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OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA

Monday, 8. August 2016– Thursday, 18. August 2016

Website: www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/news/index.php#.V6CK2qLdXuZ

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Saturday, August 20, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Medal by Nations

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Medal by Nations 17 nations did win an Olympic sailing medal in Rio. Europe was the strongest continent with 11 nations, the other parts of the World are 3 American nations (2xSouth, 1xNorth = Caleb Paine Finn Bronze), Oceanic and 1 Asian (China). England is the top nation with 2 Gold and a Silver medal. Four medals have Australia and New Zealand. Remarkable Austria again with a medal this time. Without medals are the proven sailing nations Italy and Spain.
The medal table.
Friday, August 19, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Final results

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Final results Game over ! Excellent US Sailing performance with a Bronze Medal (Caleb Paine) and 6 teams in the Medal Races. The US Sailing Team Report and an overall summary on the last day below.

The Olympic Regatta 2016 in Rio de Janeiro ended yesterday with the 470 and 49er Medal Races. The conditions with 15 to 18 kn winds allowed to complete spectacular races.
In the 470 women, the Gold Medal went to Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark GBR prematurely after the Qualifications already. Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL grasped Silver and Camille Lecointre/Hélène Defrance FRA advanced on rank 3. Annie Haeger/Briana Provancha USA lost their 2nd place with a bad medal race. Leading after the first round, they opted for the wrong side of the course, descended on rank 6 and finally even lost their spinacker. Last in the Medal Race, 7th overall was the verdict.
On top of the 470 men trio fighting for the Medals remained Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic CRO who were never in danger to loose their 11 points advantage in the Medal Race winning the first sailing Gold Medal for Croatia. Silver and Bronze was decided in a close matchrace bringing both teams to the end of the fleet. The 2012 Olympic Champions Matthew Belcher/Will Ryan AUS succeeded to overtake Panagiotis Mantis/Pavlos Kagialis GRE on the final downwind leg breaking the tie in his favour to take Silver. Stu McNay/Dave Hughes USA finished 4th.
In the 49er, Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL demonstrated once more their superiority winning the Medal Race. They have been undefeated (except in one test race) since the 2012 Olympics. The Olympic Champions 2012 Nathan Outteridge/Iain Jensen AUS are on the 2nd position, passing Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER in the Medal Race.
The highlight of the day was without doubt the 49erFX race, where the Medal Race finish sequence was at the same time the final overall ranking among a quartet within one point. In a fierce and furious race with many position changes, Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA defeated Alexandra Maloney/Molly Meech NZL with two boats' lengths (2 seconds) to the excitement of the many Brazilian spectators. Bronze wnt to Jena Hansen/Katja Salskov DEN. Paris Henken/Helena Scutt USA finished 10th overall.
All results and the official report.
Thursday, August 18, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 9

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 9 The US Olympic Sailing Team Report and a general overview on events below.

The ten best teams in both the 470 men and 470 women waited in vain for sufficient wind to sail the Medal Races. The light seabreeze out on the Atlantic courses did not make it into the Guanabara Bay. The race course for the Medal Races is near the shore just in front of the Sailing Center. A report.
Today, four Medal Races are on the program. In addition to the 470s, the 49ers and 49ersFX will be racing for the Medals. The Olympic Champions in the 49ers are already known: Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL.
The situation in the 49ersFX is unique with three teams (Etchegoyen/Betanzos ESP, Grael/Kunze BRA, Hansen/Salskov DEN) at equal points on top and the 4th-ranked Maloney/Meech NZL only one point behind. The finish sequence today will be the ranking sequence overall.
All ranking lists.
We shall report again in the Ticker window of this website starting 17h UTC.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 9, Caleb Paine USA Bronze

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 9, Caleb Paine USA Bronze The US Sailing Rio Report and the general overview below.

