We were on a junk trip a few weeks back up around Sai Kung in NE Hong Kong, with Stephanie Norton and her dad amongst the guests. They were hanging on hearing if they'd made the cut to the Olympics. She did make it, in the Laser Radial class. Go Stephanie!
How lovely to be 20 yo and going to an Olympics, even if it's a Covid-hit one.
All strength and luck to the team.
More photos at the link and story
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History-making Hong Kong sailor Stephanie Norton is preparing for her Olympic Games debut in the strongest way possible – by training alongside the reigning Olympic champion.With the help of Hong Kong coach and Dutch native Ben Koppelaar, Norton has been soaking up knowledge from the likes of 2016 Rio Olympics laser radial gold medallist Marit Bouwmeester.
The 20-year-old Norton, who became the
first women’s dingy sailor to reach the Olympics via a competitive route since the 1996 Atlanta Games after qualifying in Oman in April, has spent the last two and a half months training in the Netherlands.
“We’ve been lucky enough to train with the Dutch team so we’ve basically had the same preparations as them. We were able to train with a couple of boats so that’s worked out really, really well because Steph was the only laser radial sailor in Hong Kong,” said Koppelaar, who was part of the Dutch Olympic men’s coaching team five years ago. [More]
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| Stephanie at training |
