Katie Vincent claims second gold as Canada earns double podium at World Cup in Poznan
Katie Vincent capped off a dominant weekend with her second gold medal in as many days, winning the women’s C1 200-metre final at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznan, Poland, on Sunday morning. Fellow Canadian Sophia Jensen joined her on the podium with the bronze, marking a strong showing for Canada.
Vincent, 29, from Mississauga, Ont., and the reigning Olympic champion in the C-1 200m from Paris 2024, crossed the line in 47.48 seconds. She edged out Ukraine’s Iryna Fedoriv (47.63) for the top spot. Jensen clocked a time of 47.77 seconds to secure third place.
Later in the day, Jensen added another bronze to her tally in the women’s C4 500-metre final, teaming up with Zoe Wojtyk, Jacy Grant, and Sloan Mackenzie. The Canadian quartet clocked a time of 1:57.69, finishing behind Hungary (1:49.82) and China (1:51.10).
Vincent claims C1 500m gold in Poland
Previously on Saturday, Vincent upheld her gold standard in the C1 500-metre finishing in first place for the second weekend in a row. Vincent has won back-to-back golds after claiming the top spot in Szeged, Hungary last weekend.
Vincent paddled across the finish line in two minutes 2.53 seconds, beating second place Liudmyla Luzan of Ukraine by nearly two seconds as she finished with a time of 2:04.25.
Last week’s silver medallist Yanan Ma of China finished with a bronze this round with a time of 2:05.66.
Canada claimed multiple medals on the weekend as Vincent and Zoe Wojtyk paddled to second place in the C2 500-metre race on Friday.
