Canoe Slalom Olympic day 3 review and day 4 K1M medals preview
Denis Gargaud Chanut was crowned as France’s latest Olympic canoe slalom champion. First, a review of the C1M semi-final and final followed by a preview of what to expect on Wednesday for the K1M semi-final.
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Flash Quotes: Canoe Double (C2) Men: HOUNSLOW (GBR)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Comments from canoe slalom paddler Richard HOUNSLOW (GBR) after his first run in the heats of the men's C2 with partner David FLORENCE (GBR) at Whitewater Stadium on Monday.
Richard HOUNSLOW (GBR)
On their race:
"We had a very safe plan and we executed it very well. It was just about getting through to the next round. With only one boat going out (of 12 which started the heats) we didn't want to take risks. It was probably a bit slow but that should be enough for us to qualify for the...Read more
Canoe Double (C2) Men: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Luka BOZIC (SLO) and Saso TALJAT (SLO) hope to give Slovenia its first gold medal in canoe slalom by winning the canoe double (C2) men's event, which starts on Monday 8 August at Whitewater Stadium.
BOZIC and TALJAT became world champions in men's C2 in 2014 and finished second at the 2016 European championships.
Coming into the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Andraz VEHOVAR (SLO) is the only athlete representing Slovenia to claim an Olympic medal in canoe slalom as he took home silver in men's K1 at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic
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Kayak (K1) Women: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Jessica FOX (AUS) hopes to become the first athlete representing Australia to win a gold medal in canoe slalom. She will compete in the kayak (K1) women's event, which starts on Monday 8 August at Whitewater Stadium.
FOX won the world title in 2014 and took silver in this event at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
FOX could become the first non-European athlete to win gold in an individual canoe slalom event. Joe JACOBI (USA) and Scott STRAUSBAUGH (USA) are the only non-Europeans to have won a canoe slalom gold medal,
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For Jessica Fox, her moment has arrived
Four years of answering the same questions and visualising her big race is about to come to an end for Australia's canoe slalom medal prospect, Jess Fox .
Fox, winner of an unexpected silver medal in slalom canoeing at London 2012 at the tender age of just 18, will be hoping to go one better and secure a gold for Australia in Brazil.
The omens are good. Since London, Fox has matured as an athlete, winning world titles at senior and under 23 level, and stamping her authority firmly on a sport where the margins between first and second can be tiny....Read more
DE GENNARO (ITA) coasts through K1 heats as missed gate costs DELFOUR (AUS)
RIO DE JANEIRO - Giovanni DE GENNARO (ITA) posted the fastest time in the men's K1 heats as top-ranked paddler Lucien DELFOUR (AUS) protested a missed gate which cost him a semifinal spot in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games canoe slalom competition
On a wind-affected first day of canoe slalom action at Whitewater Stadium on Sunday, DELFOUR was already under pressure after slipping to 13th place in the first round. And the Australian was effectively dumped out of the Olympic Games when handed a 50-second time penalty for missing gate 20 near the end of his second run....Read more
David Florence's early birthday present
David Florence (GBR) gave himself an early birthday present by posting a cracking time in the first round of the C1 slalom Rio, signalling once again that he is a genuine Olympic medal contender.
Florence turns 34 on Monday, and on Tuesday he’ll set out to earn himself the one thing no-one else can give him – his first ever gold medal.
Florence won silver in the C1 in Beijing in 2008, and for those who thought his best might be behind him, his first run in the C1 heats would have been a rude awakening for the doubters.
And Florence doesn’t understand why
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Delfour proud of effort after "harsh" call
Lucien Delfour (AUS) knew he had to pull off something special if he was to keep his K1 slalom Olympic dream alive, and when he crossed the line after his second run he thought he’d done it.
But in a split second his dream became a nightmare. Officials had ruled he missed a gate, and the 50 second penalty meant his Olympic debut was over.
“I’m disappointed and shocked,” Delfour said after the race.
“I crossed the finish line and though I’d done a good run. But then I saw the 50 second penalty, and I didn’t know where it came from. I didn’t know which
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Canoe Slalom Olympic Heats Day 2 Review and Day 3 Preview
Monday was all about heat 2. Some big names had to dig deep and deliver controlled runs in the 2nd heat to ensure qualifications. Invariably, some delivered and for others in meant unexpected early exits.
First, a review of the C2M and K1W heats followed by a preview of what to expect on Tuesday for the C1M semi-final.
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Kayak (K1) Men: preview facts
RIO DE JANEIRO - Jiri PRSKAVEC (CZE) will aim to give Czech Republic its first gold medal in a men's canoe slalom event, as he participates in the kayak (K1) men's competition which starts on 7 August at Whitewater Stadium.
- Jiri PRSKAVEC (CZE) is the current world and European champion and he can give Czech Republic its first gold medal in the men's K1.
- Vavrinec HRADILEK (CZE) claimed Czech Republic's only medal so far in this event as he grabbed silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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