These Irish rowers deserve a gold medal for this incredible Olympics interview

Paul and Gary O’Donovan are the Irish athletes the world deserves. After winning silver in the men’s lightweight double sculls they held the best interview you’re likely to ever hear.

There’s so much amazing stuff in here, and honestly ... some of it is a little hard to discern. Thankfully YouTube commenter Ann Heron stepped in and helped decode the full interview.

Presenter: Guys, good afternoon, congratulations, you did us proud today. How are you feeling?

Gary: Hi lads, how are things?

Paul: What’s the craic?

Gary: We are in Rio.

Paul: Yeah, that …

Gary: The background might, the background might look super imposed, but it is very real.

Paul: Oh it is yeah.

Presenter: It is certainly.

Paul: That’s all there.

Presenter: Lads, listen Paul, what, what has the last few hours been like for you.

Paul: Emm, I’ve been shooked enough now to be honest because of the race thing and a bit tired now and the legs are like jelly but em yeah I suppose we did a bit of celebrating and did the podium thing and got to be put on the podium pants as well and that was quite nice and saw the mother and the father and a few other people and took a few pictures and that then em I had to go and do this whole big doping control thing so I was there for an hour or two and then eh I had to take a pee in a cup for them after like ten litres of water as well so em bit full up now to be honest. Gary it’s like great craic though isn’t it.

Gary: Yeah he’s a, he’s a been busy there running around having a great time signing photographs and taking pictures. It’s all well and good you know. We’re fairly tired now, haven’t had a bite to eat since eh since eh two hours…

Paul: After the weigh in...

Gary: After the weigh in. We had a bread roll with some nutella. I’m fairly hungry now but I believe they are on their way with some pizzas for us.

Presenter: Gary has it sunk in what you achieved earlier on today.

Gary: Ah I suppose we haven’t had much time to think about it you know it’s been a bit of a circus since we finished the race but em ah you know we are just taking it all in and trying to enjoy it the best we can at the minute.

Presenter: And em Paul are you are you aware of what’s been going on back home in back here because it’s just been mayhem. The nation has gone, has gone rowing mad and O’Donovan mad.

Paul: I heard that yeah I got a snapchat earlier there and they where roaring away mad or something but you know I haven’t a clue what’s going on to be honest at home I’d say it’s a mad excitement altogether.

Gary: It is a pity we are missing the whole thing out here. ROR: Yeah, they are all in the pub at home and everywhere. Skibbereen’s after closing down and that on holiday or something.