August 28, 2004
Olympic Regatta: Lovell/Ogletree Win Silver, Cayard/Trinter Settle For Fifth
USA Tornado Sailors Lovell/Ogletree On Their Way To A Silver Medal In Today's Final RacePhoto by Daniel Forster
Athens, Greece - On their third consecutive try at winning an Olympic medal in the Tornado class, John Lovell (New Orleans, La.) and Charlie Ogletree (Houston, Texas/Columbia, N.C.) won the silver in Athens. One last race today had been their one last opportunity to pass Austria's gold medallists (and defending gold medallists from Sydney) Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher in the overall standings, but it was not meant to be. Lovell and Ogletree had been assured of no less than a silver medal going into today, and that is what they will proudly take home.
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Complete and final results for Olympic Regatta:
Tornado - FINAL1. AUT2. USA3. ARG
Star - FINAL1. BRA2. CAN3. FRA5. USA
Europe - FINAL1. NOR2. CZE3. DEN 14. USA
Finn - FINAL1. GBR2. ESP3. POL11. USA
470 Men - FINAL1. USA2. GBR 3. JPN
470 Women - FINAL1. GRE2. ESP3. SWE5. USA
49er - FINAL1. ESP2. UKR3. GBR5. USA
Laser - FINAL1. BRA2. AUT 3. SLO8. USA
Mistral Men - FINAL1. ISR2. GRE3. GBR28. USA
Mistral Women - FINAL1. FRA2. CHN3. ITA16. USA
Yngling - FINAL1. GBR2. UKR3. DEN10. USA
Complete results at http://www.sailing.org/olympics2004/default.asp.
posted by Breakwater 8/29/2004 06:51:00 PM
August 22, 2004
USA Laser sailor Mark MendelblattPhoto by Jan Harley
Olympic Regatta Day 9: Two Classes Wrap Up, USA Going Strong in Three More
Athens, Greece - Medal rounds in the Europe and Laser classes were sailed today at the Olympic Regatta, but without the U.S. in contention for gold, silver or bronze. Laser sailor Mark Mendelblatt (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Europe sailor Meg Gaillard (Pelham, N.Y./Jamestown, R.I.) finished eighth and 14th overall in their respective 11-race series and reflected on their performance and Olympic experience in Athens. "I sailed alright but it takes more than that at the Olympics," said Mendelblatt, who finished his series with a ninth-place finish in today's single final race. "My highlight came in the first race of the series when I finished second. You have to make decisions based on what you see and be fast while you're at it."
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Standings after today's races:
Europe - FINAL1. NOR2. CZE3. DEN 14. USA
49er1. UKR2. ESP3. GBR6. USA
Laser - FINAL1. BRA2. AUT 3. SLO8. USA
Mistral Men1. ISR2. BRA3. GRE25. USA
Mistral Women1. CHN2. ITA 3. FRA 16. USA
Star1. BRA2. DEN 3. SUI 7. USA
Tornado1. USA2. AUT 3. ARG
Complete results at http://www.sailing.org/olympics2004/default.asp.
Olympic Diary
By US SAILING's Olympic Director Jonathan Harley
GOLD for 470 Men!August 21 - What else can be said about the performance of Paul Foerster and Kevin Burnham. GOLD! What a way to end the regatta and what an evening! The day began with every class under the postponement flag. Very light winds were predicted, and concern was expressed that there might not be enough wind to get in a race by the 3:00 pm starting deadline for the classes sailing their final race. At about 1:30 p.m. there seemed to be enough wind to get the 470s on the water. Paul and Kevin had left early and waited for the wind at the course area. It was cooler on the water so they ate their peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and waited. Those ashore just baked as it was forecast to be 40 degrees Celsius (104 F).
Full story at: http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/OlympicGames/2004/diary/Aug21.asp.
posted by Breakwater 8/23/2004 07:53:00 AM
August 21, 2004
Olympic Regatta Day 8: Foerster and Burnham Win 470 Gold, Stars and Tornados Start Strong
Foerster and Burnham celebrate after winning goldPhoto by Daniel Forster
Athens, Greece - The 470 men's team of Paul Foerster (Rockwall, Texas) and Kevin Burnham (Miami, Fla.) won a gold medal today for the USA at the 2004 Olympic Regatta for sailing, adding to their country's current harvest of medals at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. It came down to one race, one chance for Foerster and Burnham to secure their fleet lead from yesterday, and only one other country-Great Britain--that could mathematically push them back to a silver-medal position. That last fact became fiction, however, more than two minutes before the start, when the British team's positioning went horribly wrong and the Americans trapped them.
