Were Wendy Houvenaghal's North of Ireland origins a factor....

[deiseach]

It does seem harsh. The Americans used seven swimmers in one of their relay teams so they all got medals. Looking at the headaballs giving their charges a hard time in the women's pole vault last night, you can see that some coaches think they're the ones who do all the hard work

[nifan]

Sounds like she was hard done by - but then when 3 people are breaking records how can you tell one of them they are dropped for the next stage.
Badly managed for sure - would wait for the other side of the argument before making full judgement.

[AQMP]

Unfortunately for Houvenaghel it's hard to argue against a gold medal and a world record in each race.  She claims they were going quicker with her in the team in training.  But hard to know.  Reading between the lines here but do I get the impression that she wouldn't be the most popular member of Team GB (& NI)??

[OakleafCounty]

Sure it's not the first time a nordie has had to deal with bias from coaches at this olympics. Joanna Mills was blatantly dicriminated against by athletics Ireland. When you run faster than someone but they get picked in front of you there has to be something wrong.

[Tubberman]

Is there an Olympics for whinging?
The Ireland and GB&NI teams could both be made up exclusively of nordies and still romp home with a wheelbarrow of gold medals

[AQMP]

Sure it's not the first time a nordie has had to deal with bias from coaches at this olympics. Joanna Mills was blatantly dicriminated against by athletics Ireland. When you run faster than someone but they get picked in front of you there has to be something wrong.

Bullshit (from a nordie)

[imtommygunn]

Did that team not break the WR in the semi-final?? Very hard to break it up if that's the case. Very hard to take for her no doubt but objectively if you break a world record you can hardly break a team up can you??

I doubt Mills was picked on because "she's a nordie" either. The girl who was picked was the team doctor's daughter was she not? A wee bit of nepotism maybe but I doubt it was anything more.

[red hander]

I'm just surprised Kate Hoey hasn't broken the Olympic and World records she holds for talking shite by sticking her neb in on the issue and giving us the benefit of her opinion about such a shocking snub to province ... the bitch

[give her dixie]

Good chance Wendy could be riding for Ireland very soon........   

[OakleafCounty]

Sure it's not the first time a nordie has had to deal with bias from coaches at this olympics. Joanna Mills was blatantly dicriminated against by athletics Ireland. When you run faster than someone but they get picked in front of you there has to be something wrong.

Bullshit (from a nordie)

Explain.

[sheamy]

Good chance Wendy could be riding for Ireland very soon........   

Apparently the whole Olympic village goes riding mad after the events finish so you could be right.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/olympic-village-host-to-huge-sex-party/984516/

[Hardy]

"Journalism of Courage."

Indeed.

[winghalfun]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19147279

About 1.36 in she is taking about one of the team who was sick. Also mentions it again at around 2.40 about the sick team mate (ex).

Was listening to the new GB golden girl cyclist on Olympic BBC Breakfast this morning and what do you know, doesn't Miss Trott have an ongoing dodgy tummy complaint that goes away when she throws up. No big deal.

Mmmmmmmm?? PR machine kicking in there?

Oh and and maybe not the best turn of phrase to be using at around 2.24

[nifan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19147279

About 1.36 in she is taking about one of the team who was sick. Also mentions it again at around 2.40 about the sick team mate (ex).

Was listening to the new GB golden girl cyclist on Olympic BBC Breakfast this morning and what do you know, doesn't Miss Trott have an ongoing dodgy tummy complaint that goes away when she throws up. No big deal.

Mmmmmmmm?? PR machine kicking in there?

Oh and and maybe not the best turn of phrase to be using at around 2.24

They mentioned it on the radio last night - she is sick after every race it seems - though she herself said in the omnium she want well at the start but felt better at the end so maybe 2 things going on there.

[haranguerer]

She has a stomach condition apparently, was very ill as a youngster.

Lost interest in Ringlands piece when he took the rather large leap of saying the coach had appeared to say all 4 would be used when he actually said they would 'consider' using all 4.