August 12, 2024 • 43 mins
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NZ Olympics Chef de Mission Nigel Avery recapping the Olympic games
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Curt Good evening, and welcome in to Monday night sports
talk on News Talks EDB. It is August twelve. Happy birthday,
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I'm Jason Pine. Show producer Andy McDonald's here as well.
We're going to talk some sport with you until eight.
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The curtain has come down on our most successful Olympic Games,
using the metric of gold medals ten in all, as
part of a joint record twenty in total, the same
as our previous best of twenty at Tokyo three years ago.
New Zealand Chef de Mission Nigel Avery joining us shortly
(01:06):
to rate the games from his perspective on metrics, not
just medals, but other things too. Keen to hear your
review of the Paris Olympic Games, your favorite moments, the
bits that stood out for you. Will also relive all
of New Zealand's twenty metal moments from the last sixteen days.
(01:26):
Also on the show tonight, the All Blacks have begun
preparations for the second test of the Rugby Championship. They
play Argentina Eden Park on Saturday night. I spend some
time this afternoon with three of the players, Mark d'laam,
Caleb Clark and Patrick Twey Pilot Tou going to play
some of that chat for you and Monday night, of course,
means Piney's Power Rankings. Tonight going to rate the best
(01:46):
and the worst and the in between bits of the
Olympic Games. Please join us if you would like to.
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Speaker 3 (02:03):
The right call is your.
Speaker 4 (02:04):
Call on oh eight hundred eighty Sports Talk on your
home of Sports Used Talks.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
Envy and Andrews cows up the track, starting the move.
Speaker 6 (02:17):
They work their way around of the home. Straight away
goes Alise Andrews up against Leah Findrich. Andrews comes around
the bed.
Speaker 5 (02:28):
She's in control. The timely aloud of a caution. Now
here she goes around the bed. Can she pedal to
a new chapter in New Zealand cycling history.
Speaker 6 (02:37):
She can and less Andrews.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
There's a double gold medalist in Paris. She completes her
own actor tree off, second time gold medalist and what
a ride that was. She pumps her arms in the
air and there's a look of delight on her face.
Speaker 6 (02:55):
She waves her right arm at the crowd as she heads.
Speaker 7 (02:58):
Up the embankment.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Elise Andrews has beaten Lea Fedlick two nil in.
Speaker 6 (03:03):
The beast of three right off at the and the
women's sprint.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Yeah, that's Alexandrows winning our tenth and final gold medal.
Last night. Elie Wallaston tagged on a bronze at the
end to take our total to twenty. New Zealand Chef
de Mission Nigel Avery joins us out of Paris on
his Monday morning Nigel, thanks for taking our call. I
know medals are not the only measure of success of
an Olympic Games, but how pleased are you to have
(03:29):
the New Zealand team bringing home twenty of them, including
ten gold medals.
Speaker 8 (03:35):
Yeah, it's pretty incurdible really obviously, very proud of the team,
the efforts themselves and the team behind the team which
created the environment to allow that to happen.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
I yes, but yeah, it's just been awesome.
Speaker 8 (03:47):
It's been really amazing just to feel the energy that
we can from the support back home in New Zealand.
It really does help. And yes, certainly it would be
grateful for that.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I know we spoke before the game started, and as
I say, I know that the medals aren't the only
currency you work in, but twenty, Like, did you think
twenty was possible? That's the record, of course, same as
Tokyo teen gold. Did you expect this?
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Yeah? Well I think.
Speaker 8 (04:15):
I mean, you guys all sort of asking about three
weeks before the games, hey, what's what's your medal? Talley,
and I said, look, I don't think about medals, and
I didn't, but right up until about four or five
days ago, and shit, this is going pretty well.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Who we got left?
Speaker 8 (04:32):
Yeah, so look, I guess just like we asked the
athletes to focus on their process and the outcome will
take care of yourself, that's kind of what we're doing
as well. And yeah, I think, you know, to be honest,
I thought going to this is I don't think we're
going to touch what happened in Tokyo because that was amazing.
So to end up being where we are, it's quite incredible.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
What are the other metrics you use to measure the
success of the games and how do you measure them
by those metrics?
Speaker 8 (05:01):
Yeah, so we sent surly out to all the athletes
and the sports support form of support teams just to
sort of asking a whole lot of different stuff, you know,
so basically, what what do we do well?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
What we didn't do well? Walk at walk we.
Speaker 8 (05:13):
Do be at the tope thing And one of them is,
you know, did the environment that we create help them
in their performance? And that's that's a real that's a
real key one for us. And other one as you know,
did you feel like you were in a new zum
with pride sort of thing? So it's kind of a
quantitative qualitative one. But if they feel that we buy
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out our environment help them in them, we've done a
good job.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I asked you three weeks ago when we chatted if
you were prepared for the unexpected? Did you have to
fight any fighters or or not?
Speaker 8 (05:51):
I guess the key one that's been very public was
drone Gate. You know, the Canadians firing up a drone
over the women's football team. That was unexpected and really
disappointing in the Canadians. The the community were absolutely gutted
and horrified the actions of their football team.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
So it kind of been a funny way.
Speaker 8 (06:10):
So it brought us closer together as because we actually
had to work a lot to get that behind the
sevens to work out what was going to happen, and
it just soaked up a lot of time through everybody.
And that's that's the key thing that you know, we
should have been focusing on other things that Drake's house
a number of us to discussing that issue. Yeah, But
in the end, I think as it was, we were
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on the right side of that. I suppose we're the
I guess the victims, and so I didn't have to
deal with anything on the on the when we weren't
on the right side, which was good and very pleasing.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Absolutely. I know one thing you do really well, Nigel
has celebrate success, and you know the image is coming
back of the way that those who had won medals
were well welcome back, you know, was was really you know,
goosebump stuff. But how did you make sure that athletes
have come back to the village not having quite achieved
what they hoped, I got the support that they needed
as well.
Speaker 8 (07:02):
Yeah, so we I'm just going to walk as a
whole lot of movements at the here's quite noisy, It's
all right, Yeah, we we I guess basically we just
sort of give give people time and space and so
that's I guess the first thing.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
But we're really really mindful of particularly early.
Speaker 8 (07:18):
Days, when people around is you know, we're always really
upbeat in the villages and he has it going what.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Do you have to do today?
Speaker 8 (07:24):
And because you don't really know every single person and
what they've just been doing, can be really careful. And
so we talked a lot about just how we approach
people in general, just to just to make sure we
didn't sort of snook of them if they weren't sort
of in a great place.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
I think we've got a great.
Speaker 8 (07:41):
Uh you know, sports like team and wellness team around
and so we we sort of have we identified people,
you know, looking at flat we make sure they're buddied up,
and we we had a chat.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
How did you decide on Dame Lisa Carrington Infant Butcher
as your closing ceremony flag bearers?
Speaker 8 (08:00):
Yeah, it was pretty hard to look past Dame Lisa
fifth Games. You know, I don't want to put words
in their mouth, but you know, potentially maybe you last,
so you know, to give you the respect of that
that thing and then and I think for Finn, for
me was how we reacted after very close non selection
for Tokyo, you know, bouncing back, you know, making a
choice for right, I'm going to get stuck in and
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do this, and boy he did and so you know,
so that was that was that. So they were really
both very stoked, proud to be carrying that flag. And
we had an amazing I guess announcement for them because
we had sailing, canoe, sprint and track cycling come back
from their villages into the main village of Saint Denis
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and so it was an incredible atmosphere last night, and
I guess it's a bit of a sign of what
things were like when the teams are all together and
we're now.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Now there, you know, there was a spread apartment.
Speaker 8 (08:52):
It obviously good reason, but it was nice to get
a lot of people together last night and celebrate as
a team.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Were you able to get out to watch many of
the kiwis in action, like actually physically be there or
were you based mainly at the village.
Speaker 8 (09:06):
And I was extremely pollished and got a lot of
rubber miles on the roads running around supporting. Yeah, so
I was extremely lucky to be going around in Paris.
It's quite a broad city and quite busy with traffic.
So initially tried to do too much and just run
himself ragged and missed a bunch of stuff. So I
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kind of was quite selective in the end, and just
when went to see people that maybe have had a
meal chance that I knew that maybe didn't, but they
deserved just as much support. And it was Yeah, I mean,
I'm an incrivileged, privileged role to lead the team, but
I mean I love sport and be able to watch
so much for it lives.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
It's just quite amazing.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
There's been a bit of talk around. I'm sure you've
heard it about a Commonwealth Games possibly in Glasgow in
twenty twenty six. Have you have you heard that talk?
Speaker 3 (09:56):
I have heard that talk and I hope it goes ahead.
Speaker 8 (10:00):
We were understanding that there might be an announcement during
the Games here, but that's sort of been pushed out
a little while, so I think I think what they're
wanting for support of the the respective government for for
that financial side, and then they'll be making announcements, so
I understand it's going to be different to the past.
So we'll just wait and see what that actually turns
(10:21):
out to be when the announcement's made.
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Do you have a favorite moment of these games, Nigel.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
I've got a lot, huge amount, and I think, I
mean probably there's so many, but I think probably yesterday
actually at the track and Alie Williston, you know, we
were we were just watched the lease and you know
she's absolutely demolished, you know, her her two races to
win that her second goal. But then Alie sort of
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knucking on the last event in Thaming Browne was just
so exciting at the track watching that.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
So that's that's possibly.
Speaker 8 (10:57):
But then you know, Julian David, you know, qualifying through
the final, which an amazing exciting event. That either there's
just so many and I'm sure everybody has got their
own as well, and that's the beauty of the Olympics
that every single person will have that favorite memory and
that's what makes us event so special and we look
forward to the next one.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
Now indeed we do. So what happens now, noge or
do you have to pack down? When will you be
on a plane home?
Speaker 9 (11:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (11:23):
We are packed down now.
