Canada’s top Sprint and Paracanoe paddlers will be at the start gates in Germany for the first round of Olympic Qualifiers for next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games in Paris, France. Starting Wednesday, August 23 until Sunday, August 27, this event will showcase the top sprint athletes in both Olympic and Paralympic disciplines who are competing for the goal of a quota for Paris 2024.
Quick Links:
Official ICF Event Link
Live streaming on Recast (video recaps will be posted on Planet Canoe YouTube at a later time)
Photos from the Event
How Qualifications work*:
Sprint Kayak:
K1 – Top 6 qualify (host country gets 1 quota) – (7 athletes total, 7 boats)
K2 – Top 6 qualify (12 athletes total, 6 boats)
K4 – Top 10 qualify (40 athletes total, 10 boats) – (4 Continents must be represented in the Top 10, if they are not, the 10th to 8th spots could be reallocated to the next ranked boats from the next ranked continents to meet this requirement).
Sprint Canoe:
C1 – Top 5 qualify (host country gets 1 quota) (6 athletes total, 6 boats)
C2 – Top 8 qualify (16 athletes, 8 boats)
Paracanoe
– Top 6 in each of the 10 events, only one quota per country per event
*This is not qualifying the athletes themselves, this qualifies Canada for country quota spots. Athlete qualifications come at a later date.
| Event | Athlete/Crew |
| W K1 200m | Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka |
| W K1 500m | Michelle Russell |
| W K1 1000m | Courtney Stott |
| W K1 5000m | Maddy Schmidt |
| W K2 500m | Courtney Stott/Maddy Schmidt |
| W K4 500m | Courtney Stott/Natalie Davison/Riley Melanson/Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka |
| M K1 200m | Nick Matveev |
| M K1 500m | Brian Malfesi |
| M K1 1000m | Cameron Low |
| M K1 5000m | Simon McTavish |
| M K2 500m | Pierre Luc Poulin/Simon McTavish |
| M K2 1000m | Vincent Jourdenais/Brian Malfesi |
| M K4 500m | Laurent Lavigne/Nick Matveev/Simon McTavish/Pierre Luc Poulin |
| W C1 200m | Sophia Jensen |
| W C1 500m | Katie Vincent |
| W C1 1000m | Jacy Grant |
| W C1 5000m | Katie Vincent |
| W C2 200m | Jacy Grant/Julia Lilley Osende |
| W C2 500m | Katie Vincent/Sloan MacKenzie |
| W C4 500m | Julia Lilley Osende/Sloan Mackenzie/Sophia Jensen/Jacy Grant |
| Mixed C2 500m | Katie Vincent and Connor Fitzpatrick |
| M C1 200m | Tyler Laidlaw |
| M C1 500m | Andrew Billard |
| M C1 1000m | Connor Fitzpatrick |
| M C1 5000m | Connor Fitzpatrick |
| M C2 500m | Craig Spence/Alix Plomteux |
| W KL1 200m | Brianna Hennessy |
| W VL2 200m | |
| W VL3 200m | Erica Scarff |
| M KL3 200m | Gabriel Ferron-Bouius |
| M VL2 200m | Mathieu St. Pierre |
| M VL1 200m | Ben Brown |
K2 F UNIFIED FINAL RACHEL COHEN AND MADDY SCHMIDT
DEMO II H K1 200M MATTHEW CASEY
II F K1 200M DEMO RACHEL COHEN
K2 H UNIFIED FINAL MATTHEW CASEY AND LAURENT LAVIGNE
Race Schedule:
| WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23 | HEATS | |||||||||
| MORNING | C1 MEN 200M Tyler Laidlaw – SF | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 200M Sophia Jensen – SF | ||||||||||
| K1 500M MEN Brian Malfesi – Finished 5th in heat | ||||||||||
| VL2 WOMEN 200M Brianna Hennessy – in Finals | ||||||||||
| KL3 MEN 200M Gabe Ferron-Bouius – SF | ||||||||||
| C2 WOMEN 200M Jacy Grant/Julia Lilley Osende – SF | ||||||||||
| C1 MEN 500M Andrew Billard – SF | ||||||||||
| K4 WOMEN 500M Courtney Stott/Riley Melanson/Nat Davison/Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka – SF | ||||||||||
| K4 MEN 500M Nick Matveev/Pierre Luc Poulin/Simon McTavish/Laurent Lavigne – SF
VL3 WOMEN 200M Erica Scarff – in Final KL1 MEN 200M. Mathieu St.Pierre – 8th in Heat |
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| AFTERNOON | ||||||||||
| K1 MEN 200M Nick Matveev- SF | HEATS | |||||||||
| C2 WOMEN 500M Sloan MacKenzie/Katie Vincent – SF | ||||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 500M Michelle Russell – SF | ||||||||||
| VL2 MEN 200M Mathieu St.Pierre – SF | ||||||||||
| K2 MEN 1000M Brian Malfesi/Vincent Jourdenais – SF | ||||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 1000M Jacy Grant – in Final | ||||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 1000M | ||||||||||
| C1 MEN 1000M Connor Fitzpatrick – SF | ||||||||||
| K1 MEN 1000M Cameron Low – 6th in heat | ||||||||||
| THURSDAY AUGUST 24 | ||||||||||
| MORNING | K1 WOMEN 200M Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka – SF | HEATS | ||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 500M Katie Vincent – in FInal | ||||||||||
| K2 MEN 500M Pierre Luc Poulin/Simon McTavish – SF | ||||||||||
| C2 MEN 500M Craig Spence/Alix Plomteux – SF | ||||||||||
| K2 WOMEN 500M Courtney Stott/Maddy Schmidt – SF | ||||||||||
| KL1 WOMEN 200M Brianna Hennessy – in Final | ||||||||||
