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Afternoon Tea, 2012 Olympics, Day 8

by Stuart Streuli

A pack house at the Nothe watched two very exciting medal races, with the British medals in both coming down to the last few meters. They were rewarded with a silver in the Star and a gold in Finn, the latter confirming Ben Ainslie as the most successful Olympic sailor in history.

A banner day for the British and for fans of sailing. But a tough one for the U.S. Sailing Team.

I kept telling the Brits that there is only one Super Sunday, and it occurs in February and involves about as far from a sailing regatta as a sporting event can get. But you try getting a word in when national heroes Ben Ainslie and Iain Percy are going for gold.

For the Brits it was a huge day and probably just how the organizers of the Weymouth Olympic Regatta drew it up many years ago, with two of their most well-known sailors fighting for Olympic gold on a beautiful summer Sunday on the south coast.

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Morning Toast, 2012 Olympics, Day 8

by Stuart Streuli

Jonas Hoegh-Christensen (right) and Ben Ainslie (left) at the finish of Race 9 in the Finn class. Will the order be reversed in today's medal race?

To kick off our second week of Olympic coverage, we look at all the math and potential maneuvering involved in today's two medal races.

On Tap for Today:

Medal Races: Finn at 1300, Stars at 1400, on the Nothe Course

Women’s 470: Race 5 on Weymouth Bay West, no earlier than 1400, Race 6 on the Nothe Course, approximately 1530

49er: Races 12 and 13 on Weymouth Bay West Course, starting at noon

RS:X Women: Races 9 and 10 on the Portland Harbour Course, starting at noon

RS:X Men: Races 9 and 10 on the Portland Harbour Course, starting at 1330

Weather:

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2012 Olympics, Day 8 Live Coverage

by The Editors

Super Sunday is here. Can Team GBR repeat its Finn-Star double gold from 2008. Find out today. We'll have people at both ends of the course, plus watching the tracker and TV. In short, we've got it covered.

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Afternoon Tea, 2012 Olympics, Day 7

by Stuart Streuli

Amanda Clark and Sarah Lihan reach into the finish of Race 1 on Day 2 of their Olympic regatta.

The women's match racers and 470 team hold on to their medal hopes. For the rest of the U.S. team, however, it's about personal pride.

How’s this for an exciting set up for a medal race? The top four sailors in the Laser Radial class will enter the medal race on Monday in a virtual dead heat. Lijia Xu of China, Marit Bouvmeester of the Netherlands, Annalise Murphy of Ireland, and Evi Van Acker of Belgium have either 33 or 34 points after 10 races.

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Morning Toast, 2012 Olympics, Day 7

by Stuart Streuli

An American-centric look at Day 7 of the 2012 Olympic Regatta.

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2012 Olympics, Day 7 Live Coverage

by The Editors

The medal races start tomorrow, but there's a lot of crucial races on Day 7 of the 2012 Olympic Regatta. Catch all the live action.

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Afternoon Tea, 2012 Olympics, Day 6

by Stuart Streuli

The regatta ends early, and in disappointing fashion, for 2008 silver medalist Zach Railey. But there's some good news from the 470 circle. A quick look back at U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider on Day 6 of the 2012 Olympic Regatta.

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Worth the Wait

by Stuart Streuli

Sarah Lihan and Amanda Clark were in great spirits after sailing themselves to a seventh and a third on the opening day of competition in the Women's 470 class at the 2012 Olympics. They are fifth, but just three points off the lead.

The last team to start racing puts together the best opening set of results for the U.S. Sailing Team Sperry Top-Sider. Amanda Clark and Sarah Lihan are right in the lead group in the Women's 470.

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2012 Olympics, Day 6 Live Coverage

by The Editors

Ben and Jonas, Iain and Robert. The Women's 470. The 49ers on the Nothe. And more. It's a busy day off Weymouth and we'll have as much of the action as we can bring you from our multiple vantage points.

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Morning Toast, 2012 Olympics, Day 6

by Stuart Streuli

Ben and Jonas resume their battle for Finn glory. The Women's 470 get started, finally, and the 49ers go for three crucial races on the topsy-turvy Nothe Course.

What's on Tap for Today (Friday, Aug. 3, 2012)

Lasers: Race 7 on the North Course at noon, Race 8 on the Portland Harbour Course at 1340, approximately

Laser Radial: Races 7 and 8 on the Portland Harbour Course, starting at 1330 approximately

49er: Races 9, 10, and 11 on the Nothe Course, starting no earlier than 1330

470 Men: Races 3 and 4 on the Weymouth Bay West Course, starting at 1210

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