Alonso Correa: “I tried, I did the best I could and there is nothing to be done about it”

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Alonso Correa was one wave of 5,3 away from making it to the Olympic gold medal series after losing to local Tahitian Kauli Vaast by a narrow score of 10,96 to 9,6.

“I tried, I did the best I could and there is nothing I can do about it,” said the Peruvian after coming out of the water. When analyzing the series, he said: “It is what it is, really. I think the opportunities were very few. Maybe if I didn’t go away in that last one where I did three, I would have been in priority for Kauli’s last one, but at that moment I was more consistent and I thought I would be able to change scores.”

Regarding the challenge ahead of her, going for bronze but still hoping for gold, she said: “I’m fine, nothing is wrong. I did the best I could. In the end, I think if I had one more chance or one more wave or one more barrel, I would have fought harder. I was there, I had one, I was close, and I’ll stick with that. I’ll learn for the next heat, I already know more or less what they like, what they’re scoring and see if the game is played a little better in the next one.”

On how historic it would be to win the bronze that is now ahead of him, he said: “We are going to fight for it, to try.”

Finally, when asked if he prefers Medina or Robinson, he said: “It doesn't matter anymore, whoever it is, it doesn't matter.”

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