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Published 13:27 6 Jan 2017 GMT
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“There wasn’t an option here in Ireland in the 49er FX with another girl who had the experience to sail at the same level that I had finished up at [at Rio 2016], to be competitive and win a medal in 2020. The 49er FX is a very specific boat and it takes a vast amount of time and commitment, full-time commitment, to even get to the level we got to.”https://twitter.com/SaskiaTidey/status/817298658605629440
As part of Ireland's first ever women’s Olympic skiff crew, Dublin native Tidey admitted leaving Team Ireland was a difficult decision. However, she is very proud of getting to fly to tri-colour in the Olympics and she will always consider herself to be Irish.
"It’s not been easy personally for me. I’m so proud to be Irish, I will always be Irish, and I absolutely couldn’t have been prouder to represent Ireland at Rio 2016."
“I’m grateful for what has happened, but now [am looking forward to] four years of 100 per cent focus on performance.”
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