SO NEAR, SO FAR A PAINFUL ENDING

Candid reflections by Emma Wilson Sam Sills after two heroic efforts at the Paris Olympic Games, who did themselves and Team GB proud, but narrowly missed out on their dreams.

- Emma Wilson, Sam Sills & Sam Ross

EMMA WILSON

CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC MEDALS

It's pretty cool, I guess, to get two Olympic medals in two different classes is not too bad. I think once it sinks in, I will be proud of what I have achieved.

OVERALL RACING

I really enjoyed the racing the whole week, it was really tricky conditions but I just kept giving my best and believing in all the training I had done.

NERVES

I always get nervous, but I think if I didn’t, something would be wrong. I guess I knew deep down that I had done everything I possibly could in training, so in a way that calmed me down and I just tried to enjoy the whole experience.

COURSE DISADVANTAGE

It's not easy, but I am also used to it and knew that that was the game we were playing. I just tried to do everything I could to prepare for that race as well as I could.

MEDAL RACE TACTICS

When Marta [Maggetti] tacked, I thought she had gone way too early and then I was a bit pinned by Sharon [Kantor]. In the end the wind had gone very far left so Marta made it and me and Sharon were miles over the layline. Marta sailed a great second beat and that's what gave her the gold medal.

HEARTBREAK

I'm never going to forget the medal race, that's for sure! It's still hard, I wake up every night thinking about that layline. I made a big mistake, and it cost me my dream. I guess all I can say to myself is I made very few mistakes all week and can be proud of the series I put together.

Any Olympic medal is not bad. I hope World Sailing will think about the Medal Race format, but whatever happens, I can be proud of the Olympic campaign myself and Sam Ross put together to bring home another medal for GB.

ANOTHER OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN?