Canadians claim gold, bronze at Canoe Sprint World Cup
Canadian paddlers Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent each took an individual medal at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Hungary on Sunday after teaming up for gold on Saturday.
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Katie Vincent climb the podium for 2nd consecutive day
Canadian paddlers Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent scored their second medals of the weekend at the Canoe Sprint World Cup in Hungary on Sunday.
A day after teaming up for a gold-medal performance in the A final of the C2 women's 500 metre event, the Canadians were once again climbing the podium together – but this time as individuals.
Vincent-Lapointe raced to gold in the women's C1 200m in a time of 44.504 seconds, while Vincent took bronze in a time of 45.737.
Other Canadian results:
- Annie-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, Que.) — 2nd in C1 women's 500m B final, 2:13.489
- Anna Roy-Cyr ( Lac Beauport, Que.) — 6th in C1 women's 500 A final, 2:11.873
- Marshall Hughes (Waverley, N.S.) — 6th in K1 men's 500 B final, 1:40.464
- Stephen Frodsham (Ottawa) — 8th in C1 men's 500 B final, 1:52.011
- Michelle Russell, Courtney Stott, Lisa Bissonnette, Madeline Schmidt — 9th in K4 women's 500 A final, 1:35.383
- Ryan Cochrane, Pierre-Luc Poulin, Nicholas Matveev, Mark De Jonge — 7th in K4 men's 500 A final, 1:20.313
- Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent — 9th in C1 women's 5,000 A final, 29:39.052
- Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, Ont.) — 12th in C1 men's 5,000 A final, 24:06.238
- Drew Hodges (Ottawa) — 15th in C1 men's 5,000 A final, 24:42.750