23. > :11:31.Denmark are the Olympic champions. Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter are
:11:31. > :11:41.the sort of medallists, and New Zealand getting the bronze. -- Zac
:11:41. > :11:45.Purchase and Mark Hunter of the The finer the margin, the greater
:11:45. > :11:49.the anguish. Zac Purchase has been in that pose for a minute and a
:11:49. > :11:58.half. They keep being told by the officials to get back to the
:11:59. > :12:02.pontoon. This is a replay of won best seat broker. Either because he
:12:02. > :12:06.is just spent all he almost does not want to come back to the
:12:06. > :12:12.pontoon and face the reality of losing their Olympic title in the
:12:12. > :12:18.most dramatic of fashion's... 250 out, we thought the Danish were
:12:18. > :12:24.coming up, but the British pair propelled them initially, but a
:12:24. > :12:29.magnificent performance by the Danish. Very solid, powerful
:12:29. > :12:33.individuals. They came through at the end. Leaving Zac Purchase and
:12:33. > :12:38.Mark Hunter in the position that they find themselves in, still out
:12:38. > :12:42.in the middle of the water. Zac Purchase still has his head in his
:12:42. > :12:47.hands, almost as though he is incapable of putting his hands on
:12:47. > :12:51.the oars to bring them back into the pontoon. To face the inevitable
:12:51. > :12:57.questions about what happened at the start and the fact they have
:12:57. > :13:04.lost their Olympic crown. They are both such determined, resilient
:13:04. > :13:11.individuals. Zac Purchase especially. He is in a complete
:13:11. > :13:18.state of despair. Meanwhile, two British Ladies are in seventh
:13:18. > :13:28.heaven and beyond, higher. This is the medal ceremony for Sophie
:13:28. > :13:41.
:13:41. > :13:51.Hosking and Katherine Copeland, the look at that. Alexandra Tsiavou and
:13:51. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:02.Chris to get these two -- Christina jazz it CQ. They did not have the
:14:02. > :14:10.form that would be sustainable through the second 1000. It shows
:14:10. > :14:20.the delight across the whole of the metal container. They are thrilled
:14:20. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:29.with the bronze medal. China were in amongst it all, they looked
:14:29. > :14:35.strong. They were first in Lucerne earlier this year, so they made a
:14:35. > :14:41.big market there. They announced their arrival. They are tall for
:14:41. > :14:49.lightweights. They have long arms and complex, so they of rangy. And
:14:49. > :14:54.they are technically well trained. Well coached. I still think they
:14:54. > :15:04.cannot believe what has just happened to them. This medal
:15:04. > :15:24.
:15:24. > :15:32.presentation might get a bit for the next 10 years following the
:15:32. > :15:36.result today. She was under 23 gold-medallist last year in the
:15:36. > :15:43.single sculls. This is her first year at senior level. She is
:15:43. > :15:49.counting her blessings, it is unbelievable. And Sophie Hosking, a
:15:49. > :15:57.note to her rowing club, you might have got her as a writer and
:15:57. > :16:06.useless, but you have turnout as an Olympic champion. The London club
:16:06. > :16:15.will be proud of Sophie. What a day. We also salute their coach. He has
:16:15. > :16:25.worked so hard with them. A great decision, putting them together.
:16:25. > :16:26.
:16:26. > :16:36.This is their moment, this is their # God save our gracious Queen!
:16:36. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.# Long live our noble Queen! # God save the Queen!
:16:47. > :16:47.
:16:47. > :16:57.# Send her victorious. # Happy and glorious.
:16:57. > :17:19.
:17:20. > :17:24.# Long to reign over us. There must be thousands of parents
:17:24. > :17:29.around the country, thinking come up I wonder what that feels like as
:17:29. > :17:35.a parent, to watch your door to get an Olympic gold medal! -- to watch
:17:35. > :17:43.your daughter! It is beautiful, wonderful. How much has she put it
:17:43. > :17:47.to this? Fantastic, she is fantastic. We are so proud of her.
:17:47. > :17:53.I keep telling everybody my daughter is in the Olympics, and
:17:53. > :18:00.now I can say she has got a gold medal. It is wonderful. And what
:18:00. > :18:05.about her club? This is thinly, her youngest brother. What about her
:18:06. > :18:11.running club? They are over the moon, they are watching at home in
:18:11. > :18:18.Teesside, they will be so proud of her. Was there any moment where you
:18:18. > :18:25.thought, this is not going right? always thought she would win.
:18:25. > :18:30.not sure she knew at the end. always think she is going to win.
:18:30. > :18:36.Of all of the parents I have interviewed, you are the most
:18:36. > :18:44.confident! He is so annoying! keeps winning, she deserves it.
