Elena Lilik, on the other hand, narrowly missed out on another medal five days after her silver coup in the Canadian canoe. In the final, the 25-year-old finished fourth behind Australian Noemie Fox, Angele Hug from France and Briton Kimberley Woods. Lilik had actually crossed the finish line in third place, but was relegated to the second place due to a mistake at gate two.
After Stefan Hengst, the fourth German starter, had already failed on Sunday, Ricarda Funk was eliminated in the quarter-finals on Monday. The games in Paris ended with two medals for the slalom team of the German Canoe Association (DKV). In Tokyo, the slalom canoeists won a medal in all four competitions. The races for the racing canoeists start on Tuesday.
In kayak cross, four participants jump into the water from a ramp at the same time. Then they go through a course with various gates that they have to go around and that they can touch. In addition, a capsize roll is required in a special zone, a 360-degree roll in which the head goes into the water. The first person to reach the finish line wins the race.
