The 2012 007 Olympics ~ Final Medal Table
  • Signed_By_RogerMooreSigned_By_RogerMoore
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    Halle Berry came last =))
  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    On with the action then, chaps - quite literally here...! ;)


    image

    The competitors:

    image Bob Simmons (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, DAF, LALD, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
    image George Leech (Stuntman: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, DAF, TSWLM, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    image Richard Graydon (Stuntman: FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    image Vic Armstrong (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, OHMSS, LALD, TND, TWINE, DAD)
    image Martin Grace (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    image Willy Bogner (Ski Director: OHMSS, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
    image Ross Kananga (Crocodile jump, LALD)
    image Rick Sylvester (Parachute jump: TSWLM/ Cliff finale: FYEO)
    image B J Worth (Aerial Stuntman: MR, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TND)
    image Rémy Julienne (Driving Stunts Arranger: FYEO, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE)
    image 'Corkey' Fornof (Acrostar Jet pilot: OP)
    image Simon Crane (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TWINE)
    image Wayne Michaels (Bungee jump, GE/ Stuntman: FYEO, OP, AVTAK, TND)
    image Gary Powell (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: GE, TND, TWINE, CR, QOS)
    image Ben Cooke (Doubling Bond: CR, QOS)


    So, the task is simple... please arrange eight of the 15 competitors above into your favoured ordering - first to last (greatest to least) in terms of their contribution to the cinematic James Bond.

    Voting for this event should remain open for about a week, after which the results and the updated Medal Table will be posted in this thread (as well as in the thread's opening post).

    Oh, and just a reminder - when you do vote, please vote in this manner, chaps (as outlined in the thread's opening post); makes it a hell of a lot easier for me when I'm totting up the totals... ;)

    1st place (Gold) = 10 points
    2nd place (Silver) = 8 points
    3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points
    4th place = 5 points
    5th place = 4 points
    6th place = 3 points
    7th place = 2 points
    8th place = 1 point

    Over to you, folks - get voting...! :)
  • Signed_By_RogerMooreSigned_By_RogerMoore
    Posts: 614
    10 Points = Bob Simmons
    8 Points = Martin Grace
    7 Points = Ross Kananga
    5 Points = Rick Sylvester
    4 Points = B J Worth
    3 Points = Richard Graydon
    2 Points = Corkey Fornoff
    1 Point = Willy Bogner
  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    1. image Bob Simmons = 10 points
    2. image Martin Grace = 8 points
    3. image Willy Bogner = 7 points
    4. image Rick Sylvester = 5 points
    5. image B J Worth = 4 points
    6. image Richard Graydon = 3 points
    7. image Rémy Julienne = 2 points
    8. image Wayne Michaels = 1 point
  • Signed_By_RogerMooreSigned_By_RogerMoore
    Posts: 614
    My love for Ross Kananga stems from the fact his crocodile stunt is my earliest memory of any James Bond film and as such holds a special place in my heart. Plus, it was so awesome and the takes it took (that can be seen in the 'Making of' dvd in LALD) makes it harder. Simply impressive and iconic :)
  • KerimKerim
    Posts: 1,596
    Gold - Bob Simmons (ENG) - 10
    Silver - Rick Sylvester (USA) - 8
    Bronze - Willy Bogner (GER) - 7
    4. Martin Grace (IRE) - 5
    5. Richard Graydon (ENG) - 4
    6. Gary Powell (ENG) - 3
    7. BJ Worth (USA) -2
    8. Remy Julienne (FRA) - 1
  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    Yup, I'm right with you on Ross Kananga, @Signed_By_RogeMoore. He was ninth on my list - just, just behind Wayne Michaels, whose bungee jump for GE was equally as dangerous and outrageous as his crocodile jump was (apparently Michaels just managed to point the piton gun at the bottom of the dam before passing out owing to how enormous an effort it was) and the stunt is maybe - for the masses, at least - even more iconic a Bond film moment; like you, not for me, mind. ;) And, must admit, when I found out he'd worked on several other 007 films, that tipped the balance for Michaels getting my eighth place. :)

    Found this round a real toughie all said, though - the work by the most prolific Bond stuntmen has been a huge collective contribution to the series, no question...
  • Samuel001Samuel001
    Posts: 9,932
    1. image Bob Simmons (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, DAF, LALD, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
    2. image Willy Bogner (Ski Director: OHMSS, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
    3. image Rick Sylvester (Parachute jump: TSWLM/ Cliff finale: FYEO)
    4. image Ross Kananga (Crocodile jump, LALD)
    5. image Martin Grace (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    6. image Rémy Julienne (Driving Stunts Arranger: FYEO, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE)
    7. image B J Worth (Aerial Stuntman: MR, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TND)
    8. image Richard Graydon (Stuntman: FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)