:18:44. > :18:47.Thank you very much. In many ways, sport is one of the
:18:48. > :18:54.most brutal things that you can put yourself through. There is no
:18:54. > :18:57.middle ground. You win or you lose. The whole thing about treating
:18:57. > :19:02.triumph and disaster the same, but sometimes it is hard to do that
:19:02. > :19:07.when you have put that much effort in. Steve Redgrave helping Mark
:19:07. > :19:15.Hunter to his feet. Scenes reminiscent of yesterday, when Alan
:19:15. > :19:24.Campbell gave everything he had got to be a bronze-medallist. Zac
:19:24. > :19:28.Purchase, uncontrollable with tears. The team doctor is down there with
:19:28. > :19:33.them as well. In the most unbelievably erudite and
:19:33. > :19:38.intelligent way, the coxless four spoke about the four years of hard
:19:38. > :19:46.work that has got them court but also, and for these boys, it has
:19:46. > :19:54.come to be a silver medal, and it is a monumental achievement
:19:55. > :19:58.nonetheless, for two people have given so much. Mark Hunter, we have
:19:59. > :20:06.to talk, and there is probably nothing in the world you want to do
:20:06. > :20:16.less. What are your thoughts? gave everything. We tried
:20:16. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:22.everything. We wanted to win so badly. I want to say sorry to
:20:22. > :20:29.everybody we have let down. You let nobody down. You have let nobody
:20:29. > :20:34.down at all. Can you tell us what happened at the start? A problem
:20:34. > :20:40.with the seat. It came apart. It was fixed, it had no bearing on the
:20:40. > :20:48.race. We had the best race we could, the crowd have been amazing. We
:20:48. > :20:54.have really enjoyed being part of this amazing team. I just wish we
:20:54. > :21:02.had been quicker for everybody else. Thank you so much for all of the
:21:02. > :21:06.help you have given us. You are silver-medallists. Take care. Steve
:21:06. > :21:12.will take them towards the medal ceremony, they will receive their
:21:12. > :21:19.silver medals. Emotions, goodness me. Especially when you know these
:21:19. > :21:27.people pretty well. It is quite hard, being here. One more race to
:21:27. > :21:33.go, it is the women's single sculls. Talking about longevity, Steve is
:21:33. > :21:43.the example, but Ekaterina Karsten Khodotovich, five medals at five
:21:43. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:54.consecutive Olympic Games, can she women's single sculls, this is the
:21:54. > :22:00.last final of the London 2012 regatta. Will this be the last time
:22:00. > :22:05.we see Ekaterina Karsten Khodotovich? She is in lane one.
:22:05. > :22:12.She craves so much the third Olympic gold medal, at 40 years of
:22:12. > :22:22.age. She wants to go out on a high. She is in lane one, we have got
:22:22. > :22:27.Emma Twigg in lane two, Kim Crowe, she won the silver medal yesterday,
:22:27. > :22:33.behind Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins, we have got the Chinese in
:22:33. > :22:36.lane four, Denmark in lane five, and Mirka Knapkova of the Czech
:22:36. > :22:40.Republic in lane six. The two winners of the semi-finals, the
:22:40. > :22:50.Czech Republic and Denmark have been drawn in lane five and lane
:22:50. > :22:55.six. Mirka Knapkova's real opportunity, she is in the best
:22:55. > :23:02.line, her big opposition is on the far side, Ekaterina Karsten
:23:02. > :23:06.Khodotovich. She has been nursing a damaged rib, and I think she will
:23:06. > :23:11.have made a big mistake by looking after her writ in the semi-final,
:23:11. > :23:15.hoping she could blow everything away in the semi-final -- in the
:23:15. > :23:19.final, because she allowed Denmark to get through her. She would have
:23:19. > :23:29.been in the next lane to Mirka Knapkova, and she would have had a
:23:29. > :23:29.
:23:29. > :23:35.better chance. Mirka Knapkova or, as she is known about the regatta,
:23:35. > :23:42.of the Czech Republic, the world champion last year. She leads by a
:23:42. > :23:47.length. A quarter of a way through this Olympic final. This is
:23:47. > :23:53.sensational Scotland from Mirka Knapkova. Back in Beijing, she was
:23:53. > :24:01.the fifth, a huge disappointment from her. But there, she is
:24:01. > :24:08.starting to turn it around. The conditions of windy. It should give
:24:08. > :24:13.some shelter to the crews in lane six and played five. Ekaterina
:24:13. > :24:18.Karsten Khodotovich, do not underestimate her, she is battling.
:24:18. > :24:27.She is in the unfavoured lane, and she is still amongst them. It will
:24:27. > :24:34.get worse through the race. From 1000 metres, it becomes tricky, and
:24:34. > :24:41.the cross wind is shielding lane six. It is all in the Czech
:24:41. > :24:46.Republic's hands, Mirka Knapkova's hands, she will dominate. Kim Crow
:24:46. > :24:49.race yesterday, she will be feeling tightness in her legs. This is her
:24:49. > :24:58.sixth race of the regatta, she has done more than double everybody
:24:58. > :25:03.else. She will be tough in the middle of the course, look for
:25:03. > :25:13.China, the Chinese athlete could get the medal. This is amazing good.
