Boklöv won with V-style despite judges' penalties
Jan Boklöv kept flying the V-style despite style penalties, winning on distance until judges rewrote the rules.
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Jan Boklöv kept flying the V-style despite style penalties, winning on distance until judges rewrote the rules.
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