Four Medal Races were on the program yesterday sailed in moderate, but very unconstant and tricky winds close to the Sailing Center, and surprising results were to expect.
Giles Scott GBR had his Gold before the Medal Race already. Vasilij Zbogar SLO grasped now Silver in the Finn after two Olympic Bronze medals in the Lasers. As winner of the Medal Race, Caleb Paine USA jumped on the podium with the last race to open the US Sailing Team's chase on medals.
Two of the three medalists were known in the Lasers Standard before the Medal Race. The surprise was, that Tom Burton AUS, 10 points behind Tonci Stipanovic CRO, finished on top at the end of the day. His rank 3 was good enough to pass the Croate who was penalized in the dog fight before the start already and lost contact with the fleet. Sam Meech NZL defended his Bronze medal 2 points in front of Robert Scheidt BRA, winner of the Medal Race, who missed his sixth Olympic medal.
No change in the Medal Race of the Lasers Radial, where Marit Bouwmeester NED confirmed her role as favorite and won ahead of Annalise Murphy IRL and Anne-Marie Rindom DEN.
Most exciting was the Medal Race of the Nacra 17. Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG got a penalty at the start, but came back on rank 3, but the disaster struck again at the last mark, and the infringement against the AUT boat had to be corrected with penalty turns. This incident did not stop the Argentinians to come back on the final downwind finishing on rank 6, just good enough to take Gold. A happy day for the veteran, age 58, who saw also his sons qualify for the 49er Medal Race. Only one point behind, Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS won Silver thanks to more race wins compared to Thomas Zajac/Tanja Frank AUT with the same number of points who gets Bronze.
The two 470 and two 49er classes sailed their last qualification races. Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark GBR extended their lead in the 470 women on 20 points, cannot be overtaken in the Medal Race, and are therefore the premature Olympic Champions 2016. The fight for Silver and Bronze however will be exciting as Aleh/Powrie NZL, Haeger/Provancha USA, Lecointre/Defrance FRA and Kondo/Yoshioka JPN are separated by 4 points only.
In the 470 men, the three Medal winners are known, but the sequence will be decided in the Medal Race today. Fantela/Marenic CRO seem to have a solid 11 points' advantage, but much can happen in the double-points-no-discard final heat. Mantis/Kagialis GRE on rank 2 are only 2 points ahead of the defending Olympic Champions Belcher/Ryan AUS.
Not a surprise is the premature 49er Gold Medal of Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL, leading with a huge 34 points' advantage. Heil/Plössel GER and Outteridge/Jensen AUS will fight for Silver or Bronze on Thursday. Only Fletcher/Sign GBR 10 points behind could theoretically interfere in this duel.
Three teams jointly lead in the 49erFX. Echegoyen/ Betanzos ESP, Grael/Kunze BRA and Hansen/Salskov DEN all have 46 points. Maloney/Meech NZL follow only one point behind.
The Skiff Medal Races will conclude the Olympic Rio Regatta tomorrow.
All ranking lists and the reports.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 8

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 8 The US Sailing Team Report and a brief general overview below.

Only the offshore courses where the skiffs were sailing three races had enough wind (15 kn) yesterday. The Laser Medal Races and the 470 qualification heats had to be cancelled.
In the 49ers dominated d'Ortoli/Delpech FRA with the day ranks 1/1/3 and moved up on rank 4 overall. The clear favorites Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL extended their lead on 18 points and it might well be, that they can be crowned Olympic Champions already after the three qualification races today. Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER consolidated their 2nd rank. Outteridge/Jensen AUS on 3rd are now 15 points behind the Germans. The light-weights Sébastien Schneiter/Lucien Cujean SUI could not follow in the fresh breeze on the open sea and decended on rank 18.
A leader change happened also in the 49ersFX, where Tamara Echegoyen/Berta Betanzos ESP dominated with the ranks 1/1/4 and took the overall lead. The first three are within 5 points with Alexandra Maloney/Molly Meech NZL 4 points back and Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA another point behind. The 49ersFX conclude the qualifications with three races today.
All ranking lists and the daily news.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 9 - much action today

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 9 - much action today After the postponement of the Laser Medal Races yesterday, there will be four events sailing their Medal Races today: the Nacra-17, the Finns, the Laser Standard and the Laser Radials. In addition, the 470 men and women and the 49ers and 49ersFX will finish their qualifiction series. with 3 races each.
We shall follow racing in our live ticker starting at 17h UTC.
Monday, August 15, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 7

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 7 TheUS Sailing Team Rio Report and the general overview on the events just below.

