Most Memorable GB Moments 2012 [Archive]

The Omen

30-07-2012, 05:17 PM

So far for me:

1. Men's gymnastic team making the finals (and putting in a fantastic performance so far - Oldham just came off high bar as I typed it :( )

2. Armiststead getting silver in the road cycling

3. Women's beach volleyball beating Canada

Heb 7:4

30-07-2012, 05:46 PM

The Omen jinxing the men's gymnastics team

Joooe

30-07-2012, 05:58 PM

Or not! An unexpected silver medal. :)

LLCOOLSTEVE

30-07-2012, 06:00 PM

Awesome, well done lads :lux:

Highbury Eagle

30-07-2012, 06:01 PM

Never thought i would see the day i would be shouting at the TV during gymnastics. Love the commentators as well, so enthusiastic.

bigdazza08

30-07-2012, 06:02 PM

:lux: Caught the ending the crowd went nuts as did the royals etc:D :lux:

LLCOOLSTEVE

30-07-2012, 06:04 PM

oooooh stewards enquiry

Jammy

30-07-2012, 06:05 PM

Drama!

LLCOOLSTEVE

30-07-2012, 06:11 PM

boooooooooooo

bigdazza08

30-07-2012, 06:11 PM

FFS

LLCOOLSTEVE

30-07-2012, 06:13 PM

down to 3rd

Sp1Eagle

30-07-2012, 06:15 PM

I blame the Americans for that.

bouncebckablty

30-07-2012, 06:16 PM

I'd be so pissed if I was Ukranian.

Sp1Eagle

30-07-2012, 06:16 PM

bouncebckablty

30-07-2012, 06:17 PM

Mexican diving coach missing his seat as he celebrates has to be a highlight for me.

Joooe

30-07-2012, 06:24 PM

Bronze is a great result, but to get it like that just feels crap.

The Omen

30-07-2012, 06:27 PM

Amazing result for the GB gymnastic boys!!! :lux: Brought a tear to my eye

Best moment of the Olympics by far for me so far

bigdazza08

30-07-2012, 07:22 PM

Really annoying and considering when they were awarded the silver back they didnt even aknowledge the fact and looked like they didnt deserve it.

Heb 7:4

30-07-2012, 08:49 PM

Amazing result for the GB gymnastic boys!!! :lux: Brought a tear to my eye

Best moment of the Olympics by far for me so far
It would have been silver but for you

saxoneagle

30-07-2012, 09:23 PM

The Omen wanker, costing the Brits a silver :p

firesign

30-07-2012, 09:36 PM

well, it's still v early days

1. The opening ceremony - awesome

2. Armiststead getting silver in the road cycling - sat down in front of the telly to watch the start, thinking that after a few minutes I'd get up and do a few jobs round the house. Almost four hours later I was still sat there! Superb race.

3. Men's gymnastic team geting bronze - fantastic performance all round

gold76

30-07-2012, 10:00 PM

Becky Adlington getting a Bronze.

To medal in two successive olympics is an incredible acheivement.

The Omen

30-07-2012, 10:37 PM

It would have been silver but for you

The Omen wanker, costing the Brits a silver :p

:sob:

And to think they didn't even mention me in the post event interviews :(

ebyeeckeagle

30-07-2012, 10:45 PM

:sob:

And to think they didn't even mention me in the post event interviews :(

You're a bad Omen. :(

The Omen

30-07-2012, 10:51 PM

GB women are doing very well in the indoor volleyball against Algeria. Have already won our first ever set, but are currently 2-1 down. They are still in with a shout though

FORZA SELHURST

30-07-2012, 10:55 PM

Becky Adlington getting a Bronze.

To medal in two successive olympics is an incredible acheivement.

Getting two golds in her first was better I'd suggest me old chum. ;)

BTW, 'medal' is not a verb. :hmph:

The Omen

30-07-2012, 11:19 PM

GB women are doing very well in the indoor volleyball against Algeria. Have already won our first ever set, but are currently 2-1 down. They are still in with a shout though

2-2 - goes to a final set. Girls playing superbly

The Omen

30-07-2012, 11:39 PM

And they do it! Amazing day for GB sport today :lux:

We are ranked 53 places below them! :D

Ryan_the_eagle

30-07-2012, 11:39 PM

Didn't want to post till they won but what a game that was. Can't say that Algeria didn't make it easier than it should of been, but it took a lot of guts to win that game. Ciara Michel got me interested, but the game kept me watching.

Hopefully they'll get their funding back now and can push on.

The Omen

30-07-2012, 11:43 PM

Forgot to mention Zoe Smith also breaking the British record today - and she is still only 18. Lots of potential and goes against the typical weightlifter 'masculine' female - she is a really nice girl.

Big Blue Eagle

31-07-2012, 07:54 AM

Thanet Eagle

31-07-2012, 07:56 AM

GB Mens Gymnastic team winning silver... I mean bronze.

saxoneagle

31-07-2012, 08:02 AM

Mildly annoyed with some of the negative comments about the performance in the pool - Mark Foster made a great point that in Sydney we had just 4 people make finals, this time we have had 10 already with more to come - huge improvement - and even without medals a great achievement.

