The last day of the 2021 ECA Canoe
Slalom European Championships in Ivrea brought an exciting races and tension
until the very last minute of the race. Spain's Miren Lazkano took the gold
medal in women's canoe event, while Olympic Champion Denis Gargaud Chanut
claimed gold in men's canoe final. Katerina Minarik Kudejova and Vit Prindiš
are the first ever Extreme Canoe Slalom European Champions.
The new European Champion in women's
canoe Miren Lazkano capsized before the third gate, but that did not throw her
out of the game as she continued with strong pace to win her first individual
medal at senior European Championships, and her first gold medal. So far, she
won a silver and bronze medal in team events. Paddler from San Sebastian was
0.36 seconds faster than Czech Tereza Fišerova, while German Elena Apel took
the bronze medal.
Miren Lazkano cried after she
realised what she has achieved, "I was not expecting this at all. I rolled
over in third gate, but then I thought it's now or never. I found strength and
went for it. I am really happy and relieved. I have to thank everyone who
helped me."
On the very technical and demanding
course French canoeist Denis Gargaud Chanut showed the best final run to
celebrate European Champion title, the only title missing in his collection
until now. He is the 2016 Olympic Champion and 2011 World Champion. At first
when he crossed the finish line a 50 seconds penalty was by his name, and he
waved in disapproval. Soon after the penalty was removed and he remained in the
top position until the end of the race.
"Finally I won all three big
titles in our sport, so I am very satisfied with that. But that doesn't mean I
will lose my energy to win again, so I am looking forward to the next
races," said Denis Gargaud Chanut.
Slovak Matej Benuš won silver medal
and secured himself a ticket for Tokyo Olympics in internal Slovak
qualifications, while German Sideris Tasiadis picked up bronze medal and
equally important won an Olympic quota for Germany.
This Championships was also European
Olympic qualifier and it was Slovakia who won a quota for Tokyo Olympics in
women's canoe thanks to Monika Škachova. Even more intense was the fight for
men's C1 quota between Italy and Germany. Two Italian and two German canoeists
qualified for the final, with Roberto Colazingari setting the best time in the
semifinal, so he started the last in the final. Sideris Tasiadis was at that
moment in front of Italian Raffaello Ivaldi, so it was either Tasiadis or
Colazingari. The latter did not manage to handle the pressure on home course
and was ninth at the end.
After the canoe slalom championships
was over, athletes started in the Extreme Canoe Slalom race, the first ever
European Championships held in this discipline. Extreme Canoe Slalom was
introduced to the European Championships programme this year after it was
confirmed it will be a part of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The most
successful team of the event was Czech team. Katerina Minarik Kudejova won a
gold medal in women's event ahead of Austrian Corinna Kuhnle, this year's K1
women European Champion, and another Czech paddler Veronika Vojtova was third.
Vit Prindiš won his second European
Champion title of the week, following his K1 gold in yesterday's final. Dmitri
Marx from Switzerland was second and 2016 Olympic champion Joseph Clarke from
Great Britain was third.
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