Andrea Herzog from Leipzig reached the semi-finals of the canoe slalom world championships in Augsburg with the best time.
In the ice channel, the 2019 world champion touched the pole, but still set the fastest time in the canoe. “I’m glad to have taken the first step”said the 22-year-old Saxon.
Defending champion Elena Lilik from Augsburg also made mistakes in the pole course, but also made it effortlessly into the semi-finals in fifth place. Nele Bayn from Leipzig missed the direct qualification and dropped out in twelfth place in the repechage. “I had a few problems in two places. Then I ran out of strength,” Bayn said.
In the men’s category, Sideris Tasiadis, who came third at the Olympics, showed a confident ride and easily progressed to third place. “Here and there I still had small driving mistakes that I can iron out.”, said the man from Augsburg, who is expecting around 7,000 fans at the ice channel for the semi-finals and finals on Sunday. Timo Trummer from Zeitz also remained flawless and qualified directly for the semi-finals.
Franz Anton from Leipzig had a good start. But then the 2018 Canadian world champion made a mistake at gate 18 and had to rework the last gate because of an unsuitable line, which cost valuable time. Thus, Anton had to be a preliminary 22nd. in the hopefuls. There he put in a flawless run and advanced as the fastest of the second heat. “I had a bit of anger in my stomach. I was annoyed that it didn’t work out in the first run.”said Anton.