Eton Dorney, 2012, Again: Final Medal and Point Standings in Paralympic Rowing

Medal Chart:

China 2-0-0
Ukraine 1-0-1
Great Britain 1-0-0
France 0-2-0
Australia 0-1-0
Germany 0-1-0
United States 0-0-1
Belarus 0-0-1
Russia 0-0-1

Eton Dorney, 2012: Final Olympic Medal Standings in Rowing

Great Britain 4-2-3
New Zealand 3-0-2
Germany 2-1-0

Denmark 1-1-1
Czech Republic 1-1-0
United States 1-0-2

Ukraine 1-0-0
South Africa 1-0-0

Australia 0-3-2
Canada 0-2-0

China 0-1-0
Croatia 0-1-0
France 0-1-0
Italy 0-1-0

Greece 0-0-1
Poland 0-0-1
Netherlands 0-0-1
Slovenia 0-0-1

(To check predictions for Olympic rowing finals, please click here.)

U.S. Newspaper's Olympic Medal Predictions: Only Two Nations Due to Retain Their Rowing Titles from Beijing

The American daily USA Today has been putting together projections of the expected results of each sport event at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. With the latest updated version released 11 June 2012, it comes out that Eton Dorney regatta venue may witness significant changes when compared to Beijing 2008. According to USA Today's expectations, only two countries will be able to retain their Olympic rowing titles: the host country, Great Britain, in men's four, and the United States in women's eight, respectively.

Fast-motion video of a new bridge construction at Eton Dorney Lake, the venue of rowing and canoeing events in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games

A total of 20 countries are likely to be represented in the Olympic rowing A-finals, and out of these, 16 national teams should earn medals. The following medal table prediction can thus be summarised (with details on each boat event following further below):

Great Britain 3-5-2
New Zealand 3-2-1
Germany 3-1-0
Greece 1-1-1
Czech Republic 1-1-0
United States 1-0-1
Croatia 1-0-0
Belarus 1-0-0
Australia 0-1-3
Canada 0-1-2
Denmark 0-1-0
Ukraine 0-1-0
France 0-0-1
Italy 0-0-1
Poland 0-0-1
Romania 0-0-1

Rowing Medal Predictions for London 2012

(First released by the U.S. daily USA Today on 7 March 2011. Below is a summary of the most recent update of 3 February 2012. UPDATE: For the latest version of Olympic result predictions, please click here.)

Men's double sculls (M2x)

New Zealand, Germany, France

Women's double sculls (W2x)

Great Britain, Australia, Poland

Men's eights (M8+)

Germany, Great Britain, Canada

Women's eights (W8+)

United States, Canada, Romania

Men's coxless fours (M4-)

Great Britain, Greece, Australia

Lightweight men's double sculls (LM2x)

New Zealand, Great Britain, Italy

Lightweight women's double sculls (LW2x)

Greece, Canada, Great Britain

Dorney Lake near Eton, the venue of the 2012 Olympic regatta. Source: Doc Searls, Flickr / Wikipedia.

Čop and Knapková Grab the Golden Cups of Philadelphia

Slovenian rower Iztok Čop has won the men’s singles race at the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overtaking Kenneth Jurkowski of the United States in second. Last year’s world champion, Ondřej Synek of the Czech Republic finished in third, followed by Čop’s compatriot Luka Špik in fourth.

It looks like the retirement of Slovenia’s most successful Olympian from top rowing events last year started his victorious spree throughout regional rowing races.

The trophy for women’s singles has been taken by Czech sculler Mirka Knapková. Her rivals were Ekaterina Karsten of Belarus, finishing second, with last year’s world champion, Sweden’s Frida Svensson, in third. The fourth place went to Iva Obradović of Serbia.

Screenshot from the official website of the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta.

The regatta was held on 13 and 14 May 2011. It featured a rich variety of events, with singles, coxless pairs, coxed fours, and eights divided into student categories (varsity, collegiate, and frosh/novice crews). The competition of corporate eights featured crews rowing for well-known brands such as Coca-Cola, Ernst & Young, and Vanguard. World elite men’s and women’s single scullers pursued the Golden Cup trophies.

Full list of results is available on the official website of the Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta.

Jak jim přijít na jméno? Průvodce soupeři Ondřeje Synka pro české komentátory a fanoušky

ENGLISH TITLE: How to Puzzle Them Out. A Pronunciation Guide Through Ondrej Synek’s Rivals for Czech Commentators and Fans

Nový Zéland: Mahe Drysdale = [mejhí drajsdejl] (případně [máhej])

Norsko: Olaf Tufte = [ólaf tifte] (respektive [tüfte])

Velká Británie: Alan Campbell = [elen kembl]

Kanada: Malcolm Howard = [melkm haurd]

Světový pohár v Mnichově: česká radost, vzestup Číny, pád Polska

ENGLISH TITLE: World Cup in Munich: Czech Joy, Rise of China, Fall of Poland

Mnichov pravidelně hostí druhý díl veslařského Světového poháru před jeho tradičním finále v Lucernu. V Mnichově už na rozdíl od prvního závodu Světového poháru (kam spousta posádek nejezdí) bývá nabitá konkurence.

Oberschleissheim severně od Mnichova, místo konání mezinárodních veslařských soutěží. Závodní kanál je vidět západně od obce. Zdroj: Google Maps.

Osobní výběr zajímavých momentů z Mnichova:

Skif mužů lehkých vah: Slovák Babač minule (ve slovinském Bledu) čtvrtý, v Mnichově až jedenáctý. Podobně Brazilec da Silva (loňský vicemistr světa v kategorii do 23 let) byl ve Slovinsku těsně před Babačem bronzový, nyní těsně za ním dvanáctý. Toto vše možná jen ilustruje zmíněné obohacení konkurence v Mnichově, kde startovalo 26 skifařů lehkých vah (v Bledu to bylo 13).