Canadians win 5 medals at World Cup canoe-kayak in Czech Republic
Katie Vincent, Nadya Crossman-Serb team up to win C2 500 metre gold
Canada will bring home five medals from the second World Cup canoe-kayak event of the season in Racice, Czech Republic this weekend.
Katie Vincent added her second medal in as many days, capturing C2 500 metre gold with teammate Nadya Crossman-Serb.
The pair completed the final in a time of two minutes, 03.210 seconds – more than two seconds faster than their nearest competition.
Vincent won silver in the women's C1 200m on Saturday.
Adam Van Koeverden's return to World Cup action netted the Rio Olympic-bound kayaker a bronze medal in the K1 500m. His time of one minute, 39.340 seconds in the final, was just 1.711 seconds behind gold medal-winner René Holten Poulsen of Denmark.
Canadian foursome Mark Oldershaw, Roland Varga, Benjamin Biagio Tardioli, and Pierre-Luc Laliberte took silver in the C4 200m final, while the K4 200m men's team of Ryan Cochrane, Mark de Jonge, Etienne Morneau, and Alex Scott took bronze.