And we are just 24 days out from the start
of the Paris Olympics.
Olympians from South Ford are using these final weeks leading
up to the Summer Games to fine tune their skills
to compete on the world stage.
And NBC6 is Marissa Bag explains how 2 local Olympic
sailors are prepping for the big event.
Training for the Olympics drives Sarah Newberry more all day,
every day leading up to the Summer Games in France.
The newly crowned Olympian from Miami is still savoring the
fact she qualified.
It just feels like it feels magical to finally be
part of this big club of athletes.
Mere days after making Team USA, Newberry Moore moved out
to Marseille in the South of France, where she will
compete for gold in the mixed multi wholesaling event alongside
her partner David Liebenberg.
They're sharpening their skills and getting more familiar with the
terrain with each passing day.
Being at a venue early is ultra important.
We've actually been coming to Marseille off and on for
the last two years already.
We've done a lot of training here in the past,
especially last summer and the summer before because those are
the same time frame.
That's the same time frame that we're going to see
during the games.
Sarah isn't out there alone.
She brought her family with her, including her three-year old
son who's an incredible source of inspiration.
Joining Newberry more in France is Erica Reinecke from Fort
Lauderdale.
Reinecke grew up sailing at the Lauderdale Yacht Club and
is 3 thrilled to be on Team USA.
It's a dream come true.
I had a little taste of it for the first
time at the Pan Am Games and it feels like
there's something greater than me that I'm that I'm fighting
for.
Both women stoked to represent the 954 and the three
O 5 on the water in front of the entire
world.
I feel very much like I'm taking the city of
Miami with me to this Games and my family who
supported me so very much on the way.
Marseille in the South of France is where all Olympic
sailing events will be taking place in the Summer Olympics
and our local athletes will be using every moment up
until the competition starts to prepare their goal.
Of course, end up on the podium.
Reporting in Fort Lauderdale, Marissa Bag, NBC 6 News.