Sideris Tasiadis slalom canoeists were slowed down in the lead in his home game in the World Cup final of Augsburg due to an elbow injury. The silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics in London was unable to drive a goal in the Canadier-Einer and thus missed the final runs in the afternoon.
“Starting with an leather elbow always means waking. You saw here and there that I couldn’t set these hard blows, but I already knew that,” said the 35-year-old after his run on his home track. The form is correct, however, without the 50 penalty seconds, the Augsburg would even have won the preliminary.
“You can still drive four seconds faster. The line that I drove was actually very cool, even if I didn’t drive as quickly as I could,” said Tasiadis. It remains uncertain whether the world champion is fit from 2022 to the World Cup in Sydney (September 29 to October 4).
After the World Cup final, the twelve athletes of the German Canoe Association (DKV) continue to Pennrith in Australia, where the preparation for the highlight is due.