For Sir Bradley Wiggins, finishing second is just first loser.The seven-time Olympic medallist has admitted anything less than gold in the Rio velodrome will leave him gutted as he prepares for the qualifying round of the mens team pursuit on Thursday.Britain are the reigning Olympic champions in the event after claiming gold in London with a new world record, but were pipped to the world title this year by old foes Australia.Wiggins is already the owner of four Olympic golds, and is a veteran of the same number of Games after his first appearance at Sydney 2000, but he insisted he is still hungry for more -- even at the ripe old age of 36.Im only here because I want to win another gold medal, Wiggins said. Im not here to win a bronze or a silver.The golds are really the only ones that matter when youve got as many as I have. Thats just the reality of it. If were all sat in front of you having won silver, you can expect us to be pretty pissed off.Thats why were here, to win a gold medal, and well be gutted if we dont.Wiggins will be joined in the team pursuit quartet by Ed Clancy, Steven Burke and Owain Doull, with Tour de France star Mark Cavendish unlikely to feature unless there is an injury in the line-up.Cavendish, who this year moved to second on the list of Tour de France stage winners, appeared to express frustration at being omitted from the quartet after quitting the Tour early to prepare for Rio.The Manxman will only ride in the omnium as he attempts to claim the Olympic medal that has so far eluded him, but on Tuesday he told Sky Sports: The reason I left the Tour early [is] because of the team pursuit.Brad has been super stressed, he added. He wants to be the hero and all that. Im kind of just doing the omnium stuff now. Thats what I was aiming for the whole time. The team pursuits a bonus to that anyway.Wiggins, however, will be keen to quash any sense of disquiet in the camp as he stressed his belief that it will take another world-beating time to claim gold and keep the Australians at bay.Ive said that its going to take a world record to win the gold, Wiggins said. We dont have to mince our words, weve always realised that its going to take [3 minutes] 50 [seconds] or a sub-50 to win. Thats the bar weve set ourselves.Im sure the Aussies are thinking that way as well. Thats what brings world records, when youve got eight of the worlds best team pursuiters pushing each other on the track.Despite the apparent grumbles from Cavendish, Wiggins insisted he has never experienced working in a team like the 2016 edition. And thats coming from an Olympian who has won team pursuit gold, silver, and bronze, in Beijing, Athens, and SydneyFrom a group perspective, I dont think Ive ever been in a team these last 16 years where everyones as strong as each other, he said. Its reassuring. You just have to do your own individual job, knowing that everyone else is going to do theirs.I wouldnt say its a done deal, but we know what were capable of doing now. If we execute that on an Olympic stage, I know what it should give us.Youre not going in with any doubts. Ive been in [the same place] a few times going into the Olympics on an individual level but being part of a team is different. Ive always said you need four guys to deliver on the day. Its a gd place to be. 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He ranked second among NHL goalies in wins.With Crawford unavailable, the Blackhawks inserted backup Scott Darling as their starter against the Flyers and signed 23-year-old Eric Semorski to an amateur tryout contract.Darling allowed three goals on 30 shots in the loss. He fell to 4-1-1 and is expected to start most of Chicagos games leading up to Christmas.Its a huge loss, Darling said. Hes the best goalie in the league. He and Carey Price are in a category of their own. Hes been great every night and great for us all year. Hes also a great guy, one of the boyys.ddddddddddddWe missed him in the rm today for sure. I hope hes getting better.Hes a gd friend, and I want him to be well and be able to play to help the team.Semorski is from Blmsburg, Pennsylvania, and currently lives in Philadelphia. He was a goaltender for the Temple University club team and played for the Empire Junior Hockey Leagues Jersey Wildcats in 2010-11.Semorski said he received a phone call from the Flyers a little after 11 a.m. and arrived at the Wells Fargo Center around 120 for the 1 p.m. game.I hit some traffic, of course, but I got here as fast as I could in my street clothes, Semorski said. No time to put on a tie.Quenneville said he thought about putting Semorski into the game after the Flyers scored the goals in the second period.You almost saw it, the coach said with a smile.Said Semorski: That probably would have been a mistake.Semorski said that if the Flyers had scored into the empty net near the end of regulation, Quenneville would have inserted him into the net for the final seconds.That would have been so cl, Semorski said. But I wouldnt change a thing. The experience was awesome. ' ' '