| C2 MIX 500M Jacy Grant/Sloan MacKenzie/Julia Lilley Osende/Sophia Jensen – SF
VL1 MEN 200M. Ben Brown – SF
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| AFTERNOON | K1 MEN 200M Nick Matveev – Final B | SEMIS | ||||||||
| C2 WOMEN 500M Katie Vincent/Sloan MacKenzie – Final | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 500M Michelle Russell – Final A | A/B SEMIS | |||||||||
| VL2 MEN 200M Mathieu St.Pierre – Final A | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C2 MEN 1000M | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K2 MEN 1000M Brian Malfesi/Vincent Jourdenais – Final A | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 1000M | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 1000M | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C1 MEN 1000M Connor Fitzpatrick – Final A | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K1 MEN 1000M Cameron Low – Final C
VL1 MEN 200M. Ben Brown – Final |
A/B SEMIS | |||||||||
| FRIDAY AUGUST 25 | ||||||||||
| MORNING | VL2 WOMEN 200M | SEMIS | ||||||||
| C1 MEN 200M Tyler Laidlaw – Final B | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 200M Sophia Jensen – Final | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K1 MEN 500M | SEMIS | |||||||||
| KL3 MEN 200M Gabe Ferron-Bouius – FInal B | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C2 WOMEN 200M Jacy Grant/Julia Lilley Osende – Final | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C1 MEN 500M Andrew Billard – Final B | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K4 WOMEN Courtney Stott/Rilewy Melanson/Nat Davison/ Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka FINAL B | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K4 MEN Pierre Luc Poulin/Simon McTavish/Nick Matveev/Laurent Lavigne FINAL B | SEMIS | |||||||||
| VL1 MEN 200M Ben Brown – 9th | FINAL | |||||||||
| AFTERNOON | K1 MEN 500M | FINAL | ||||||||
| VL2 WOMEN 200M QUALIFIED Brianna Hennessy SILVER | FINAL | |||||||||
| C1 MEN 200M Tyler Laidlaw – 3rd | B FINAL | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 200M QUALIFIED Sophia Jensen – 6th | A FINAL | |||||||||
| K2 WOMEN 200M | A FINAL | |||||||||
| VL3 WOMEN 200M QUALIFIED Erica Scarff SILVER | FINAL | |||||||||
| KL3 MEN 200M Gabe Ferron-Bouius – 8th | FINAL | |||||||||
| C2 WOMEN 200M Jacy Grant/Julian Lilley Osende – | FINAL | |||||||||
| C1 MEN 500M Andrew Billard – 4th | FINAL B | |||||||||
| K4 WOMEN 500M QUALIFIED Courtney Stott/Riley Melanson/Nat Davison/Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka – 1st | FINAL B | |||||||||
| K4 MEN 500M QUALIFIED Nick Matveev/Pierre Luc Poulin/Simon McTavish/Laurent Lavigne – 1st | FINAL B | |||||||||
| SATURDAY AUGUST 26 | ||||||||||
| MORNING | K1 WOMEN 1000M | FINAL | ||||||||
| K2 MEN 1000M Brian Malfesi/Vincent Jourdenais – 5th | FINAL | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 1000M Jacy Grant – SILVER | FINAL | |||||||||
| VL2 MEN 200M Mathieu St. Pierre – 8th | FINAL A | |||||||||
| K1 MEN 200M Nick Matveev – 2nd | FINAL B | |||||||||
| C1 MEN 1000M | FINAL A | |||||||||
| K1 MEN 1000M Cameron Low – 3rd | FINAL C | |||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 500M QUALIFIED Michelle Russell 6th | FINAL A | |||||||||
| C2 WOMEN 500M QUALIFIED Katie Vincent/Sloan MacKenzie – BRONZE | FINAL A | |||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 200M Toshka Besharah-Hrebacka – FINAL | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 500M | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K2 MEN 500M Pierre Luc Poulin/Simon McTavish – FINAL | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C2 MEN 500M Craig Spence/Alix Plomteux – B FINAL | SEMIS | |||||||||
| K2 WOMEN 500M Courtney Stott/Maddy Schmidt – B FINAL | SEMIS | |||||||||
| KL1 200M | SEMIS | |||||||||
| C2 MIXED | SEMIS | |||||||||
| SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 | ||||||||||
| KL1 WOMEN 200M Brianna Hennessy – BRONZE | FINAL | |||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 200m Toshka Besharah Hrebacka – 4th | A FINAL | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 500M Katie Vincent – GOLD | A FINAL | |||||||||
| K2 MEN 500M Pierre Luc Poulin/Simon McTavish – 9th | A FINAL | |||||||||
| C2 MEN 500M Craig Spence/Alix Plomteux 2nd | B FINAL | |||||||||
| K2 WOMEN 500M Courtney Stott/Maddy Schmidt – 7th | B FINAL | |||||||||
| C4 WOMEN 500M Sloan MacKenzie/Jacy Grant/Julia Lilley Osende/Sophia Jensen – BRONZE | A FINAL | |||||||||
| C2 MIXED 500M Katie Vincent/Connor Fitzpatrick – GOLD | A FINAL | |||||||||
| C1 WOMEN 5000M Katie Vincent – GOLD | A FINAL | |||||||||
| C1 MEN 5000M Connor Fitzpatrick – DNS | A FINAL | |||||||||
| K1 WOMEN 5000M Maddy Schmidt – SILVER | A FINAL | |||||||||
| K1 MEN 5000M Simon McTavish – 4th | A FINAL |