Speaker 8 (11:26):
We've got an early chicken for the load of those
leaving tonight, which I'm joining them. There's a there's a
group of athletes about thoody odd on the Emirates flights,
and then it's sort of back into sort of helping
move things around the containers and just get organized.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
So we have to get out of here by sixteen tomorrow.
Speaker 8 (11:41):
So it's a big job given it took days and
days to set up.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Now we're tearing it down. So it's all part of
the deal.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Indeed. Yeah, it's it's funny, isn't it. You know when
we spoke before the games, it was, you know, it
felt like, oh, we're here now, but but now here
we are and it's it's all done and dusted. Congratulations
on a terrific Olympic Games for the New Zealand team, Nigel,
and you're overside of it. I'm sure has had a
hu huge influence on the success that we've had. Safe travels, mate,
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I hope you get some time to relax and reflect
and look forward. To catching up again sometime soon.
Speaker 3 (12:16):
Well, thank you guys. I appreciated sport.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
I appreciate your taking the call. Nigel had a very
busy time at the end of a very very busy
three weeks or so. That's Nigel Avery, chef the mission
of the New Zealand team here on news Talk SEDB
your chance to react if you'd like to to anything
you heard there. Oh, eight hundred and eighty ten eighty
By any measure, these were an exceptional Olympic Games for
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New Zealand. Twenty medals, a record ten goal just Brent,
I remember back to how worried we were after what
three two three days we didn't have any We wondered
where the first one might come from. But then the
women's sevens team got us go out on top of
the podium and then they started to come. Our rowers
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got into their work, then our kayakers and cyclists took
over in week two, and then amongst it all others
got involved too. Some expected Hayden Wilde. I think we
expected him to meddle, and he did. Some not so much.
Did anybody have Finn Butcher on their bingo card ahead
of these Olympic Games? Maybe you did. I know he did.
He fully believed and there he was with a gold
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at the top of the podium and the kayak cross
all equally terrific our medals. Oh, eight hundred eighty ten eighty.
What's your favorite? What was a favorite moment for you
of these Olympic Games? What stood out? I've got a
list of what I've got here. I've got seven of
my favorite moments. I beging to hear yours, though. I
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Seven two. Eight hundred eighty ten eighty nine two ninety two.
On text, we're talking Olympics and your favorite moments. The
Aussie breakdancer was amazing, said Albert. Yeah, I think she
she divided opinion. Albert, didn't she Raygun? But you know
well she was mimorable, absolutely memorable, son, He says, how
good Lydia go? Absolute legends. You had to win three
medals in golf, remarkable, Hello, Henry, are you with me? There, Henry. Hello, Henry.
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We're just going to just check that we're all okay
for getting you on the air here, Henry. We're not
quite sure why you might not be available to us.
I'll try again. Are you with us there, Henry, No,
we'll try Bob Hello, Bob, oh hi.
Speaker 10 (14:42):
Jason. Yeah, Well it was great. I think, well we
made progress in the end that you know, we start off,
you know, we're putting up the athlete of the box
and then knock they don't get in the medal that
was perre on. Erica Fairweather is very young, but she's
still made three finals, which was remarkable. So I think
there was progress, you know, and also the ones who
(15:07):
were bound to succeed anyway, like Lether Carrington and the
sprint girl. But yes, I think we progress on there.
I thought they were talking for them far too much.
I think a lot of the would have been better
I not being talked to before their events, you know,
and just left to build up. But in the end,
you know, it was quite supportive, so that much was good.
(15:29):
I didn't think Sky did a great deal on the commentating,
but it turned out to be a bit of a
Golden Games, didn't it. The just one thing I'd like
to say. So they went to that, but then there
was the contrary factor on it. The frankly sports were
getting politicized. That will be by Sky's sport.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
What do you what do you mean by that?
Speaker 10 (15:53):
Oh well they kept for example, the rowing got changed
to hoi wiker, which was ridiculous. You know, everyone expects
it's the ragining the rowing, and they changed all the
hoy whika and put up you know, Terreo's first names
for everything, so nobody actually knew what they mean.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
Yeah, I think they probably do, Bob. You know, I'm sorry, mate,
but I think I think we can navigate our way
through that, okay, Henry High, Hey, Jason, can you me?
I can, mate, Sorry mate, I must I think it
was my inmate. I haven't had a lot of sleep.
Speaker 11 (16:21):
Oh right, you know you've done a good job too, mate,
thinks more commentary in that. It's been awesome, mate. Yeah,
Hamousu is probably the you know, my favorite, you know,
the high jumps me in these and stay one and
he just you know, how often do we ever win
the high gymps of the Olympics.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
Never? You know, no, no, never is the answer. Henry
and we've only ever won gold in three field events
in our history. Dame Valerie's won twice in the shop put,
Dame Evette Williams in the high and the long jump
in nineteen fifty two, and now hamis Kurt. It is
so rare, mate, so rare yeh here it is.
Speaker 11 (16:53):
But one thing, I kind of it's just seeming to
read just a few minutes ago. So Nick Wallis and Tokyo.
He didn't quite make the same one, but he said
he's going to pass the beating down. But hell, you know,
you've got to look at the our distance running, you
know London. So we just no one stepped up. Hey,
we just haven't caught offed or anything. So you know
what is that?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Yeah, I think, yeah, we've got Sam Tanner in the
fifteen hundred and James Preston in the eight hundred. I
think they're both you know, this is there and I
think Sam Tanner was in Tokyo. But yeah, I just
think at the moment they're still learning it. Henry, Yeah, young,
you know, in middle distance runners ten to get better
as they get into the late twenties. I think those
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twill be better for it, and maybe in a Commonwealth
Games in a couple of years. If that comes to pass,
that might be their stepping stone towards doing something cool
in LA for us.
Speaker 11 (17:40):
Yeah, no, that'd be cool. You get the Bleax England?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Yes, mate, absolutely cool.
Speaker 11 (17:45):
Thanks Jason.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Hey, no, thanks Henry, great to chat. Call back anytime, mate,
It's it's good to talk to you. Michael. What's do
that for you?
Speaker 11 (17:52):
Oh?
Speaker 9 (17:52):
This has been my favorite Olympics I've ever watched. It's
just been so many memories. I think a lot of
people would have to say the same. I think I
was on the golf course today playing golf, so I
think is huge. You know, memory for me would be
Lydia Co winning gold, but also you know the sevens,
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the cycling, Lisa Carrington and the kayaking, the high jump.
It's just been it's just been so many memories. I've
just loved watching the Olympics and I'm really going to
miss it.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Actually, yeah, I feel the same. That's the thing, Michael.
These things come to an end when when they're on
it's like, oh wow, this is great. We just watch
it and you immerse yourself and and all of a sudden,
here we are. They're all done. And now we're just
sort of watching replays, aren't we.
Speaker 9 (18:36):
Yeah, exactly, well replays the end well really fond memories.
You know. The last two weeks, I've just been consumed
by the Olympics. It's really just i'n't really thought about
many other sports, like the rugby or the worries. You know,
it's just been all Olympics for me.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
Yeah, it's been You're right, it's been terrific. And I
guess if you're like me, it's an opportunity to watch
stuff you wouldn't normally get the chance to watch. I mean,
how often really do we get to watch the likes
of kayak cross and triathlon, you know, I know all
it's on, and we watched track and Field World Championship
some stuff. But yeah, what you just said is right,
just for a couple of weeks that you know, the
rugby and the warriors go off to one side and
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we just immerse ourselves in some terrific sport of different.
Speaker 9 (19:15):
Types, exactly. And I think this team has exceeded all
my expectation, all our athletes, and that they've represented us,
you know, so well and done the country so proud.
So I think all New Zealanders can be proud to
be New Zealanders after watching these Olympics.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Very Well said Michael very Well said, I totally agree,
and I loved the way they conducted themselves off the
competitive field or track or whatever it was, as well
to a person, the way that they were interviewed, their
accessibility not just to those you know media who were there,
but you know, the accessibility we got back here and
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being able to talk to you know, these athletes. Hamish Kerr.
We spoke to him yesterday. It was one o'clock in
the morning over there, and he still took our call.
I know, he had a lot of other things to
do and he was probably not anywhere close to going
to bed after winning an Olympic gold medal, but we
still took our call. And they were all, to a person, authentic, humble, modest,
just kiwi and I'm like you, I feel very proud
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of what they achieved and it was terrific to watch.
Great to get your call, Michael, thank you. Andrew.
Speaker 12 (20:20):
Hi mate, Okay, I've.
Speaker 7 (20:24):
Got a funny story.
Speaker 12 (20:26):
Your the chapel producer or what are you previously because
I was ringing up basically to say, you know, what
was it like over there because it really felt, you know,
when you're with your commentary that you were there on
the spot.
Speaker 9 (20:46):
I was, Andrew.
Speaker 2 (20:47):
I would love to have told you that I was,
that I was beside the Eiffel Tower or beneath the
treeoph But unfortunately, mate, no, we we we tried to create,
We tried to create the atmosphere of it, and I
hope we got I hope we got it right. Most
of the time you nailed it.
Speaker 7 (21:04):
Yeah, yeah, honestly I thought you were there. You know,
you're you're there in Europe and down the Shans or
whatever it is, and.
Speaker 12 (21:17):
Shed he's there on what.
Speaker 2 (21:22):
I hate.
Speaker 12 (21:22):
Look, man, those chief skates on. You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
Yeah, they need You're right, you need to see that.
You need to see the Leona Andrew to our bosses
and say, you know what, you need to get those
guys over there to Glasgow for the next Commonwealth Games
or the Los Angeles actually for the next Olympics. You
probably wanted me to bring you back some Judy free
as well, Andrew, which I can't help with you you unfortunately,
Good to jet do you mate, and thanks for the
thanks for the feedback, Kevin says, my top five moments.
