Olympics - Sailing
Nacra 17 duo Haberl/Frank on the podium for the first time!
The Nacra 17 sailors Lukas Haberl/Tanja Frank have made their first appearance at the Olympic Games with third place in the second race of the day!
In their preferred light wind conditions, the pair also took 15th and 8th place on Monday. In the overall ranking, this means 15th place three races before the medal race of the top ten. Frank spoke of a "relief" after the first two top ten results.
"... we have benefited immensely from this!"
"Thank God we had our conditions today. The three and the eight were really good," said the bronze medallist from Rio 2016. "It was difficult to get into foiling today - but our strength is that we can do it very quickly and we benefited immensely from that," explained Haberl.
The duo are 24 points outside the medal race. "We've had the medal race in our heads since day one and will be going all out on the attack," explained Haberl. In some other classes, however, the gentle breeze off Marseille proved to be a spoilsport.
The 470 sailors Lara Vadlau/Lukas Mähr, who were on course for a medal, did not get a race into the results lists and the seventh race was abandoned. Three races are scheduled on Tuesday to conclude the Opening Series before the Medal Race (on Wednesday).
Bontus still on course for a medal
Only one race was possible for the kite surfers. Valentin Bontus is still on course for a medal after a fourth place overall, while Alina Kornelli is twelfth after an eighth place.
Five races are scheduled for Tuesday in the Formula Kite, but it is questionable whether they will take place. "Even though similar conditions are forecast for tomorrow, I'm not scared. I'm fast and will just keep hammering away," announced Bontus.
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