    No doubt in my mind, this was the toughest round yet.
  • LiveAndEatPieLiveAndEatPie
    Posts: 101
    1. Bob Simmons
    2. Willy Bogner
    3. Vic Armstrong

    4. Martin Grace
    5. B J Worth
    6. Richard Graydon
    7. George Leech
    8. Rémy Julienne
  • ReneMathisReneMathis
    Posts: 156
    G. Willy Bogner
    S. Rick Sylvester
    B. Wayne Michaels
    4. B J Worth
    5. Bob Simmons
    6. Richard Graydon
    7. George Leech
    8. Vic Armstrong
  • royale65royale65
    Posts: 503
    1. Bob Simmons = 10
    2. Willy Bogner = 8
    3. Martin Grace = 7
    4. Rick Sylvester = 5
    5. B J Worth = 4
    6. Rémy Julienne = 3
    7. Richard Graydon = 2
    8. Wayne Michaels = 1
  • Signed_By_RogerMooreSigned_By_RogerMoore
    Posts: 614
    Like to think Martin Grace would get a top three placing simply for what happened to him during the filming of Octopussy...absolute amazing professional. The stunts are one of the key factors that set the Bond series apart from other films.
  • royale65royale65
    Posts: 503
    Signed_By_RogerMoore said:

    Like to think Martin Grace would get a top three placing simply for what happened to him during the filming of Octopussy...absolute amazing professional. The stunts are one of the key factors that set the Bond series apart from other films.



    Me too. Here's hoping

  • EmilioEmilio
    Posts: 90
    1st place (Gold) = 10 points Bob Simmons
    2nd place (Silver) = 8 points B J Worth
    3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points Willy Bogner
    4th place = 5 points Vic Armstrong
    5th place = 4 points Martin Grace
    6th place = 3 points Gary Powell
    7th place = 2 points Richard Graydon
    8th place = 1 point George Leech
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 2,137
    1- Willy Bogner - 10p
    2- B J Worth - 8p
    3- Rick Sylvester - 7p

    4- Bob Simmons - 5p
    5- Vic Armstrong - 4p
    6- Richard Graydon - 3p
    7- George Leech - 2p
    8- Martin Grace - 1p
  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    royale65 said:

    Signed_By_RogerMoore said:

    Like to think Martin Grace would get a top three placing simply for what happened to him during the filming of Octopussy...absolute amazing professional. The stunts are one of the key factors that set the Bond series apart from other films.



    Me too. Here's hoping


    Anyone Irish on here does as well, no doubt - the Emerald Isle could certainly do with the points... ;)

    http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/2310/the-2012-007-olympics-event-16-stunt-performers/p15#Item_451

  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded
    Posts: 2,407
    1. Martin Grace 10 pts
    2. Bob Simmons 8 pts
    3. Willy Bogner 7 pts

    4. B.J. Worth 5 pts
    5. Rémy Julienne 4 pts
    6. Rick Sylvester 3 pts
    7. Vic Armstrong 2 pts
    8. Ross Kananga 1 pt
  • 006006
    Posts: 159
    1st place (Gold) = 10 points Bob Simmons
    2nd place (Silver) = 8 points Rick Sylvester
    3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points Willy Bogner
    4th place = 5 points Remy Julienne
    5th place = 4 points BJ Worth
    6th place = 3 points Vic Armstong
    7th place = 2 points Ross Kanaga
    8th place = 1 point George Leech
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce
    Posts: 2,252
    1. B.J. Worth 10 pts
    2. Bob Simmons 8 pts
    3. Willy Bogner 7 pts
    4. Martin Grace 5 pts
    5. Rémy Julienne 4 pts
    6. Rick Sylvester 3 pts
    7. George Leech 2 pts
    8. Richard Graydon 1 pt
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan
    Posts: 1,744
    Let me preface my votes by saying each of these men deserve 10 points IMHO. If not for the stuntmen, the Bond series simply would not exist.

