In a heartbeat final, Jacob Schopf got the title in the kayak-one. Pauline Paszek won the parallel sprint in the Dresden HafenCity for women. Local hero Liebscher-Lucz was only disappointed, but then cheered.
Dreifell Olympic champion Tom Liebscher-Lucz has to wait for his 20th German championship title. The Dresdner flew out in his hometown in the parallel sprint in Kajak-Einer on Saturday in the semi-finals. Moritz Florstedt Stahl Liebscher-Lucz in the Dresden Hafencity.
The local hero was happy shortly afterwards: in the small final, Liebscher-Lucz defeated Linus from Potsdam. Jubilee scream and the winning fist illustrated the pressure that fell off at Liebscher-Lucz. Many friends were among the spectators, the grandfather of the seven -time world champion was sitting in the stands for the first time after many years.
“It was absolutely cool. The crowd wore me”the 31-year-old was happy after the race in the sports show. “I showed three good races today, one was mediocre”reflected Liebscher-Lucz and referred to the semi-finals in which he did not get away from the start. “But it was really good sport. The whole event was fun. I am so incredibly proud of my hometown.”
Master Schopf: “I’m super happy”
There was also praise from the new German champion, the Potsdam Jacob Schopf: “I’m super happy that the shape comes to the World Cup and with the backdrop, the audience and the warmth in the city, that’s not normal for our sport, that’s just cool”said the Paris 2024 double Olympic champion, who will go to Milan with medal ambitions for the World Cup in two weeks.
Hundred In the men
The 26-year-old Schopf prevailed in a gripping final on the 160-meter route in 27.86 seconds by just one hundredth of a second against Florstedt. “Moritz was at the beginning so quickly. That it worked out at the back and I was shouting was a huge thing” was “cheered. In the end, both had to take a jubilee in the water of the port.
Paszek Gewint Women’s final: “Everyone has a strong form”
For women, the native of Paulina Paszek cheered the title. The 27-year-old Hanoverian narrowly prevailed against Hannah Spielhagen from Potsdam and greeted after her victory in the K2 teammate and defending champion Jule Hake, who did not take part in the championships because of pregnancy. Paszek also looked like Schopf towards the World Cup: “We are shortly before the World Cup in Milan in two weeks, everyone has a really strong shape, are really fast. Everything can happen on the 160 meters, but I have given everything and I’m happy.”
Bronze to Jagsch
Pauline Jagsch from Berlin secured a bronze in the kayak one. Jagsch narrowly won the small finale against Kajak-Vierer-Teamkollegin Katharina Diederichs and was happy after the race in the sports show: “I would also have been happy for Katta. It is important that we then work together in the four. We enjoy the atmosphere here in Dresden.”