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Olympic Regatta Day 11:
Tunnicliffe Brings Home Gold Medal in Laser Radial
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Anna Tunnicliffe sailed a great final race.
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Anna Tunnicliffe celebrates after winning her gold medal.
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Qingdao, China (August 19) - Anna Tunnicliffe (Plantation, FL) finished in second place in today's Laser Radial medal race to claim gold at her first Olympic Games. Having never won a race in the eight-day series, Tunnicliffe
sailed with consistency to win by the tightest of margins.
Tunnicliffe entered the 10-boat, light air medal race defending gold, but after turning back at the start for an individual recall she had potentially taken herself out of the running. She said she wasn't positive whether
she was over early or not, but she wanted to be safe. Her setback left her fighting to keep silver around the first lap, and by the bottom mark she had lost one boat and rounded in second to last. On that last upwind leg, she
said, "I saw a puff on the left and said, 'Well, here it goes.' It was a risk, but it was a risk worth taking."
Tunnicliffe shot up to third place at the next mark, putting her in gold-medal position and sending the crowd on land into frenzied cheers. She finished the race in second, her fans went ballistic and she had clinched
the Olympic gold medal.
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Latest Results
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49er
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1. DEN
2. ESP
3. GER
6. USA
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470 Men
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1. AUS
2. GBR
3. FRA
13. USA
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470 Women
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1. AUS
2. NED
3. BRA
12. USA
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Finn
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1. GBR
2. USA
3. FRA
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Laser
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1. GBR
2. SLO
3. ITA
25. USA
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Laser Radial
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1. USA
2. LTU
3. CHN
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RS:X Men
1. FRA
2. GBR
3. NZL
26. USA
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Women
1. CHN
2. ITA
3. GBR
26. USA
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Star
1. SWE
2. GBR
3. FRA
12. USA
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Tornado
1. ESP
2. AUS
3. GRE
14. USA
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Yngling
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1. GBR
2. NED
3. GRE
7. USA
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One for the Record Books:
The Story of a Courageous Sailor Who Never Gave Up
By Gary Jobson
The wind was light, the waves choppy, the visibility diminished, and the stakes high.
Such was the scene at Tuesday's Laser Radial medal race in Qingdao. American Anna Tunnicliffe had to finish fourth or better to secure a gold medal. No American woman had won a sailing gold medal since 1988.
Just a few hundred yards away, several thousand fans screamed in support along the sea wall, urging the ten medal racers toward their best. Among them, U.S. Sailing Team leader Dean Brenner and the rest of the American team
cheered wildly as if this were Super Bowl. Of course, for these sailors, that's exactly what this was, and they witnessed a race that will be talked about for many years to come...
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U.S. Olympic Sailing Resources:
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Television network NBC is broadcasting the Olympic Regatta live on its website, www.NBCOlympics.com. The races are also available 'on demand' for free. Go to www.nbcolympics.com/sailing/resultsandschedules/index.html and
click 'Rewind.'
Renowned sailing commentator Gary Jobson is providing live commentary during several races, including the Medal Races. His live commentary can also be watched in the 'on demand' feed.
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