Olympian Mallory Franklin stormed to silver on day two of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Ljubljana-Tacen.
In a mirrored repeat of the C1 at last summer’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Franklin claimed silver, this time in the women’s K1, behind Australia’s Jessica Fox in a time of 97.02.
The course proved difficult as all ten competitors struggled to put down a clean run on the white water.
Franklin went through to the final fastest by over two seconds but was beaten by the current Olympic Champion.
Brits Phoebe Spicer and Kimberley Woods joined Franklin in the K1 semi-final, putting down runs that saw them finish 25th and 26th respectively.
But it was later in the afternoon that the women had their calling in the Extreme Kayak Time Trials.
Woods claimed a brilliant third place in preparation for tomorrow’s event in a time of 71.55 seconds and she was closely followed by team mate Nikita Setchell who finished fifth in 72.48.
Spicer was placed 24th overall and Sophie Ogilvie saw her run of 77.86 seconds only bring her 35th place after being issued a penalty on gate six of the course.
Elsewhere, in the men’s K1 semi-finals, Bradley Forbes-Cryans was narrowly squeezed out of a final spot by finishing 14th overall.
Close behind him, team mate Joe Clarke was in 16th with Christopher Bowers back in 36th after a difficult run.
But spirits were once again lifted in the Extreme Kayak Time Trial as all three British men easily paddled through to tomorrow’s main event.
Bowers bounced back to a brilliant 65.28 second run that earned him ninth place before Forbes-Cryans and Clarke took 12th and 13th positions respectively.
The Extreme Kayak event takes place tomorrow, with British boats hoping to lay down a marker.
You can follow all the action via the Planet Canoe Live Stream https://www.canoeicf.com/ or via the live results here:
https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-slalom-world-cup/ljubljana-tacen-2022/results
Saturday’s Results:
Women’s K1 Semi-final
Mallory Franklin (Windsor & District) Semi-final – 1st and progressed to final
Phoebe Spicer (Lee Valley Paddlesports) Semi-final – 25th
Kimberley Woods (Rugby) Semi-final -26th
Women’s K1 Final
Mallory Franklin (Windsor & District) Final – 2nd
Men’s K1 Semi-final
Bradley Forbes-Cryans (CR Cats) Semi-final – 14th
Joe Clarke (Stafford & Stone) Semi-final – 16th
Christopher Bowers (Stafford & Stone) Semi-final – 36th
Women’s Extreme Kayak Time Trial
Kimberley Woods (Rugby) – 3rd and progresses to heats
Nikita Setchell (Holme Pierrepont Canoe Club) – 5th and progresses to heats
Phoebe Spicer (Lee Valley Paddlesports) – 24th
Sophie Ogilvie (CR Cats) – 35th
Men’s Extreme Kayak Time Trial
Christopher Bowers (Stafford & Stone) – 9th and progresses to heats
Bradley Forbes-Cryans (CR Cats) – 12th and progresses to heats
Joseph Clarke (Stafford & Stone) – 13th and progresses to heats
Sunday’s Schedule:
Women’s C1 Semi-final
8:20 BST – Sophie Ogilvie
8:54 BST – Mallory Franklin
08:56 BST – Kimberley Woods
10:34 BST Women’s Final
Men’s C1 Semi-final
09:51 BST – Adam Burgess
09:55 BST – Ryan Westley
11:11 BST Men’s Final
Women’s Extreme Kayak Heats
13:18 BST – Phoebe Spicer – Heat 2
13:21 BST – Nikita Setchell – Heat 3
13:24 BST – Kimberley Woods – Heat 5
Men’s Extreme Kayak Heats
13:42 BST – Christopher Bowers – Heat 2
13:45 BST – Bradley Forbes-Cryans – Heat 3
13:48 BST – Joseph Clarke – Heat 4