Yesterday, the full program was sailed in Rio in moderate winds around 10 kn.
The RS:X windsurfers were the first to conclude the Olympic Regatta with the Medal Races. Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED and Nick Dempsey GBR were the premature Gold and Silver medalists and the interest was concentrated on the fight for Bronze. Pierre Le Coq FRA replaced Piotr Myszka POL on rank 3. The RS:X women Medal Race was very close. The leading Flavia Tartaglini ITA finished only on rank 9 and dropped out of the Medals on 4th. After a close fight between Charline Picon FRA and Peina Chen CHN, it was the French women grasping Gold just one point better. Stefania Elfutina RUS won the Bronze Medal after an impressive comeback from far behind after a missed start.
Giles Scott GBR made everything clear in the Finns winning a race also yesterday und securing the Gold Medal before the Medal Race. Vasilij Zbogar SLO is on a good way for Silver (his 3rd !), and only Ivan Klijakovic CRO could threaten him. But the Croate will probably be busy enough to defend Bronze against the all-out attacks from Caleb Paine USA and Max Salminen SWE t points behind. The Swede won Gold in the Starboats in London/Weymouth.
An overthrow happened in the Nacra-17 qualification races where the clearly leading Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS had two bad races and dropped on rank 5. The veteran Santiago Lange (three times olympic Tornado medalist) with Cecilia Carranza ARG hs taken the lead 5 points ahead of Vittorio Bisarro/Silvia Secouri ITA. Thomas Zajac/Tanja Frank AUT follow on rank 3. The fleet is closely together and 7 teams can still hope for Medal.
The two 470 fleet sailed two races each. In the men, Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic CRO esxtended their lead on 11 points, Belcher/Ryan AUS and Mantis/Kagialis GRE follow on the ranks 2 and 3. Three more qualification races are on the program.
Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark GBR remain on top of the 470 women. Anne Haeger/Briana Provancha USA and Lara Vadlau/Jolanta Ogar AUT are new on the ranks 2 and 3.
All ranking lists and the official report.
Sunday, August 14, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 6

The US Sailing Team Report and the overall comments on the competition below.

On day 6, the Lasers concluded the Qualification Series and already now,
some premature decisions re the Medals have been made before the Medal Races on Monday. Tonci Stipanovic CRO and Tom Burton AUS in the Lasers Standard and Marit Bouwmeester NED in the Lasers Radial will receive Olympic metal. What quality will be decided in the Medal Race.
Stipanovic CRO has a solid 10 points' lead on Burton AUS and another 10 points back follows Sam Meech NZL. Marit Bouwmeester NED defended her first place in the Radials yesterday, but theorectically, Anne-Marie Rindom DEN at 5 points and Annalise Murphy IRL at 10 points could still snatch Gold.
The Finns sail the last Qualification Races today. Should Giles Scott GBR continue with his winning streak, he would become the premature Olympic Champion 2016 by this evening already, as his advantage on Vasilij Zbogar SLO is already 16 points. Jack Lilley AUS moved up on rank 3 yesterday.
The Nacra 17 will complete the last 3 Qualification races today as well. Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS still hold the lead closely followed by Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG and Ben Saxton/Nicola Groves GBR.
Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL remained first in the 49ers, but not as convincingly as expected, and the first challengers Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER are only 2 points behind. Przybytek/Kolodsinski POL are now on rank 3. The 6 Qualification races ahead will be crucial, as nothing has been decided yet.
Jena Hansen/Katja Salskov DEN have taken the lead in the 49erFX ahead of Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA and Alexandra Maloney/Molly Meech at equal points.
All ranking lists and the official report.
Saturday, August 13, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 5 - the first Medals for NED and GBR

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 5 - the first Medals for NED and GBR The explicit US Sailing Team report and summary details on all events just below.

