Team New Zealand won the 36e America’s Cup, retaining the legendary Silver Ewer thanks to a seventh decisive victory against the Italian challenge Luna Rossa in Auckland.
Initially led 3-2, the Kiwi crew has chained five straight wins since Saturday to finally win 7-3 and offer New Zealand a fourth coronation in one of the oldest sports competitions in the world. “It’s completely unreal, it’s a huge satisfaction for the team”New Zealand coxswain Peter Burling said just after the victory.
“So proud”
The New Zealanders had hoped to kill the game on Tuesday, but a shift in the direction of the wind prompted organizers to postpone the tenth round for a day. And on Wednesday, Luna Rossa never seemed able to threaten New Zealand supremacy, with Team New Zealand finally crossing the finish line 46 seconds ahead.
The New Zealand Prime Minister was quick to congratulate her compatriots who are, after the United States, the second most successful nation in this prestigious event since the victories of 1995, 2000 and 2017.
“Team New Zealand makes us so proud again by making the America’s Cup New Zealand’s Cup”Jacinda Ardern said in a statement.
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