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Paige Railey earns second berth on US Olympic sailing team

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) Paige Railey has earned a second berth on the U.S. Olympic sailing team.

It was based on her performance in the Laser Radial European Championship in Las Palmas, Spain, which formed the second and final part of the U.S. selection series.

Railey, of Clearwater, Florida, is a former Rolex World Sailor of the Year and US Sailing Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.

Railey's brother, Zach, is a two-time Olympians who won a silver medal in Beijing in 2008.

The United States failed to win a medal in sailing at the 2012 London Olympics.