Austrian Corinna Kuhnle and Czech Vit Prindiš are the winners of women's and men's kayak final at the 2021 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ivrea, Italy.
Technically challenging course of the
third competition day in Ivrea caused problems for many athletes and several
favourites were left outside the final, but the podium positions were occupied
by experienced and technically skilled athletes.
33-year-old Austrian kayaker Corinna
Kuhnle set the best time of women's kayak final. This was her second European
Champion title, after she was already the best in 2017 in Ljubljana - Tacen.
She also has two individual silver medals from European Championships.
"I was really emotional after my
run. This medal, this victory feels really special for me. I am just really
grateful for all the people that support me, the people at home sending me
their energy. This is just amazing to be supported like this," said
Kuhnle.
Austrian was half a second faster
than reigning World Champion Eva Terčelj from Slovenia, and Ricarda Funk, 2014
and 2018 European Champion, from Germany was third (she was almost four seconds
behind).
Familiar names were also on the
podium of men's kayak event. Vit Prindiš, like Kuhnle, won his second
individual European Champion title. Czech kayaker was celebrating back in 2019
in Pau. Prindiš finished the final run 0.75 seconds ahead of Italian Giovanni
De Gennaro, and 1.02 seconds ahead of Slovenian Peter Kauzer. While this is the
first individual championships medal in senior category for De Gennaro, Kauzer
won his sixth individual European Championships medal, first bronze.
"It's special. After last year
when I really messed up the Olympic Qualification and closely missed the medal
at Europeans in my hometown, I was quite disappointed. But I told myself just
go for another season, do 100% trainings and it paid off. I am European
Champion again," said Prindiš.
This European Championships also
serves as European Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo Olympic Games. Only one quota
per event is still available here and today it was a Swiss and Polish day to
celebrate. Naemi Braendle won a quota in women's kayak event for Switzerland,
while Krzysztof Majerczak won a quota for Poland in men's kayak.
In the afternoon part of the
programme the time trials of the extreme canoe slalom European Championships
were held. Corinna Kuhnle continued great performances by setting the fastest
time in women's kayak, finishing ahead of Veronika Vojtova (CZE) and Hannah
Craig (IRL), while Gelindo Chiarello (SUI) won in men's kayak, ahead of Boris
Neveu (FRA) and Vit Prindiš (CZE).
On Sunday, the European Championships
will conclude with women's and men's canoe semifinals and finals, and the final
phase of Extreme Canoe Slalom competition.
Liveresults:
https://siwidata.com/canoelive/#/live/icf/1843
LIVESTREAM:
https://www.facebook.com/events/307035377565069/
* NOTE: AUT, CZE, ITA, SLO, SVK will
be geoblocked online due to the TV rights restrictions
RESULTS
WK1
1. Corinna Kuhnle AUT 91.42
2. Eva Terčelj SLO +0.47
3. Ricarda Funk GER +3.92
MK1
1. Vit Prindiš CZE 81.90
2. Giovanni De Gennaro ITA +0.75
3. Peter Kauzer SLO +1.02
EXTREME SLALOM - time trials
WK1
1. Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) 45.77
2. Veronika Vojtova (CZE) +0.39
3. Hannah Craig (IRL) +1.65
MK1
1. Gelindo Chiarello (SUI) 41.55
2. Boris Neveu (FRA) +0.10
3. Vit Prindiš (CZE) +0.59
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