Archive for the ‘rs:x’ Category

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Olympic Windsurfing Results

August 20, 2008

RS:X Women
1. Jian Yin (China)
2. Alessandra Sensini (Italy)
3. Bryony Shaw (Great Britain)
4. Marina Alabau (Spain)
5. Jessica Crisp (Australia)
6. Barbara Kendall (New Zealand)
Article: http://www.sailing.org/olympics/news/24795.php 

RS:X Men
1. Tom Ashley (New Zealand)
2. Julien Bontemps (France)
3. Sharar Zubari (Israel)
4. Nick Dempsey (Great Britain)
No Australian entrant
Article: http://www.sailing.org/olympics/news/24796.php

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Jessica 5th after 9 races

August 18, 2008

After 9 races, Jessica Crisp now lies in 5th place behind Italy, China, Spain & Great Britain. Just race 10 (possibly on Tues) and the Medal Race (Wed) to go. The points are close with only 11 separating 1st & 5th - anything could happen in the next couple of days.

The mark roundings are posted LIVE to the website.
http://www.sailing.org/olympics/resultscentre.php?raceid=42

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Jessica 3rd after 7 races

August 17, 2008

Jessica Crisp dropped to third place today in the windier conditions on the olympic course. China still holds onto 1st with Italy 2nd. It’s still up in the air as to who will be the final medalists with Spain, New Zealand and Great Britain not far behind.
http://www.sailing.org/olympics/resultscentre.php?raceid=38

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Medal Chance at Olympics

August 16, 2008

It is early days yet, but after winning race 5 in the Womens RS:X class, Jessica Crisp is placed 2nd overall. Keep up with her results at http://www.sailing.org/olympics/resultscentre.php?raceid=38

Here’s the main olympic sailing site and other links that may be of interest.
http://www.sailing.org/olympics
http://sailjuice.com (blog)
Results Alert (rss feed)