The RS:X windsurfers were the first to conclude the Qualification Series for the Medal Race yesterday. Inspite of light winds, three races have been completed. With an outstanding performance and two race wins, the defending Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED made everything clear and grasped Olympic Gold prematurely before the Medal Race. His advantage on Nick Dempsey GBR is 21 points, and with 26 points on the third-ranked Piotr Myszka POL, the Brit earns Silver as he did four years ago in London/Weymouth. Myszka, Pierre Le Coq FRA and Byron Kokkalanis GRE will fight for the Bronze Medal. Suspense in the RS:X women Medal Race as the first six are separated by 6 points only. Flavia Tartaglini ITA and Stefania Elfutina RUS share the lead at equal points ahead of Peina Chen CHN, the winner of all three races yesterday, on the 3rd place tied with Charline Picon FRA and Mayaan Davidovich ISR.
The almost lull conditions on the 470 course allowed to finish only one race, won by Hannah Mills/Saskia Clark GBR taking over the lead ahead of Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN and Camille Lecointre/Hélène Defrance FRA at equal points on the 2nd place. Leader in the 470 men remain Fantela/Marenic CRO 2 points ahead of Belcher/Ryan AUS. Thanks to the race win, Patience/Grube GBR advanced on rank 3. Five Qualification races are still on the program of the 470s.
The Lasers will conclude the Qualification Series today with 2 races. Man of the day was Robert Scheidt BRA with the day ranks 4 and 5 moving up on rank 2 overall only 3 points behind Tonci Stipanovic CRO. The chances for the Brazilian super-star to earn his 6th Olympic Medal are good. This will not be a free lunch, as the Worldranking nbr 1 Tom Burton AUS and the World Champion Nick Thompson GBR follow closely behind.
Anne-Marie Rindom DEN had a solid day with the ranks 4 and 5 taking the overall lead. Marit Bouwmeester NED on rank 2 is 10 points back. The previously leading big-breeze specialist Annalise Murphy IRL did her best in the light winds, but she nevertheless descended on rank 3. Fighting hard is also the 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist Evi Van Acker BEL, who has been ill since day 2. Whether this is because of the dirty water will hardly be known. Finishing 2nd yesterday, she moved up on rank 6 and can still hope for a Medal.
The Olympic Skiffs sailed their first races yesterday, but the wind situation allowed for only 2 of the 3 planned races. The top favorites Peter Burling/Blair Tuke NZL excelled once more and won both races. Jorge Lima/Jose Costa POR are surprisingly on rank 2, Erik Heil/Thomas Plössel GER are 3rd. A big surprise is the first interim's place of Erin Rafuse/Dannie Boyd CAN never in the top ranks before in the 49erFX. Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA, Sarah Steyaert/Aude Compan FRA and Giulia Conti/Francesca Clapcich ITA follow at equal points on rank 2.
The official report and all ranking lists.
Friday, August 12, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 4, the US Sailing Team

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 4, the US Sailing Team The US Sailing Team Olympic Report and a short summary on the top ranks below:

