Sailing - New Zealand pedal their way to brink of America's Cup glory

Sailing - America's Cup finals - Hamilton, Bermuda - June 25, 2017 - Helmsman Peter Burling and crew of Emirates Team New Zealand after win over Oracle Team USA in races seven and eight in America's Cup finals . REUTERS/Mike Segar

HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - Emirates Team New Zealand will take to Bermuda's Great Sound on Monday with a mission, to finally wipe out the hurt inflicted on the sports-mad country by Oracle Team USA in the America's Cup.

But while leading 6-1 in the first-to-seven final should make victory a near certainty, the Kiwis are not complacent.