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Carrington third are the third gold, Yes sailing silver. I
can't remember the class that was the the skiff, the
men skiff. Isaac McCarty and Will McKenzie were the ones
who won that Hayden Wild silver. You're in the Gulf
and the sevens. Thanks Kevin. I here's my five. Actually,
before I'll give you my five, let's let's let's remember
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back to the to the meddle moments. There were twenty
of them and we've packaged them up for you. Here's
here's New Zealand's medal moments from Paris twenty twenty four.
Speaker 13 (22:28):
Sully stuff there picking it at the touch and New
Zealans go black to black god men again. The Supreme
seven side wins goals.
Speaker 6 (22:38):
It is heartbreaking trade and wilds.
Speaker 14 (22:41):
But Alex Ye has lifted to about three hundred meters
to when Jold in.
Speaker 15 (22:47):
The men's triathlon in the Olympic record time.
Speaker 16 (22:51):
We're underway in the women's board, coming down to the line.
It's the Netherlands, Great Britain and New Zealand bronze middle.
Joe beckons for the New Zealand women's double skulls. Down
to the line, that's old gold for New Zealand. They're
almost bout about now. The USA coming down to the
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line in first position. Gold goes to US silver New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
It's Isaac McCarty and Will McKenzie crossing the third in this.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Race, but that means silver the New Zealands. On the
coast of Marside.
Speaker 16 (23:28):
We're underway in the women's single skulls final. Caroline Floraine
of the Midlands gets the gold medal. New Zealands in
a tweak gets silver.
Speaker 15 (23:38):
Meme's kayak cross final. They plunge in and the gold
medal is his Finn Butcher is an Olympic Chapionaian.
Speaker 5 (23:50):
The women's team sprints at the Paris of Belodrome, Great Britain.
The gold villain New Zealand, just slightly behind for the
Los Andrews, but they take the silver medal. Women's team pursuits.
Speaker 6 (24:02):
Here's the bowel. Your Americans coming.
Speaker 5 (24:04):
Down to the line in the United States take the win.
New Zealand haul back towards the end. It was only
point six of a second in the end, but it's
sewer for New Zealand.
Speaker 17 (24:12):
Nonetheless, and there it is Michael Wilkinson Erica Dawson cross
the line.
Speaker 2 (24:18):
A bronze for Wilkinson and.
Speaker 16 (24:20):
Dawson ready to race in the women's kayak four if
they can't see the finished line.
Speaker 17 (24:25):
It is gold for New Zealand.
Speaker 16 (24:29):
And the sixth Golden moment for Dame Lisa, New Zealand's
most decorated Olympian. Lisa Carrington strikes cold again.
Speaker 5 (24:37):
The women's karen final. Can Alise Andrews hold as she
comes down towards the finishing line. Alise Andrews on the line,
it looks like she's won gold. Alease Andrews intense, incisive, invincible.
Speaker 16 (24:51):
And we're ready to fly in the women's kayak double
five hundred. What an incredible achievement. They are six meters
ahead Carrington and Hoskin.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
A vote link for the.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Half leet New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (25:05):
Go.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Maddie Wishy wins silver in the women's shot put and
she is New Zealand's news shot put Queen on the
podium shot Maddie silver for you.
Speaker 6 (25:16):
Carrington.
Speaker 16 (25:17):
Coming down to the line, it is gonna.
Speaker 15 (25:20):
Be gold of Golden Globe for Lydia Combe and at
top of the podium in Paris.
Speaker 17 (25:28):
Chee Wee's can Fly and hamous Ker. This high jump
Olympic champion.
Speaker 5 (25:34):
And Lake Andrews is a tuttle gold endlist in Paris.
She completes her own after tree off.
Speaker 6 (25:41):
Ellie Wallaston is elated she's picked up the fron Ellie
Wallaston has run a superbly tactical race.
Speaker 2 (25:48):
There you go, twenty medals packed into what about three
and a half minutes for you? A few coming through
on text. My favorite New Zealand moment Lydia Coe and
Hayden Wilde not a key we but also love seeing
the last female runner finish the marathon. Yeah Courts the
last night. She had obviously had issues on a marathon run,
but walked it and finished it and had the support
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of most of Paris alongside by the looks of it.
Hello Stu, Yeah, go.
Speaker 18 (26:15):
Piny here good thanks mate, that's a story. Hey yeah, look,
I really enjoyed the coverage and the two that stood
obviously least Carrington. I back it up. I mean you
just can't stand up for there, check it and the
one I enjoyed the most, medio code that check is.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
She's just class amazing, Yeah, amazing.
Speaker 18 (26:41):
She's an outstanding individual and to put it together. You
know where accounts after the shoggles she had. You know,
I just I just watched that night, just obstruct from me.
It's just a fantastic performance.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
You know how hard golfers to play right, and you
know how hard golfers to win, even the top golfers
in our game, as you know, Stu, you know they
won't win every week. You know if they win three
or four tournaments a year. They're happy. For her to
win three Olympic medals is remarkable stuff.
Speaker 12 (27:11):
I really think that.
Speaker 18 (27:12):
You know, when you when you listen to that, to
that woman, the representing your country obviously means so much
to her. And I don't know, she's just classic and
seeing the footage, you know, a child prodigy, just saying
her development. She never put her foot wrong. Now she's
she's she's she's she's just she's gold mate, And I just.
Speaker 2 (27:36):
Say she's gold. That's great, that's good to Yeah. Someone
rung yesterday and see she's clocked golf. She's completed that.
She's only about twenty seven. She's amazing.
Speaker 7 (27:45):
Well, it's amazing.
Speaker 18 (27:46):
Well, you know she's she said there'll be a last Olympics.
Speaker 5 (27:48):
But you know.
Speaker 11 (27:51):
She could know.
Speaker 18 (27:52):
I don't know what's going on her world, but you
know she could come back and compete in LA and
you know she should still be gold and she to watch.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Yeah, brilliant mate, well said Juke, Thanks mate.
Speaker 19 (28:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
I enjoyed watching Lydia Coe too, and just pure emotion
afterwards up on that podium. I know they all feel
emotional up there, but I don't think I've seen Lydia
Coe as emotional as that. I thought it was terrific.
All right, what are we? Twenty three away from eight?
The power rankings still to come, and they are the
Olympic Power rankings, so there's a bit of the best
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and the worst in there. But I want to flick
across to rugby because today I had the opportunity to
sit down with three of the All Blacks Patrick two
week A Lot two, Caleb Clark and Mark Tullyup. We're
going to play quite a bit of this interview out
on the show on Saturday, but I wanted to play
a bit tonight because there was some insight from those three,
starting with Patrick twoep A Lot two of what it's
like in the All Blacks camp after a loss.
Speaker 19 (28:46):
Sunday's pretty tough. Yeah, we were hurting in the change
shit after, but there's another game to plan a seven
days so you can be said it can be down,
but come Monday you've gotta be ready to take the
hitd and fin fine weeks to get better. And so
today or Monday's each year pretty tough.
Speaker 13 (29:06):
You know.
Speaker 19 (29:07):
You got to look at each other and come up
with solutions together, but at the same time demand greatness.
Speaker 3 (29:12):
And part of that is.
Speaker 19 (29:15):
Sort of telling your mate that it wasn't good enough,
for telling the coach he wasn't good enough, you know,
So that's a collective effort. And after that's done, usually
feel pretty energized. And after a good Monday like that
and you didn't stunt your week, well he hadn't too.
Tuesday fresh and feeling good, really ready to go again.
Speaker 2 (29:34):
So do you when that review takes place, do you
know what's coming? I mean, i'd imagine you know, like
I know you went there on Saturday night playing necessary,
But can you think, Okay, he's going to say that
wasn't good enough. We need to do that better and
just over here do you know I think?
Speaker 12 (29:50):
Yeah?
Speaker 19 (29:50):
I think in this day and age, professional sports us
been persional athletes. We know the game we play and yeah,
we sort of haven't thinkling of what's coming. At the
same time, you're working together as with coaches through Sunday
Monday together the messaging, right, So leaders obviously meet and
they'll meet with coaches to make sure that they're not
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going to stand up at the front of the classroom
and just about you. You know, it's got to be
constructive and everyone's got to be able to take the
feedback at the same time.
Speaker 2 (30:23):
Yeah, is there a degree of nervousness. I don't know
when you first came into the team, for example, and
you know, was there a degree of trepidation about what
the review might provide with all your all your teammates there?
Speaker 19 (30:37):
Yeah, I mean I never liked school and you get
the teacher standing up there asking you, asking a classroom
a certain question and everything's quiet, sort of gets like
that sometimes and that's a spot you don't want to
be in. But you know, we've got a job to
do and that's part of the review process to get better.
So there's levels of that, but that will change every
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every now and again.
Speaker 2 (31:03):
Calibate another cliche here, A lot is as you win,
you learn, and I'm sure you learn a lot from
your defeat, But can you learn from wins as well?
I mean you guys, the Blues got back to that.
I two losses one then Hurricanes lost of the Crusaders.
Can you still learn as you're winning and winning?
Speaker 20 (31:18):
Well, yeah, definitely. I think those are the best learnings
you can get is especially from a win. People always
think about your learnings are from a loss, or you
always think about the bad things. But for us at
the Blues, we always just focused on what we can
do better. You look at what we did well, but yeah,
it's all just about getting better. It's no different here
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as well. You know all those games prior to England,
the Fiji games, you know we learned from those as well.
So it's just about now building into into the next argy.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
Did your dad still give you plenty of advice?
Speaker 14 (31:52):
Ironie?
Speaker 20 (31:53):
He tries to, he does, And it's still cool getting
to I just moved back home recently again, and after
any sort of game that I've played, going home and
watching it together and talking through what I was sort
of going through my mind at certain times, it's still
pretty cool. And just seeing the eagerness that he has
as a father, just to see his family doing well,
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and then also as a coach to as an old
rugby player to to know what's what I was thinking
and what I was wanting to try and do. So, yeah,
it's pretty special.
Speaker 2 (32:25):
He was a player, man, I mean you obviously it's
rock bang in the nineties, was you know my rugby awareness?
