After a good sixth place (regatta 7) at the beginning of a new day of competition for the Nacra 17 class of yachting, Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza Saroli, the Argentine standard-bearers and current Olympic champions, did not finish the day with good regattas (14th in regatta 8 and 10th in 9th) or sensations. After the competition, Lange revealed that Carranza Saroli suffered an injury to his back that prevented them from sailing in optimal conditions. Ceci was her back. It’s very difficult, it’s a very demanding boat and we couldn’t sail,” he said visibly sad, speaking to TyC Sports.
“We did a regaton in the first, we had a penalty at the start, but it was a good place to start. Then we didn’t have speed, you couldn’t sail like that,” explained Lange, who was also excited when talking about her partner: “She was benched, a genia to have competed like that. The important thing is that he left everything and we ran the regatta like that. The only thing I have to thank is the effort that Ceci made.” In that line, Lange referred to the last three races that will be held this Sunday before the Medal Race and said that “hopefully (Cecilia) can infiltrate or whatever has to be done. I don’t know what he has, I know he was his back and he couldn’t move, he couldn’t balance the boat with the sails or the body. We dream of a medal and I don’t know the points. There are regattas left, we’re going to keep fighting, this isn’t over until it’s over. We’re not going to let our arms down,” Lange concluded.
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