US Sailing Confirms Nomination of Eight Athletes to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) released Guiding Principles for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Selection Procedures. In accordance with the guidance, US Sailing confirms the nomination of the eight athletes.

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US Sailing Addresses Athletes in Europe Following Recent Travel Restrictions and Event Cancellations  

Due to the travel restrictions from Europe that were announced by the U.S. on Tuesday, March 11 amid the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and recent event cancellations and postponements, US Sailing has advised all American Olympic class sailing athletes who are training in Europe to return to the United States. 

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Pascual and Hall Clinch Olympic Tickets While Nores Delivers U21 Medal

The final day of racing at the 2020 RS:X World Championships came to a close today, resulting in two more US Sailing Team athletes claiming their tickets to the Tokyo Olympic Games. Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.) and Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.) both have earned selection to the 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team and will proudly compete in Enoshima at the Summer Games.

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Roble/Shea Win Bronze and First Round of Athletes Qualify for Tokyo Games

Daily updates from the 2020 Men’s Laser and 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships held in Melbourne, Austrlia.

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Gibbs and Weis Take Gold at Pre-Worlds

Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) used superior upwind boat speed to win the Oceania Championship. On a blustery final day, the American pair finished the day’s races in first and third and won the regatta by three points.

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Three Golds, 1 Bronze for USA at Hempel World Cup Series Miami

Four American sailors to secure Medal victories at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami. Pascual, Reineke and Paine win Gold and Muller wins Bronze. On the final day of the regatta, U.S. athletes in the 470, RS:X, and Finn classes also capped off the second of three events that make up the U.S. athlete Olympic trials.

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U.S. Finns Emerge from 2019 Gold Cup with Stronger Unity and Focus for 2020

The 2019 Finn Gold Cup wrapped with what was probably the windiest day on Port Phillip. For the final races of the event, the athletes saw a southerly breeze at about 15-21 knots. The day began with the final fleet race for all teams outside the top ten and wrapped with the medal race featuring the competitors at the front of the pack.

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Updates from the 2019 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Worlds

On Sunday, December 8, 2019, the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Auckland New Zealand wrapped, marking the end of the 2019 year for the U.S. in these classes. The event seemed to be a turning point for the US Sailing Team after each of the American representatives demonstrated significant improvement throughout the event.

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Roble and Shea Win Bronze at Pre-Worlds – US Sailing Team Looks Strong Heading into Worlds

The US Sailing Team is looking solid heading into the 2019 Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships. On Wednesday, November 27, the team finished the 2019 Oceania Championships with two boats in the top 10, one of which will take home a medal.

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Pascual and Hall Qualify USA for Country Representation at Tokyo 2020 Games

On Saturday, September 28, the 2019 RS:X World Championships concluded, delivering the next round of countries qualified for a berth at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Pedro Pascual (West Palm Beach, Fla.) secured the sixth available country spot in the Men’s class and Farrah Hall (Annapolis, Md.) secured the eighth in the Women’s class.

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