    1st place (Gold)image Bob Simmons (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, DAF, LALD, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
    = 10 points
    2nd place (Silver) image Martin Grace (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    = 8 points
    3rd place (Bronze) image Rick Sylvester (Parachute jump: TSWLM/ Cliff finale: FYEO)
    = 7 points
    4th place image Willy Bogner (Ski Director: OHMSS, TSWLM, FYEO, AVTAK)
    = 5 points
    5th place image B J Worth (Aerial Stuntman: MR, OP, AVTAK, TLD, LTK, GE, TND)
    = 4 points
    6th place image George Leech (Stuntman: DN, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, DAF, TSWLM, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    = 3 points
    7th place image Richard Graydon (Stuntman: FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    = 2 points
    8th place image Vic Armstrong (Doubling Bond/ Stunt Arranger etc: YOLT, OHMSS, LALD, TND, TWINE, DAD)
    = 1 point
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7
    Posts: 13,629
    Eva got #1! Well deserved to that sultry beauty. And with Izabella at #2, how can it get better? I'd love to vote for the stuntman category, but to be honest I don't know many of the men on there.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss
    Posts: 810
    1. Martin Grace 10 pts
    2. Bob Simmons 8 pts
    3. Willy Bogner 7 pts

    4. B.J. Worth 5 pts
    5. Rémy Julienne 4 pts
    6. Rick Sylvester 3 pts
    7. Vic Armstrong 2 pts
    8. Ross Kananga 1 pt


  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss
    Posts: 810
    *bump*
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan
    Posts: 1,744
    So, when's the next round SG?
  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    All right, peeps, following an unscheduled break in action, normal service is now resumed - oh yes...! :)


    Event 16: Stunt Performers ~ Results

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    1. image Bob Simmons = 123 points [10 points]
    2. image Willy Bogner = 99 points [8 points]
    3. image Martin Grace = 75 points [7 points]
    4. image B J Worth = 69 points [5 points]
    5. image Rick Sylvester = 61 points [4 points]
    6. image Rémy Julienne = 27 points [3 points]*
    7. image Richard Graydon = 27 points [2 points]
    8. image Vic Armstrong = 25 points [1 point]
    ------------------------------------
    9. ..image Ross Kananga = 16 points
    10. image George Leech = 13 points
    11. image Wayne Michaels = 9 points
    12. image Gary Powell = 6 points
    13. image 'Corkey' Fornoff = 2 points
    14. image Ben Cooke = 0 points
    15. image Simon Crane = 0 points
    * Awarded sixth place by securing more higher points-scoring finishes in individual voting


    Few stuntmen enjoyed a career in (and out of) Bondage like Bob Simmons - who was also 'Sean Connery' in the gunbarrel sequence for most of the latter's flicks, of course - and rightly practically all of us said to ourselves 'right, Bob's your uncle' and gave him the gold. Second place and the silver goes to that revolutionary ski sequence deviser, the really rather wonderful Willy Bogner, and the bronze to, yes, the recently sadly departed (and truly hard-as-nails) Martin Grace.

    For a change in this tournament - ;) - the rest of the places are predominantly filled by Americans (aerial stunt supremo B J Worth in fourth and cliff-face diver Rick Sylvester in fifth) and Englishmen (long-time campaigner Richard Graydon in seventh and Brosnan-era stunt director Vic Armstrong in eighth), but daredevil driver Rémy Julienne does fly the flag for the French in sixth place.



    Medal Table
    After Event 16/26
    ______________________.G___S__B_4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total
    1. -image England________7___5__6__3__6___5__6__5__223 pts
    2. -image United States___.1___2__2__4__3___4__3__5_.95 pts
    3. -image Italy___________.1___2__1__3__1___0__1_.0__54 pts
    4. -image France_________.2___1__2__0__0___2__1__1_.51 pts
    5. -image Wales_________..1___1__0__1__0___0__3__0__29 pts
    6. -image Germany______...1___1__0__1__0___1__0__0_.26 pts
    7. -image Canada________.0___1__1__1__1___0__0__0__24 pts
    8. -image Scotland______...1___0__0__0__1___0__0__1_.15 pts
    9. -image Denmark_______0___1__0__1__0___0__0__0_.13 pts
    10. image Sweden________.0___1__0__0__1___0__0__0_.12 pts
    11. image Ireland_________0___0__1__0__1___0__0__0__11 pts
    12. image Brazil__________.1___0__0__0__0___0__0__0_.10 pts
    = -.image Mexico_________1___0__0__0__0___0__0__0_.10 pts
    14. image Poland_________.0___1__0__0__0___0__0__0__.8 pts
    15. image Israel___________0___0__1__0__0___0__0__0__7 pts
    = -.image Netherlands_____0___0__1__0__0___0__0__0__7 pts
    = -.image Switzerland_____0___0__1__0__0___0__0__0__7 pts
    18. image Japan___________0___0__0__0__1___0__0__1__5 pts
    = -.image Russia_________.0___0__0__1__0___0__0__0__5 pts
    = -.image Thailand_______.0___0__0__1__0___0__0__0__5 pts
    21. image Egypt__________.0___0__0__0__1___0__0__0__4 pts
    22..image Australia_______.0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
    = _image Chile___________.0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
    = _image Nicaragua_______0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
    = _image Ukraine_________0___0__0__0__0___1__0__0__3 pts
    26. image China__________.0___0__0__0__0___0__1__0__2 pts
    = _image Monaco________..0___0__0__0__0___0__1__0__2 pts
    28. image Czech Republic__0___0__0__0__0___0__0__1__1 pt
    = _image Malaysia________.0___0__0__0__0___0__0__1__1 pt


