Olympic Sailing Inside Scoop: Ellie's Winning Gamble for Gold - 5 Min Warning 15 09-08-24

Ellie Aldridge thought she might have a shot at beating France's reigning World Champion, Lauriane Nolot, if she got everything right on the day. The British rider made a late, brave gamble to change down to a 15 sqm kite rather than the bigger horsepower of the 21 sqm. It proved to be a winning move for Ellie who has bagged Britain's only gold from the sailing at Paris 2024. Sailjuice's Andy Rice updates PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan with some of the behind-the-scenes reasons with how and why the medals were won. The Austrians who won the 470 Mixed gold medal, that was a bolt from the blue, but there are some fascinating reasons why, all explained here. Andy and Matt also dig back into the chaotic ILCA 7 medal race where abandonments and a flurry of penalties all had an effect on the final outcome. For links to more stories and content from PlanetSail and Sailjuice... Olympic stories from Marseille such as this one... https://paris2024.sailing.org/2024/08/08/paris-2024-five-things-we-learned-on-day-13/ https://paris2024.sailing.org/2024/08/08/ellie-aldridges-small-kite-gamble-earns-golden-victory-for-great-britain/