final stroke

That is until the final metres, so close to the finish line that the broadcasts had stopped measuring distance, that Anderson, along with teammates Hannah Scott, Lauren Henry and Georgie Brayshaw, nudged ahead at the final stroke.

In an Olympic final that must be considered a classic of the genre, the Team GB quad sculls crew of Scott, Georgie Brayshaw, Lola Anderson and Lauren Henry never led the Netherlands until the final stroke of the race.

Eventually, Ricardo loses on his final stroke—his ball does “a full wrap around the hole but lipped out”—and Adams wins.

Woo then sends the movie through all the face-swapping delirium it is famous for, though not without pit stops in grief, compassion, forgiveness and even adoption, a final stroke that makes you realize you’re watching some kind of demented classic.

But the fate wasn't repeated in 2011 when they won at home, with the final stroke being a six hit by skipper MS Dhoni.