The first individual Junior and U23
European Champions were crowned on day 3 of the 2023 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe
Slalom European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. Paulina Pirro (GER)
defended her European Champion title in women's junior K1 event, Lucie
Nesnidalova (CZE) won in women's K1 U23 final, Miquel Trave (ESP) was the best
in men's U23 K1 final and Martin Cornu (FRA) won gold medal in junior MK1
event.
German kayaker Paulina Pirro
continued her excellent performances at the Junior Canoe Slalom European
Championships. In Saturday's final of the 2023 ECA Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom
European Championships in Bratislava she won her third Junior European kayak champion
title in four attempts. In 2020, she celebrated her first European Champion
title at the Junior European Championships in Krakow, last year she was
unbeatable in Česke Budejovice, and this year in Bratislava. In 2021, when
European Championships was organised in Solkan, she was just outside the podium
in fourth position.
In today's final Pirro stopped the
clock at 102.14, which was more than three seconds faster than Olga Samkova
from Czechia. Pirro and Samkova were first and second also last year. Bronze
medal in junior women's kayak event went to Charlotte Wild from Germany.
In men's kayak U23 final Miquel Trave
(ESP) showed he is in excellent form. He won his second gold at this European
Championships, following the success in kayak team event on Thursday.
23-year-old paddler from Cadi Kayak Club records great success at this course
in Bratislava. In 2018, he wrote history by becoming Junior European Champion
both in kayak and canoe event in Čunovo, just outside Bratislava. Spanish
kayaker won despite the two penalty seconds and was a second faster than Jakub
Krejči (CZE) who had a penalty free run and received silver medal for his
perfromance. Leo Vuitton (FRA) continues great family tradition (his mother is
Brigitte Guibal, 2000 Olympic Games silver medallist) and won bronze medal.
In women's U23 kayak final Czechia
celebrated a double win thanks to Lucie Nesnidalova and Antonie Galuškova. The
latter was the defending champion, but this time she had to congratulate her
teammate Nesnidalova, who was 0.62 seconds faster on the course. This is the
second individual medal for Lucie Nesnidalova, first gold, but she has seven
team medals at Junior and U23 European and World Championships. In 2021, she
won silver medal in team event at senior Canoe Slalom World Championships in
this course in Bratislava. Bronze medal went to Slovenia this time, thanks to
Lea Novak.
Martin Cornu (FRA) was the winner of
men's kayak junior final. Young French athlete was 0.43 seconds faster than
Xabier Ferrazzi (ITA). Cornu, however managed to put down a clean run, while
Italian kayaker (son of Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, 1992 Olympic Champion, and Maria
Eizmendi Perez, Spanish Olympian) picked up two penalty seconds in the
penultimate gate, which cost him the Junior European Champion title. Žiga Lin
Hočevar from Slovenia, who won silver medal in this event last year, was third.
On Sunday, the 2023 ECA Junior and
U23 Canoe Slalom European Championships in Bratislava will conclude with eight
medal events. First, athletes will fight for the individual medals in canoe and
later in the day the kayak cross quarterfinals, semifinals and finals will
follow.
RESULTS - day 3
MK1 U23
1. Miquel Trave ESP
2. Jakub Krejči CZE
3. Leo Vuitton FRA
WK1 U23
1. Lucie Nesnidalova CZE
2. Antonie Galuškova CZE
3. Lea Novak SLO
MK1 Junior
1. Martin Cornu FRA
2. Xabier Ferrazzi ITA
3. Žiga Lin Hočevar SLO
WK1 Junior
1. Paulina Pirro GER
2. Olga Samkova CZE
3. Charoltte Wild GER
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