Irish Laser Radial ace Annalise Murphy will come up against American Paige Railey at the Olympic Regatta in Rio this August, after the Floridian sailor was named as part of the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team this morning.

Railey got the nod after earning the best combined scores during US Sailing's two-regatta selection series for the Radial (women's one-person dinghy).

Rio 2016 will be the second career Olympic Games appearance for the World Champion, Rolex World Sailor of the Year and US Sailing Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.

Murphy recently declared there were eight sailors capable of winning gold in Rio. Other than herself, she didn't name the eight but it is almost certain Murphy included Railey in her short list.

"Growing up, I never dreamed I'd be a two-time Olympian," said Railey shortly after returning to shore at the the Laser Radial European Championship in Las Palmas, Spain, which formed the second and final part of the U.S. selection series in this class. "I remember finding out that Rio de Janeiro would host the 2016 Olympics while I was in Weymouth, England, training for London 2012. It immediately became a goal and a dream of mine to get to the 2016 Games, because Rio is one of my favorite cities in the world." Railey said her love of the city was cemented during her Rio 2007 Pan American Games experience, where she won gold.

The European Championship featured large waves, proved to be a tough, physical battle for all competitors in Las Palmas. Railey noted that any Olympic selection event presents a significant mental challenge as well. "This week was tactically hard, and it made [the selection process] difficult. I didn't want to leave anything to chance. It's always a learning experience to deal with that kind of stress."

Railey also received a boost from her brother, two-time Olympians and Beijing 2008 silver medalist Zach Railey (Clearwater, Fla.). "Before this regatta, Zach told me to embrace the stress, and mentally take everything head on. That advice was in my head this week, and it definitely helped." Whether the two siblings will go to the Olympics together, as they did in London, will be determined next week, during the final regatta in the U.S. Finn class selection series.