VIDEO: USA Team sendoff for Tokyo 2020

An online athlete celebration for the US Sailing Team going to the 2020 Olympic Games will be broadcast on July 9 at 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT.

Led by Olympian Pam Healy, the event will feature thoughts from US Olympic Sailing Executive Director Paul Cayard in advance of an unprecedented Games that are ripe with opportunity. Meet the athletes that will be representing the USA and hear what’s on their hearts and minds after years of hard work and dedication.

US Sailing’s new CEO Alan Ostfield will also speak to the broader sailing community and the team-behind-the-team; how it truly takes everyone working together to get athletes to the starting line on the world stage.

Tokyo Olympic Sailing Program – USA Team*
Charlie Buckingham – Men’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 7
Paige Railey – Women’s One Person Dinghy – ILCA 6
Stu McNay/David Hughes – Men’s Two Person Dinghy – 470
Nikole Barnes/Lara Dallman-Weiss – Women’s Two Person Dinghy – 470
Stephanie Roble/Maggie Shea – Women’s Skiff – 49erFx
Luke Muller – Men’s One Person Dinghy Heavy – Finn
Pedro Pascual – Men’s Windsurfing – RS:X
Farrah Hall – Women’s Windsurfing – RS:X
Riley Gibbs/Anna Weis – Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17
* USA did not qualify for the Men’s Skiff (49er) event.

Original dates: July 24 to August 9, 2020
Revised dates: July 23 to August 8, 2021

Details: https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/schedule/olympic/