A fresh breeze prevailed on the fourth day of the Olympic Regatta, especially on the offshore courses, where big 3 meter wave added some flavor as well. The 470s had the pleasure to sail their two races on the open Atlantic with the experienced teams clearly dominating.
New on top of the 470 women are the Olympic Champions 2012 Jo Aleh/Polly Powrie NZL, best of the day with the ranks 1 and 4. Ai Kondo/Miho Yoshioka JPN follow 2 points behind on rank 2. Three teams follow ranked 3 to 5 at equal points: Hannah Mills/Sakia Clarke GBR, Camille Lecointre/Héléne Defrance FRA and Tina Mrak/Nicole Makarol SLO.
In the 470 men, Sime Fantela/Igor Marenic CRO extended their lead with the day ranks 1 and 4. Belcher/Ryan AUS on the 2nd place are now 3 points back. Mantis/Kagialis GRE defended their 3rd place.
Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED moved up on rank 1 with two bullets yesterday in the RS:X men windsurfers. He has now an 8 points' lead on Nick Dempsey GBR. Piotr Myszka POL defended the 3rd position. In the RS:X wome windsurfers, the first three are separated by one point only. Flavia Tartaglini ITA defended her lead one point ahead of Charline Picon FRA and the surprising youth surfer Stefanyia Elfutina RUS. As best of the day, the defending Olympic champion Marina Alabau ESP advanced on rank 4.
Four races sailed the Nacra 17 catamarans. With two bullets, Jason Waterhouse/Lisa Darmanin AUS took the overall lead ahead of Ben Saxton/Nicola Grove GBR at equal points. Vittorio Bissaro/Silvia Sicouri ITA moved up on rank 3.
Giles Scott GBR extended his lead in the Finns on 11 points with another race win. Vasilij Zbogar SLO remains his first challenger. Surprisingly strong remains Berecz Zsombor HUN, winning a race yesterday and progressing on rank 3 overall.
All ranking lists and the daily news.
Thursday, August 11, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 3, Haeger/Provancha USA best NorAms 3rd

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 3, Haeger/Provancha USA best NorAms 3rd Six of the 10 Olympic classes sailed yesterday, the Finns and Lasers on the offshore courses in fresh winds around 20 kn.
The Nacras 17 sailed close to the shore under the Sugarloaf Mountain in a rather unconstant difficult breeze. Two of the three planned races were completed. The first leaders are jointly Matias Bühler/Nathalie Brugger SUI and Ben Saxton/Nicola Grove GBR. Santiago Lange/Cecilia Carranza ARG follow as 3rd. Luke Ramsay/Nikola Girke CAN are 10th, Bora Gulari/Luisa Chaffee USA 11th.
The two Laser fleets sailed out on the Atlantic course off the Copacabana in a 20 kn wind, and the experienced athletes are now in command after 6 races. In the Lasers Standard, Tonci Stipanovic CRO defended his first place. The best of the day and World Champion Nick Thompson GBR moved up on rank 2. As 3rd follows Rutger Van Schaardenburg NED. Charlie Buckingham USA is 15th, Lee Parkhill CAN 29th. The new leader in the Lasers Radial is Annelise Murphy IRL one point ahead of Anne-Marie Rindom DEN - best of the day yesterday with the ranks 1 and 3. Another point behind is Marit Bouwmeester NED. Paige Railey USA at ease in the big breeze is 7th, Brenda Bowskill CAN 19th.
The 470 sailed also in the variable winds of the Guanabara Bay. With Fantela/Marenic CRO (yesterday 1/2) and Belcher/Ryan AUS (8/1), the most cited favorites are on top of the interim's rankings in the 470 men after the first two races. Snow-Hansen/Willcox NZL follow on rank 3. Stu McNay/Dave Hughes USA are 8th, Jacob and Graeme Saunders CAN 22nd. In the 470 women, Kondo/Yoshioka JPN (4/1) have taken the lead, as the defending Olympic Champions Aleh/Powrie NZL (dsq/1) are behind for the moment after a disqualification. Haeger/Provancha USA and Oliveira Barbachan BRA follow as 3rd at equal points.
In the fresh breeze on the Atlantic, Giles Scott GBR demonstrated his skills in the Finns taking the overall lead with the day ranks 1 and 2. Vasilij Zbogar SLO follows on rank 2 with a 5 points backlog. The surprise man Alican Kaynar TUR succeeded to keep the 3rd place also in a fresh wind. Caleb Paine USA is 7th, Tom Ramshaw CAN 19th.
All ranking lists and the official report.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 2

