BATTLE FOR THE TOP PODIUM POSITIONS ARE STILL ONGOING IN MIAMI
02 Feb 2019Day 5 of the Hempel World Cup Series Miami was another day in light air that tested crews and Race Committee.
The top three boats in the Women's 470 fleet are separated by just four points, setting up an intriguing battle for the podium positions. Frekerike Loewe and Anna Markfort (GER) are currently at the top of the standings with Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) second and Fabienne Oster and Anastasiya Winkel (GER) in third. Should any of those teams falter in the Medal Race, Fernanda Oliveira and Ana Luiza Barbachan (BRA) will be eager jump onto the podium.
The nature of the Medal Race, which counts for double points and as the tiebreaker, means that any two teams within two points of one another are effectively tied. Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergström (SWE) may lead the regatta by a point over Spain's Jordi Xammar Hernandez and Nicolás Rodríguex García-Paz, but it will be a who-beats-whom battle for gold tomorrow. Naoki Ichino and Takashi Hasegawa (JPN) and Balázs Gyapjas and Zsombor Gyapjas (HUN) are tied for third and technically alive for gold. But it's given the 14-point spread from second to third, it's probable those latter two teams will be marking one another in the race for bronze.
Racing commences at 12:00 local time and will be available to watch on World Sailing's YouTube and Facebook.
Results
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