14 points behind. To hope for gold, in 470 women, this morning in medal race, the French Camille Lecointre and Aloïse Retornaz will therefore have to finish seven places ahead of the English Hannah Mills (Olympic champion in Rio) and Eilidh McIntyre, firmly established in first place overall.
The English have widened the gap, explains Camille Lecointre, bronze medal in Rio with Hélène Defrance, but the positive point is that we have caught up with the Poles and kept a few points ahead of our pursuers. Tomorrow, we will not have to let go, there are people behind and in front! It is not an easy position, but we must not forget that the medal race is our strong point: we maneuver well, tactically speaking we often do better than the others. We come with this little advantage. We are still thinking about gold but not everything will be in our hands with so many points.
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8 h 03 : On the water of Enoshima the forecast wind is about 10 knots (18 km / h), which is enough to make good progress.
8 h 05: The 470 is a dinghy which therefore measures 4.70 m long, which is practiced in doubles: a coxswain and a team member who stands on the “abseil” or “trapeze” to rebalance the heel of the boat.
8 h 12 : The 470 rounds last about 30 minutes.
8 h 15 : In 2024 at the Paris Games, the 470 will be contested in mixed doubles, a man and a woman.
8 h 17: the start will be given in 15 minutes
8h 23 : Departure in 9 minutes
8H 25: As a reminder, to hope to win gold, Lecointre and Retornaz must finish 7 places ahead of the English Mills and McIntyre and ahead of the Poles.
8h 27: The procedure is launched, the competitors try to position themselves at best in front of the line
8h 29: Departure in 4 minutes
8h 30: these are Camille Lecointre’s 3rd Olympics with her 3rd teammate. She had been Aloïse Retornaz’s sailing instructor as an Optimist.
8 h 32: Departure in 1 minute.
8 h 33: Let’s go !
8:35 am: The Germans take the lead.
8 h 35: The French are 3rd next to the Poles and the English
8h 36: It’s very close, but the English are in the game. They will be hard to distance
8h 37: A refusal of wind and the French saw first
8h 38: The French have turned around. It’s a very tactical race
8h 40. It’s a crazy match racing between the French and the English who see each other permanently.
8 h 41: The French women are currently 8th
8 h 41: Approaching the windward buoy
8h 42: The English go 2nd, The French 6th. gold is moving away
8h 43: The Poles are behind the French, the money smells good.
8h 44: British coxswain Anna Mills rushes to Olympic double for gold
8 h 45 : Ouch! The Poles have just passed the French …. For the moment it’s bronze!
8 h 47: At the leeward gate, the French women turn to the right, the Poles and the English to the left.
8 h 48 : The situation is becoming more complicated for the French women who are also losing money since the Poles are 4th!
8 h 49 : The French gybles the first
8 h 50: You absolutely have to finish ahead of the Poles to keep the money, or at worst a place behind!
8h 51: the French again triggered the jibe. it’s very tactical;
8h 52: it will be very tense!
8h 53: The French women pass 6th at the buoy, the Poles 5th.
8h 55: A gap, the French find virtual money
8h 56: The Poles pass 4th !!!
8h 57: English women towards gold assured!
8h 58: It takes nerves!
8h 59: The Poles are 4th on the leeward buoy!
9am: Ouch !!! THEPolish women finish 4th and French women 6th and get the silver medal
A protest from the French to the jury
9 h 02: It was a small disappointment for Camille Lecointre and Aloïse Retornaz who saw the gold and only won the bronze, ahead of the line by the Poles who finished 4th. The French women only finished 6th in the medal won by the Swiss women and in which the English women managed their 5th place.
9h 15: Disgruntled, Aloise Retornaz and Camille Lecointre protest to the jury, believing that the English have let the Poles pass to the last buoy, thus depriving them of the silver medal.
The jury rejects the protest
9 h 30: It’s official, the French have brought a protest to the jury against the English. They reproach them for having voluntarily allowed the Poles to pass at the last buoy. The footage clearly shows Hannah Mills and McIntyre opening the door. And it seems that the Poles thanked the English with a small wave of the hand. Decision to come.
9h 45: The medal ceremony is postponed. not before 10 a.m.
9 h 52 : the jury did not accept the protest of the French women, who remained bronze medals.
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