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 2 Light winds prevailed on the second day of the Rio Olympic Regatta. The Lasers and RS:X windsurfers continued their programs with the races 3 and 4, respectively 4 to 6. In addition, the Finns sailed their first two races. All three race courses were inside the Guanabara Bay, and above all for the Finns sailing close to the shore near the Sugarloaf Mountain, the conditions were very shaky.
Vasilij Zbogar SLO has taken the lead in the heavy-weight single-hander with the day ranks 1 and 3. Surprising are the ranks 2 and 3 with Alican Kaynar TUR and Facundo Olezza ARG. The Argentinian even won a race in his first Olympics.
Not easy were the conditions also for the Lasers sailing on the western end of the Bay. Thanks to a race win, Julio Alsogaray ARG is now the sole leader in the Lasers Standard 6 points ahead of Tonci Stipanovic CRO. Sam Meech NZL advanced on rank 3.
Strong-nerved was the defending Olympic Champion Lijia Xu CHN in the Lasers Radial. Having lost a race win due to a disqualification the day before yesterday, she came back strongly with the ranks 1 and 3 and moved up on top of the overall rankings. Surprising is the second place of big-breeze specialist Annalise Murphy IRL, who never was successful in light winds before. The leading trio is closely followed by the favorites Tuula Tenkanen FIN, Marit Bouwmeester NED and Evi Van Acker BEL.
In the RS:X-Windsurfern, the duel between Nick Dempsey GBR and Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED keeps on as four years ago at the London/Weymouth Olympics. Dempsey leads 3 points ahead of the Dutchman. New on rank 3 is Piotr Myszka POL.
Flavia Tartaglini ITA dominated yesterday the RS:X women windsurfers with the ranks 1/1/4 and took the overall lead, but Charline Picon FRA is only one point behind. The young Stefaniya Elfutina RUS keeps the 3rd place.
Today, six events are on the program. In addition to the two Laser classes and Finns, the Nacra17 and the two 470 fleets will be racing. We shall follow the competition live on this website starting at 17h UTC.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 1

Scroll down for the explicit reports of US Sailing and Sailing Canada.

The Olympic Regatta 2016 in Rio de Janeiro began yesterday in perfect sailing conditions with a 10-15 kn wind. The the Men and Women Lasers sailed two, the RS:X windsurfer fleets three races.
The breeze on the windsurfing course was somewhat fresher and the favorites are already in command. With the ranks 1/2/1, Charline Picon FRA has taken the lead in the RS:X women windsurfers. Stefania Elfutina RUS and Flavia Tartaglini ITA are the first challengers. Also two race wins are on the result sheet of Nick Dempsey GBR in the RS:X men windsurfers. The defending Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED and Byron Kokkalanis GRE are on rank 2 at equal points.
Tonci Stipanovic CRO, day ranks 5 and 1, has taken the lead in the Lasers Standard with the same number of points as Julio Alsogaray ARG (2/4). Sergei Kommisarov RUS follows on rank 3. Disqualifications influence the rankings in the two Laser Radial races. The best of the day Gintare Scheidt LTU (3/1) and Lijia XU CHN (1/2) were both penalised in one of the races and the favorite Marit Bouwmeester NED (4/5) has therefore taken the lead. Anne-Marie Rindom DEN follows on the 2nd place.gt auf Rang 2.
The results service of World Sailing is still out-of-service this morning. A results' overview however is available on the organiser website.
In addition to the windsurfers and Lasers, the Finns will start their Olympic regatta with Giles Scott GBR as favorite.

