Krystal Weir is going to the Olympics! - 29th January 2008
To view the latest update from Krystal Weir please read the following;Hi Everyone,
“The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream and how you handle disappointment along the way”
In October I received the disappointing news that I had not gained selection into the Olympic Games in the Laser Radial Class. I am now going to the 2008 Olympic Games in a different capacity and joining Yngling crew members Angela Farrell and Karyn Gojnich on a new campaign for Gold in Beijing.
I received the notice that I did not gain selection in the Laser Radial Class for the Olympic Games. It was a very hard decision for the selectors and they choose to nominate the past single handed Athens representative for the spot. While I was extremely disappointed it helped me to gain balance and perspective in my life.
I then choose to move to Sydney for a change of pace and to study at Sydney University. Within days of arriving in Sydney I received a call from the Australian Yngling Girls to help fill in as their skipper Nicky Bethwaite was recovering from a mountain biking accident where she broke her wrist and shoulder. As I had been travelling on and off with the girls during 2007 I said I would help for a short period of time with their sail testing. This was a fantastic opportunity to learn very quickly about a three sail boat and about communication needed on a three person dinghy. I could not have asked for a greater way to learn the basics with the experience of the three girls Nicky, Karyn and Angela along with Traks Gordon, a guru Keel Boat/ Match racing coach and training against the top match racing girls Nicky Souter & crew, Katie Spithill & Team Acuity.
At the same time I was continuing my Laser as I decided my last event would be the Radial Worlds in New Zealand in March. Nicky’s injuries became more complicated and a realisation became apparent that I would get the opportunity to race in Australia at the Nationals, Sydney International Regatta and also to travel across to Miami for the OCR regatta and the Yngling Womens Worlds. We won both the Yngling Australian Nationals and Sydney International Regatta in Australia before jet setting off to America. With these results behind us YA choose to nominate the team to the AOC for Olympic Selection.
“On the 24th January the AOC announced that they accepted the nomination recommendation of the YA Panel in selecting Krystal Weir, Karyn Gojnich and Angela Farrell to the 2008 Olympic Team and withdrew its selection of Nicky Bethwaite as a result of the uncertainty surrounding the timing and rate of recovery from the significant injury to her right arm” : YA .
With new coach Adrian Finglas, the team is enjoying training in Miami and moving ahead in leaps and bounds. The OCR regatta begins tomorrow and we are all very excited to compete against the worlds best in the Yngling class. With the focus being Beijing we are using these events and the events in Europe as a fantastic training base to peak in August.
Thankyou for the continuing support and I look forward to catching up with you all in the near future.
HAPPY SAILING
Cheers
Krystal Weir
www.krystalweir.com
