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The End of a Dream |
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Qingdao, China - August 18, 2008 - Three races for the Tornado Class in moderate conditions today spelled the end of our Olympic dream of adding a Qingdao Gold Medal to our Athens Silver Medal. Our finishes of 12-14-15 today means we have eliminated ourselves from winning a medal at these games.
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Day Three - Results and Photos |
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For results go to http://www.sailing.org/olympics/resultscentre.php and click on Tornado in the left-hand column. This site will also allow you to follow leg-by-leg places, both while we are racing and afterwards.
For a great slide show of racing on Day One of the Tornado competition, go to http://www.sailing.org/olympics/news/24738.php
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Slow Sledding on Day Two |
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Qingdao, China - August 16, 2008 - We sailed races two and three on the Tornado course yesterday and in race three, posted our best finish of these games, a seventh. However our 14-12 record prior to that has dragged us down to 13th place overall.
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Day One – Inauspicious Beginning |
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Qingdao, China - August 15, 2008 - We blasted out of the blocks today in the first Tornado race at the Summer Olympics. From there, weather and circumstances conspired to flush us to the back of the pack. We crossed the finish line 14th out of the 15 boats competing but at least we can say we’ve got over our opening night jitters.
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Prepped for Practice Day |
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Qingdao, China - August 13, 2008 - The first race day for the Tornado Class in the Olympic Games is almost upon us. Tomorrow we sail a practice race and then on Friday we line up on Course A, the inshore race course right off the harbour breakwater and spectator grandstand, for the start of Race One. Two races are scheduled.
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Unleashing the Chupacabra |
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Qingdao, China - August 6, 2008 - There are just three days to go before everyone on the US Sailing Team boards a chartered jet to head to Beijing for the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games.
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