– Yes!! Yep!!! The cheers of Line Flem Høst after she crossed the finish line shone through the commentary of Discovery’s Bjørnar Erikstad and Tiril Hartvedt Bue. For the Norwegian sailor, he had quite a task ahead of him in Wednesday’s medal race in the laser class at the Olympics. And with everything to lose, the recent Norwegian bronze winner managed to defend the third place she had fought for through nine voyages. And three other sailors could have taken it from her – but they couldn’t. – It is absolutely fantastic. It’s an absolutely insanely well-executed championship, says Per Christian Bordal, secretary general of the Norwegian Sailing Association to news. DELIVERED GOODS: Line Flem Høst has secured Norway’s freshest medal during the Olympics in Paris 2024. Photo: NTB The gold and silver had already been decided before the medal race, so it was actually the bronze medal that was contested on Wednesday afternoon. Dutch Marit Bouwmeester took the gold, and Danish Anne-Marie Rindom ran away with the silver medal. – It has been a long time coming for the entire Norwegian squad. I promised in a radio broadcast that we would come home with a medal, and now we have delivered, continues Bordal. ANOTHER MEDAL?: Hermann Tomasgaard won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, and can also win a medal on Wednesday afternoon. He is currently in fifth place overall. Photo: NTB The wind conditions have led to a number of postponements in the various sailing competitions during the Olympics. The sailing takes place outside Marseille. During the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021, she led halfway, but there it ended with a sour 8th place. If Flem Høst finished in the top three in the decisive race, she was guaranteed a medal. She was number 2. And it worked out for her, thus securing Flem Høst Norway’s second Olympic medal in France. WAITING TIME: There was a long wait on Tuesday when the sailing was postponed due to low winds. Photo: Vesa Moilanen / NTB Must perform over time Flem Høst had 71 points before the final medal race. In sailing, the aim is to have the lowest score after ten sailings. In the Olympic competitions, all sailors receive points corresponding to their position. But in the medal race the points are doubled and with that there were many competitors who were close behind. During the ten voyages, Flem Høst had a 2nd place and two 3rd places, as well as a weak 19th place. Photo: Lisi Niesner / Reuters It was already clear that the Dutch Marit Bouwmeester took the gold and became the winningest sailor in Olympic history, while Anne-Marie Rindom from Denmark took the silver. The Dane is a former training partner with Flem Høst. Facts: Line Flem Høst Line Flem Høst sails in the Laser boat class (ILCA 6). Age: 28 years Hometown: Oslo Club: Royal Norwegian Sailing Association WC: Bronze in laser (2020) Junior WC: 1 gold and 2 bronze Current: Olympics: Bronze in laser, 2024 Uplift It is Norway’s first Olympic medal for female sailors at 20 years. Back then, it was Siren Sundby who won Olympic gold in a European dinghy. In Tokyo, Hermann Tomasgaard won a bronze medal in Laser. Flem Høst’s bronze is a long-awaited improvement for the Norwegian sailors after Marie Rønningen and Helene Næss took the sour 4th place in the Olympic class 49er FX. But there may be more medals, Hermann Tomasgaard will go out in medal sailing in the men’s class. He is in 5th place and has 15 points to Stefan Peschiera in the bronze place. Photo: Andrew Boyers / Reuters Published 07.08.2024, at 14.27 Updated 07.08.2024, at 14.36
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Line Flem Høst won a bronze medal in sailing laser for women – Olympics Paris 2024
