John Cairns wrote:

The shame of American sailors, getting stomped by the rest of the
world. I guess it's a reflection of the state of the sport in the US
more than anything else. Surprising not to see the Aussies or Kiwis up
there also.

I don't know that I'd call it getting "stomped". Gold in the men's
470. 5th place in the Women's 470 and in the 49er. 8th in the Laser.
Midfleet in the rest of the events that have finished.

And with four reces remaining, the US team is second in the Tornado and
4th in the Star.

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The only thing that matters is getting a medal. US has one medal, the Brits
have 5. Just like racing, only the top 3 finishers get the flags. I
misspoke, we aren't getting stomped by the "rest of the world" just the
Brits and Spaniards, who have 3 medals at this point. Apparently the
Brazilians have already collected the gold in the Star, though it hasn't
been presented yet, it looks like the US has an outside chance of collecting
a medal here, and a lock on the Star competition, but this would still only
give them 3 medals, equaling the Spanish.
John Cairns
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John Cairns wrote:

The shame of American sailors, getting stomped by the rest of the
world. I guess it's a reflection of the state of the sport in the US
more than anything else. Surprising not to see the Aussies or Kiwis up
there also.

I don't know that I'd call it getting "stomped". Gold in the men's
470. 5th place in the Women's 470 and in the 49er. 8th in the Laser.
Midfleet in the rest of the events that have finished.

And with four reces remaining, the US team is second in the Tornado and
4th in the Star.

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