The Medalist U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Sailing - Issue No. 7 Fall 2015
The Medalist newsletter is your source for updates on the US Olympic and Paralympic sailing program and the national team, the US Sailing Team Sperry. This is our path to the podium.
Contents:
- "Uncharted Waters" Launches to Acclaim
- USA medals in Rio de Janeiro and Abu Dhabi
- Youth Worlds Team Prepares for Langkawi
- Olympic Development Program Gains Steam
- Snapshots from the Campaign Trail
- Olympic and Paralympic Trials Set to Begin
- News From Dockside
- New Team Store Arrivals
Have you ever taken a leap of faith? Left the safety of shore just for the chance - the hope - that one day you will look back and it will all be worth it?
Watch. Experience. Explore.
The Olympic sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Onne van der Wal.
One Year Out, Americans Make Strong Impressions In Rio
We’ve gotten our medal race swagger on, and I’m really excited. Everything seems to be clicking together. - Annie Haeger, Test Event gold medalist , Women's 470
Three-time 470 World Champion Dave Ullman has coached Haeger and Provancha to new heights in 2015.
Snapshots
From the campaign trail.
Rio Olympic Test Event, 2015. Images 1-7 by Onne van der Wal. Images 8-12 by Will Ricketson/US Sailing.
Stu McNay and Dave Hughes capped a career year in the 470 with a bronze medal at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Final in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: Onne van der Wal.
Men's 470 Team Continues Roll
This medal, added to our wins this year, has made 2015 truly successful. However, our real goal is to answer with our career-best year in 2016. - Dave Hughes
US Paralympic Trials Set To Begin
The first Rio 2016 Paralympic Games selection event will be the Para World Sailing Championships in Melbourne, Australia in late November. Get to know some of the contenders on "Uncharted Waters:"
Both US Sailing Team Sperry Paralympic Sonars training prior to the start of the Paralympic Trials. Foreground: Andrew Fisher, Tom Brown and Danny Evans. Background: Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell and Hugh Freund.
News From Dockside
The ODP is not just a new youth program, but a fundamental shift in how we develop high-performance sailing talent in the United States. With that in mind, we are very pleased with how the first year of such a large new project has unfolded. - Leandro Spina, Youth Development Director
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New arrivals at the team store
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Team Media Guide
PRESS CONTACT: Will Ricketson, Olympic Communications Manager - willricketson@ussailing.org, (401) 683-0800
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Photography in this issue of The Medalist was created by and is copyright © Will Ricketson/US Sailing Team Sperry, unless otherwise credited.