The US Sailing Rio Report
The Team Canada Rio Link
Monday, August 8, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Day 1 - Final results

The interim's results after the first day have finally been published.
First in the Laser Radial is the defending Olympic Champion Lijia Xu CHN 4 points ahead of Marit Bouwmeester NED. Annemarie Rindom DEN follows on the 3rd place. Gintare Scheidt LTU won one race.
The Laser Standard leader is Tonci Stipanovic CRO 5 points ahead of Julio Alsogaray ARG and Sergei Komissarov RUS.
Finishing 1/2/1, Charline Picon FRA is the clear leader in the RS:X-female windsurfers. Stefania Elfutina RUS and Flavia Tartaglini ITA follow on the ranks 2 and 3.
Also finishing 1/1/2 was Nick Dempsey GBR in RS:X male windsurfers two points in front of Byron Kokkalanis GRE and Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED at equal points. Mateo Sanz-Lanz SUI was not yet up to speed and is on the 20th interim's place.
Herewith, we terminate our live coverage of day one. Wie hope, that the official results service will be in achtion so that we will be able to report summaries on the outcome.
Monday, August 8, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - Start today !

Today at 13h Rio time (17h UTC), the first Olympic races will be started. The Laser Standards and Radials and the RS:X male and female fleets will be the first with two races each on the program sailing on the infamous Guanabara Bay.
In the Lasers Standard, the list of potential winners is long. The World Champion Nick Thompson GBR, the Worldranking nbr 1 Tom Burton AUS, the Laser legend Robert Scheidt chasing his 6th Olympic Medal, but also Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA, Philipp Buhl GER, Tonci Stipanovic CRO or Pavlos Kontides CYP will have a say.
The top favorite in the Lasers Radial is Marit Bouwmeester NED, but the other two 2012 Olympic Medalists Evi Van Acker BEL and Lijia Xu CHN are again among the top cited favorites, not to forget the reigning World Champion Alice Young GBR, as well as Gintare Scheidt-Volungeviciute LTU or Mathilde de Kerengeat FRA.
Lilian de Geus NED, Bryony Shaw GBR, Charline Picon FRA nd Malgorzata Bialecka POL in the RS:X women and the defending Olympic Champion Dorian Van Rijsselberghe NED, Piotr Myszka POL, Thomas Guyard FRA, Nick Dempsey GBR and Byron Kokkalanis GRE in the RS:X men will be the key players in the windsurfer fleets.
The entry lists. Moderate winds between 9 and 12 kn have been forecast. The event website.
We shall cover the competition live on these pages. Stay tuned !
Sunday, August 7, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - first races tomorrow

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - first races tomorrow Sailing was one of the best represented sports at the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the Maracana Stadium last Friday. Brazil's five-time Olympic medallist Torben Grael was one of a select group of athletes to carry the flag of the International Olympic Committee into the stadium, and the other of Brazil's five-time Olympic medal winners, Robert Scheidt, had the honour of reading out the athlete's oath on behalf of all competitors at the Rio Games. There were 12 nations that chose sailors as their flag bearers. The official report.
Tomorrow Monday, the first sailing events will be on the program with the men and women Laser fleets and the men and women RS:X windsurfers. As expected, light winds will prevail during the first days.
We shall follow the sailing competition real-time every day and continuously edit and post results, comments and images on our website. Racing begins at 17h UTC (13h Rio time).
Friday, August 5, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA The Olympic Regattas in Rio de Janeiro will begin on next Monday. High time to contact us for advertising on sailing-news, the most accurate and therefore intensively visited web platform for Olympic sailing. We shall cover and comment the activity in Rio daily live starting at 17h UTC (= 13h Rio).
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016   

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - 5 days to go

 OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 - Rio de Janeiro BRA - 5 days to go The Olympic Regattas in Rio will begin in 5 days and most participants are in the final preparations for the important event. Last Saturday, a fresh wind was blowing and a ramp, especially installed for the sailing regatta, has been destroyed by the big swell hitting the shore. The repairs shall be finished by Saturday. An article in Le Monde.


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