10 August 2008 - Flash Quotes -Women's Team Finals

Flash Quotes -Women's Team Finals  Beijing - 10 August 2008   Naomi FOLKARD (GBR)   On how the defeat affects her individual competition round:   "I've got a day to go and train on my own. I've got to go in with a calm, clear head."   On her performance during the match:   "I felt I stuck to my game plan. There were a couple of shots that didn't go quite my way."   ONS mb/mo/er/skh/rm/npb     Charlotte BURGESS (GBR)   On her feelings after their defeat:   "After all the hard work in the last two years, working together three times a week, it's disappointing to end this way."   On how her and her teammates will get over the defeat before the individual competition:   "We will have some space now when we get back to the Olympic Village, we're going to think it over. We'll probably have dinner and talk about it. We will all make sure we'll be in a good mindset for the rest of this week."   On the rain during the women's team competition:   "It affected us, but it affected everyone else just as much. Even though we might like to, you can't make excuses."   ONS jg/mb/mo/jf/ac/adg      Sophie DODEMONT (FRA) - Bronze   On France winning the bronze medal:   "I can only say that this is fantastic. The three of us are very close. This is only the second time France has won a medal (in archery at the Olympics)."   On how she felt the conditions were during the semi-finals:   "Honestly I didn't hear the crowd. We were mostly hearing the rain and the thunderstorm."   ONS  jg/skh/th/spd     Berengere SCHUH (FRA) - Bronze   On what the bronze medal means for the future of archery in France:   "It's very enormous because we have never had a team medal. The last individual medal was Sebastien FLUTE in Barcelona in 1992. In 2004, we were fourth. There is no other word than enormous."   On how they felt the rain helped them win the bronze:   "We had been shooting in the rain, I think that was an advantage for us. We really wanted this bronze medal."   ONS jg/mb/mo/jf/ac/adg     ZHANG Juan Juan (CHN) – Silver   On the final:   "Everything went normal in the final match. The Korean team indeed demonstrated their strength. We should learn more from them and work harder."   On whether the Koreans have improved since winning by only one point in 2004 compared to nine points in 2008:   "The gap of one point to nine points doesn't illustrate much. The circumstances changed and the surroundings are different and there are also other factors that influence the results."   On whether the Koreans have made improvements since the 2004 Athens Olympic Games:   "The Korean team played up to their normal level. They are really strong."   ONS yd/skh/spd     TIAN Yulin (CHN) - Coach   On his feelings after the final:   "First of all I should congratulate the Korean team. They got success after years of hard work. Secondly I would like to congratulate my archers for their good results."   On the atmosphere at today's sessions:   "The atmosphere in the field is so heated and friendly. Every spectator supported the archers on the field. Not only did they support archers from their own countries but also their opponents. I like this atmosphere."   ONS zl/skh/jp/spd     MENG Fan Ai (CHN) – Women’s Team Leader   On the match:    "We wanted to make a breakthrough, but sadly we didn't achieve it. Under such weather conditions we tried our best.   We performed at the basic level for our team. This is not our best performance. We wish we could have done it a little bit better."   On Korea's skill level:   "There is a gap in skills between the Chinese team and the Korean team. We were not on the same level."    ONS zl/yd/jf/ss/spd     PARK Sung-Hyun (KOR) - Gold    On how she feels about winning the women's team gold medal:                                                             "We prepared hard. We had high hopes and expectations. Hard work paid off and we were rewarded with the medal and the achievements."   On how she feels about the support Korea has received:   "We appreciate the support and people around us so we dedicate this medal to the coaches, the Korea Archery Association, and to the people of Korea."   On whether she expects the Korean women to win multiple medals in the individual elimination matches:   "If we do as well as we did today, maybe two Korean archers will meet in the (gold medal) final."   JOO Hyun-Jung (KOR) - Gold   On how the she feels about the elimination rounds that lead to the finals:   "The biggest difficulty was the preliminary rounds. They were vigorous and challenging. We competed with colleagues of equal calibre and strong abilities."   On how mental training helped Korea win the gold medal:   "We had various types of mental training to prepare for the Olympic Games. We knew China and the spectators would be very loud and the attention level would be very high. Mental training helped me because I felt nervous."   On how she feels about competing in her first Olympic Games with her teammates:   "We trust each other so we did fine."     YUN Ok-Hee (KOR) - Gold   On how she felt about the Korean fans:   "We knew they would be there but there were more than we expected. We appreciate our fans."   On the weather:   "When we compete at home, we play no matter what. We play through downpours and various types of weather."   ONS jf/er/py/ct/ms/mr