Britain enjoys a meaningful home-field advantage. Nations win 54% more medals when they are host countries rather than ordinary participants, according to Goldman Sachs calculations that measured Summer Olympics from 1972 to 2008.
今年英国有着很强的主场优势。高盛对1972年至2008年期间夏季奥运会数据的研究显示,参赛国家在担任主办国时赢得的奖牌数比不担任主办国时多54%。
Perhaps the U.K.'s biggest hope is in cycling, where Chris Hoy became the first Briton in a century to win three gold medals at a single Olympics in 2008. Other British competitors with multiple past medals include Ben Ainslie, one of the best competitive sailors in history, and swimmer Rebecca Adlington, who won two golds in 2008.
也许英国最大的希望是在自行车项目。2008年,自行车运动员霍伊(Chris Hoy)成为100年来第一个在一场奥运会赢得三枚金牌的英国选手。获得过多枚奥运奖牌的其他英国运动员还包括历史上最优秀的帆船运动员之一艾恩斯利(Ben Ainslie),以及在2008年赢得两枚金牌的游泳运动员阿德灵顿(Rebecca Adlington)。
Team GB is also relying on a raft of first-time medal aspirants. This is particularly so in track and field, where it recruited Charles Van Commenee, a Dutch coach controversial for his take-no-prisoners approach, to improve the team.
英国队也在依赖大量有志夺取奖牌的新秀,在田径项目上尤其如此。英国田径队已经聘任荷兰教练查尔斯•范•康蒙尼(Charles Van Commenee)来提高团队水平,他的强硬手段是颇惹争议的。
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