Men’s K-1 1000m
Balint Kopasz (Hungary) was quickest in the heats. He would win the first semi with Adam Varga (Hungary) taking the other. Fernando Pimenta (Portugal) seemed to be out of the gates quickest and led at 250m ahead of Josef Dostal (Czech Republic). By halfway, it was the same top two. At the 750m mark there was four boats in contention, led by Dostal with Kopasz in second. Varga had closed in on Pimenta. Varga was soon the fastest man at the front of the course but he could not close Dostal.
🥇Josef Dostal 🇨🇿
🥈Adam Varga 🇭🇺
🥉Balint Kopasz 🇭🇺
My predicted podium all finished in the top four but I missed the winner Dostal who I thought was passed his best
Men’s K-2 500m
The German teams were quickest in the heats, led by Schopf/Lemke (Germany). The Olympic best was set in the semi final by van der Westhuyzen/Green (Australia). It was a close start but by halfway, it was the German pair who led Australia. They would come back at the Germans alongside Nadas/Totka (Hungary) but neither could finish quickly enough.
🥇Jacob Schopf/Max Lemke 🇩🇪
🥈Bence Nadas/Sandor Totka 🇭🇺
🥉Jean van der Westhuyzen/Thomas Green 🇦🇺
Of the six major contenders, I mentioned the podium came from them. I expected Australia to win the final having set an Olympic best in the semi final.
Men’s K-4 500m
Serbia won the first heat only for Germany to set an Olympic best in the second. In the quarter-final, Australia would set a new Olympic best which they would then improve on in the semi, with Germany taking the other. It looked like the Spanish started best. At halfway they edged Germany and Australia. Australia would start to come through but Germany would soon head to the front. There was barely anything to seperate them in the photo finish but Germany would get the gold.
🥇Germany 🇩🇪
🥈Australia 🇦🇺
🥉Spain 🇪🇸
Australia were the team I missed here, although I mentioned they had the ability if they competed to best of their ability
Men’s C-1 1000m
Catalin Chirila (Romania) went quickest in the heats but could not make the final. Martin Fuksa (Czech Republic) was fastest in the semi final, with Sebastian Brendel (Germany) winning the other. Fuksa led the final after 250m ahead of Zakhar Petrov (Russia). By 500m, the gap had grown for Fuksa. At the 750m mark he led by 2.25. Instead the battle was for the other medals as Serghei Tarnovschi (Moldova) has closed down on Petrov. Isaquias Queiroz (Brazil) would finish fast, coming through to take silver.
🥇Martin Fuksa 🇨🇿
🥈Isaquias Queiroz 🇧🇷
🥉Serghei Tarnovschi 🇲🇩
When Chirila set an Olympic best in the heats, I felt confident in my prediction. He also won the B final and I wonder what he could have done in that final.
Men’s C-2 500m
In the heats it was Hao/Bowen (China) who went quickest, setting an Olympic best with Petrov/Korovashkov(Russia) winning the other. In the semi finals, it was the other way round with the Russians fastest. In the final, it looked like China had the lead over Adolf/Hajdu (Hungary). Halfway through, China remained in first but Russia had edged Hungary as their main rivals. They would only pull away over the second half of the field. The battle was for the other medals places as Hungary begun to struggle and Russia . It allowed Casadei/Tacchini (Italy) to finish quickly and take silver ahead of Moreno/Dominguez (Spain).
🥇Liu Hao/Ji Bowen 🇨🇳
🥈Gabriele Casadei/Carol Tacchini 🇮🇹
🥉Joan Antoni Moreno/Diego Dominguez 🇪🇸
China were not as strong favourites in the betting as I expected but won well.
Women’s K-1 500m
Lisa Carrington (New Zealand) went fastest in the heats ahead of Aimee Fisher (New Zealand) as they were the only pair under 1.50. They both won semi finals along with Alida Dora Gazso (Hungary) and Tamara Csipes(Hungary). In the final, Carrington got off to a fast start but by halfway Csipes was ahead. It was Emma Jorgensen (Denmark) in third. Carrington would overtake Csipes at about 300m. Jorgensen would hold onto bronze ahead of fast finishing Fisher
🥇Lisa Carrington 🇳🇿
🥈Tamara Csipes 🇭🇺
🥉Emma Jorgensen 🇩🇰
Again, in the four that I suggested would see the three podium finishers. I expected Fisher to be better but she disappointed
Women’s K-2 500m
Paszek/Hake (Germany) went fastest in winning the heats. In the semi final it was Carrington/Hoskin (New Zealand) who were fastest with Jagsch/Rohlings (Germany) winning the other. In the final, New Zealand would start fastest and by 250m they had an advantage of 0.64 from the second German pair. They would continue to extend as Csipes/Gazso (Hungary) went into second. They battled with the other German pair and just about took gold.
🥇Lisa Carrington/Alicia Hoskin 🇳🇿
🥈Tamara Csipes/Alida Dora Gazso 🇭🇺
🥉Paulina Paszek/Jule Hake 🇩🇪
I did not expect Hungary to compete to that extent basically at any point
Women’s K-4 500m
Germany were quickest in the heats, with New Zealand winning the other. New Zealand took it out hard and at halfway led by just 0.05 from Germany with China in third. Germany would soon go ahead into first whilst Hungary were putting China under pressure. New Zealand would go back ahead with 100m to go and were able to hold on from Germany with Hungary taking the bronze.
🥇New Zealand 🇳🇿
🥈Germany 🇩🇪
🥉Hungary 🇭🇺
Again, I did not consider Hungary to be at this level. I did mention Germany as possible contenders
Women’s C-1 200m
Nevin Harrison (United States) was quickest in the heats ahead of Yarisleidis Cirilo (Cuba). Cirilo won the first semi and Katie Vincent (Canada) took the second. Harrison got the early lead over Vincent at halfway. Those two pulled away from the field and the two passed in a photo finish that was impossibly close. She won by 0.01 in a world best
🥇Katie Vincent 🇨🇦
🥈Nevin Harrison 🇺🇸
🥉Yarisleidis Cirilo 🇨🇺
I mentioned Cirilo in the same category as Wenjun but went for the wrong one.
Women’s C-2 500m
Mackenzie/Vincent (Canada) set an Olympic best in the heats with Shixiao/Mengya (China) winning the other. The Chinese pair would set an Olympic best in the semi final with the Canadians winning the other. In the final, it looked like the Chinese pair got out best. By halfway, they led the Canadian pair by 0.63 with Szczerbinska/Borowska (Poland) in third. China would only pull away further and it was Luzan/Rybachok (Ukraine) finishing fastest, actually getting second.
🥇Xu Shixiao/Sun Mengya 🇨🇳
🥈Liudmyla Luzan/Anastasiia Rybachok 🇺🇦
🥉Sloan Mackenzie/Katie Vincent 🇨🇦
I mentioned Ukraine in the potential medalists category.
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