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Standings after today's races:
Europe1. NOR2. CZE3. DEN 13. USA
Finn - FINAL1. GBR2. ESP3. POL11. USA
470 Men - FINAL1. USA2. GBR 3. JPN
470 Women - FINAL1. GRE2. ESP3. SWE5. USA
49er1. ESP2. UKR3. USA
Laser1. BRA2. AUT 3. SLO10. USA
Mistral Men1. ISR2. BRA3. GRE25. USA
Mistral Women1. CHN2. ITA 3. FRA 16. USA
Star1. USA2. BRA 3. SUI
Yngling - FINAL1. GBR2. UKR3. DEN10. USA
Tornado1. AUT2. USA 3. ESP
Complete results at http://www.sailing.org/olympics2004/default.asp.
posted by Breakwater 8/22/2004 09:54:00 PM
August 19, 2004
Olympic Regatta Day 6: Good Day for Team USA
The USA Yngling Team Cronin/Filter/Haberland (left) and the USA 470 Women's Team McDowell/Kinsolving (right) each won a race todayPhotos by Daniel Forster
Athens Greece - Today's two races in the 470 men's class determined that the USA's team of Paul Foerster (Dallas, Texas) and Kevin Burnham (Miami, Fla.) will win at least a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Regatta for sailing. The duel for gold between Foerster/Burhham and Great Britain's team of Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield, which the USA decisively toppled today from its top spot on the scoreboard, will take place Saturday, Aug. 21. There are only two points that separate the two teams and both are untouchable by Sweden and Japan, which are tied for bronze.
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Standings after today's races:
Europe1. NOR2. AUS3. DEN 11. USA
Finn1. GBR2. ESP3. POL14. USA
470 Men1. USA2. GBR 3. SWE
470 Women1. GRE2. ESP3. SWE6. USA
49er1. NOR2. BRA 3. UKR 8. USA
Laser1. BRA2. AUT 3. SLO10. USA
Mistral Men1. BRA2. ISR3. POL24. USA
Mistral Women1. HKG2. ITA 3. FRA 15. USA
Yngling1. GBR2. DEN3. UKR12. USA
posted by Breakwater 8/20/2004 04:44:00 AM
Olympic Regatta Day 4:Catch-Up Played in Light Air
Athens, Greece (August 17) - After gear-breaking Meltemi winds forced postponement of racing on three of four Olympic courses yesterday, organizers worked hard today to catch up with the competition schedule. Again, the breeze did not cooperate, but this time the problem was too little wind speed rather than too much.The 49er class sailed its rescheduled first race from yesterday but had to forego its rescheduled second race when the wind petered out completely. Europes, 470s and Lasers each sailed two rescheduled races from yesterday, giving the classes a total of four, six and four races, respectively, in their series. Mistrals had the most frustrating day. The women's division completed one of two scheduled races while the men's division got in nothing at all. An ambitious plan for the men to sail two scheduled races and re-sail the opening series race from Sunday was scrapped, but not after an attempted race had to be abandoned at its mid-point.
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posted by Breakwater 8/18/2004 12:45:00 PM
Olympic Regatta Day 2
USA 470 Men Foerster/BurnhamPhoto by Clive Mason/Getty Images
Athens, Greece (August 15) - A fresh "Meltemi" breeze cooled things off today at the Agios Kosmas Sailing Center where the Olympic Regatta is being held, but the action heated up for the 400 sailors competing there. The 18-20 knot winds, with gusts to 25, gave the Finn, 470 (men and women) and Yngling classes a solid second day of competition and the Europe, Laser and Mistral (men and women) classes an action-packed start to their series. Improving their position from third yesterday to second today was the 470 Men’s team of Paul Foerster (Rockwall, Texas) and Kevin Burnham (Miami, Fla.). Their boat speed blazed in race one when they crossed the fleet shortly after the start and sailed to a second-place finish to move into the fleet lead. Full Story
posted by Breakwater 8/16/2004 05:26:00 PM