You know he was a player. When did when did
you realize how good he was? As a you knew
your dad played rugby, but when did it become a parent.
Speaker 21 (32:37):
You how good he was?
Speaker 3 (32:38):
Well?
Speaker 20 (32:38):
To be fair, I didn't actually know much about rugby
growing up, and so I remember being in primary school
it's probably my second second to last year or last
year primary whal I was in the library looking at
this all black book and saw my dad and I
was just like.
Speaker 3 (32:53):
Talk at home.
Speaker 22 (32:53):
I was like dad, this is you.
Speaker 21 (32:55):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 20 (32:56):
And so I was just like, man going around.
Speaker 3 (32:58):
My dad wasn't all My dad wasn't all black.
Speaker 20 (33:00):
It's so crazy and just sort of that's when it
sort of realized, like, oh man, that's so cool. And
then all the tapes that I'd thought like seen growing
up was that was the blues, That was the all blacks,
the people that I would call uncle. Were great to
the game, and so it's just just real cool and
pretty special. And I owe a lot to my my
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family and how we grew up and so just nowadays
it's just about giving back and making sure I can
do the same for what they did for us.
Speaker 2 (33:30):
Mike, how do you deal with the glare of being
an all black, even being a blues player? You know,
you can't walk around without being recognized, none of you can't.
You know, how do you? How do you deal with it?
Speaker 22 (33:39):
I'm quite easy. Just stay home, Yeah, stay home, stay
in my room. Yeah quite, I'm quite easy. But if
I'm out on Noba, I was, you know, shad a
lot back to the people you know that saying hi
or recognize you. It comes off the sport that we
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play and mostly being in New Zealand's quite small. Everyone
kind of knows already, you know, mostly me, shp bolded.
It's not that funny, Okay, easy, I'm sure. I'm sure.
I don't know about the other boys. Keleb loves it there.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
But do you forget mistaken for anybody else? They say,
there's what.
Speaker 22 (34:26):
We're from now to Nah, No, I don't get mistaken
for much to be honest.
Speaker 2 (34:33):
That's Mark Tulaa with Caleb Clark and Patrick too a
lot to had a lot of fun with those three
this afternoon. Some serious chats, I'm not so serious chat
More of that on Weekend Sport on Saturday afternoon, when
the show will be coming to your life from Eden
Park ahead of Test two in the Rugby Championship Saturday night.
Again it's the Pumas against the All Blacks. The Eden
Park Fortress will be tested once again. If last Saturday
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is anything to go by, look forward to to building
up to that test and bringing you full commentary here
on news Talk said be on Saturday night from seven
o five sixteen to eight. It is after this break.
These will be controversial.
Speaker 9 (35:09):
I know.
Speaker 2 (35:10):
I put a social media up post up before talking
about my favorite Olympic moments, and most of the comments say, hey,
what about what about? Hey what about what about? Yeah? True,
it's true. I couldn't fit them all in. You get
a character limit in social media posts, and in the
power rankings, I've only got ten. I had to narrow
it down to ten. Andy and I were talking about
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it this afternoon and Andy goes, okay, here's my suggestions.
And there were twenty seven suggestions. What did you want
me to do with that?
Speaker 23 (35:38):
Well, I mean, there's your job to run them like,
you know, narrow them down, but all these other this
is my job to say, hey, what about No? I
mean no, please let us know your suggestions. HI had
twenty eight and actually and I've written down a few
more that I realized went on the list, and one
of them would have been quite high on mine. But
they don't call them Mandy's power rankings, do they.
Speaker 2 (35:57):
No, they don't. No, they don't. Although we should try
that as a new feature and see how that goes.
I won't go that well, mate, all right, Well, in
a moment, get set for Piney's Power rankings. Are the
ten moments from worst to best at these Olympic Games.
Right after this.
Speaker 1 (36:18):
Our rankings, say.
Speaker 2 (36:22):
Time for Pinety's Power rankings, the Olympics edition, rating the
best and the worst of the Paris Games.
Speaker 18 (36:29):
Ten.
Speaker 2 (36:30):
Ten is the sin, the one real stain on these games,
used in the swim leg of the triathlon, despite high
levels of bacteria.
Speaker 14 (36:39):
Four hundred and forty meters down the river, sin, which
I must admit still looks a bit average. It's not
that clear is it.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
And it hadn't really improved much by the mixed team's relay.
Speaker 14 (36:52):
Three hundred meters swim. Fortunately for our athletes don't have
to spend as much time in the filthy river sin
as they did earlier.
Speaker 2 (37:02):
Nine nine Our attempts at canoeing.
Speaker 24 (37:07):
New Zealand are not actually racing. They have pulled out.
Speaker 16 (37:11):
They fronted, they were introduced, but they are not competing.
Speaker 24 (37:15):
They are not racing.
Speaker 2 (37:17):
Here they were, but they were so far behind. Commentator
Malcolm Jordan thought they'd pulled out, but no, they were
just way out of shot.
Speaker 24 (37:23):
Well, the horror show that is the men's canoe double
five hundred meters. I think they might have actually crossed
the line. Why George, They have an embarrassment for those
in black. So they will go to the B final lope,
but they won't be there with the big boys, and
either they should be cheat.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
Eight is Reagan the Australian breakdown. So who became a
cult hero of these games really because she just wasn't
very good.
Speaker 6 (37:49):
Eighteen to nothing The.
Speaker 25 (37:51):
Judges have decided CCI with.
Speaker 9 (37:56):
A commanding rounds over Reagun.
Speaker 2 (38:00):
Seven seven Canadian drones spying on the football Ferns.
Speaker 21 (38:06):
A drone was flown over the New Zealand team football
training in Saint eighty Yen. That person was detained and
it was identified that he was part of the wider
Canadian football team.
Speaker 2 (38:22):
Six Noah Lyles one hundred meter champion.
Speaker 17 (38:27):
The prophecy is fulfilled.
Speaker 2 (38:30):
Noah's ark of domination reaches a new peak.
Speaker 17 (38:34):
The world champion is now an Olympic champion.
Speaker 2 (38:38):
He would have been higher, but he got COVID and
was severely affected in the two hundred meter finals. Should
he even have been there? Five the wonderful Celine Dion
at the opening ceremony, performing despite being afflicted by a
serious medical condition.
Speaker 25 (38:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (39:12):
Four.
Speaker 2 (39:13):
Four is the Butcher, our new kayak cross King.
Speaker 15 (39:17):
Finn Butcher couve his name into New Zealand's sport history.
The Butcher delivers the goods in Paris.
Speaker 2 (39:28):
Free, I'm on to Plantis this astonishing pole vaulter? Can
this twenty three year old send Sar de France into
absolute euphoria? Aman who plunters of.
Speaker 17 (39:42):
Sweden to break the world record and he's done it
six points two five meters?
Speaker 2 (39:50):
Just incredible. A special mention too to the Italian pole
vaulter Anthony Amaratti, who went viral when he knocked the
pole off with what appeared to be a rather large
bulge in his shorts. Two Hamish Kurr, the flying Kiwi
Hamosh Kerr for.
Speaker 6 (40:05):
The gold min no.
Speaker 17 (40:08):
Kiwi's can fly and Hamuskurr scales his everest and his
high jump Olympic champion and he is away hamouskur sprinting
around this arena.
Speaker 2 (40:23):
But is there really any doubt about what number is?
It's Dame Lisa Carrington and friends in the kayak, not
just once.
Speaker 16 (40:33):
A black boat keeping its nose in front of Germany.
Speaker 6 (40:36):
They can see the finish line.
Speaker 16 (40:39):
It is gold for New Zealand. It's the women's K four,
not twice Carrington and Hoskin a boat link for the
half lead New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (40:51):
Gold, but three times an Olympic gold medalist in Paris.
Speaker 16 (40:56):
It's Carrington Carrington coming down to the line.
Speaker 24 (41:00):
It is gonna be.
Speaker 16 (41:01):
Gold for New Zealand's Lisa Carrington.
Speaker 2 (41:08):
Now I know Lydia Coe's not bad.
Speaker 23 (41:12):
Now I'll speak on behalf of the texts Piney, What
about lydia Coe?
Speaker 9 (41:16):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (41:16):
What about Elise Andrews? What about Leon Marshond.
Speaker 23 (41:21):
What about Novak Djokovic, What about Ryan Krauser three golds
in a row.
Speaker 2 (41:27):
I've got a few more.
Speaker 23 (41:28):
What about our good friends Australia who have got eighteen
golds this Olympics. What about remco Evanpool with his iconic
turn his bike to the side in front of the
in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Speaker 2 (41:39):
What about all of these Piney Piney's power rankings are
back next Monday, just on four to eight. That's just
about us for this evening. Brought ted Tom I listening
to that, says this text amazing, Just so proud of
all of our athletes and a big congratulations to the
New Zealand team, says this one. Especially the women who
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have shown their male colleagues in the last couple of games.
They need to step up. Yet it's heavily in favor
of our women. Certainly the gold medals are ten gold medals,
eight one by our women. So yeah, there's a better
work today for the blokes to catch up before we
get to Glasgow. We hope fingers crossed in a couple
of years for the Commonwealth Games and then la in
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twenty twenty eight for the Games of the thirty fourth Olympiad.
Looking forward to that. How many of these wonderful athletes
we've seen in the last sixteen days, we'll go around
again and turn up in Los Angeles and create even
more marvelous memories for us. Marcus lash Is on the
radio after eight o'clock to take you through the rest
(42:43):
of your Monday. Darcy Watergrave back on Sports Talk tomorrow night,
right through the week, and we'll see you Saturday from
Eden Park for weekend sport as we build towards the
All Blacks against Argentina on Saturday evening. Thanks to Any
McDonald for producing. Thank you for listening. See us SAT Day.
Speaker 3 (43:03):
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Speaker 2 (00:23):
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The curtain has come down on our most successful Olympic Games,
using the metric of gold medals ten in all, as
part of a joint record twenty in total, the same
as our previous best of twenty at Tokyo three years ago.
