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Bouvet and Mion End Belcher Streak At ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami
dimanche 2 février 2014 –
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470 Women
World #3 Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) continued their triumphant ways on Saturday by coming from behind to win the medal race and seal the gold medal in the small but talented Women’s 470.
They won six of seven races this week to win by a 12 point margin over former 470 World Championship silver medalists Camille Lecointre and Hélène Defrance (FRA). Lecointre and Defrance placed third today to earn silver. Lara Vadlau and Jolanta Ogar (AUT) took the bronze.
The Britons made a late surge on the final downwind for the decisive win after a slow start to begin the race. They started the day with an eight point advantage.
McIntyre was ecstatic about the team’s performance this week,
"We had an awful start and had to battle our way through. The people we didn’t want to be winning were winning, so it was a pretty full-on race. But we pulled through and managed to win it, so it’s all good.
"It’s just nice to know that we’ve got good pace, which is always helpful, and it’s nice to know that we’re able to handle ourselves in tight situations.”
Laser Radial
Paige Railey (USA) successfully defended her ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami title from last year with another stellar performance this week. Railey was the most consistent sailor from start to finish with a fleet series scoring line of 2-1-2-(12)-2-4. She had an 11 point lead over 2012 Olympic silver medalist Marit Bouwmeester (NED) heading into Saturday.
Bouwmeester comfortably won the medal race and Railey was second. They were first and second, respectively around each mark.
Despite a ninth place result in Saturday’s race, Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) captured the bronze.
"I had some goals for how I wanted to sail the medal race and where I wanted to finish,” said Railey. "I wasn’t thinking about the – ’what if’ - if I do this, I could lose the event. It was more about what I was going to work towards so I can keep progressing for Rio, and what we will face there.”
Voir en ligne : Press info ISAF / www.sailing.org/swc
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