The C-2 500 metres Tokyo Olympic semifinal is set to take place Saturday
Failing to advance directly to the semifinal after finishing third in their heat on Tokyo’s Sea Forest Waterway, Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Que., and Vincent of Mississauga, Ont., rebounded to win their quarterfinal in two minutes 2.259 seconds.The Canadian pair, world champions in 2017 and 2018, failed to move directly from the heat to the semifinal after crossing the finish line with a time of 2:02.170, one second behind the second-place team from Germany.
It was obviously not the most straightforward path for Vincent-Lapointe and Vincent. The quarterfinals, which began at 11:27 a.m. local time, took place under a blazing sun with a temperature of 32 C, though it felt like 39 C. “Because the interviews with the rights holders went long, the coach preferred to take them out of the mixed zone immediately. Our priority is to win a medal here and protect the health of our athletes,” said a Canoe Kayak Canada attache.“It was quite difficult after the day to return on the water because it was a very emotional day and physically exhausting,” Vincent-Lapointe said by text message, roughly 90 minutes after the race.
“I had the chance to speak with Nevin and it was very pleasant,” said Vincent-Lapointe. “She told me she was very happy we got to compete and I have to admit I’m proud of her. We both had a good race and did our best. I’m glad to see new women bursting onto the world stage.”The team of Andreanne Langlois, Michelle Russell, Alanna Bray-Lougheed and Madeline Schmidt were eyeing a top-five finish at the Tokyo Olympics. Instead, they lost their semifinal, finishing in last place .
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