:25:13. > :25:13.
:25:13. > :25:18.Three legs of clear water. -- three lengths. Sensational stuff. She was
:25:18. > :25:25.the fastest qualifier, she has got the best line, she is the inform
:25:25. > :25:31.athlete. She was third in Lucerne, but this is a stroll in the park
:25:31. > :25:36.for her. Her biggest rivals in the difficult lanes. At the halfway
:25:36. > :25:41.mark in this final of the women's single sculls at the 2012 Olympic
:25:41. > :25:47.Games, this is the last final at Eton Dorney, what a week it has
:25:47. > :25:55.been for Team GB, contesting the 13 out of the 14 Olympic finals. A bit
:25:55. > :25:59.of success here and there. No British entry here. There was a
:25:59. > :26:04.representative at the qualification regatta, she did so well cover she
:26:04. > :26:14.did not quite managed to get a qualification. It is so tough. That
:26:14. > :26:15.
:26:15. > :26:18.is why they do not have a British entry. Nevertheless, the depth of
:26:18. > :26:28.British sculling here, led by Katherine Grainger and Anna
:26:28. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:39.Watkins... They are the gold- Erichsen, who really put paid to
:26:39. > :26:44.Belarus' chances, Karsten, by beating her in the semi-final. That
:26:44. > :26:54.is why Erichsen is there in lane five alongside the Czech Republic,
:26:54. > :27:02.
:27:02. > :27:10.and why Karsten is out on lane one now. This race is completely under
:27:10. > :27:17.control. Save it for any equipment failure. If any equipment failure
:27:17. > :27:21.happened now it would be too bad, they are out. Kim Crow doing well
:27:22. > :27:27.for Australia. She is pushing on hard. She's a tough cookie. She
:27:27. > :27:34.knows no fear and she knows she's got to push on hard. The lighter
:27:35. > :27:44.scullers in this event, China, out at the back. Knapkova is 29, coming
:27:45. > :28:05.
:28:05. > :28:09.Crow from Australia in lane three. Really write on the edge here.
:28:10. > :28:15.These two scullers starting to move away. The two-time Olympic champion
:28:15. > :28:19.at in lane one. Going to need a big finish from her. I can't see that
:28:20. > :28:24.happening in these conditions. There is Kim Crow just getting into
:28:24. > :28:29.the silver medal position. She's pushing hard against this gutsy
:28:29. > :28:35.sculler from Denmark. We have seen Carsten turn things around, but
:28:35. > :28:41.it's looking difficult for her to do that from lane one. You'd think
:28:41. > :28:48.they were racing for the gold medal. 250 metres out from the line.
:28:48. > :28:55.Knapkova, from the Czech Republic, absolutely stunning. Turning around
:28:55. > :29:03.her fifth praise from Beijing four years ago. Making it look very easy.
:29:03. > :29:13.All the hard work done in the first 1,000m. Now Erichsen, from Denmark,
:29:13. > :29:30.
:29:30. > :29:40.just easing out half-a-length over Cover's. In the women's single
:29:40. > :29:41.
:29:41. > :29:44.scull, Knapkova or is the Olympic champion. Ericsson -- Erickson holt
:29:44. > :29:52.right on the line for silver. Kim Crow from Australia at a bronze
:29:52. > :29:57.medal to the silver she won yesterday. Incredible there from
:29:57. > :30:05.Knapkova. She did everything in the first 500. But this girl here,
:30:05. > :30:08.Erichsen, what a regatta she's had. What about Kim Crow? Six races at
:30:09. > :30:16.this regatta and she comes away with two Olympic medals, a silver
:30:16. > :30:26.and bronze. Wonderful character around the international rowing
:30:26. > :30:45.
:30:45. > :30:52.last year, now adding the Olympic year for the Danish scholar.
:30:52. > :31:02.Getting the silver. It paid off for Ericsson to be competitive ride
:31:02. > :31:14.
:31:14. > :31:18.through the regatta and try and win Dorney for London 2012. The impact
:31:18. > :31:21.it has had on the overall medals table has been substantial from a
:31:21. > :31:27.British perspective. We now find ourselves in third place with a
:31:27. > :31:31.total of 25 medals, 10 gold, seven silver and eight bronze. Let's hope
:31:31. > :31:41.many more to come today. Don't forget Jess Ennis and Mo Farah in
:31:41. > :31:55.
