CHRISTCHURCH windsurfer Emma Wilson is guaranteed an Olympic medal after dominating through qualification.
The 25-year-old finished top of the standings after officials decided to abandon the final six races of qualifying due to a lack of wind in Marseille on Thursday.
Wilson has won eight of the 14 races so far and leads the pack by 81 points over Israel’s Sharon Kantor in second.
The Portland-based windsurfer has therefore been advanced straight into Friday’s final, a new format which benefits the leader after qualifying, where three surfers will compete for the medals.
Under the new format introduced for these Olympics, the best racer in the qualifying series goes straight to the final, while the remaining qualifiers battle through the quarter-finals and semi-finals.
Wilson said: “I go into the final guaranteed a medal which is the best you can do in this format so I’m very happy and I’ll give it my all.
“I need to do what I’ve done all week. I’ll go and have some food, some physio, rest and recover. I’ll do what I’ve done all week as it’s been working.”
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