New Zealand Chef de Mission Nigel Avery joining us shortly
(01:06):
to rate the games from his perspective on metrics, not
just medals, but other things too. Keen to hear your
review of the Paris Olympic Games, your favorite moments, the
bits that stood out for you. Will also relive all
of New Zealand's twenty metal moments from the last sixteen days.
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Also on the show tonight, the All Blacks have begun
preparations for the second test of the Rugby Championship. They
play Argentina Eden Park on Saturday night. I spend some
time this afternoon with three of the players, Mark d'laam,
Caleb Clark and Patrick Twey Pilot Tou going to play
some of that chat for you and Monday night, of course,
means Piney's Power Rankings. Tonight going to rate the best
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and the worst and the in between bits of the
Olympic Games. Please join us if you would like to.
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Speaker 5 (02:10):
Envy and Andrews cows up the track, starting the move.
Speaker 6 (02:17):
They work their way around of the home. Straight away
goes Alise Andrews up against Leah Findrich. Andrews comes around
the bed.
Speaker 5 (02:28):
She's in control. The timely aloud of a caution. Now
here she goes around the bed. Can she pedal to
a new chapter in New Zealand cycling history.
Speaker 6 (02:37):
She can and less Andrews.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
There's a double gold medalist in Paris. She completes her
own actor tree off, second time gold medalist and what
a ride that was. She pumps her arms in the
air and there's a look of delight on her face.
Speaker 6 (02:55):
She waves her right arm at the crowd as she heads.
Speaker 7 (02:58):
Up the embankment.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Elise Andrews has beaten Lea Fedlick two nil in.
Speaker 6 (03:03):
The beast of three right off at the and the
women's sprint.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Yeah, that's Alexandrows winning our tenth and final gold medal.
Last night. Elie Wallaston tagged on a bronze at the
end to take our total to twenty. New Zealand Chef
de Mission Nigel Avery joins us out of Paris on
his Monday morning Nigel, thanks for taking our call. I
know medals are not the only measure of success of
an Olympic Games, but how pleased are you to have
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the New Zealand team bringing home twenty of them, including
ten gold medals.
Speaker 8 (03:35):
Yeah, it's pretty incurdible really obviously, very proud of the team,
the efforts themselves and the team behind the team which
created the environment to allow that to happen.
Speaker 3 (03:43):
I yes, but yeah, it's just been awesome.
Speaker 8 (03:47):
It's been really amazing just to feel the energy that
we can from the support back home in New Zealand.
It really does help. And yes, certainly it would be
grateful for that.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I know we spoke before the game started, and as
I say, I know that the medals aren't the only
currency you work in, but twenty, Like, did you think
twenty was possible? That's the record, of course, same as
Tokyo teen gold. Did you expect this?
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Yeah? Well I think.
Speaker 8 (04:15):
I mean, you guys all sort of asking about three
weeks before the games, hey, what's what's your medal? Talley,
and I said, look, I don't think about medals, and
I didn't, but right up until about four or five
days ago, and shit, this is going pretty well.
Speaker 3 (04:28):
Who we got left?
Speaker 8 (04:32):
Yeah, so look, I guess just like we asked the
athletes to focus on their process and the outcome will
take care of yourself, that's kind of what we're doing
as well. And yeah, I think, you know, to be honest,
I thought going to this is I don't think we're
going to touch what happened in Tokyo because that was amazing.
So to end up being where we are, it's quite incredible.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
What are the other metrics you use to measure the
success of the games and how do you measure them
by those metrics?
Speaker 8 (05:01):
Yeah, so we sent surly out to all the athletes
and the sports support form of support teams just to
sort of asking a whole lot of different stuff, you know,
so basically, what what do we do well?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
What we didn't do well? Walk at walk we.
Speaker 8 (05:13):
Do be at the tope thing And one of them is,
you know, did the environment that we create help them
in their performance? And that's that's a real that's a
real key one for us. And other one as you know,
did you feel like you were in a new zum
with pride sort of thing? So it's kind of a
quantitative qualitative one. But if they feel that we buy
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out our environment help them in them, we've done a
good job.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
I asked you three weeks ago when we chatted if
you were prepared for the unexpected? Did you have to
fight any fighters or or not?
Speaker 8 (05:51):
I guess the key one that's been very public was
drone Gate. You know, the Canadians firing up a drone
over the women's football team. That was unexpected and really
disappointing in the Canadians. The the community were absolutely gutted
and horrified the actions of their football team.
Speaker 3 (06:08):
So it kind of been a funny way.
Speaker 8 (06:10):
So it brought us closer together as because we actually
had to work a lot to get that behind the
sevens to work out what was going to happen, and
it just soaked up a lot of time through everybody.
And that's that's the key thing that you know, we
should have been focusing on other things that Drake's house
a number of us to discussing that issue. Yeah, But
in the end, I think as it was, we were
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on the right side of that. I suppose we're the
I guess the victims, and so I didn't have to
deal with anything on the on the when we weren't
on the right side, which was good and very pleasing.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Absolutely. I know one thing you do really well, Nigel
has celebrate success, and you know the image is coming
back of the way that those who had won medals
were well welcome back, you know, was was really you know,
goosebump stuff. But how did you make sure that athletes
have come back to the village not having quite achieved
what they hoped, I got the support that they needed
as well.
Speaker 8 (07:02):
Yeah, so we I'm just going to walk as a
whole lot of movements at the here's quite noisy, It's
all right, Yeah, we we I guess basically we just
sort of give give people time and space and so
that's I guess the first thing.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
But we're really really mindful of particularly early.
Speaker 8 (07:18):
Days, when people around is you know, we're always really
upbeat in the villages and he has it going what.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
Do you have to do today?
Speaker 8 (07:24):
And because you don't really know every single person and
what they've just been doing, can be really careful. And
so we talked a lot about just how we approach
people in general, just to just to make sure we
didn't sort of snook of them if they weren't sort
of in a great place.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
I think we've got a great.
Speaker 8 (07:41):
Uh you know, sports like team and wellness team around
and so we we sort of have we identified people,
you know, looking at flat we make sure they're buddied up,
and we we had a chat.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
How did you decide on Dame Lisa Carrington Infant Butcher
as your closing ceremony flag bearers?
Speaker 8 (08:00):
Yeah, it was pretty hard to look past Dame Lisa
fifth Games. You know, I don't want to put words
in their mouth, but you know, potentially maybe you last,
so you know, to give you the respect of that
that thing and then and I think for Finn, for
me was how we reacted after very close non selection
for Tokyo, you know, bouncing back, you know, making a
choice for right, I'm going to get stuck in and
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do this, and boy he did and so you know,
so that was that was that. So they were really
both very stoked, proud to be carrying that flag. And
we had an amazing I guess announcement for them because
we had sailing, canoe, sprint and track cycling come back
from their villages into the main village of Saint Denis
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and so it was an incredible atmosphere last night, and
I guess it's a bit of a sign of what
things were like when the teams are all together and
we're now.
Speaker 3 (08:50):
Now there, you know, there was a spread apartment.
Speaker 8 (08:52):
It obviously good reason, but it was nice to get
a lot of people together last night and celebrate as
a team.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Were you able to get out to watch many of
the kiwis in action, like actually physically be there or
were you based mainly at the village.
Speaker 8 (09:06):
And I was extremely pollished and got a lot of
rubber miles on the roads running around supporting. Yeah, so
I was extremely lucky to be going around in Paris.
It's quite a broad city and quite busy with traffic.
So initially tried to do too much and just run
himself ragged and missed a bunch of stuff. So I
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kind of was quite selective in the end, and just
when went to see people that maybe have had a
meal chance that I knew that maybe didn't, but they
deserved just as much support. And it was Yeah, I mean,
I'm an incrivileged, privileged role to lead the team, but
I mean I love sport and be able to watch
so much for it lives.
Speaker 3 (09:45):
It's just quite amazing.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
There's been a bit of talk around. I'm sure you've
heard it about a Commonwealth Games possibly in Glasgow in
twenty twenty six. Have you have you heard that talk?
Speaker 3 (09:56):
I have heard that talk and I hope it goes ahead.
Speaker 8 (10:00):
We were understanding that there might be an announcement during
the Games here, but that's sort of been pushed out
a little while, so I think I think what they're
wanting for support of the the respective government for for
that financial side, and then they'll be making announcements, so
I understand it's going to be different to the past.
So we'll just wait and see what that actually turns
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out to be when the announcement's made.
Speaker 2 (10:23):
Do you have a favorite moment of these games, Nigel.
Speaker 8 (10:27):
I've got a lot, huge amount, and I think, I
mean probably there's so many, but I think probably yesterday
actually at the track and Alie Williston, you know, we
were we were just watched the lease and you know
she's absolutely demolished, you know, her her two races to
win that her second goal. But then Alie sort of
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knucking on the last event in Thaming Browne was just
so exciting at the track watching that.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
So that's that's possibly.
Speaker 8 (10:57):
But then you know, Julian David, you know, qualifying through
the final, which an amazing exciting event. That either there's
just so many and I'm sure everybody has got their
own as well, and that's the beauty of the Olympics
that every single person will have that favorite memory and
that's what makes us event so special and we look
forward to the next one.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
Now indeed we do. So what happens now, noge or
do you have to pack down? When will you be
on a plane home?
Speaker 9 (11:23):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (11:23):
We are packed down now.
Speaker 8 (11:26):
We've got an early chicken for the load of those
leaving tonight, which I'm joining them. There's a there's a
group of athletes about thoody odd on the Emirates flights,
and then it's sort of back into sort of helping
move things around the containers and just get organized.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
So we have to get out of here by sixteen tomorrow.
Speaker 8 (11:41):
So it's a big job given it took days and
days to set up.
