Great Britain concluded their most successful ever Junior and U23 Wildwater European Championships in Dallenwil, Switzerland, by adding another two medals to take their tally to seven, finishing fourth in the medal table.
Emma and Kerry Christie continued their successful season with their second gold of the competition, adding the C2 Sprint crown to the C2 Classic they won on the opening day.
The pair won the overall World Cup title just two weeks ago and were delighted to top the podium again today.
Kerry said: “We had a lovely run although we did have a couple of issues with the rocks but we were over two seconds clear so we're really happy with that result.”
Having won the silver in the C2 classic on the first day of racing, Ciara Maloney and Elsie Landsborough were back on the podium after adding a fine bronze to their tally, coming third in the Junior C2W sprint finals.
In their first international outing as a pair, they were delighted to be on the podium once again.
“The run was good, we hit a rock but we tried as hard as we could and were tidy at the top., but we've had a great week.”
In the individual results, Molly Sandercock was eighth in the U23 C1 final, with Kerry Christie finishing in 15th place in the U23 K1 sprint.
Iona Patrick finished in seventh place in the Junior K1W Sprint final with less than a second separating her from the podium spots.
Emily Maclean finished in 10th place in the C1W junior final and in the Junior K1M event, William Stevely and Huw Singleton finished in 13th and 14th place respectively.
This afternoon the Brits were out in force in the team events, with some athletes doubling up to finish the competition with a flourish.
The team results are:
- Junior K1M Huw Singleton, William and Samuel Stevely – 11th
- Junior K1W Freya Pryce, Iona Patrick and Ciara Maloney – 9th
- U23 K1M Leon Tomlinson, Edward Butler, Eddie Mackintosh – 9th
- U23 K1W Kerry and Emma Christie, Molly Sandercock – 6th
- Jun C1M Regan Toop, Callum McDonald, Oliver Stegmann – 5th
- U23 C1M Ryan Mallon, William Stevely, Callum McDonald – 6th
- Jun C1W Emily Maclean, Ciara Maloney, Elsie Landsborough – 5th
- U23 C1W Kerry Christie, Molly Sandercock, Emily Maclean – 4th
- U23 C2M – Huw Singleton/ Edward Butler, Ryan Mallon / Eddie Mackintosh, Leon Tomlinson/ Toby Peyton-Jones – 4th
Today's medals brings the Great Britain tally to and the team finished fourth place on the medal table.
Jamie Christie, team manager was delighted with another successful weekend on the water.
He said: “
Today's medals brings the Great Britain tally to seven and the team finished fourth place on the medal table.
Jamie Christie, team manager was delighted with another successful weekend on the water.
He said: “
“It's been one of our most successful ever events and we're delighted not just with the performances on the water but also with the teamship and camaraderie of the whole squad.
“There have been some real highlights for me, obviously the medals are always fantastic, especially our success in the C2 in both age groups but another Iona set the fastest time yesterday and showed some real potential on the big water here.
“There were a few fourth places throughout the competition too which demonstrates the promise of these youngsters.
“It's been a tricky week, the water levels have changed massively and it's very different to the water in the UK but we've adapted well and the team has been really mature in its outlook, on and off the water.”