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K1 WOMEN
The Women ’ s K1 is a growing category where the quarter-final cut 39 paddlers to just 20 , and that first cut saw a few surprise exits , including Poland ’ s Zofia Tula , GB ’ s Becky Green , and Canada ’ s Katie Kowalski . In the quarter-finals , Derby McAdams , Britain ’ s Emma Witherford , Tamsyn McConchie , and Dino Rock failed to progress . However , it was business as usual for Ottilie Robinson-Shaw as she kept the top spot . Emily Jackson , Sage Donnelly , Abby Holcombe , and GB ’ s Heidi Walsh joined her in the semi-finals .
In the semi-finals , with five paddlers having won world championships in the past , it was going to be tough to make the final cut . That didn ’ t stop one of Britain ’ s most determined paddlers , Heidi , found her rhythm in the last 15 seconds of her ride , hitting one trick after another , and her score rocketed up , landing her in third place and through to the finals . Ottie , Emily Jackson , Sage Donnelly , and Hitomi Takaku joined her .
In the finals , the pressure was on for all the paddlers . Ottie was looking to defend her world champion title , Emily and Sage were looking for a home win , Hitomi was looking to reclaim the title , and Heidi was looking for her first . However , it was Sage ’ s title after she had landed the run of a lifetime , scoring two helix ’ s , among other things ! Ottie went for her biggest tricks , but unfortunately , she flushed just seconds into the ride and had to settle for silver . Emily Jackson took the bronze .
K1 MEN
The first cut was down to 20 for the quarter-finals , which is always brutal as there are more than 20 who deserve to progress through . Among those to make it through to the next round were