New Zealand thread

[Somerset]

A courageous effort from Drysdale for a bronze medal, actually led by nearly a boat length with 500m to go but I think that final 500m was so tough given the conditions and his illness leading up to the race and the Norwegian and other rower clearly had a bit more gas in the tank to speed off near the finish. Drysdale looked exhausted at the end.

IMO bronze should be nothing to be ashamed of though, and New Zealand are finally on the medal chart.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

A courageous effort from Drysdale for a bronze medal, actually led by nearly a boat length with 500m to go but I think that final 500m was so tough given the conditions and his illness leading up to the race.

IMO bronze should be nothing to be ashamed of though, and New Zealand are finally on the medal chart.

Think he led as far up as 1900 actually. Had used his sprint midway through though.

 

[Somerset]

Think he led as far up as 1900 actually. Had used his sprint midway through though.

Yup he only really lost the lead in that final stretch, but had a reasonable advantage at 1500m; I thought at that stage he might be heading for gold but not to be.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Yup he only really lost the lead in that final stretch, but had a reasonable advantage at 1500m; I thought at that stage he might be heading for gold but not to be.

Getting pictures of him being carried out of the boat aws. Must have been really ill - which explains him hitting the wall.

 

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Epic effort from Mahe. Must have been in agony but didn't stop. Absolute hero IMO. Haven't seen many braver efforts than that in these Games.

 

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Bronze for Bridgewater & Twaddle as well, nicely done.

 

[Somerset]

Bronze for Bridgewater & Twaddle as well, nicely done.

Agreed, very commendable effort given how quick Australia and Canada were in first and second.

Fantastic to see Drysdale able to make the medal ceremony, looked a lot better than he had 10 minutess prior when he basically fainted.

 

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Yeah, still very pale but improving at least.

Two more strong medal chances in the rowing, the twins up next and then Waddell & Cohen.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Quite possibly closer than the swimming this morning.

 

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GOLD for the twins.

 

[Somerset]

Lol, can it get any closer?? Brilliant race, sensational, all hail the Evers-Swindells.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Did Beef 'n' Lamb actually win that? Good stuff!

1 hundredth of a second?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Congratulations

 

[_Ed_]

Did Beef 'n' Lamb actually win that? Good stuff!

1 hundredth of a second?

I think I can forgive them for those ads now.

 

[pasag]

Congrats NZ.

Lol at the name Twaddle.

 

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Bit disappointing from Waddell & Cohen, the "experts" were rating them our best chance at the start of the night.

 

[Somerset]

Waddell and Cohen in fourth, seemed to finish strongly (just a second off bronze), not that we saw them finish on the tv.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Waddell and Cohen in fourth, seemed to finish strongly (just a second off bronze), not that we saw them finish on the tv.

Haha, did they get cut after there wasn't a chance of a medal?

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

For crying out loud... TVNZ's coverage is pathetic, isn't it.

 

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Haha, did they get cut after there wasn't a chance of a medal?

No they showed the race, but the camera angle they used during the last 200m or so didn't show the outside lane.