Olympic Sailing 2024: Maeder and Lengwiler move top of Formula Kite standings

Max Maeder moved into the lead in the Men’s Kite after placing third in the only race of the day.

Light wind limited the amount of action on the water, but that did not prevent movement in the rankings.

Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek came tenth in race five, which moved him down a spot to second overall, but he is on the same number of points as Maeder. Austria’s Valentin Bontus also moved down to fill the third spot, after he placed fourth in race five.

Switzerland’s Elena Lengwiler won the only race of the day in the Women’s Kite which shot her up to the top of the standings.

Great Britain’s Ellie Aldridge held on to second overall with fourth in the sole race of the day, while USA’s Daniela Moroz remained in third, sitting two points off Aldridge after taking second in race five.

How it works:

Medals for the Men’s and Women’s Kite will be decided by the cumulative results of the 20 athletes over 16 races. The athlete with the lowest total will rank first. Athletes can discard their worst three finishing positions after they’ve completed 11 or more races.

At the end of the Opening Series, the top ten athletes will qualify for the Medal Series. Those ranked third to tenth compete in the Semi-Finals, going into two groups of four. Those seeded third and fourth after the Opening Series begin the Semi-Finals with two wins, while the fifth and sixth seeds carry over one victory.

The first athlete in each Semi-Final to get three wins qualifies for the Finals. In the four-athlete Final, the top overall seed from the Opening Series begins with two wins, the second seed with one and the two winners of the Semi-Finals start from scratch. Once again, the first to three wins gets the gold and the remaining medals are awarded based on number of race wins and seeding.