Spain wins dramatic sailing gold

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    It's a skipper's worst-case scenario, and it happened in the Olympics with a gold medal at stake.

    Trying to earn the top spot on the podium in women's match racing, Australia's Olivia Price instead found herself being swept out of the back of her boat and into the big waves on Weymouth Bay.

    Her crew had to gain control of their broaching boat and then pluck their skipper out of the water as Spain's Tamara Dominguez, Angela Pumariega and Sofia Toro of Spain sailed off toward match point.

    The Aussie chances weren't totally swamped. Undaunted by the misadventure, they tied the match at 2-2 before making another mistake in the deciding race that allowed the Spanish to take the gold.

    Read more: http://espn.go.com/olympics/summer/...spain-exploits-aussie-error-grab-sailing-gold
     

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