Story highlights British sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark win gold in 470 classMills and Clark won the silver medal at London 2012New Zealand's Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie take the silver medalRio de Janeiro (CNN) Winning a gold medal and celebrating on the beach with your mom. Thursday could scarcely have been more perfect for British sailor Hannah Mills, who alongside Saskia Clark celebrated victory in the 470 class on the sun-kissed sands of Rio's Marina da Gloria. With Sugarloaf Mountain serving as a stunning backdrop, Mills and Clark knew all they had to do was finish the 10th in the final race of the series to be confirmed as champions. And when they sailed onto the beach, their loved ones were there to share the moment.

Source: CNN August 18, 2016 21:00 UTC