The path may have been winding, but canoe sprinters Laurence Vincent Lapointe and Katie Vincent still qualified for the semifinal of the C-2 500 metres at the Tokyo Olympics Friday.
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.Complete coverage: Click for all the news from the Tokyo Olympics
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. After the race, Harrison was full of praise for Vincent Lapointe, saying she grew up watching the Canadian race and was happy to compete against her in Tokyo.
"It's hard to say if that was the best performance we had in us. I don't think so, but it wasn't our worst. As athletes, we always want more and it's heartbreaking ... It pains me for my team. I think we deserve better, but we weren't able to translate that into results on the water.""It's hard to say that something went wrong," said Bray-Lougheed.
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