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?
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