Even before adulthood for the second time during the European elite

Žiga Lin Hocevar He once again proved that he belongs to the top of the European and the world canoe. At the age of 17, he won the medal for the second time in a row at the European Championships, and last year’s gold in Tacen added a bronze on the Olympic track in Paris, where he did not perform at the Olympics last year.

He escalated his appearances on the Marna River, after eighth place in qualifying, and the ninth in the semi -finals was the best when it was most needed, in the finals. Only the Spaniard beat him in it Miquel Trave and Olympic champion Nicolas Gestinwho had to settle for second place this time. These came to the success, as they were the fastest at all levels of this match.

Benjamin Savšek and Luki Christmas the ride did not get lucky. The former Olympic champion was six penalty seconds, so many in the semi -finals when he caught his last desired place, 11th, and Christmas with two doors ranked a place behind him.

The other representative of the Hočevar family, Eva Alina. But the best performance succeeded in not the most appropriate time. Convincingly, for more than three seconds, she was the fastest in the semi -finals, her semi -final time defeated no competitor in the finals, but at the decisive moment she did not repeat the semi -final driving and ranked fourth with four penalty seconds. The medal is behind the second and 20 hundredths.

The Andorka won Monica Doriathe second and third were Frenchmen Laurene Roisin and Doriale Delassus. Alja Kozorog and Lea Novak dropped out in the semifinals.