MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The United States snagged its first sailing medal since Rio, a bronze in the men’s.
Spain and the Netherlands won the first gold medals in the men’s and women’s skiffs respectively on Friday, in what sailors called the first “normal wind” day of the 2024 Olympics.
Fickle winds forced medal races for the skiffs known as 49er and 49erFX — powerful, bird-like two-person boats — to be abandoned or rescheduled Thursday in Marseille.
On Friday, the women’s race started on time just after noon and gave a wild finish to the Dutch team of Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz, while Spain’s Diego Botín and Florian Trittel cruised to gold.
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Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea of the United States prepare to round a mark during a women’s 49erFX skiff class race during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea of the United States sail during a women’s 49erFX skiff class race during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
Competitors of the United States compete in the men’s skiff class fleet race during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea of the United States and Johanne Schmidt and Andrea Schmidt of Denmark cross during a women’s 49erFX skiff class race during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
Teams from New Zealand, United States, Denmark and Germany compete in the men’s skiff race during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of the United States sail before a men’s skiff race during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
Dominique Stater of the United States competes in a women’s windsurfing race, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of the United States, left, and Florian Trittel Paul and Diego Botin Le Chever of Spain compete in a men’s skiff race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of the United States celebrate clinching the bronze medal in the men’s skiff race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of the United States celebrate clinching the bronze medal in the men’s skiff race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of the United States celebrate clinching the bronze medal in the men’s skiff race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of the United States celebrate clinching the bronze medal in the men’s skiff race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of the United States celebrate clinching the bronze medal in the men’s skiff race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) -
Lara Dallman-Weiss and Stuart McNay of the United States compete in a mixed dinghy race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) -
United States sailing teammates cheer on compatriots Ian Barrows and Hans Henken after they won the bronze medal in the men’s skiff race at the Olympic marina during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Silver went to New Zealand for the men’s and Sweden for the women’s, while France won the women’s bronze.
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