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- Trailing by 8-1 to the challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, and within one defeat of losing the Cup, Oracle continued to upgrade its boat and its confidence and — against overwhelming odds and a team of veteran sailors — proceeded to win an unprecedented eight straight races to defend the trophy.
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Sep 25, 2013 · It didn't take long for the party to get started following Oracle Team USA's victory. The reigning champion, which had trailed 8-1 at one stage, won by 44 seconds in the final race to win the...
The 34th America's Cup was held between challenger Team New Zealand and defender Oracle Team USA on a five-leg course on San Francisco Bay. One point was awarded for winning a race, and a total of nine points were needed to win the cup.
Oracle Team USA dominated the final race of the 2013 America’s Cup to erase a seemingly insurmountable 8-1 deficit in the best-of-17 sailing contest. It was amazing. It was inspirational....
Sep 26, 2013 · Pulling off the greatest comeback in America’s Cup history, Oracle Team USA won eight straight races, dashing the title hopes of Emirates Team New Zealand.
Sep 25, 2013 · SAN FRANCISCO -- Oracle Team USA completed one of the greatest comebacks in sports history with a convincing victory over Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday at the 34th America’s...
- david.wharton@latimes.com
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Sep 25, 2013 · In perhaps one of the biggest sports comebacks ever, Oracle Team USA won the final five-leg, winner-takes-all Race 19 in San Francisco Bay today, to defend sailing’s most prestigious prize.
Feb 28, 2014 · The 2013 America's Cup saw Larry Ellison's Oracle Team USA sail to victory from the brink of defeat, in one of the best comebacks in sports history.
