The German slalom canoeists around the Olympic second Elena Lilik got their first medal at the World Cup in Australia. In the team competition, the Canadier trio with Lilik (Augsburg), Andrea Herzog and Nele Bayn (both Leipzig) won silver behind the Czech Republic on Tuesday. Bronze went to the UK.
“We knew what was important. We got down the course cleanly. The very last move was very crucial, and we all three very, very well mastered it,” said Lilik, who had won silver in the C1 singles last year: “We are all Mega Happy, satisfied and happy.”
Previously, the Penrith Whitewater Stadium, the Sydney Olympic route in Sydney, had qualified for the semi-finals in a three of the five German Canadian boats. Herzog continued as a lead, including Lilik (12th) and Lennard Tuchscherer (Leipzig/6.) Are still in the medal race. Bayn (33rd) and Niels Zimmermann (Leipzig/59.) Failed.