American Finn sailors fight it out for Tokyo 2020 spot at Hempel World Cup Series Miami

The stakes are high for competing sailors at the 2020 Hempel World Cup Series Miami with North American Olympic qualification spots up for grabs and US Sailing Team Tokyo 2020 Olympic trials ongoing.

In the Finn, Luke Muller and Caleb Paine, Rio 2016 bronze medallist, are fighting it out at the front of the fleet in Miami in the second of their three selection events for the sole American spot.

The American Finn selection process brings together the 2019 Finn Gold Cup, the Hempel World Cup Series event in Miami and 2020 Finn Gold Cup.

At the Finn Gold Cup, Muller finished 17^th to Paine’s 25th, giving himself an eight point advantage heading in to Miami. After three days of competition in Miami, Paine is a place ahead of Muller at the top of the leaderboard.

Find out what the sailors think about the selection process and what the stakes are below:

If the results stay the way they are in Miami, Muller will have a seven point lead going into the Finn Gold Cup in Palma de Mallorca, Spain this May.

Find out how to follow the event below:
 
EVENT WEBSITE
Click here for further information on Miami and the Hempel World Cup Series – https://miami.ussailing.org/.
 
ENTRIES / RESULTS / SCHEDULE
Click here to view the entry list in full.
 
Click here for the schedule.
 
Results will be available here – http://sailing.org/worldcup/results/index.php.
 
WATCH
Daily highlights and live streamed Medal Races on Saturday 25 January will be available across the World Sailing YouTube Channel. Click here to subscribe.
 
Saturday Medal Races – Men’s and Women’s 470, Laser, Radial, Finn and Men’s and Women’s RS:X will be available to watch here.
 
SAP SAILING ANALYTICS
Live tracking, sailor analytics, live weather data and racing status will be available on the SAP Sailing Analytics here – http://hwcs2020-round2.sapsailing.com/.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow the event on World Sailing’s social networks and get involved in the conversation using #hwcsmiami
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PRESS RELEASES
All World Sailing international press releases throughout the duration of the Hempel World Cup Series, including the latest news and reports, are available to read here – http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/news/index.php.
 
HEMPEL WORLD CUP SERIES
The World Cup Series is a world-class, annual series of Olympic sailing for elite and professional sailors. Over 2,000 of the World’s leading sailors, representing over 75 nations have competed in the World Cup Series which offers a definitive guide to the best-of-the-best in the Olympic sailing world.