3.36pm BST

Stick Frankie Goes To Hollywood's Two Tribes on the stereo. Take the

moth-ravaged hammer and sickle flag from your grandfather's attic. And

get ready to watch Rocky IV on loop so you can perfect your "I Vill

Break You" Ivan Drago accent. Because today in the O2, sorry – North

Greenwich Arena – the gold medal in the women's team gymnastics final

is likely to come down to the clash of the cold war superpowers: USA v

Russia.

Of course we shouldn't forget Team GB. Their squad of Imogen Cairns,

Jennifer Pinches, Hannah Whelan, Rebecca Tunney and Beth Tweddle made this eight-team final after qualifying in fifth place. Could they find

a way of emulating the men? You'd have to say it's unlikely – China

and Romania battled for third in qualifying, with the Brits a fair bit

back. But with thousands in the arena cheering them on – and, perhaps

even more importantly, hundreds of thousands of people clicking

refresh repeatedly on this live blog, they might just be inspired.

It couldn't hurt, could it?*



* Well, not unless you get RSI in your index finger.