    So, yes, it's yet another gold for England then, which means they've now won seven - yes, seven - medals of that (highest possible) denomination. Beginning to hog it a little now, aren't they? Factor in the fact they also picked up a seventh and an eighth place this time out and the old Anglo Saxons pocketed a not unhealthy 13 points from this contest. Not to be left out in the cold, however, the tourney's long-time second-placed nation, the United States, also did well this week - a fourth and a fifth place rounding up another nine points for the Yanks' cause.

    Elsewhere, mind, it was a particularly good contest for Germany. Yup, those Teutonic titans finally found the tonic to show they're truly among the titans of this tourney in the shape of one Willy Bogner - his silver medal gifting them a valuable eight points that ensures his country's moved up one to sixth on the Medal Table, switching places with Canada as it does so. By contrast, the perennial points-scorers that are the French are a non-mover on the board this week, despite picking up three points, yet that wee trio of points means they're now just three behind the third-placed Italians.

    But it's pretty easy - or at least it should be - to spot the biggest recipients of good fortune this week. Yes, at last the Irish have actually got lucky, as Martin Grace's bronze medal (and the seven points it equates to) sees the land of The Brozzer's birth rocket up a full nine places on the board to an unquestionably respectable eleventh. Now that's what you call a craic!

    And Event 17 coming up soon, chaps...
  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    Yup, Event Number 17, folks - James Bond's lucky number. And after the Irish last week, who will fortune smile on this week...?


    image

    The competitors:

    image Meteora ('St. Cyrils') and Corfu (FYEO)
    image Underwater sequences (FYEO)
    image Udaipur (OP)
    image Berlin (OP)
    image Nene Valley Railway (OP)
    image Höfn ('Siberia', AVTAK)
    image Chateau Chantilly ('Zorin's estate') and Paris (AVTAK)
    image San Francisco (AVTAK)
    image Gibraltar (TLD)
    image Vienna (TLD)
    image Atlas Mountains ('Afghanistan') and Tangier (TLD)
    image Mojave Desert ('Afghanistan', TLD)
    image Florida Keys (LTK)
    image Mexico City, Acapulco, Mexicali and Toluca ('Isthmus', LTK)


    So, the task is simple... please arrange eight of the 14 competitors above into your favoured ordering - first to last (greatest to least) in terms of their contribution to the cinematic James Bond.

    Voting for this event should remain open for about a week, after which the results and the updated Medal Table will be posted in this thread (as well as in the thread's opening post).

    Oh, and just a reminder - when you do vote, please vote in this manner, chaps (as outlined in the thread's opening post); makes it a hell of a lot easier for me when I'm totting up the totals... ;)

    1st place (Gold) = 10 points
    2nd place (Silver) = 8 points
    3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points
    4th place = 5 points
    5th place = 4 points
    6th place = 3 points
    7th place = 2 points
    8th place = 1 point

    Over to you, folks - get voting...! :)
  • St_GeorgeSt_George
    Posts: 1,509
    1. image Meteora ('St. Cyrils') and Corfu (FYEO) = 10 points
    2. image Udaipur (OP) = 8 points
    3. image San Francisco (AVTAK) = 7 points
    4. image Chateau Chantilly ('Zorin's estate') and Paris (AVTAK) = 5 points
    5. image Gibraltar (TLD) = 4 points
    6. image Nene Valley Railway (OP) = 3 points
    7. image Mojave Desert ('Afghanistan', TLD) = 2 points
    8. image Höfn ('Siberia', AVTAK) = 1 point
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 2,137
    Void due to the omission of Cortina
    O:-) O:-) O:-)
  • ReneMathisReneMathis
    Posts: 156
    G. Meteora
    S. San Francisco
    B. Gibraltar
    4. Chateau Chantilly
    5. Udaipur
    6. Höfn
    7. Vienna
    8. Atlas Mountains
  • LiveAndEatPieLiveAndEatPie
    Posts: 101
    1. Udaipur (OP)
    2. Chateau Chantilly ('Zorin's estate') and Paris (AVTAK)
    3. Vienna (TLD)

    4. San Francisco (AVTAK)
    5. Atlas Mountains ('Afghanistan') and Tangier (TLD)
    6. Meteora ('St. Cyrils') and Corfu (FYEO)
    7. Gibraltar (TLD)
    8. Mojave Desert ('Afghanistan', TLD)
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