{"id":70040,"date":"2021-05-27T14:13:40","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=70040"},"modified":"2023-05-06T23:06:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T03:06:42","slug":"the-us-sailing-team-bound-for-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/the-us-sailing-team-bound-for-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Sailing Team Bound for Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"49er <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea, first-time campaigners in the 49erFX have been quick studies of the skiff and top international performers in their first year.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

US Sailing has confirmed the names of the 13 sailors who will represent the United States at the Olympic Games this coming July and August near Tokyo, Japan. The team hails from nine U.S. states and territories including California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wisconsin. The finalization of the team roster comes after nearly five years campaigning by not only the 13 Olympic Team nominees, but dozens of additional American sailors who were part of U.S. Sailing\u2019s Olympic Team selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know how much work it takes to earn selection to Team USA, and what a special honor it is to represent your country in the Olympics,\u201d said Paul Cayard, Executive Director of U.S. Olympic Sailing. \u201cI\u2019m excited to support this group of 13 talented athletes as they race in Enoshima. I\u2019m also proud of the larger community of U.S. Olympic-class sailors that competed in the selection process and pushed the Games team. The combined strength and depth of our Tokyo 2020 nominees, of our larger national team and of our development program is key to our success this summer and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

With the dates of the Games significantly impacted for only the fourth time in the 125-year history of the modern Olympic movement, athletes on the US Sailing Team, the annually-selected national team, had to adapt to a situation that was unprecedented in multiple respects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pandemic created an interesting challenge for the world of Olympic Sailing,\u201d said Luther Carpenter, Head Coach of the US Sailing Team. \u201cOur sailors and coaches had to stay home or close to home, respect the virus, and brainstorm how to be productive. We worked to capitalize on the positives of the \u2018zoom world,\u2019 and we dove deep into all the things we never typically have time for. I am proud of our sailors for growing as a team, collaborating and interacting with experts and U.S. medalists from prior Olympic Games.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The final year before the Games would usually involve relentless periods of relocation, training and competition for sailors around the world. The onset of COVID-19, and the ensuing travel restrictions, only raised the stakes for all competitors worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Team USA returns Games-tested athletes to the Olympic regatta in five of the nine sailing classes in which Americans will compete at Tokyo 2020, giving the group a strong core of experience. Athletes in four classes will make their Olympic debut, and the U.S. will not compete in the Men\u2019s 49er event after narrowly missing national qualification in that class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur team\u2019s post-lockdown regatta results give us confidence that the pandemic training plan and execution is working,\u201d said Carpenter. \u201cThat\u2019s what the Olympics is all about; athletes performing to the highest of standards,\u202fmade possible by unquestionable standards of preparation and training.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The Games of the XXXII Olympiad will take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021, and the sailing events will be based on the island of Enoshima, approximately 35 miles southwest of Tokyo. The largest sporting event in the world, the Olympic Games will feature approximately 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries competing in 339 medal events. The sailing events will feature up to 350 athletes competing in ten classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

All nominations to the Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Team are subject to approval by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Tokyo 2020 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team Nominees (listed in order of date of selection):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

49erFX (Women\u2019s Two-Person High Performance Skiff)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Stephanie Roble (East Troy, Wis.) Maggie Shea (Wilmette, Ill.) \u2013 Team Roble-Shea has been on the 49erFX campaign trail together since the fall of 2016, earning several medals at major events including the 2019 Pan American Games and 2019 Hempel World Cup Series-Genoa. A highlight was a bronze medal at the 49erFX World Championship in 2020. Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympic Games appearances for both Roble and Shea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Nacra 17 (Mixed Two-Person Multihull)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Riley Gibbs (Long Beach, Calif.) and Anna Weis (Fort Lauderdale, FL) \u2013 The U.S. multihull pair were Pan American Games Champions in 2019 and also earned bronze at the 2020 Oceania Championship. At the 2019 Worlds, they finished 14th. Gibbs and Weis will compete in their first career Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Nacra <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Reilly Gibbs and crew Anna Weiss have been on the fast track in the Nacra 17 class. Their first Olympic campaign in the challenging catamaran has netted them top international finishes early on.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

ILCA 6 – Radial (Women\u2019s One-Person Dinghy)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Paige Railey (Clearwater, Fla.) \u2013 Tokyo 2020 will be the third consecutive Olympic Games appearance for the accomplished Railey, a five-time World Championship medalist, a Rolex World Sailor of the Year, a three-time Pan American Games medalist and a US Sailing Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"radial <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Paige Railey, the longhauler of the Laser Radial (now ILCA 6) will get her third shot at an Olympic medal.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

