Florence makes a silver splash; CANOEING BEIJING 2008.Byline: James Toney James "Lights-Out" Toney (born August 24, 1968) is a professional boxer from Detroit, Michigan and is a Huron High School alumnus where he was a football quarterback. Since his career debut in 1988, he has held world titles at middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight. IN BEIJING BRITAIN'S David Florence defied the odds and a raging torrent to take slalom canoe silver in Beijing today. Florence, who has never won a medal at this level, produced a searing sear 1 v. seared, sear·ing, sears v.tr. 1. To char, scorch, or burn the surface of with or as if with a hot instrument. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. second run to eclipse a host of the sport's big names. Slovakia's Michal Martikan regained the title he won 12 years ago but Florence, who celebrated his 26th birthday on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of these Games, underlined himself as a name for the future. The Edinburgh man,who was second in last year's World Cup series, incurred one penalty during today's final first run, in which four of the 12 qualifiers were eliminated. But his time, with the addition of a two-second penalty, was good enough to leave him in fourth position ahead of his last charge down the course. At the halfway stage, Florence was more than a second and a half outside the gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize position but just four tenths down on bronze. But in a sport where one mistake can send you spinning from the top to the bottom of the leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament , he produced a quick and faultless fault·less adj. Being without fault. See Synonyms at perfect. fault  less·ly adv. second run while others faltered.
"I am absolutely delighted. I put in a good final run there and in the pressure of a big final, it is the most exciting time to do it," said Florence. "It was a bit nerve-wracking watching the guys follow. I was happy. I had done a good run and that was all that I could do. "I would have loved the gold but I ended up with silver. A medal is what I have been after for the last four years." There will contrasting emotions in the room Florence shares with Glasgow's Campbell Walsh Campbell Walsh (b. 26 November 1977, Glasgow) is a Scottish kayaker who won a Silver Medal in the K1 Single Class at the 2004 Olympics. He also won a Silver at the 2004 European Championships in the K1 Team Event and was World Cup Champion the same year. . A silver medalist in Athens four years ago, Walsh had high hopes of delivering Britain's third gold in the slalom canoeing, but a disastrous performance saw him finish last in the final run qualifier of the K1 class. CAPTION(S): MEDAL CHARGE...David Florence on his way to a silver medal today. |
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