Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's RS:X
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The Women's RS:X was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics program in Qingdao International Sailing Centre.[2] Eleven races (last one a medal race) were scheduled and completed. 27 sailors, on 27 boards, from 27 nations competed.[3] Ten boards qualified for the medal race.[4][5]
| Women's RS:X[1] at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Line drawing of the RS-X | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Qingdao International Sailing Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | First race: 11 August 2008 Last race: 20 August 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 27 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| ● | Practice race | ● | Race on Yellow | ● | Race on Red | ● | Medal race on Yellow |
| Date | August | |||||||||||||||||
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| 7 Thu |
8 Fri |
9 Sat |
10 Sun |
11 Mon |
12 Tue |
13 Wed |
14 Thu |
15 Fri |
16 Sat |
17 Sun |
18 Mon |
19 Tue |
20 Wed |
21 Thu |
22 Fri |
23 Sat |
24 Sun | |
| Women's RS:X | ● | 2 | 2 | Spare day |
No wind |
1 | No wind |
2 | 2 | 1 | ● | |||||||
For the RS:X course areas A (Yellow) and B (Red) were used. The location (36°1'26"’N, 120°26'52"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Yellow course area and the location (36°2'21"N, 120°25'32"E) points to the center of the 0.6nm radius Red course area. The target time for the course was about 30–35 minutes for the races and 20 minutes for the medal race. The race management could choose from several course configurations.
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Course Areas
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70° Trapezoid Outer Course (O)
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70° Trapezoid Inner Course (I)
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Windward - Leeward Course (W)
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Windward - Leeward Course (WS)
Outer courses
edit- O1: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- O2: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- O3: START – 1 – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3s/3p – 2 – 3p – FINISH
Inner courses
edit- I1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- I2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
- I3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 2 – 3p – FINISH
Windward-Leeward courses
edit- W2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
- W3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
- W4: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – FINISH
Windward-Leeward Slalom courses
edit- WS1: START – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH
- WS2: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH
- WS3: START – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – 1 – 4s/4p – S1 – S2 – S3 – FINISH
Weather conditions
editIn the lead up to the Olympics many questioned the choice of Qingdao as a venue with very little predicted wind. During the races the wind was pretty light and quite unpredictable. Due to lack of wind (< 1.6 knots) two racing days had to be postponed.[8]
| Rank | Country | Helmsman | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Race 8 | Race 9 | Race 10 | Medalrace | Total | Total – discard | |||||||||||
| Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | Pos. | Pts. | |||||
| China | Yin Jian | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.0 | 52.0 | 39.0 | |||
| Italy | Alessandra Sensini | 6 | 6.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 68.0 | 40.0 | |||
| Great Britain | Bryony Shaw | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 73.0 | 45.0 | |||
| 4 | Spain | Marina Alabau | 3 | 3.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 65.0 | 54.0 | ||
| 5 | Australia | Jessica Crisp | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 10 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 66.0 | ||
| 6 | New Zealand | Barbara Kendall | 12 | 12.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 96.0 | 75.0 | ||
| 7 | Poland | Zofia Noceti-Klepacka | 16 | 16.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 8 | 16.0 | 99.0 | 82.0 | ||
| 8 | Ukraine | Olha Maslivets | 5 | 5.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 97.0 | 83.0 | ||
| 9 | Hong Kong | Chan Wai Kei | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 18.0 | 107.0 | 93.0 | ||
| 10 | Israel | Maayan Davidovich | 13 | 13.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 14.0 | 131.0 | 111.0 | ||
| 11 | France | Faustine Merret | 8 | 8.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 3 | 3.0 | - | - | 128.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 12 | Bulgaria | Irina Konstantinova | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 13 | 13.0 | - | - | 119.0 | 101.0 | ||
| 13 | Japan | Yasuko Kosuge | 9 | 9.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 7 | 7.0 | - | - | 120.0 | 102.0 | ||
| 14 | Norway | Jannicke Stålstrøm | 7 | 7.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 18 | 18.0 | - | - | 135.0 | 107.0 | ||
| 15 | Greece | Athina Frai | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 5.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 11 | 11.0 | - | - | 126.0 | 107.0 | ||
| 16 | Finland | Tuuli Petäjä | 14 | 14.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 11 | 11.0 | 14 | 14.0 | - | - | 133.0 | 117.0 | ||
| 17 | Canada | Nikola Girke | 11 | 11.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 15 | 15.0 | - | - | 153.0 | 125.0 | ||
| 18 | Brazil | Patrícia Freitas | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 13.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 16 | 16.0 | 20 | 20.0 | - | - | 158.0 | 135.0 | ||
| 19 | Denmark | Bettina Honoré | 21 | 21.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 14 | 14.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 6 | 6.0 | - | - | 164.0 | 142.0 | ||
| 20 | Thailand | Napalai Tansai | 16 | 16.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 23.0 | - | - | 193.0 | 169.0 | ||
| 21 | Cyprus | Gavriella Chatzidamianou | 19 | 19.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 15 | 15.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 16 | 16.0 | - | - | 207.0 | 182.0 | ||
| 22 | Hungary | Diána Detre | 22 | 22.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 19 | 19.0 | - | - | 211.0 | 185.0 | ||
| 23 | Mexico | Demita Vega | 23 | 23.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 19.0 | - | - | 216.0 | 190.0 | ||
| 24 | Russia | Tatiana Bazyuk | 24 | 24.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 21 | 21.0 | 24 | 24.0 | - | - | 223.0 | 198.0 | ||
| 25 | Argentina | Florencia Gutiérrez | 27 | 27.0 | 19 | 19.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 23 | 23.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 27 | 27.0 | - | - | 244.0 | 216.0 | ||
| 26 | United States | Nancy Rios | 25 | 25.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 27 | 27.0 | DNF | 28.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 22 | 22.0 | - | - | 252.0 | 224.0 | ||
| 27 | Turkey | Sedef Köktentürk | 26 | 26.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 26 | 26.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 24.0 | DNF | 28.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 25 | 25.0 | - | - | 260.0 | 232.0 | ||
Legend: – Qualified for next phase; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; |
Daily standings
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Further reading
edit- "Digital Library Collection (Official Olympic Reports 1896 - 2008)". Digital Library Collection at la84.org. la84foundation. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- "Beijing 2008". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
References
edit- ^ a b Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume II Ceremonies and Competitions: Celebration of the Games (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume I Bid Documents and Analysis: Passion behind the Bid (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ The 2008 Olympic scoring system was used.
- ^ For the medal race the top ten boats qualified. Each position scored double points. All medal races were sailed on course area Yellow in front of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre.
- ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics: Windsurfer (Neil Pryde RS:X), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Official Report of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games • Volume III Preparation for the Games: New Beijing Great Olympics (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Sailing Competition: Sailing Instructions" (PDF). International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Qingdao Report - Luke Van Der Kamp" (PDF). Team GBR. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Official Results book Part 3 (Sailing) (PDF). Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Sailing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Windsurfer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2014.