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BARCELONA, Spain — Orient Express Racing has become the first team eliminated from the America's Cup after losing to Britain's INEOS Britannia. The French boat finished last after the round-robin regattas and will not move on to the four-team playoffs that begin on Saturday. Orient Express ended with a 1-7 record. Switzerland's Alinghi Red Bull Racing was the other boat in danger of being eliminated. But it beat Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli to finish at 3-5 and make it to the playoffs.