Speaker 3 (11:45):
Now we're tearing it down. So it's all part of
the deal.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
Indeed. Yeah, it's it's funny, isn't it. You know when
we spoke before the games, it was, you know, it
felt like, oh, we're here now, but but now here
we are and it's it's all done and dusted. Congratulations
on a terrific Olympic Games for the New Zealand team, Nigel,
and you're overside of it. I'm sure has had a
hu huge influence on the success that we've had. Safe travels, mate,
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I hope you get some time to relax and reflect
and look forward. To catching up again sometime soon.
Speaker 3 (12:16):
Well, thank you guys. I appreciated sport.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
I appreciate your taking the call. Nigel had a very
busy time at the end of a very very busy
three weeks or so. That's Nigel Avery, chef the mission
of the New Zealand team here on news Talk SEDB
your chance to react if you'd like to to anything
you heard there. Oh, eight hundred and eighty ten eighty
By any measure, these were an exceptional Olympic Games for
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New Zealand. Twenty medals, a record ten goal just Brent,
I remember back to how worried we were after what
three two three days we didn't have any We wondered
where the first one might come from. But then the
women's sevens team got us go out on top of
the podium and then they started to come. Our rowers
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got into their work, then our kayakers and cyclists took
over in week two, and then amongst it all others
got involved too. Some expected Hayden Wilde. I think we
expected him to meddle, and he did. Some not so much.
Did anybody have Finn Butcher on their bingo card ahead
of these Olympic Games? Maybe you did. I know he did.
He fully believed and there he was with a gold
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at the top of the podium and the kayak cross
all equally terrific our medals. Oh, eight hundred eighty ten eighty.
What's your favorite? What was a favorite moment for you
of these Olympic Games? What stood out? I've got a
list of what I've got here. I've got seven of
my favorite moments. I beging to hear yours, though. I
eight hundred eighty ten eighty or nine two ninety two
on Tech seven twenty back with your calls right after this.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
No need for the TMO.
Speaker 4 (13:47):
We've got the breakdowns on sports talk call Oh eight
hundred eighty ten eighty News talk, said B.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
Seven two. Eight hundred eighty ten eighty nine two ninety two.
On text, we're talking Olympics and your favorite moments. The
Aussie breakdancer was amazing, said Albert. Yeah, I think she
she divided opinion. Albert, didn't she Raygun? But you know
well she was mimorable, absolutely memorable, son, He says, how
good Lydia go? Absolute legends. You had to win three
medals in golf, remarkable, Hello, Henry, are you with me? There, Henry. Hello, Henry.
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We're just going to just check that we're all okay
for getting you on the air here, Henry. We're not
quite sure why you might not be available to us.
I'll try again. Are you with us there, Henry, No,
we'll try Bob Hello, Bob, oh hi.
Speaker 10 (14:42):
Jason. Yeah, Well it was great. I think, well we
made progress in the end that you know, we start off,
you know, we're putting up the athlete of the box
and then knock they don't get in the medal that
was perre on. Erica Fairweather is very young, but she's
still made three finals, which was remarkable. So I think
there was progress, you know, and also the ones who
(15:07):
were bound to succeed anyway, like Lether Carrington and the
sprint girl. But yes, I think we progress on there.
I thought they were talking for them far too much.
I think a lot of the would have been better
I not being talked to before their events, you know,
and just left to build up. But in the end,
you know, it was quite supportive, so that much was good.
(15:29):
I didn't think Sky did a great deal on the commentating,
but it turned out to be a bit of a
Golden Games, didn't it. The just one thing I'd like
to say. So they went to that, but then there
was the contrary factor on it. The frankly sports were
getting politicized. That will be by Sky's sport.
Speaker 2 (15:50):
What do you what do you mean by that?
Speaker 10 (15:53):
Oh well they kept for example, the rowing got changed
to hoi wiker, which was ridiculous. You know, everyone expects
it's the ragining the rowing, and they changed all the
hoy whika and put up you know, Terreo's first names
for everything, so nobody actually knew what they mean.
Speaker 2 (16:08):
Yeah, I think they probably do, Bob. You know, I'm sorry, mate,
but I think I think we can navigate our way
through that, okay, Henry High, Hey, Jason, can you me?
I can, mate, Sorry mate, I must I think it
was my inmate. I haven't had a lot of sleep.
Speaker 11 (16:21):
Oh right, you know you've done a good job too, mate,
thinks more commentary in that. It's been awesome, mate. Yeah,
Hamousu is probably the you know, my favorite, you know,
the high jumps me in these and stay one and
he just you know, how often do we ever win
the high gymps of the Olympics.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
Never? You know, no, no, never is the answer. Henry
and we've only ever won gold in three field events
in our history. Dame Valerie's won twice in the shop put,
Dame Evette Williams in the high and the long jump
in nineteen fifty two, and now hamis Kurt. It is
so rare, mate, so rare yeh here it is.
Speaker 11 (16:53):
But one thing, I kind of it's just seeming to
read just a few minutes ago. So Nick Wallis and Tokyo.
He didn't quite make the same one, but he said
he's going to pass the beating down. But hell, you know,
you've got to look at the our distance running, you
know London. So we just no one stepped up. Hey,
we just haven't caught offed or anything. So you know
what is that?
Speaker 2 (17:11):
Yeah, I think, yeah, we've got Sam Tanner in the
fifteen hundred and James Preston in the eight hundred. I
think they're both you know, this is there and I
think Sam Tanner was in Tokyo. But yeah, I just
think at the moment they're still learning it. Henry, Yeah, young,
you know, in middle distance runners ten to get better
as they get into the late twenties. I think those
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twill be better for it, and maybe in a Commonwealth
Games in a couple of years. If that comes to pass,
that might be their stepping stone towards doing something cool
in LA for us.
Speaker 11 (17:40):
Yeah, no, that'd be cool. You get the Bleax England?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Yes, mate, absolutely cool.
Speaker 11 (17:45):
Thanks Jason.
Speaker 2 (17:45):
Hey, no, thanks Henry, great to chat. Call back anytime, mate,
It's it's good to talk to you. Michael. What's do
that for you?
Speaker 11 (17:52):
Oh?
Speaker 9 (17:52):
This has been my favorite Olympics I've ever watched. It's
just been so many memories. I think a lot of
people would have to say the same. I think I
was on the golf course today playing golf, so I
think is huge. You know, memory for me would be
Lydia Co winning gold, but also you know the sevens,
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the cycling, Lisa Carrington and the kayaking, the high jump.
It's just been it's just been so many memories. I've
just loved watching the Olympics and I'm really going to
miss it.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
Actually, yeah, I feel the same. That's the thing, Michael.
These things come to an end when when they're on
it's like, oh wow, this is great. We just watch
it and you immerse yourself and and all of a sudden,
here we are. They're all done. And now we're just
sort of watching replays, aren't we.
Speaker 9 (18:36):
Yeah, exactly, well replays the end well really fond memories.
You know. The last two weeks, I've just been consumed
by the Olympics. It's really just i'n't really thought about
many other sports, like the rugby or the worries. You know,
it's just been all Olympics for me.
Speaker 2 (18:50):
Yeah, it's been You're right, it's been terrific. And I
guess if you're like me, it's an opportunity to watch
stuff you wouldn't normally get the chance to watch. I mean,
how often really do we get to watch the likes
of kayak cross and triathlon, you know, I know all
it's on, and we watched track and Field World Championship
some stuff. But yeah, what you just said is right,
just for a couple of weeks that you know, the
rugby and the warriors go off to one side and
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we just immerse ourselves in some terrific sport of different.
Speaker 9 (19:15):
Types, exactly. And I think this team has exceeded all
my expectation, all our athletes, and that they've represented us,
you know, so well and done the country so proud.
So I think all New Zealanders can be proud to
be New Zealanders after watching these Olympics.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Very Well said Michael very Well said, I totally agree,
and I loved the way they conducted themselves off the
competitive field or track or whatever it was, as well
to a person, the way that they were interviewed, their
accessibility not just to those you know media who were there,
but you know, the accessibility we got back here and
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being able to talk to you know, these athletes. Hamish Kerr.
We spoke to him yesterday. It was one o'clock in
the morning over there, and he still took our call.
I know, he had a lot of other things to
do and he was probably not anywhere close to going
to bed after winning an Olympic gold medal, but we
still took our call. And they were all, to a person, authentic, humble, modest,
just kiwi and I'm like you, I feel very proud
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of what they achieved and it was terrific to watch.
Great to get your call, Michael, thank you. Andrew.
Speaker 12 (20:20):
Hi mate, Okay, I've.
Speaker 7 (20:24):
Got a funny story.
Speaker 12 (20:26):
Your the chapel producer or what are you previously because
I was ringing up basically to say, you know, what
was it like over there because it really felt, you know,
when you're with your commentary that you were there on
the spot.
Speaker 9 (20:46):
I was, Andrew.
Speaker 2 (20:47):
I would love to have told you that I was,
that I was beside the Eiffel Tower or beneath the
treeoph But unfortunately, mate, no, we we we tried to create,
We tried to create the atmosphere of it, and I
hope we got I hope we got it right. Most
of the time you nailed it.
Speaker 7 (21:04):
Yeah, yeah, honestly I thought you were there. You know,
you're you're there in Europe and down the Shans or
whatever it is, and.
Speaker 12 (21:17):
Shed he's there on what.
Speaker 2 (21:22):
I hate.
Speaker 12 (21:22):
Look, man, those chief skates on. You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 2 (21:29):
Yeah, they need You're right, you need to see that.
You need to see the Leona Andrew to our bosses
and say, you know what, you need to get those
guys over there to Glasgow for the next Commonwealth Games
or the Los Angeles actually for the next Olympics. You
probably wanted me to bring you back some Judy free
as well, Andrew, which I can't help with you you unfortunately,
Good to jet do you mate, and thanks for the
thanks for the feedback, Kevin says, my top five moments.
