August 16, 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Tuesday was an emotional thrill ride for U.S. Sailing Team athletes, staff and fans alike as the action at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing competition reached a crescendo. Team USA’s Caleb Paine (San Diego, Calif.) won bronze in the Men’s Heavyweight Finn, a triumphant moment for both the first-time Olympian from San Diego, and the national team as a whole. The team also qualified for three additional medal races on Tuesday in the Men’s 470, Women’s 470, and Women’s 49erFX classes.
![49erFX. Photo Credit: Sailing Energy / World Sailing [for US Sailing Team]](https://coronadotimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Henken-Aug-15.jpg)
Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.) and Helena Scutt (Kirkland, Wash.) submitted yet another consistent performance on Tuesday. Their 12, 12, 6 scoreline in races 10-12 lifted the Pacific Coast pair into the 49erFX medal race, scheduled for Thursday, August 18. The youngest team in the fleet, Henken and Scutt have only been sailing together full-time for a year and a half after balancing training with schoolwork prior to deciding to fully commit to a Rio 2016 campaign.
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Henken and Scutt’s 49er FX finals will be televised live on MSNBC on Thursday, August 18 at 11am PDT.
AUGUST 18 UPDATE: Tweeted from US Sailing Team at 11:45 PDT:
Congratulations to Paris and Helena!