Quite. I've been quite impressed and proud of our swimmers. Sure, we'd like more medals, but there are other people there, too, trying just as hard.

dannyboy1807

31-07-2012, 08:07 AM

i was at the womens volleyball last night but left at 1 set all, the difference in the 2 teams compared to the first game italy vs japan was huge so many more mistakes, GB did brilliant though against a high ranked country.

Icy

31-07-2012, 08:27 AM

Forme the best moments so far have been the unexpected ones. From the Brazilian Judoka that beat the number 1 in the world to the 16 year old Lithuanian that one gold in the pool. When you see the emotion on their faces you realise how much it means to them and how much of their life they devote to their sport.

gold76

31-07-2012, 09:07 PM

The South African swimmer who beat Phelps to Gold was very emotional.

Team GB beating Brazil in women's footie a great achievment too.

Celestial Empire

31-07-2012, 09:42 PM

Quite. I've been quite impressed and proud of our swimmers. Sure, we'd like more medals, but there are other people there, too, trying just as hard.

They have definitely dropped off the pace since Beijing. Maybe they should get some Chinese coaches.:confused:
Looks like we will be the first host country in history to actually have a worse performance at home than overseas - that's a notable achievement of a kind, (I blame the girly-boy generation ;) ).
Looks like another mis-selling scandal to me, I reckon we should demand all the lottery fund money back and give it to some worthwhile charity.:( :hmph:

Jaserob

01-08-2012, 12:42 AM

BTW, 'medal' is not a verb. :hmph:

But "Meddle" is!! ;)

saxoneagle

01-08-2012, 05:27 AM

They have definitely dropped off the pace since Beijing. Maybe they should get some Chinese coaches.:confused:
Looks like we will be the first host country in history to actually have a worse performance at home than overseas - that's a notable achievement of a kind, (I blame the girly-boy generation ;) ).
Looks like another mis-selling scandal to me, I reckon we should demand all the lottery fund money back and give it to some worthwhile charity.:( :hmph:

We've had more swimming finalists already than we had in Beijing...

pallet

01-08-2012, 08:43 AM

Just loving the Olympic being here, very proud of the job Gb has done so far:p

cantspell

01-08-2012, 10:37 AM

Team GB beating Brazil last night was very good as was the large crowd being there

maestro

01-08-2012, 10:59 AM

helen glover and heather stanning were awesome

first gold medal!

MasterYoda

01-08-2012, 11:04 AM

That was a great way to start the flow of gold

West Dorset Exi

01-08-2012, 11:04 AM

Great rowing from helen and heather, first of a few medals in rowing?

cantspell

01-08-2012, 11:04 AM

Fantastic effort from Heather and Helen in the rowing. Outstanding, first gold. Awesome crowd

waddoneagle

01-08-2012, 11:08 AM

:lux:

Thanet Eagle

01-08-2012, 11:17 AM

The two ladies with oars in a boat winning the gold. Marvelous fayre !

Ryan_the_eagle

02-08-2012, 01:50 PM

I think Gemma Gibbons might be added to this list later. Just won her Judo semi to garuntee a medal in in golden score by ipon.

Joooe

02-08-2012, 01:51 PM

fd9

Amazing from Gemma Gibbons. Can't wait for that final.

firesign

02-08-2012, 02:06 PM

not a big fan of judo - bu that was a very emotional performance. Well deserved medal.

maestro

02-08-2012, 05:59 PM

Team sprint gold!! owned france

LLCOOLSTEVE

02-08-2012, 06:01 PM

not a big fan of judo - bu that was a very emotional performance. Well deserved medal.

Very emotional for the American lady too after what she has been through

Dingle

02-08-2012, 06:03 PM

Chris Hoy you legend! :lux:

squelchy18

02-08-2012, 06:04 PM

Chris Hoy you legend! :lux:
Cue Spurs fans tweeting their congrats to Chris Foy the referee :D

davematt

02-08-2012, 06:49 PM

The Canoeing was amazing.

The scenes at the end with them all jumping in the water and celebrating together were very fitting; Team GB is a team, and everyone seems to in it together.

And this evening in the velodrome was just superb. Chris Hoy and Co completely demolished everyone.

Another superb day for British sport.

mexicaneagle

02-08-2012, 06:54 PM

Beating Portsmouth 4-1 at home. Or was that 2011?

Adlerhorst

02-08-2012, 07:18 PM

For the wrong reasons but won't forget this in a hurry

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Blind_Eagle

02-08-2012, 07:23 PM

Massive congratulations to Pete Wilson for hitting gold in the double trap.

How anyone could be so single minded so as to become the worlds best at such a tedious shooting discipline is beyond me. Determination beyond pleasure, awesome win.

jamie12

02-08-2012, 07:26 PM

Beating Portsmouth 4-1 at home. Or was that 2011?
Was actually 2010!

LLCOOLSTEVE

05-08-2012, 11:23 AM

When the rower, Sophie Hosking and her partner, crossed the winning line and you saw her actually say 'WE HAVE WON THE OLYMPICS' in a stunned wide eye way :)

pallet

07-08-2012, 09:24 AM

What a great games. Loving the crowds, great to see the Union Flag being waved so proudly.To think this time last year we were talking about a load of morons smashing up our cities now we are all just so proud to be British.:love: