Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Formula Kite
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The Men's Formula Kite is a sailing event part of the Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics program in Marseille and takes place between 4–9 August 2024. It is the first appearance of men's kiteboarding in the Olympic games.[1] 20 sailors from 20 countries competed in the event.[2]
| Men's Formula Kite at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venues | Marseille Marina | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 4–9 August 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
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The event began with up to 16 preliminary races in the opening series across four days. The top 10 competitors moved on to the medal series; the top two competitors from the opening series advanced directly to the final, while positions 3–10 moved to the semifinal.[3] The eight competitors in the semifinals were split into two groups of equal strength with a goal of reaching three race victories. The top sailors in each split started the semifinals with two race victories credited, while the second-ranked sailors started with one race victory. The winner of each semifinal moved on to the final.
In the final, the goal was to reach three race victories. The highest ranked sailor from the opening series started the final with two race victories, while the second-ranked sailor started with one race victory.[3]
Schedule
| Sun 4 Aug | Mon 5 Aug | Tue 6 Aug | Wed 7 Aug | Thu 8 Aug | Fri 9 Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 |
Race 5 | Race 6 Race 7 |
Cancelled |
Semifinals Final |
Final |
Preliminary races
Results
Official results (after race 7).[4] Races 8 to 16 were cancelled due to inadequate wind speeds.
Top 2 = Final
3 to 10 = Semifinal
| Pos | Helmsman | Country | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII | XIV | XV | XVI | Tot | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toni Vodišek |  Slovenia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10† | 1 | 12† | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 12 |
| 2 | Maximilian Maeder |  Singapore | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21† DNF | 3 | 10† | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | 15 |
| 3 | Riccardo Pianosi |  Italy | 10† | 6 | 8 | 14† | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 20 |
| 4 | Valentin Bontus |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21† DSQ | 20† | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 20 |
| 5 | Jannis Maus |  Germany | 8 | 9† | 11† | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41 | 21 |
| 6 | Axel Mazella |  France | 7 | 13† | 9† | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 | 22 |
| 7 | Bruno Lobo |  Brazil | 3 | 7 | 10† | 4 | 15† | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 28 |
| 8 | Connor Bainbridge |  Great Britain | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11† | 11† | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | 29 |
| 9 | Markus Edegran |  United States | 13† | 12 | 7 | 16† | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 31 |
| 10 | Huang Qibin |  China | 6 | 16† | 4 | 5 | 14† | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64 | 34 |
| 11 | Cameron Maramenides |  Greece | 9 | 10 | 6 | 12† | 8 | 6 | 14† | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 39 |
| 12 | Denis Taradin |  Cyprus | 11 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 16† | 16 | 19† | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 84 | 49 |
| 13 | Dor Zarka |  Israel | 15 | 3 | 21† DSQ | 9 | 12 | 21† UFD | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 94 | 52 |
| 14 | Martin Dolenc |  Croatia | 14† | 14 | 18† | 13 | 13 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 85 | 53 |
| 15 | Lukas Walton-Keim |  New Zealand | 12 | 18† | 13 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 18† | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96 | 60 |
| 16 | Maks Żakowski |  Poland | 21† UFD | 11 | 14 | 15† | 11 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96 | 60 |
| 17 | Tiger Tyson |  Antigua and Barbuda | 16 | 19† | 19† | 17 | 9 | 18 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 107 | 69 |
| 18 | Joseph Weston |  Thailand | 19† | 17 | 16 | 11 | 19† | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 116 | 78 |
| 19 | Jean de Falbaire |  Mauritius | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21† RET | 21† DPI | 15 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 120 | 78 |
| 20 | Victor Bolaños |  Colombia | 18† | 20† | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 118 | 80 |
Scoring system: low-point system;
Legend: – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start; DPI – Discretionary penalty imposed; DSQ – Disqualified; OCS – On the course side of the starting line; RDG – Redress given; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;
Medal series
Semifinals
Semifinal A
| Rank | Helmsman | Nation | Earned Wins | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Total wins | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Pianosi | Italy |
2 | 2 | 1 | N/a | 3 | Advanced to Finals | |||
| 2 | Axel Mazella | France |
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | Bruno Lobo | Brazil |
0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Huang Qibin | China |
0 | 4 | 4 SCP |
0 | |||||
- SCP = Scoring Penalty
Semifinal B
| Rank | Helmsman | Nation | Earned Wins | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Total wins | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentin Bontus | Austria |
2 | 1 | N/a | 3 | Advanced to Finals | ||||
| 2 | Jannis Maus | Germany |
1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 3 | Connor Bainbridge | Great Britain |
0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | Markus Edegran | United States |
0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Finals
The Finals began on 8 August. One race was completed, but inadequate winds postponed remaining races until 9 August.
| Rank | Helmsman | Nation | Earned Wins | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Total wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Valentin Bontus | Austria |
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/a | 3 | ||
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Toni Vodišek | Slovenia |
2 | 4 SCP |
4 DPI |
4 | 2 | |||
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Maximilian Maeder | Singapore |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Riccardo Pianosi | Italy |
0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||
- DPI = Discretionary penalty imposed
- SCP = Scoring Penalty