Pre-Game Show - Men's RS:X - What they said

Ahead of the Men’s RS:X Medal Race the sailors are passing through the Mixed Zone.

Catch a glimpse of what they’re thinking ahead of their 13:00 local time start and check out the line up below:

Pierre le Coq – France
 
How do you feel?
 
I feel good, I had a good night yesterday. Right now I’m feeling physically ready for the fight. I know it will be a very hard battle with the Polish guy and the Greek guy but it’s the beauty of the sport.
 
I do this sport for this type of moment. It’s a very stressful moment but also it’s very enjoyable. Now I feel confident about my speed, my physical and I will do my best to have a clean start, get in some good winds with some good tactics. That’s all.
 
We are three able to fight for the bronze so it’s impossible to have a strategy to control the two guys. I will just do my best and we will see at the end.
 
Byron Kokkalanis received a two point penalty for not turning up to equipment inspection, thoughts on that?
 
“Good news for us, bad news for him. Sailing is crazy because it’s not finished until the end. We have a lot of rules and a lot of days of competition. Mentally its very challenging to be focused all the way through to the end but that is the game. “
 
Nick Dempsey – Great Britain
 
How do you feel? Could this be your last Olympic race?
 
I feel great. It might be my last race but I don’t know.
 
I feel really relaxed but still on it. I still want to do well today, it’s the last race of the Olympic games. It’s a nice opportunity to race without the pressure. It’s just nice being in the Olympics on the final day without the nerves and watching other people suffer a bit. It’s quite relaxing.

Byron Kokkalanis – Greece
 
How do you feel?
 
I feel that I have to do what I have to do. It’s a ten point difference to the bronze medal so I just have to give my best and hope that I have a combination of 4 or 5 places to gain. For me I have more to gain than to lose. I just have to give my best and see what comes out.
 
Thoughts on the two point penalty?
 
It was just a mistake, it’s funny because my coach was here earlier this morning but rules are rules so we have to accept it and move on. It’s not the first time it’s happened to someone so I’ll forget about it and give my best.
 
Dorian van Rijsselberghe – The Netherlands
 
How do you feel?
 
I feel good, I’m pretty happy. What can I say, I’m happy to go sailing today and I’ve had a wonderful week. The plan for today is to sail properly and try my best, that’s all I can do.

Find information below on how to follow the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

RESULTS / ENTRIES
A full list of sailors racing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is available to view here – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/qualification/sailors.php#.V6ZHvo6BLqM. Results are available here – https://www.rio2016.com/en/sailing-schedule-and-results

LIVE TRACKING
The racing will be available to watch in 2D and 3D via the live tracking. Live tracking will be available when racing commences via – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/multimedia/live_tracking.php

Live Tracking via the Sailviewer-3D Tablet App will be available for devices with 7″ or greater screens.

Click here to download the iOS Application – https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sailviewer-3d/id912801278
Click here to download the Android Application – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stsportservice.sailviewer

COMPETITION STATUS
The Competition Status Screen feeds in straight from the Race Committee boats with the teams inputting data such as race times, course type, the status of each race and the plan moving forward. The competition status screen will be available when racing commences via – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/multimedia/live_tracking.php

LIVE BLOGGING
Sailing journalist Craig Leweck will be following the racing LIVE on World Sailing’s Olympic Blog throughout Rio 2016. Follow LIVE here – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/multimedia/live_blog.php#.V6dUbY6BLqM

PRESS RELEASES
World Sailing will be releasing international press releases after racing throughout the duration of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. All the latest news and reports will be available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/news/index.php

TELEVISION
To find out who your Olympic broadcaster is, click here – https://www.olympic.org/rio-2016/broadcasters. The following link – http://go.olympic.org/WS – will redirect you to the Rights Holding Broadcaster in your country.

SOCIAL MEDIA
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Twitter – @worldsailing
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USEFUL LINKS
World Sailing Olympic Website – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/home.php
Competition Schedule – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/about/schedule.php
Latest Olympic Sailing news – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/news/index.php
Online Notice Board – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/results/notices/notices.php
Social Wall – http://www.sailing.org/olympics/rio2016/multimedia/social_wall.php#.V6ZteY6BLqM