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Medals!!

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paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 30/08/2012 16:43

We've got a gold in cycling- well done to Sarah Storey, who is pretty amazing anyway.Torch

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OneOfMyTurnsComingOn · 30/08/2012 16:43

Silver too!

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 30/08/2012 16:58

woo hoo!

I'm struggling to keep up with anything- I don't have sky/virgin, so only have c4, and I'm finding the coverage a bit all over the placeConfused

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OneOfMyTurnsComingOn · 30/08/2012 16:59

I saw the silver but missed the gold.

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 30/08/2012 18:05

Well done also to Hannah Russell- 16 and a silver medalTorch

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Frontpaw · 30/08/2012 18:06

Cool. Will we do better than Beijing? Oh yes!

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 30/08/2012 18:07

and silver for Nyree Kindred too (missed her swim, sadly)Torch

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caramelwaffle · 30/08/2012 18:22

Well done Torch

rumtumtugger · 30/08/2012 21:07

Woohoo, I was at the Velodrome to see Sarah Storey this evening, she absolutely smashed it! :) It was great to stand up and sing the national anthem :) Torch

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 30/08/2012 22:11

rumEnvy Storey is a brilliant competitor, I love her whole story, really.

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VintageEbony · 31/08/2012 17:05

TV coverage hasn't been great so only managed to see todays cycling.

Gold, silver and bronze.

Torch for all the cyclists.

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 31/08/2012 17:27

yay!Torch

felt sorry for the bloke in the cycling who was disqualified. Don't know if it was justified, because I don't know much about cycling.

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Flisspaps · 31/08/2012 17:30

If you have Sky or Virgin there are 3 extra channels showing different sports through the day (550-553 on Virgin I think) - not sure about Freeview though.

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 31/08/2012 18:04

Sadly, freeview doesn't have anthing extra (that I have found, e.g no red button equivalent) I can watch what I watched an hour ago on 4 +1 though!Grin

have seen some good stuff today. Ds was fascinated by the 5-aside blind football.

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spoonsspoonsspoons · 31/08/2012 19:53

Just watched Ollie and Sam Hynd get Silver and Bronze in the S8 400m freestyle. Pleased that the commentators got their home town right seeing as the C4 website didn't manage it Smile

VintageEbony · 31/08/2012 20:33

Completely unjustified cycling descision

The blind football was brilliant, as was the swimming and the atheletics.

My only complaint is falling asleep and waking up to Shock [faint] hollyoaks

Channel 4 is on for the night so we're hunkering down with salad cake and spring water cough Wine

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 31/08/2012 20:45

actually, I saw the cycling again, and he did seem to stutter coming out of the start, like his wheel was stuck? But he came back after and apologised and said it had been his fault. Not sure to be honest.

I'm really enjoying the games- and learning about all sorts of things. I especially love that there doesn't seem to be an issue with empty seats- people have really got behind the games and want to be a part of it. it's brilliant.

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paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 31/08/2012 20:50

and just watching Hannah Cockroft getting her gold for the 100m....Torch

well done to her.Grin

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fivegomadindorset · 31/08/2012 20:51

The football was great, only time I have enjoyed watching it.

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 31/08/2012 20:54

I was mesmerised by the footy- the fact that there is a bell in the ball, and the crowd are not allowed to cheer too much! It was amazing.

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fivegomadindorset · 31/08/2012 20:55

I particularly love that they are all enjoying it, all congratulating happily winners and losers.

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 31/08/2012 21:10

The coverage may not be great for non Sky/Virgin viewers, but I have still seen far more than any other paralympics. The adverts are a bit annoying, though, which can't be helped on a commercial channel- but it's still more than we were shown from Beiijing, for example. Go Paralympic Team GB!

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VintageEbony · 31/08/2012 21:13

Hannah was brilliant Torch

Think he was being a gentleman Raah

paRaahhlympiansgoingforgold · 31/08/2012 21:25

Vintage- I think you are right about the 'gentleman' thing- such a shame for himSad

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VintageEbony · 31/08/2012 21:48

Yep, he's cycling again tomorrow so has to focus on that.

VintageEbony · 01/09/2012 11:29

Amazing run by Richard Torch