Hello everyone! Here’s the latest hiccup from the 2024 Paris Olympics: a total lack of wind caused the men’s skiff final race to be abandoned on Thursday. Yep, you read that right—no wind, no race. According to Reuters, officials decided there just wasn’t enough breeze to finish the race, which had already started.
Spain’s boat, manned by Diego Botin and Florian Trittel, initially took the lead, but as the wind died down, their momentum fizzled out on the second leg. That’s when the officials pulled the plug.
BBC commentators were flabbergasted, saying they’d “never seen anything like it.” And in the quirky world of sailing, the lowest score at the time of abandonment doesn’t crown a winner, so Spain’s lead didn’t mean much after all.
Officials abandon men’s sailing medal race due to lack of wind: ‘Never seen anything like it’https://t.co/iKd7bDJW2W#Paris2024
having the wind taken out of their sails in more ways than one. This year’s NOlympics has been a major failure.— ❌SuperMan45UNfilteredAF❌ (@R3SP3CT4ALL45) August 2, 2024
There’s no word yet on when the men’s skiff final will be rescheduled. While the officials scramble to figure that out, they’ve also postponed the women’s skiff final, which was supposed to follow the men’s race. Again, no new time has been set for that event either.
I’m sorry but the Paris olympics is chaos.. from the pollution in the water, boxing controversy and now the sailing. For a country which could be described as one of the greatest sailing nations with some of the best sailing locations to have to abandon a medal race twice
— Jeremy / bankersbonus (@Bankersbonus1) August 1, 2024
Race directors are now on the hunt for a different part of the bay at Marseille Marina that might offer the right conditions for a restart. As for Team USA, Ian Barrows and Hans Henken were at the helm and crew, respectively, ready to take on the wind—or lack thereof.
The Paris 2024 Olympics continue to be a worldwide disappointment. From the horrendous opening mocking Christianity to letting a biological man beat a woman in boxing, the disgusting Seine River, and so much more. There seems to be nothing good for Paris…and maybe rightly so.
The photo of shame for these 2024 Olympic Games of impotence but above all of the disgrace of the system of this 2024 Olympic Games…Keep the faith Angela🙏🇮🇹❤️🇲🇦 #Paris2024 #AngelaCarini https://t.co/zcxbMgCl1k
— Zenoby Princess🇲🇦🍀 (@PrincessZenoby) August 1, 2024
Sadly @TaraServatius yes. The 2024 Woke@$$ NOlympics has been a major failure!
The Last Supper mockery
Paris ‘wasted’ 1.5B cleaning poop out of the Seine and it’s still too nasty for the swimming team. a.k.a. it’s a $#!T hole
Male boxer punches female boxer
No wind in the… https://t.co/jzHeisNyJz
— ❌SuperMan45UNfilteredAF❌ (@R3SP3CT4ALL45) August 2, 2024