Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Formula Kite

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 represent 20 countries entered in to the event.[2]

Men's Formula Kite
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenuesMarseille Marina
Dates4–9 August 2024
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Valentin Bontus  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Toni Vodišek  Slovenia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maximilian Maeder  Singapore
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The event is scheduled to begin with up to 16 preliminary races in the opening series across four days. The top 10 competitors move on to the medal series. The top two competitors from the opening series advance directly to the final, while positions 3–10 move in to the semifinal.[3]

The eight competitors in the semifinals will be split into two groups of equal strength with a goal of reaching three race victories. The top sailors in each split will start the semifinals with two race victories credited, while the second-ranked sailors will start with one race victory. The winner of each semifinal moves on to the final. In the final, the goal is also to reach three race victories. The highest ranked sailor from the opening series starts the final with two race victories, while the second-ranked sailor starts with one race victory.[3]

Schedule

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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
Race 8
Cancelled
Semifinals
Final
Final

Preliminary Races

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Results

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Official results (after race 7).[4] Races 8 to 16 were cancelled due to inadequate wind speeds.

Top 2 = Final

3 to 10 = Semifinal

Results of individual races
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; OCSOn 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

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Semifinals

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Semifinal A

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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 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

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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 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

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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
  Valentin Bontus   Austria 3 1 1 1 3
  Toni Vodišek   Slovenia 2 4
SCP
4
DPI
4 2
  Maximilian Maeder   Singapore 1 2 2 3 1
4 Riccardo Pianosi   Italy 0 3 3 2 0
  • DPI = Discretionary penalty imposed
  • SCP = Scoring Penalty

References

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  1. ^ Dell'Orto, Giovanna (21 June 2024). "Don't blink! Summer Olympics' fastest sport, kitesurfing, will debut at Paris Games". apnews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Men's Kite start list" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Laurinaityte, Samina (2 August 2024). "Formula Kite in Paris 2024 Olympics: Rules and Schedule". thekitespot.com. True Sessions Ltd. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's Kite general classification after 7 races" (PDF). olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.