BELGRADE, SERBIA (June 2, 2017) — Canadian sprint paddlers have continued on to the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Belgrade, Serbia.
Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) won her heat in the Women’s C1 500m to advance directly to tomorrow’s final. Vincent will attempt to add to her medal count for the World Cup tour which is currently at four after last weekend in Szeged.
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) finished third in the Women’s K1 500m semi-final to advance to tomorrow’s final. Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON) and Natalie Davison (Ottawa, ON) finished second in the Women’s K2 200m to advance to the final.
Two Canadian crews advanced to the final in the Women’s C2 200m. Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON) and Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) were second in their heat while Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS) and Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) were third in their heat.
In Paracanoe events, Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) raced on her own in the Women’s KL3 200m event to post a time of 54.032 seconds. Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) finished third in the Men’s KL3 200m while Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) was fifth in the same race. Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) finished fourth in the Men’s KL2 200m.
Competition continues through to Sunday in Belgrade.
Results and Live Streaming Video
Summary of Results
| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Katie Vincent (Mississauga, ON) | Women’s C1 500m | 1st in semi
Advanced to A-final |
| Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) | Women’s K1 500m | 3rd in semi
Advanced to A-final |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)
Natalie Davison (Ottawa, ON) |
Women’s K2 200m | 2nd in semi
Advanced to A-final |
| Rowan Hardy-Kavanagh (Ottawa, ON)
Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) |
Women’s C2 200m | 2nd in heat
Advanced to A-final |
| Hannah MacIntosh (Dartmouth, NS)
Nadya Crossman-Serb (Winnipeg, MB) |
Women’s C2 200m | 3rd in heat
Advanced to A-final |
| Erica Scarff (Toronto, ON) | Women’s KL3 200m | 1st overall |
| Zacharie Lauziere-Fitzgerald (Sherbrooke, QC) | Men’s KL3 200m | 3rd overall |
| Mathieu St-Pierre (Shawinigan, QC) | Men’s KL2 200m | 4th overall |
| Trinity Tratch (Calgary, AB) | Men’s KL3 200m | 5th overall |
| Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)
Craig Spence (Dartmouth, NS) |
Men’s C2 1000m | 4th in semi
Advanced to B-final |
| Roland Varga (Richmond Hill, ON)
Drew Hodges (Ottawa, ON) |
Men’s C2 1000m | 5th in semi
Advanced to B-final |
| Jarret Kenke (Saskatoon, SK)
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS) |
Men’s K2 1000m | 5th in semi
Advanced to B-final |
| Mark James (Dartmouth, NS) | Men’s C1 1000m | 8th in semi
Advanced to B-final |
| Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Women’s C1 500m | 5th in semi
Advanced to B-final |
| Courtney Stott (Pickering, ON) | Women’s K1 500m | 7th in semi
Did not advance |
| Marc Tarling (Pointe-Claire, QC) | Men’s C1 1000m | 8th in heat
Did not advance |
| Nick Matveev (Toronto, ON)
Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac-Beauport, QC) |
Men’s K2 1000m | 9th in semi
Did not advance |
| Afternoon heats | ||
| Lissa Bissonnette (Sherbrooke, QC) | Women’s K1 200m | 4th in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Anne-Sophie Lavoie-Parent (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Women’s C1 200m | 3rd in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Laurence Vincent Lapointe (Trois-Rivières, QC) | Women’s C1 200m | 1st in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Alex Scott (Bedford, NS) | Men’s K1 200m | 2nd in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Alanna Bray-Lougheed (Oakville, ON)
Natalie Davison (Ottawa, ON) |
Women’s K2 500m | 3rd in heat
Advanced to semi |
| Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS)
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) |
Women’s K2 500m | 4th in heat
Advanced to semi |
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