August 17 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team News
The Rio Report from US Sailing is your source for updates on the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. Here's the latest from Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro.
Contents:
- VIDEO: The Rio Report / N.11 - The Man Behind Five Medals
- Lack Of Wind Delays 470 Medal Races Until Thursday
- Latest Photos
- Viewing Guide for Tomorrow
The Rio Report / N.11 - The Man Behind Five Medals
With racing cancelled for the day due to light winds we grabbed Team USA sailing coach Luther Carpenter for a quick chat about guiding Caleb Paine to a Bronze medal in Rio and his own Olympic history. Carpenter has now coached American athletes to five medals in four different classes.
Lack Of Wind Delays 470 Medal Races Until Thursday
Day 10 Report from Rio 2016.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Despite the earnest efforts of race officials over the course of an otherwise beautiful day, the medal races scheduled for Wednesday, August 17th were postponed due to a lack of wind. The Men's and Women's 470 races will instead occur on Thursday, August 18th, in what is planned to be the final day of racing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games sailing competition.
American athletes will compete in three of the four medal races on Thursday, and each race will be broadcast online by NBC Olympics with commentary from Gary Jobson and two-time Olympic medalist Randy Smyth. Annie Haeger (East Troy, Wisc.) and Briana Provancha (San Diego, Calif.) are locked in a close battle for the podium in the 470 two-person dinghy. In the Men's 470, three-time Olympian Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and teammate Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) are in 4th overall, and will look to finish the regatta strong in the double-points medal race. 49erFX sailors Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) and Helena Scutt (Kirkland, Wash.) will also compete in the medal race, and are currently in 9th overall.
Sailors Qualify for US Sailing Youth World Team

While the U.S. Olympic Team competes in Rio, the next generation of American talent is hard at work. A group of talented young sailors in Southern California recently completed four days of racing on San Diego Bay at the 2016 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships, hosted by Coronado Yacht Club with support from the San Diego Yacht Club. The premiere event for youth sailors under 20 came to an exciting finish, as many of this week’s winners qualified for the US Sailing Youth Worlds Team and will compete at the 2016 Youth Sailing World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand in December.
U.S. Sailing Team Results:
Day 10: Wednesday August 17
Women's 470 (Top 10, Medal Race On Thursday)
1. GBR - MILLS Hannah / CLARK Saskia: 28
2. NZL - ALEH Jo / POWRIE Polly: 48
3. USA - HAEGER Annie / PROVANCHA Briana: 49
4. FRA - LECOINTRE Camille / DEFRANCE Helene: 50
5. JPN - KONDO YOSHIDA Ai / YOSHIOKA Miho: 52
6. NED - ZEGERS Afrodite / VAN VEEN Anneloes: 59
7. SLO - MRAK Tina / MACAROL Veronika: 65
8. BRA - OLIVEIRA Fernanda / BARBACHAN Ana Luiza: 68
9. AUT - VADLAU Lara / OGAR Jolanta: 74
10. POL - SKRZYPULEC Agnieszka / MROZEK-GLISZCZYNSKA Irmina: 96
Men's Finn: (Final, Top 10)
1. GBR - SCOTT Giles: 36 - Gold
2. SLO - ZBOGAR Vasilij: 68 - Silver
3. USA - PAINE Caleb: 76 - Bronze
4. BRA - ZARIF Jorge: 87
5. CRO - KLJAKOVIC GASPIC Ivan: 89
6. SWE - SALMINEN Max: 90
7. NZL - JUNIOR Josh: 92
8. AUS - LILLEY Jake: 97
9. ARG - OLEZZA BAZAN Facundo: 101
10. NED - POSTMA Pieter-Jan: 105
Men's 470: (Top 10, Medal Race On Thursday)
1. CRO - FANTELA Sime / MARENIC Igor:27
2. GRE - MANTIS Panagiotis / KAGIALIS Pavlos: 38
3. AUS - BELCHER Mathew / RYAN Will: 40
4. USA - MCNAY Stuart / HUGHES Dave: 67
5. SWE - DAHLBERG Anton / BERGSTROM Fredrik: 69
6. GBR - PATIENCE Luke / GRUBE Chris: 69
7. AUT - SCHMID Matthias / REICHSTAEDTER Florian: 73
8. FRA - BOUVET Sofian / MION Jeremie: 79
9. SUI - BRAUCHLI Yannick / HAUSSER Romuald: 92
10. GER - GERZ Ferdinand / SZYMANSKI Oliver: 94
Women's 49erFX: (Top 10, Medal Race On Thursday)
1. ESP - ECHEGOYEN DOMINGUEZ Tamara / BETANZOS MORO Berta: 46
2. BRA - GRAEL Martine / KUNZE Kahena: 46
3. DEN - HANSEN Jena / SALSKOV-IVERSEN Katja Steen: 46
4. NZL - MALONEY Alex / MEECH Molly: 47
5. FRA - STEYAERT Sarah / COMPAN Aude: 75
6. ITA - CONTI Giulia / CLAPCICH Francesca: 76
7. GBR - DOBSON Charlotte / AINSWORTH Sophie: 81
8. NED - BEKKERING Annemiek / DUETZ Annette: 85
9. USA - HENKEN Paris / SCUTT Helena: 94
10. GER - JURCZOK Victoria / LORENZ Anika: 94
Mixed Nacra 17: (Final, Top 10)
1. ARG LANGE Santiago / CARRANZA SAROLI Cecilia: 77
2. AUS - WATERHOUSE Jason / DARMANIN Lisa: 78
3. AUT - ZAJAC Thomas / FRANK Tanja: 78
4. NZL - JONES Gemma / SAUNDERS Jason: 81
5. ITA - BISSARO Vittorio / SICOURI Silvia: 84
6. FRA - BESSON Billy / RIOU Marie: 93
7. SUI - BUHLER Matias / BRUGGER Nathalie: 100
8. USA - GULARI Bora / CHAFEE Louisa: 106
9. GBR - SAXTON Ben / GROVES Nicola: 109
10. BRA - ALBRECHT Samuel / SWAN Isabel: 117
Women's Laser Radial: (Final, Top 10)
1. NED - BOUWMEESTER Marit: 61
2. IRL -MURPHY Annalise: 67
3. DEN - RINDOM Anne-Marie: 71
4. BEL - VAN ACKER Evi: 78
5. FIN - TENKANEN Tuula : 86.6
6. SWE - OLSSON Josefin: 90
7. LTU - SCHEIDT Gintare: 90
8. GBR - YOUNG Alison: 93
9. AUS - STODDART Ashley: 107
10. USA - RAILEY Paige: 131
Men's Laser: (Final)
11. USA - BUCKINGHAM, Charlie: 108 points
Women's RS:X: (Final)
16. USA - LEPERT, Marion: 156.9 points
Men's 49er: (Final)
19. USA - Barrows, Thomas / MORRIS, Joe: 155
Men's RS:X: (Final)
28. USA - PASCUAL, Pedro: 286 points
Viewing: Thursday, August 18
Live coverage will be broadcast online at NBC Olympics via the link below.
Rio 2016 Medal Race Schedule for Thursday: (Local times)
- 13:00 - Women's 470 (Annie Haeger & Briana Provancha, USA)
- 13:45 - Men's 470 (Stu McNay & Dave Hughes, USA)
- 14:30 - Men's 49er
- 15:15 - Women's 49erFX (Paris Henken & Helena Scutt, USA)
Please Note: Races starting on time is contingent on the weather conditions.

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