May 5, 2020 (BRISTOL, R.I.) – The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) released Guiding Principles for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Selection Procedures, on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. The document states, “Where athletes, or a team, have been nominated to the USOPC, in full or in part, the selection procedure shall not be amended in such a way that removes those already nominated athletes.”
In accordance with the above guidance, US Sailing confirms the nomination of the eight athletes below. As of February 29, 2020, each earned selection to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team, per US Sailing’s Selection Procedures.
- Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) & Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Mixed Nacra 17
- Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wisc.) & Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.), Women’s 49erFX
- Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.), Men’s Laser
- Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.), Women’s Laser Radial
- Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.), Women’s RS:X
- Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Men’s RS:X
U.S. athletes Nevin Snow & Dane Wilson also won the U.S. Olympic Trials in the Men’s 49er class. Their nomination status will be made official pending country qualification.
The Trials are still in progress for the Men’s 470, Women’s 470, and Finn classes. US Sailing will nominate the five remaining athletes upon the conclusion of each class’ Trials.
All nominations to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team are pending approval of the USOPC.
For more information on US Sailing’s Olympic Trials system, click here.
ABOUT THE US SAILING TEAM
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ABOUT US SAILING
The United States Sailing Association (US Sailing), the national governing body for sailing, provides leadership, integrity, and advancement for the sport in the United States. Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island, US Sailing is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. US Sailing offers training and education programs for instructors and race officials, supports a wide range of sailing organizations and communities, issues offshore rating certificates, and provides administration and oversight of competitive sailing across the country, including National Championships and the US Sailing Team. For more information, please visit www.ussailing.org.