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Carrington third are the third gold, Yes sailing silver. I
can't remember the class that was the the skiff, the
men skiff. Isaac McCarty and Will McKenzie were the ones
who won that Hayden Wild silver. You're in the Gulf
and the sevens. Thanks Kevin. I here's my five. Actually,
before I'll give you my five, let's let's let's remember
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back to the to the meddle moments. There were twenty
of them and we've packaged them up for you. Here's
here's New Zealand's medal moments from Paris twenty twenty four.
Speaker 13 (22:28):
Sully stuff there picking it at the touch and New
Zealans go black to black god men again. The Supreme
seven side wins goals.
Speaker 6 (22:38):
It is heartbreaking trade and wilds.
Speaker 14 (22:41):
But Alex Ye has lifted to about three hundred meters
to when Jold in.
Speaker 15 (22:47):
The men's triathlon in the Olympic record time.
Speaker 16 (22:51):
We're underway in the women's board, coming down to the line.
It's the Netherlands, Great Britain and New Zealand bronze middle.
Joe beckons for the New Zealand women's double skulls. Down
to the line, that's old gold for New Zealand. They're
almost bout about now. The USA coming down to the
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line in first position. Gold goes to US silver New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
It's Isaac McCarty and Will McKenzie crossing the third in this.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
Race, but that means silver the New Zealands. On the
coast of Marside.
Speaker 16 (23:28):
We're underway in the women's single skulls final. Caroline Floraine
of the Midlands gets the gold medal. New Zealands in
a tweak gets silver.
Speaker 15 (23:38):
Meme's kayak cross final. They plunge in and the gold
medal is his Finn Butcher is an Olympic Chapionaian.
Speaker 5 (23:50):
The women's team sprints at the Paris of Belodrome, Great Britain.
The gold villain New Zealand, just slightly behind for the
Los Andrews, but they take the silver medal. Women's team pursuits.
Speaker 6 (24:02):
Here's the bowel. Your Americans coming.
Speaker 5 (24:04):
Down to the line in the United States take the win.
New Zealand haul back towards the end. It was only
point six of a second in the end, but it's
sewer for New Zealand.
Speaker 17 (24:12):
Nonetheless, and there it is Michael Wilkinson Erica Dawson cross
the line.
Speaker 2 (24:18):
A bronze for Wilkinson and.
Speaker 16 (24:20):
Dawson ready to race in the women's kayak four if
they can't see the finished line.
Speaker 17 (24:25):
It is gold for New Zealand.
Speaker 16 (24:29):
And the sixth Golden moment for Dame Lisa, New Zealand's
most decorated Olympian. Lisa Carrington strikes cold again.
Speaker 5 (24:37):
The women's karen final. Can Alise Andrews hold as she
comes down towards the finishing line. Alise Andrews on the line,
it looks like she's won gold. Alease Andrews intense, incisive, invincible.
Speaker 16 (24:51):
And we're ready to fly in the women's kayak double
five hundred. What an incredible achievement. They are six meters
ahead Carrington and Hoskin.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
A vote link for the.
Speaker 2 (25:02):
Half leet New Zealand.
Speaker 1 (25:05):
Go.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
Maddie Wishy wins silver in the women's shot put and
she is New Zealand's news shot put Queen on the
podium shot Maddie silver for you.
Speaker 6 (25:16):
Carrington.
Speaker 16 (25:17):
Coming down to the line, it is gonna.
Speaker 15 (25:20):
Be gold of Golden Globe for Lydia Combe and at
top of the podium in Paris.
Speaker 17 (25:28):
Chee Wee's can Fly and hamous Ker. This high jump
Olympic champion.
Speaker 5 (25:34):
And Lake Andrews is a tuttle gold endlist in Paris.
She completes her own after tree off.
Speaker 6 (25:41):
Ellie Wallaston is elated she's picked up the fron Ellie
Wallaston has run a superbly tactical race.
Speaker 2 (25:48):
There you go, twenty medals packed into what about three
and a half minutes for you? A few coming through
on text. My favorite New Zealand moment Lydia Coe and
Hayden Wilde not a key we but also love seeing
the last female runner finish the marathon. Yeah Courts the
last night. She had obviously had issues on a marathon run,
but walked it and finished it and had the support
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of most of Paris alongside by the looks of it.
Hello Stu, Yeah, go.
Speaker 18 (26:15):
Piny here good thanks mate, that's a story. Hey yeah, look,
I really enjoyed the coverage and the two that stood
obviously least Carrington. I back it up. I mean you
just can't stand up for there, check it and the
one I enjoyed the most, medio code that check is.
Speaker 2 (26:37):
She's just class amazing, Yeah, amazing.
Speaker 18 (26:41):
She's an outstanding individual and to put it together. You
know where accounts after the shoggles she had. You know,
I just I just watched that night, just obstruct from me.
It's just a fantastic performance.
Speaker 2 (26:54):
You know how hard golfers to play right, and you
know how hard golfers to win, even the top golfers
in our game, as you know, Stu, you know they
won't win every week. You know if they win three
or four tournaments a year. They're happy. For her to
win three Olympic medals is remarkable stuff.
Speaker 12 (27:11):
I really think that.
Speaker 18 (27:12):
You know, when you when you listen to that, to
that woman, the representing your country obviously means so much
to her. And I don't know, she's just classic and
seeing the footage, you know, a child prodigy, just saying
her development. She never put her foot wrong. Now she's
she's she's she's she's just she's gold mate, And I just.
Speaker 2 (27:36):
Say she's gold. That's great, that's good to Yeah. Someone
rung yesterday and see she's clocked golf. She's completed that.
She's only about twenty seven. She's amazing.
Speaker 7 (27:45):
Well, it's amazing.
Speaker 18 (27:46):
Well, you know she's she said there'll be a last Olympics.
Speaker 5 (27:48):
But you know.
Speaker 11 (27:51):
She could know.
Speaker 18 (27:52):
I don't know what's going on her world, but you
know she could come back and compete in LA and
you know she should still be gold and she to watch.
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Yeah, brilliant mate, well said Juke, Thanks mate.
Speaker 19 (28:03):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
I enjoyed watching Lydia Coe too, and just pure emotion
afterwards up on that podium. I know they all feel
emotional up there, but I don't think I've seen Lydia
Coe as emotional as that. I thought it was terrific.
All right, what are we? Twenty three away from eight?
The power rankings still to come, and they are the
Olympic Power rankings, so there's a bit of the best
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and the worst in there. But I want to flick
across to rugby because today I had the opportunity to
sit down with three of the All Blacks Patrick two
week A Lot two, Caleb Clark and Mark Tullyup. We're
going to play quite a bit of this interview out
on the show on Saturday, but I wanted to play
a bit tonight because there was some insight from those three,
starting with Patrick twoep A Lot two of what it's
like in the All Blacks camp after a loss.
Speaker 19 (28:46):
Sunday's pretty tough. Yeah, we were hurting in the change
shit after, but there's another game to plan a seven
days so you can be said it can be down,
but come Monday you've gotta be ready to take the
hitd and fin fine weeks to get better. And so
today or Monday's each year pretty tough.
Speaker 13 (29:06):
You know.
Speaker 19 (29:07):
You got to look at each other and come up
with solutions together, but at the same time demand greatness.
Speaker 3 (29:12):
And part of that is.
Speaker 19 (29:15):
Sort of telling your mate that it wasn't good enough,
for telling the coach he wasn't good enough, you know,
So that's a collective effort. And after that's done, usually
feel pretty energized. And after a good Monday like that
and you didn't stunt your week, well he hadn't too.
Tuesday fresh and feeling good, really ready to go again.
Speaker 2 (29:34):
So do you when that review takes place, do you
know what's coming? I mean, i'd imagine you know, like
I know you went there on Saturday night playing necessary,
But can you think, Okay, he's going to say that
wasn't good enough. We need to do that better and
just over here do you know I think?
Speaker 12 (29:50):
Yeah?
Speaker 19 (29:50):
I think in this day and age, professional sports us
been persional athletes. We know the game we play and yeah,
we sort of haven't thinkling of what's coming. At the
same time, you're working together as with coaches through Sunday
Monday together the messaging, right, So leaders obviously meet and
they'll meet with coaches to make sure that they're not
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going to stand up at the front of the classroom
and just about you. You know, it's got to be
constructive and everyone's got to be able to take the
feedback at the same time.
Speaker 2 (30:23):
Yeah, is there a degree of nervousness. I don't know
when you first came into the team, for example, and
you know, was there a degree of trepidation about what
the review might provide with all your all your teammates there?
Speaker 19 (30:37):
Yeah, I mean I never liked school and you get
the teacher standing up there asking you, asking a classroom
a certain question and everything's quiet, sort of gets like
that sometimes and that's a spot you don't want to
be in. But you know, we've got a job to
do and that's part of the review process to get better.
So there's levels of that, but that will change every
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every now and again.
Speaker 2 (31:03):
Calibate another cliche here, A lot is as you win,
you learn, and I'm sure you learn a lot from
your defeat, But can you learn from wins as well?
I mean you guys, the Blues got back to that.
I two losses one then Hurricanes lost of the Crusaders.
Can you still learn as you're winning and winning?
Speaker 20 (31:18):
Well, yeah, definitely. I think those are the best learnings
you can get is especially from a win. People always
think about your learnings are from a loss, or you
always think about the bad things. But for us at
the Blues, we always just focused on what we can
do better. You look at what we did well, but yeah,
it's all just about getting better. It's no different here
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as well. You know all those games prior to England,
the Fiji games, you know we learned from those as well.
So it's just about now building into into the next argy.
Speaker 2 (31:50):
Did your dad still give you plenty of advice?
Speaker 14 (31:52):
Ironie?
Speaker 20 (31:53):
He tries to, he does, And it's still cool getting
to I just moved back home recently again, and after
any sort of game that I've played, going home and
watching it together and talking through what I was sort
of going through my mind at certain times, it's still
pretty cool. And just seeing the eagerness that he has
as a father, just to see his family doing well,
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and then also as a coach to as an old
rugby player to to know what's what I was thinking
and what I was wanting to try and do. So, yeah,
it's pretty special.
