London Test Event: Flash Quotes

Here are their reactions!   Recurve Women Team Gold Final   JUNG Dasomi (KOR ) - gold   On winning gold:   “We are very happy. We practised a lot and prepared a lot, even though it’s only a test event it’s a good start to the Games. ”   On Lord’s:   “The stadium is really good but very windy. It’s been important to familiarise ourselves with the wind in London.”   “At the Games we expect a big crowd in the stadium. It won’t be a problem for us, if they cheer for us it’ll be a boost.”   On being given a miniature cricket bat from Lord’s:   “In Korea cricket is not very big or popular, but it is a good souvenir to take home.”   CHENG Ming (CHN) - silver   On winning silver:   “This final result is an award for what we had done in the past and it also can be a preparation for next year. Honestly I am not satisfied with this result but I did my best and I will do my best also in the next competition trying to win.”   On the venue:   “This is the first time I shot in such a big venue and I really liked it. It gives me confidence, it gives confidence to all of us. Winning here will be important for us and we hope to have better chances next year.”   On sightseeing around London:   “Right now I have to train every day. I am quite busy now and I do not have time to think about something else. I need to focus on the individual eliminations. If I have time, I would like to go sightseeing around the city.”   Recurve Women Team Bronze Final   Ren HAYAKAWA (JPN) - bronze   On the match:   “I expected it to be tight. My elder sister (Nami HAYAKAWA, JPN) just said to enjoy it.”   On the timing clock blowing over in the wind:   “It was a good thing for us as it gave us a break to rest.”   On whether the wall behind the targets affected the wind:   “I didn’t feel it was affecting the wind, but I felt that is was hard to read the wind.”   Kaori KAWANAKA (JPN) - bronze   On the clock blowing over in the wind:   “It was just a strong wind, it didn’t affect our play.”   On the team performance:   “It was a very good practice for the Olympics. I was pleased with our team work as a whole.”   Naomi FOLKARD (GBR)   On the weather conditions:   “There were definitely wind issues. It just changes every time and we were always changing where we were aiming.”   On the positives to take from the performance:   “We just remember the good memories and the good shots over the two matches that we won and how happy we were and how comfortable we were shooting and we’ll take that back to the individual rounds.”   On the possible distraction caused by their opponents’ timing clock being blown down:   “I think that just shows how difficult that is. There were times out there when we were being pushed around and it becomes so hard to shoot a decent shot and aim it at the target.”   Amy OLIVER (GBR)   On the influence of the solid purple screen behind the targets on the local wind direction:   “I don’t think we have a choice. There was one at the Beijing Olympics (in 2008) so they are probably going to stay. The flags on the top of the target were pointing towards each other or away from each other so it’s really hard to use them. I think the best indicators were the windsocks. ”   On the positives to take from the performance:   “We’ve done a lot of practice together. I think that’s helped so we’re just going to carry on doing that. ”   Recurve Women Team 1/4   KI Bo Bae (KOR)   On why they are a successful team:   “The most important thing to help us win the match is that we trust each other and help each other during the competition. Those are the main ingredients which help us win. ”   Heather KOEHL (USA)   On their loss:   “I was surprised to see that my arrows were not going where I wanted. The wind conditions are different on this field. Actually on the three fields things change a lot: on the qualification field down there you can feel the wind on your body, on the warm-up field it is windy too but you have the flags, here instead you feel the wind but the flags are down. It is a bit tricky.”   FANG Yuting (CHN)   On what goes through her mind when competing:   “I focus on myself, do what I can do. The team members don’t communicate much between each other during the match but concentrate on getting our individual high scores. Everybody knows what they have to do and they just believe in themselves.”   Justyna MOSPINEK (POL)   On the closeness of the match:   “It was very close, but that’s the game. We were lucky with the wind as when we shot it was calm, but when we shoot with China it’s big pressure as they are very good.”   On preparing for the London 2012 Olympic Games:   “For now we only have one place for women in the Olympics, it’s not much. I want to shoot good next year. For now the most important thing is to get the qualification.”   