Olympic Regatta: Lovell/Ogletree Mining For Gold Tomorrow

USA Tornado Team Lovell/Ogletree Photo by Menahem Kahana/Getty Images

ATHENS, GREECE (August 27, 2004) - The USA's Tornado sailors John Lovell (New Orleans, La.) and Charlie Ogletree (Houston, Texas/Columbia, N.C.), who secured themselves at least a silver medal yesterday, will battle for gold tomorrow, when racing resumes for their class as well as for the Star class. This will be the final day of the Olympic Regatta 2004 in Athens, with one race scheduled for each of the two classes as a medal round. Also fighting for a medal position, albeit not assured, will be Star sailors Paul Cayard (Kentfield, Calif.) and Phil Trinter (Lorain, Ohio/Port Washington, N.Y.). They are currently in fourth overall while Lovell and Ogletree are in second.

There is no racing today, as the Tornados and Stars are observing a reserve day. The balance of the nine Olympic classes (11 divisions) competing on the Saronic Gulf off the Agios Kosmas Sailing Center in Greece, have completed their series. The USA has claimed one gold medal, in the 470 men's division, won by Paul Foerster (Rockwall, Texas) and Kevin Burnham (Miami, Fla.).

Additional background information on the events, and the U.S. athletes, is available online at www.ussailing.org/Olympics/OlympicGames/2004.  

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Current Standings of U.S. Sailors: (for full results http://www.sailing.org/olympics2004)

Europe (Final--after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
14. Meg Gaillard (Jamestown, R.I./Pelham, N.Y.), 9-11-13-9-3-13-11-16-9-(19)-19; 113

Finn (Final--after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
11. Kevin Hall (Bowie, Md./Ventura, Calif.), 11-6-13-(17)-16-14-13-9-9-17-7; 115

470 Men (Final--after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
1. Paul Foerster (Rockwall, Texas) and Kevin Burnham (Miami, Fla.), 1-8-2-15-9-4-3-7-18-4-(22); 71

470 Women (Final--after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
5. Katie McDowell (Barrington, R.I.) and Isabelle Kinsolving (New York, N.Y.), 12-16-3-12-9-2-(18)-17-8-1-4; 84

49er (Final--after 16 races) SERIES COMPLETED
5. Tim Wadlow (San Diego, Calif.) and Pete Spaulding (Miami, Fla.), 7-8-5-(OCS/20)-9-9-8-3-1-(13)-7-3-10-11-1-10; 92

Laser (Final--after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
8. Mark Mendelblatt (St. Petersburg, Fla.), 2-14-20-6-6-10-(29)-22-16-6-9; 111

Mistral Men (after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
28. Peter Wells (Newport Beach/La Canada, Calif.), 22-20-23-16-22-29-27-24-30-28-(31); 241

Mistral Women (Final--after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
16. Lanee Butler Beashel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), 13-16-9-(18)-17-13-6-14-(19)-15-5; 126

Star (after 10 races)
4. Paul Cayard (Kentfield, Calif.) and Phil Trinter (Lorain, Ohio/Port Washington, N.Y.), 1-6-(15)-10-3-6-1-15-6-8; 56

Tornado (after 10 races)
2. John Lovell (New Orleans, La.) and Charlie Ogletree (Houston, Texas/Columbia, N.C.), 2-2-1-6-(9)-9-6-7-1-2; 36

Yngling (Final--after 11 races) SERIES COMPLETED
10. Carol Cronin (Jamestown, R.I.), Liz Filter (Stevensville, Md.) and Nancy Haberland (Annapolis, Md.), 2-10-16-9-15-10-1-15-7-1-(OCS/17); 86