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Sept. 13, 2008

Qingdao, China -- Former UC Irvine All-American Nick Scandone won a gold medal in the SKUD-18 class at the Paralympics Saturday.

Scandone and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker clinched the gold medal Friday with two races left in the series. With the gold medal secured, the duo decided to sail one race on the final day to show their support for the rest of the fleet.

The first-time Paralympians became the first U.S. Paralympic Sailing Team to win a gold medal, while Mc Kinnon-Tucker entered the history books as the first female gold medalist in the history of the Paralympic Sailing Regatta. 

Scandone is coached by UCI head coach Mike Pinckney.

Read Nick's blog.

SKUD-18: 11 boats
1. Nick Scandone (Newport Beach, Calif., USA) and Maureen McKinnon-Tucker (Marblehead, Mass., USA), 2, 1, 1, 1, (3), 2, 1, 1, 2, (12 DNS); 11
2. Daniel Fitzgibbon and Rachael Cox, AUSTRALIA, (4), 2, 2, 2, 2, 4, (9), 3, 1, 2; 18
3. John Scott McRoberts and Stacie Louttit, CANADA, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 3, 2, (8), (4), 3; 21

 

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