From Scuttlebutt #1656 this morning.

STRATEGY
Yachting journalist Rich Roberts spoke with triple Olympic Medallist Mark
Reynolds about the strategy John Lovell and Charlie Ogletree might use in
the final race for the Tornado class on Saturday. Roberts noted that
Austria leads by three points but is currently throwing out a 14. The US's
throwout is a 9 and it has at least a silver medal clinched. So look for
Lovell/ Ogletree to do to the Austrians what Paul Foerster and Kevin
Burnham did to the Brits in the 470s. If both finish back in the pack the
US wins gold by two points. Here are Reynolds' thoughts:

"Tornados, I don't know how that works. I don't know much about the other
guys, but Johnny [Lovell] has done some match racing. They're in the
driver's seat, but it might be pretty hard to control somebody [in a
catamaran]. I'm sure he'll give it his best. There's no downside, It's a
nice position to be in. I'm hoping those guys come through. We need another
gold medal for Team USA."

Curmudgeon's Comments: Lovell/ Ogletree won the 2003 International
Catamaran Challenge Trophy - a match racing series sailed in Formula 18HT
catamarans. Hmmmm!