Stu McNay & Lara Dallman-Weiss (USA) © Lexi Pline
FINAL UPDATE OF 2024 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS
13 Jan 2024After eight days of competition, US Sailing declared winners in five of the Olympic sailing disciplines at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Sailing.
Stu McNay and Lara Dallman-Weiss in the Mixed 470 completed the first of their two-part process to get to Marseille and will now work to qualify the USA for spots in their respective classe.
Competitors were tested with a wide range of conditions on two course areas – one on the Atlantic Ocean off South Beach and the other in Biscayne Bay. At the beginning of the week, a front tested the athletes’ skills in big wind and waves. As the clouds cleared on Thursday, breeze moderated to classic Miami conditions.
Though Stu McNay (Providence, RI) and Lara Dallman-Weiss (Shoreview, Minn.) led the 470 event throughout the regatta, they didn’t clinch the win and their athlete selection until the final day. The team was on high alert, with the competition hot on their heels all eight days. Louisa Nordstrom (Sarasota, Fla.) and Trevor Bornarth (Port Salerno, Fla.) finished close behind in second by only one point, followed by Carmen Cowles (Larchmont, NY) and Dave Hughes (Miami, Fla.) in third.
If they qualify the country, this will be a return trip to the Olympics for both McNay and Dallman-Weiss. McNay is a four-time Olympian (Beijing, London, Rio, and Tokyo), while Dallman-Weiss made her Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games. McNay and Dallman-Weiss will look to fully secure their ticket to Paris by qualifying the USA at the 470 World Championship in Palma de Mallorca this February 24 – March 3.
Final Results: Top three in 470 Mixed after day eight:
1. Stu McNay & Lara Dallman-Weiss (20)
2. Louisa Nordstrom & Trevor Bornarth (21)
3. Carmen Cowles & David Hughes (25)