The Canadian duo brought home bronze in women’s C-2 500-metre canoe sprint, bringing Canada’s medal count to 23
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe and Katie Vincent, of Canada, react in the water after competing in the women's canoe double 500-metre final at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.Canada’s Katie Vincent and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, once rivals for a spot at the Olympics, rowed in unison on Saturday in Tokyo and propelled their canoe to an historic Olympic bronze medal. Then they fell out of the boat celebrating.
It was the second time to the podium in Tokyo for Vincent-Lapointe, who took silver in the women’s C-1 200m sprint canoe race two days earlier. Vincent raced that final too, but finished eighth, left searching for redemption in the C-2 boat. Eventually, Canada was granted a second spot in the C-1 and a chance for both women to compete together as a team in the C-2.
They paddled in mesmerizing synchronicity, willing their canoe back into medal contention. It’s an arduous task to plunge paddles into the water for 500 meters, but they persisted through the burn, as their boat surged at over 15 km/hr. They held off the hard-charging Germans, who finished 0.902 seconds behind them.
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