:31:55. > :32:00.the stadium tonight. That is our Fantastic. The men's coxless four,
:32:00. > :32:05.victorious, retaining their title. That is them embracing Jurgen
:32:05. > :32:13.Grobler, a man who has masterminded the way British rowing has come to
:32:13. > :32:16.rule the world. I think he's been Jurgen Grobler, successful coach
:32:16. > :32:23.for the men's coxless four. What did you say to Pete Reed when he
:32:23. > :32:33.got out of the boat? I just said well done and the command of that
:32:33. > :32:38.
:32:38. > :32:41.boat. He did a very good job. He analysed everything fine. Yes, he
:32:41. > :32:46.was a big guy. What kind of race plan did you have, what kind of
:32:46. > :32:53.tactics, what did you expect? know our semi-final race wasn't
:32:53. > :32:59.good enough. I know we can do a lot better, especially in the last six
:32:59. > :33:01.weeks we worked on our weakness, going at it a bit harder. There's
:33:01. > :33:05.no point somebody leaders by half- a-length like in the semi-final,
:33:05. > :33:11.then we have to make it big effort. I think we are good enough and
:33:11. > :33:16.strong enough physically, we are really good, technically, if
:33:16. > :33:22.somebody wants to be faster, we can match that. We are prepared for
:33:22. > :33:25.that. Our race plan was we want to be right from the beginning to
:33:25. > :33:29.demonstrate where we are. A word about the lanes, do you think there
:33:29. > :33:34.was a big difference from one lane to the next? The lane discussion,
:33:34. > :33:42.it was not in our hands. I was thinking everything should stay the
:33:42. > :33:49.same all the way through. It is always difficult to talk to the
:33:49. > :33:54.guys. Now it is unfair, but they before was fair. Everything moves
:33:54. > :33:59.over to our side. So far, I don't think that was the key thing.
:33:59. > :34:03.question, perhaps an unfair one, what happens next do British
:34:03. > :34:09.rowing? It's an outstanding result for British rowing. OK, we have to
:34:09. > :34:14.go back to match that again, it will not be easy, but I'm sure they
:34:14. > :34:17.have something very well in place. Also the lottery funding and all of
:34:17. > :34:22.that, it would never have been possible to prepare such a
:34:22. > :34:27.successful team. Congratulations. I was trying to count up in my head
:34:27. > :34:35.how many gold medal Crewe's youth coach in a row. 7, 8, 9? It was
:34:35. > :34:38.Number 10 today. Well done. Out in Portugal, where I went to
:34:38. > :34:41.the Rolling camp a couple of weeks ago, I was talking to Jurgen
:34:41. > :34:47.Grobler and said, you are the most monumentally successful coach, who
:34:47. > :34:56.do you admire most in all coaching? Without hesitation he said, Sir
:34:56. > :35:00.Alex Ferguson. If Sir Alex was watching that, honestly, Jurgen
:35:00. > :35:03.Grobler looks at a lot of things that he does in terms of man-
:35:03. > :35:07.management, there's quite a lot of similarities between them in terms
:35:07. > :35:12.of their determination, doggedness and longevity. I will ask you about
:35:12. > :35:17.that in a second. I think Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase are now
:35:18. > :35:27.vertical which, in Mark's case, is some achievement. They are just
:35:28. > :35:35.
:35:35. > :35:45.down to where the medal ceremony is as far as Great Britain is
:35:45. > :36:20.
:36:20. > :36:24.around in lightweight rowing man Mark Hunter. -- than Omar Khadr.
:36:24. > :36:28.After the difficulty they had this year, that they are here, that they
:36:28. > :36:38.are on the medal podium is testament to the relationship of
:36:38. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :36:49.these two guys. Silver medal for Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter. Still
:36:49. > :36:59.
:36:59. > :37:03.Justin at a disbelief. -- just in Rasmussen and Quist. Here is a
:37:03. > :37:07.story that we can again take away, so many stories and events
:37:07. > :37:16.happening here at Eton Dorney. So disappointed with the bronze medal
:37:16. > :37:23.in Beijing. But they had at a belief in themselves. And today we
:37:23. > :37:28.are seeing the fruits of four long years, long, hard years of training.
:37:28. > :37:38.When it came down to the last 200m and it all went back, these guys
:37:38. > :37:40.
:37:40. > :37:46.their eyes closed coming up to the line. Just incredible. It shows you
:37:46. > :37:56.how much they threw at it. They raced with such courage. And what
:37:56. > :38:11.
:38:11. > :38:20.# Det star med brede boge. # Naer salten osterstrand.
:38:21. > :38:30.# Det bugter sig i bakke, dal. # Det hedder gamle Danmark.
:38:30. > :38:35.# Og det er Frejas Sal. # Vort gamle Danmark skal besta.
:38:35. > :38:45.# Sa laenge bogen spejler. # Sin top i bolgen bla Der er et
:38:45. > :39:14.