Ian Walker: How to win an Olympic medal

Ian Walker talks through the lessons learned from winning two silver medals at the Olympic Games, one of which probably should have been gold, and one that probably shouldn't have been anything at all...

Ian is one of Britain's most successful sailors. He's got two Olympic silver medals to his name, was named skipper for Britain's first America's Cup team in 2000, and since then has gone on to skipper three Volvo Ocean Races. In this video, we get some insight into how he's done it...

01:56 What's the biggest difference you can make in a short space of time?
02:51 Taking advantage of others' misfortune
03:57 KISS
05:05 More people lose the Olympics than win it
07:09 Wild Olympic sailing conditions in Enoshima
08:25 Rapid improvement from John Gimson & Anna Burnett
09:23 What makes a good team?
12:50 Giles Scott a shoo-in for the Olympics?
13:55 Design race vs. practising on the water
16:08 Is it possible to sail behind closed doors?