The Games of the XXXI Olympiad

[stss30]

Got to say that's been the most enjoyable gold i've seen us win this olympics. Toughed it out and took our chances against a quality side.

If only the England football team showed as much backbone.

 

[Soulman]

Got to say that's been the most enjoyable gold i've seen us win this olympics. Toughed it out and took our chances against a quality side.

If only the England football team showed as much backbone.

Seconded.

 

[gregbrighton]

Well done the ladies GB Hockey team! A winning, never die mentality, unlike the overpaid/undertalented England men's football team failures...

 

[Stat Brother]

...

 

[Dr Q]

Fantastic result for the GB Womens Hockey team. A real nailbiter, but well fought out.

Pleased for them and Nick Skelton today, at the start of the Games, I doubt anyone predicted these two golds.

 

[Frutos]

Got to say that's been the most enjoyable gold i've seen us win this olympics. Toughed it out and took our chances against a quality side.

If only the England football team showed as much backbone.

This, with bells on.

 

[Mackenzie]

Inspirational stuff from the ladies hockey team. The keeper was superb.

 

[Triggaaar]

What a fabulous victory. Maddie Hinch, one of Sussex's finest...take a bow girl!!!

Too late to start licking now, you forgot her when it mattered.

 

[Triggaaar]

Second place in the overall medal table is looking likely. We'll never see a performance like this again.

 

[Hampster Gull]

Superb. Real grit. True gold medalists

 

[hart's shirt]

One of the great Olympic GB performances of all time.

 

[Bwian]

Got to say that's been the most enjoyable gold i've seen us win this olympics. Toughed it out and took our chances against a quality side.

If only the England football team showed as much backbone.

Watching the Dutch women after they had lost got me thinking that if the England squad showed that level of devastation when they lost then we could have been as proud of them. Both the Dutch and Team GB have put England's footballers to shame.

 

[Bedsex]

Medal ceremony tainted by the commentator saying that East Grinstead was in East Sussex!

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Marvellous scenes

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Shame we dont get 16 golds on the table.

 

[LVGull]

Wow. The nation anthem sang with so much pride. Moving

 

[Gwylan]

Watching the Dutch women after they had lost got me thinking that if the England squad showed that level of devastation when they lost then we could have been as proud of them. Both the Dutch and Team GB have put England's footballers to shame.

Felt a bit sorry for the Dutch, they were the better team over the 60 minutes ... but, sod 'em, someone had to lose and I'm glad it was them

Never knew hockey could be so exciting

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

If Tom Daley dives tomorrow like he dived today he is in with a chance against the Chinese.

 

[Easy 10]

The Dutch were clearly the better team, but our Brits hung in there, and hung in there, and hung in there, and eventually just found a way. Thats a triumph of tactics over talent, and cold-eyed efficiency in front of goal, all allied with a keeper of Hinsh's calibre to keep them out. Once it went to penalties I was convinced we'd win, because she'd been a rock and an inspiration throughout, and was just about the LAST keeper the Dutch wanted to face in that situation. Absolutely OUTSTANDING performance by them all, but that girl Hinsh deserved 2 golds. She was just briliant.

 

[ozzygull]

The Dutch were clearly the better team, but our Brits hung in there, and hung in there, and hung in there, and eventually just found a way. Thats a triumph of tactics over talent, and cold-eyed efficiency in front of goal, all allied with a keeper of Hinsh's calibre to keep them out. Once it went to penalties I was convinced we'd win, because she'd been a rock and an inspiration throughout, and was just about the LAST keeper the Dutch wanted to face in that situation. Absolutely OUTSTANDING performance by them all, but that girl Hinsh deserved 2 golds. She was just briliant.

perfectly summed up