Nami HAYAKAWA (JPN)   On their performance:   “I was very pleased with our performance. When somebody was not doing well the others covered well for them. Teamwork was key. ”   Maja Buskbjerg JAGER (DEN)   On their poor performance:   “Probably we were thinking too much about all other things and I think we had a tricky wind out there. That’s not an excuse though. We just have to do more weight training. We have to practise more by next year.”   Louise LAURENSEN (DEN)   On summing up their performance:   “(It’s) kind of stressful .”   LE Chieh-Ying (TPE)   On their performance:   “This is a test event and so it is meant to be just a test. So better now than next year. We will prepare better for next year. The wind comes now and then and we are not used to it. ”     Recurve Women Team 1/8   Amy OLIVER (GBR)   On their performance:   “(We are) very happy, we’ve been shooting a lot together, getting prepared.”   On the conditions at Lord’s:   “It can be difficult. It’s the stadium wind, it comes in and blows around the arena in a way that makes it a bit tricky, but as long as we keep an eye on the flags it’s OK to deal with.”   On facing Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals:   “At the end of the day, it’s anybody’s game.”   Alison WILLIAMSON (GBR)   On the wind:   “It varies. The more we can shoot the more we can learn.”   On the school kids in the crowd:   “The kids enjoyed it and that’s great.”   On whether they get much support from the Great Britain men’s team:   “Definitely. We support each other in the individual as well. We train together every week.”   On whether they will get much practice at Lord’s before next summer (London 2012 Olympic Games):   “I’m not sure. We have to go round the cricket schedule. We are grateful to Lord’s for all the time we get.”   Natalia VALEEVA (ITA)   On losing the match:   “What can I say? We are out, by just two points, but we are out. We were not in our top condition today. All in all the real competition will take place next year and we will have to win, definitely.”   On the test event:   “I really like this venue and I think organisation and logistics are perfect.”   Guendalina SARTORI (ITA)   On being in London:   “London is fantastic, I love it! We will also enjoy being here and go sightseeing.”   Jessica TOMASI (ITA)   On whom they will support next:   “Korea are always on the edge, but I think this time the Japanese team will shoot at a high level, maybe better than the Koreans. Natalia (VALEEVA) actually will support Poland, but I think Japan may win.”   On Lord’s:   “I did not know this venue is so hallowed to cricketers and British people. It is strange to me shooting here knowing this.”   Nami HAYAKAWA (JPN)   On the range:   “To compare with the previous practice range, it was much better for reading the wind. To compare with the other world event venues, the field is large and I enjoyed being able to stand in the middle of it.”   On the weather conditions:   “The wind today did not affect my game, though the bright sun made my eyes tired.”   On the crowd:   “I could hear all the cheers and of course it helped my game (smiles).”   Kaori KAWANAKA (JPN)   On her performance:   “It was a good day for me.”   On the cheering children:   “The cheers from the children were very encouraging.”   Nathalie DIELEN (SUI)   On taking positives from the defeat:   “We shot strong. We were the lowest ranked side so we had nothing to lose. We shot to our level.”   “We have to reach a minimum for the Olympic qualification in Switzerland so for us it’s a small victory.”   On Lord’s:   “I shot in Beijing (2008 Olympic Games). Here it’s very wide with the stands where they are. It’s quiet and the wind is a little tricky.”   “During the warm-up there is no wind but there is in the middle of the field.”   On stepping back and allowing teammate Celine SCHOBINGER (SUI) to fire ahead of her twice:   “The first was because I had the sun in my eyes and the second was because I hadn’t placed my arm correctly. I let Celine shoot because I know she has a strong shot.”   Maja Buskbjerg JAGER (DEN)   On being the top- ranked European team at the Lord’s Archery Classic:   “We don’t feel any pressure as the top European team here, we shoot our own and don’t think about that.”   On the possibility of facing Japan in the next match:   “They did rank higher than us but anything can happen.”   Natalia LESNIAK (POL)   On their performance:   “It went great. As our first match here it went really well.”   On Lord’s as an Archery venue:   “It’s my first time competing at this venue, the winds can be strange though. They picked up and got strong toward the end.”   On meeting China in the quarterfinals:   “It’s OK, we prepare the same as our last game with China, we were strong and we will be strong again if we can keep up shooting like this.”   Heather KOEHL (USA)   On feeling the pressure of a shoot-out:   “There’s not too much pressure. You know you have to make a good strong shot, try make it a 10 and it’ll be what it’ll be.”   On whether they can emulate the men’s team who won gold on Tuesday 4 October:   “We’re hoping too (smiles). We know we have to face Korea next so it’ll be a good competition.”   By LOCOG ONS London’s Prepare Series