America's Cup: "The mother of all comebacks"

Tatjana Pokorny

· 25.09.2013

America's Cup: "The mother of all comebacks"

Photo: ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget

Happy winning quartet (from left): strategist Tom Slingsby, helmsman James Spithill, racing team owner Larry Ellison and tactician Ben Ainslie. Missing: CEO Russell Coutts

International press commentary on the US victory, the comeback of the century, the resounding victory in the final and the unbroken pride of the Kiwis

All the leading international daily newspapers are reporting today on the America's Cup final, the historic comeback of the century, heroes and losers. The "New Zealand Herald" had the most emotional reaction. In Australia, the excessive influence of money in the battle for the ornate silver jug is lamented.

"You have made us proud"

The two great and fair fighters for Emirates Team New Zealand: Team Principal Grant Dalton takes his hat off, Dean Barker's future is uncertain

Photo: ACEA / Ricardo Pinto The two great and fair fighters for Emirates Team New Zealand: Team Principal Grant Dalton takes his hat off, Dean Barker's future is uncertain

"New Zealand Herald, New Zealand

"Comeback of the century. No oracle could have predicted this."

"San Francisco Chronicle", USA

Dean Barker and his Emirates Team New Zealand put up a valiant fight, but were unable to find a way against the fast Americans in the final duel

Photo: ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget Dean Barker and his Emirates Team New Zealand put up a valiant fight, but were unable to find a way against the fast Americans in the final duel

"Ben Ainslie leads Oracle Team USA to a remarkable victory"

"The Independent", Great Britain

"Oracle makes the mother of all comebacks"

"The Times", Great Britain

"Oracle plays the ninth - the Cup stays where it is"

"La Gazzetta dello Sport", Italy

"Oracle defends the America's Cup"

"El Pais", Spain

"America's Cup: An unprecedented duel, the last race has decided"

"Le Monde", France

"Jimmy Spithill takes his place in America's Cup history"

Photo: ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget The boss loves him: Larry Ellison congratulates his furious helmsman James Spithill

"Team USA crushes Kiwis in America's Cup decider"

"Bertrand complains about the dominance of money in today's America's Cup"

"The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia

"Oracle defends title after historic race to catch up"

"The Mirror"

"Team Oracle creates the sailing sensation"

"Picture

"Oracle triumphs in the 'endgame'"

"Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung"

"Oracle Team USA triumphs in the America's Cup"

Photo: ACEA / Gilles Martin-Raget Triumph after a historically unique race to catch up: Oracle Team USA waves to its fans

"The World"

"Oracle wins the San Francisco thriller"

"Süddeutsche Zeitung"

Tatjana Pokorny

Sports reporter

Tatjana “tati” Pokorny is the author of nine books. As a reporter for Europe's leading sailing magazine YACHT, she also works as a correspondent for the German Press Agency (DPA), the Hamburger Abendblatt and other national and international media. In summer 2024, Tatjana will be reporting from Marseille on her ninth consecutive Olympic Games. Other core topics have been the America's Cup since 1992, the Ocean Race since 1993, the Vendée Globe and other national and international regattas and their protagonists. Favorite discipline: Portraits of and interviews with sailing personalities. When she started out in sports journalism, she was still intensively involved with basketball and other sports, but sailing quickly became her main focus. The reason? The declared optimist says: “There is no other sport like it, no other sport with such interesting and intelligent personalities, no other sport so diverse, no other sport so full of energy, strength and ideas. Sailing is like a constantly refreshing declaration of love for life."

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