Speaker 2 (32:25):
He was a player, man, I mean you obviously it's
rock bang in the nineties, was you know my rugby awareness?
You know he was a player. When did when did
you realize how good he was? As a you knew
your dad played rugby, but when did it become a parent.
Speaker 21 (32:37):
You how good he was?
Speaker 3 (32:38):
Well?
Speaker 20 (32:38):
To be fair, I didn't actually know much about rugby
growing up, and so I remember being in primary school
it's probably my second second to last year or last
year primary whal I was in the library looking at
this all black book and saw my dad and I
was just like.
Speaker 3 (32:53):
Talk at home.
Speaker 22 (32:53):
I was like dad, this is you.
Speaker 21 (32:55):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 20 (32:56):
And so I was just like, man going around.
Speaker 3 (32:58):
My dad wasn't all My dad wasn't all black.
Speaker 20 (33:00):
It's so crazy and just sort of that's when it
sort of realized, like, oh man, that's so cool. And
then all the tapes that I'd thought like seen growing
up was that was the blues, That was the all blacks,
the people that I would call uncle. Were great to
the game, and so it's just just real cool and
pretty special. And I owe a lot to my my
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family and how we grew up and so just nowadays
it's just about giving back and making sure I can
do the same for what they did for us.
Speaker 2 (33:30):
Mike, how do you deal with the glare of being
an all black, even being a blues player? You know,
you can't walk around without being recognized, none of you can't.
You know, how do you? How do you deal with it?
Speaker 22 (33:39):
I'm quite easy. Just stay home, Yeah, stay home, stay
in my room. Yeah quite, I'm quite easy. But if
I'm out on Noba, I was, you know, shad a
lot back to the people you know that saying hi
or recognize you. It comes off the sport that we
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play and mostly being in New Zealand's quite small. Everyone
kind of knows already, you know, mostly me, shp bolded.
It's not that funny, Okay, easy, I'm sure. I'm sure.
I don't know about the other boys. Keleb loves it there.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
But do you forget mistaken for anybody else? They say,
there's what.
Speaker 22 (34:26):
We're from now to Nah, No, I don't get mistaken
for much to be honest.
Speaker 2 (34:33):
That's Mark Tulaa with Caleb Clark and Patrick too a
lot to had a lot of fun with those three
this afternoon. Some serious chats, I'm not so serious chat
More of that on Weekend Sport on Saturday afternoon, when
the show will be coming to your life from Eden
Park ahead of Test two in the Rugby Championship Saturday night.
Again it's the Pumas against the All Blacks. The Eden
Park Fortress will be tested once again. If last Saturday
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is anything to go by, look forward to to building
up to that test and bringing you full commentary here
on news Talk said be on Saturday night from seven
o five sixteen to eight. It is after this break.
These will be controversial.
Speaker 9 (35:09):
I know.
Speaker 2 (35:10):
I put a social media up post up before talking
about my favorite Olympic moments, and most of the comments say, hey,
what about what about? Hey what about what about? Yeah? True,
it's true. I couldn't fit them all in. You get
a character limit in social media posts, and in the
power rankings, I've only got ten. I had to narrow
it down to ten. Andy and I were talking about
(35:32):
it this afternoon and Andy goes, okay, here's my suggestions.
And there were twenty seven suggestions. What did you want
me to do with that?
Speaker 23 (35:38):
Well, I mean, there's your job to run them like,
you know, narrow them down, but all these other this
is my job to say, hey, what about No? I
mean no, please let us know your suggestions. HI had
twenty eight and actually and I've written down a few
more that I realized went on the list, and one
of them would have been quite high on mine. But
they don't call them Mandy's power rankings, do they.
Speaker 2 (35:57):
No, they don't. No, they don't. Although we should try
that as a new feature and see how that goes.
I won't go that well, mate, all right, Well, in
a moment, get set for Piney's Power rankings. Are the
ten moments from worst to best at these Olympic Games.
Right after this.
Speaker 1 (36:18):
Our rankings, say.
Speaker 2 (36:22):
Time for Pinety's Power rankings, the Olympics edition, rating the
best and the worst of the Paris Games.
Speaker 18 (36:29):
Ten.
Speaker 2 (36:30):
Ten is the sin, the one real stain on these games,
used in the swim leg of the triathlon, despite high
levels of bacteria.
Speaker 14 (36:39):
Four hundred and forty meters down the river, sin, which
I must admit still looks a bit average. It's not
that clear is it.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
And it hadn't really improved much by the mixed team's relay.
Speaker 14 (36:52):
Three hundred meters swim. Fortunately for our athletes don't have
to spend as much time in the filthy river sin
as they did earlier.
Speaker 2 (37:02):
Nine nine Our attempts at canoeing.
Speaker 24 (37:07):
New Zealand are not actually racing. They have pulled out.
Speaker 16 (37:11):
They fronted, they were introduced, but they are not competing.
Speaker 24 (37:15):
They are not racing.
Speaker 2 (37:17):
Here they were, but they were so far behind. Commentator
Malcolm Jordan thought they'd pulled out, but no, they were
just way out of shot.
Speaker 24 (37:23):
Well, the horror show that is the men's canoe double
five hundred meters. I think they might have actually crossed
the line. Why George, They have an embarrassment for those
in black. So they will go to the B final lope,
but they won't be there with the big boys, and
either they should be cheat.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
Eight is Reagan the Australian breakdown. So who became a
cult hero of these games really because she just wasn't
very good.
Speaker 6 (37:49):
Eighteen to nothing The.
Speaker 25 (37:51):
Judges have decided CCI with.
Speaker 9 (37:56):
A commanding rounds over Reagun.
Speaker 2 (38:00):
Seven seven Canadian drones spying on the football Ferns.
Speaker 21 (38:06):
A drone was flown over the New Zealand team football
training in Saint eighty Yen. That person was detained and
it was identified that he was part of the wider
Canadian football team.
Speaker 2 (38:22):
Six Noah Lyles one hundred meter champion.
Speaker 17 (38:27):
The prophecy is fulfilled.
Speaker 2 (38:30):
Noah's ark of domination reaches a new peak.
Speaker 17 (38:34):
The world champion is now an Olympic champion.
Speaker 2 (38:38):
He would have been higher, but he got COVID and
was severely affected in the two hundred meter finals. Should
he even have been there? Five the wonderful Celine Dion
at the opening ceremony, performing despite being afflicted by a
serious medical condition.
Speaker 25 (38:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (39:12):
Four.
Speaker 2 (39:13):
Four is the Butcher, our new kayak cross King.
Speaker 15 (39:17):
Finn Butcher couve his name into New Zealand's sport history.
The Butcher delivers the goods in Paris.
Speaker 2 (39:28):
Free, I'm on to Plantis this astonishing pole vaulter? Can
this twenty three year old send Sar de France into
absolute euphoria? Aman who plunters of.
Speaker 17 (39:42):
Sweden to break the world record and he's done it
six points two five meters?
Speaker 2 (39:50):
Just incredible. A special mention too to the Italian pole
vaulter Anthony Amaratti, who went viral when he knocked the
pole off with what appeared to be a rather large
bulge in his shorts. Two Hamish Kurr, the flying Kiwi
Hamosh Kerr for.
Speaker 6 (40:05):
The gold min no.
Speaker 17 (40:08):
Kiwi's can fly and Hamuskurr scales his everest and his
high jump Olympic champion and he is away hamouskur sprinting
around this arena.
Speaker 2 (40:23):
But is there really any doubt about what number is?
It's Dame Lisa Carrington and friends in the kayak, not
just once.
Speaker 16 (40:33):
A black boat keeping its nose in front of Germany.
Speaker 6 (40:36):
They can see the finish line.
Speaker 16 (40:39):
It is gold for New Zealand. It's the women's K four,
not twice Carrington and Hoskin a boat link for the
half lead New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (40:51):
Gold, but three times an Olympic gold medalist in Paris.
Speaker 16 (40:56):
It's Carrington Carrington coming down to the line.
Speaker 24 (41:00):
It is gonna be.
Speaker 16 (41:01):
Gold for New Zealand's Lisa Carrington.
Speaker 2 (41:08):
Now I know Lydia Coe's not bad.
Speaker 23 (41:12):
Now I'll speak on behalf of the texts Piney, What
about lydia Coe?
Speaker 9 (41:16):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (41:16):
What about Elise Andrews? What about Leon Marshond.
Speaker 23 (41:21):
What about Novak Djokovic, What about Ryan Krauser three golds
in a row.
Speaker 2 (41:27):
I've got a few more.
Speaker 23 (41:28):
What about our good friends Australia who have got eighteen
golds this Olympics. What about remco Evanpool with his iconic
turn his bike to the side in front of the
in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Speaker 2 (41:39):
What about all of these Piney Piney's power rankings are
back next Monday, just on four to eight. That's just
about us for this evening. Brought ted Tom I listening
to that, says this text amazing, Just so proud of
all of our athletes and a big congratulations to the
New Zealand team, says this one. Especially the women who
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have shown their male colleagues in the last couple of games.
They need to step up. Yet it's heavily in favor
of our women. Certainly the gold medals are ten gold medals,
eight one by our women. So yeah, there's a better
work today for the blokes to catch up before we
get to Glasgow. We hope fingers crossed in a couple
of years for the Commonwealth Games and then la in
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twenty twenty eight for the Games of the thirty fourth Olympiad.
Looking forward to that. How many of these wonderful athletes
we've seen in the last sixteen days, we'll go around
again and turn up in Los Angeles and create even
more marvelous memories for us. Marcus lash Is on the
radio after eight o'clock to take you through the rest
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of your Monday. Darcy Watergrave back on Sports Talk tomorrow night,
right through the week, and we'll see you Saturday from
Eden Park for weekend sport as we build towards the
All Blacks against Argentina on Saturday evening. Thanks to Any
McDonald for producing. Thank you for listening. See us SAT Day.
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