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    The Gold Standard

    Jan 14, 2020 5 minutes

    If there was a moment that gave the US Sailing Team hope to break a major Olympic medal dry spell, it was the first day of the 49er FX worlds in New Zealand last December. Paris Henken and Anna Tobias had a rough 18th in race one, then banged out two bullets and a fifth to lead the fleet that contained the reigning Olympic medalist teams. Their smooth tacks in the hyper-shifty waters of Auckland, seen in the live, multi-camera coverage online, showed a poise and strength that Americans have been desperate to see. They were sailing against the best, and they were comfortably beating them all.

    Just weeks before in the Oceania Championships, teammates Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea had ranged in and out of medal contention, ending with bronze. The Men’s 49er squad, four

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