Olympic Worldcup - Semaine Olympique Française - Hyères FRA - Day 5

Light winds for the first finals of the Kite-Foil and iQ-Foil windsurfers yesterday: Riccardo Pianosi ITA managed to oust the previously dominant Max Maeder SGP from the top spot in the Kite Men's final with 2 wins. Gian Stragiotti SUI was the Swiss highlight in Hyères in 3rd place. ----- There were no changes in the women's kite category: Wan Li CHN won ahead of Jingyue Chen CHN and Lautiane Nolot FRA. ----- Grae Morris AUS and Tamar Steinberg ISR won the iQ foil windsurfer. ----- There was also an early decision yesterday in the 470s: Simon Diesch/Anna Markfort GER extended their lead to 21 points with another race win and can no longer be caught in the Medal Race. Jordi Xammar/Marta Cardona ESP and Giacomo Ferrari/Alessandra Dubbini ITA complete the podium. ----- In the 49ers, Hernan Umpierre/Fernando Dix URU go into today's medal race with a 3-point lead over Nevin Snow/Ian McDiarmid USA. Richard Schultheiss/Fabian Rieger GER follow 12 points behind. Joshua Richner/Corne Janssen SUI finish the series in 29th place, followed by Pablo Rüegge/Finn Meichle SUI in 46th place of the 67 teams. ----- In the 49ersFX, Isaura Maenhaut/Anouk Goerts BEL moved back into the lead with an advantage over Lara Granier/Amélie Riou FRA of 12 points. ----- In the ILCA 6, Charlotte Rose enters the final with a 3-point lead over Chiara Benini ITA. Rosine Baudet SUI finishes the series in 7th place in the Silverfleet (=44 Overall). ----- In the ILCA 7, Nicholas Halliday HKG remains in the lead. Duko Bos NED and Thomas Saunders NZL follow narrowly behind. Boris Hirsch SUI finished 15th in the Silverfleet (=44 overall). ----- In the Nacra 17, John Gimson/Anna Burnet GBR go into the Medal Race with a 7-point lead over Gianluigi Ugolini/Maria Giubilai ITA. ----- All rankings and the report.