Finn (Men\u2019s One-Person Heavyweight Dinghy)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Luke Muller (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) \u2013 Following multiple national championship wins as a youth Laser sailor, Muller medaled in the 2019 Finn Hempel World Cup Series-Miami and logged a career-best 6th place finish at the 2021 Finn Gold Cup (World Championship) in Porto, Portugal. Tokyo 2020 will be Muller\u2019s first career Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Finn <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Tokyo will be the final appearance of the Finn, the iconic men’s heavyweight singlehanded dinghy, and Luke Muller is keen to claim one of the Finn class’s final medals.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

ILCA 7 – Standard (Men\u2019s One-Person Dinghy)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Charlie Buckingham (Newport Beach, Calif.) \u2013 The Laser North American Champion, two-time College Sailor of the Year and Lima 2019 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist will sail at his second consecutive Olympic Games. Buckingham has had a strong run of recent results, including winning the 2020 Italian Olympic Class Championship, taking 6th overall at the 2020 Laser European Championships, and 4th overall at the 2020 Kieler Woche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Charlie <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Charlie Buckingham is the Laser North American Champion, two-time College Sailor of the Year and 2019 Pan American Games Bronze Medalist. Tokyo will be his second Olympic appearance.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s RS:X (Women\u2019s Board)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Farrah Hall (Annapolis, MD) \u2013 Hall has medaled in several RS:X events including the 2011 Pan American Games, the 2012 US Sailing Rolex Miami OCR, the 2018 North American Championships, and took gold at the 2015 Semaine Olympique Francaise. Tokyo 2020 marks Hall\u2019s second appearance on the Olympic stage, following her appearance at the London 2012 Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Farrah <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Women’s RS:X rep Farrah Hall has been campaigning in the windsurfing class since her teen years. She last competed in London.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s RS:X (Men\u2019s Board)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Pedro Pascual (Miami, Fla.) \u2013 Pascual won the RS:ONE European Championship before making gold fleet at the 2016 RS:X Worlds and winning the 2020 Sailing World Cup Miami. Pascual will sail in his second career Olympics following his Rio 2016 appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"RS:x\" <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Pedro Pascual went to Rio as a 20-year-old first-time Olympian and finished near the bottom of the RS:X class, but has been training intensely to get himself closer to the podium.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

Men\u2019s 470 (Men\u2019s Two-Person Dinghy)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Stu McNay (Providence, R.I.) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) \u2013 McNay will compete at his fourth consecutive Olympic Games, and his second with teammate Hughes. The veteran pair have consistently challenged for medals since teaming up in 2012, and have earned dozens of podium finishes at the national, World Cup and Continental levels. McNay and Hughes head into the Games after a 5th place finish at the 2021 World Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Stuart <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Crew David Hughes and Stuart McNay barely missed the podium in Rio in 2016, but they’ve been campaigning since 2012 and see Tokyo as their final shot at gold.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s 470 (Women\u2019s Two-Person Dinghy)<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Nikole Barnes (St. Thomas, USVI) and Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.) \u2013 Three-time All-American collegiate sailor and active-duty U.S. Coast Guard Lieutenant Nikole Barnes will team up with 2016 Farr 40 North American Champion Lara Dallman-Weiss in their first Olympic Games appearances. Their 7th at the 2021 World Championship is a career-best to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Womens <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Skipper Nikki Barnes and crew Lara Dallman-Weiss earned their berth only months before the Olympic regatta, and are on a steady rise in the Women’s 470 international scene.<\/span>\n Sailing Energy<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Meet the athletes who\u2019ve put in the long hours to reach the pinnacle of international sailing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"US Sailing Team","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20210527","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"159","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The US Sailing Team Roster is complete ahead of the delayed Tokyo Olympic regatta. Here's the squad that's headed to Enoshima in the quest for medals and personal bests.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"A5V7UQTUBJBHDJXCVZ3ZZ7HMRQ","arc_website_url":"story\/racing\/the-us-sailing-team-bound-for-tokyo\/","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"right-sidebar","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":0,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[185,177,1584,223],"class_list":["post-70040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-racing","tag-olympics","tag-racing","tag-tokyo","tag-us-sailing-team"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}