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had never been to a track cycling event before and then noise was incredible when he crossed the line. ‘We were in the middle of the venue, where all the cyclists warm up. Before his gold medal cy- cle I watched Chris Hoy going through his prep- arations and I vividly remember seeing his steely eyes through his visor. He was a real presence and I knew then he would take the gold.’ Another memorable moment for Stuart was during a press conference when the great Roger Federer addressed the media following his early exit from the Olympic men’s doubles competition.
Stuart explained: ‘I had got a tip-off from a Swiss tennis contact that his doubles partner, Stanislas Wawrinka, had been out partying the night before their match.
partner had been out until 2am the previous night. He just gave me that Federer stare for a few seconds, before admitting that although Stanislas had been out the night before, it wasn’t to party and it wasn’t that late!’ But it wasn’t just meeting the famous faces that Stuart enjoyed. As part of the closing ceremo- ny, the 26 year old was tasked with interviewing athletes coming into the stadium. ‘There I am, standing among the best athletes in the world with medals round their necks – and beer bottles in their hands,’ he said. ‘One of the best characters I met was a Ger- man hockey player. They had beaten their ri- been drinking for 36 hours in celebration! ‘The Olympics was easily the most action- packed fortnight of my life and my most enjoy- able summer.’
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