Canoe Kayak Canada
 – CBC to broadcast races at 3 p.m. EST Saturday

MONTEMOR-O-VELHO, PORTUGAL (June 3, 2016) – The Canadian sprint Canoe Kayak team lead off with heats and semi-finals today at the third and final ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Montemor-O-Velho, Portugal.

Adam van Koeverden won his heat to advance directly to tomorrow’s final in the Men’s K1 1000m. van Koeverden, a four-time Olympic medalist, was fifth in the event at last week’s World Cup and has already qualified the event for Rio.

Olympic bronze medalist Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON) also paddled directly through to the final after finishing second in his heat of the Men’s C1 1000m. Oldershaw finished seventh last week.

The Men’s K2 200m crew of Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS) and Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC) finished third in their heat to secure themselves a spot in the final.

Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) and Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON) won their semi-final in the Women’s K2 500m today to advance to tomorrow’s final. Russell and Schmidt are still in the hunt for Olympic qualification. They will race-off against Genevieve Orton (Lake Echo, NS) and KC Fraser (Toronto, ON) for the Olympic spot in Montreal at the end of June.

Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC) rounded out Canada’s qualifications for tomorrow’s A-finals by finishing third in the semi-final of the Women’s K1 200m to advance.

World Cup action is being covered on CBC’s Road to the Olympic Games. The final two shows will be broadcast on CBC Sports this weekend. Races will also be webcast on CBC’s digital platforms including the CBC Sports app and cbcsports.ca. CBC Sports is the Official Broadcast Partner of Canoe Kayak Canada.

Results

Broadcast and Webcast Information

CBC TV Broadcast Times (Road to the Olympic Games)

•          Saturday from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
•          Sunday from 2 – 3 p.m. local time

CBC webcast times – watch online at cbcsports.ca or via the CBC Sports app.

•          Saturday from 6:30 – 8 a.m. EST & from 3 – 4 p.m. EST
•          Sunday from 5:30 – 7 a.m. EST & from 1 – 2 p.m. EST

Summary of Results

Athlete	Event	Result
Adam van Koeverden (Oakville, ON)	Men’s K1 1000m	1st in heat Advanced to A-final
Mark Oldershaw (Burlington, ON)	Men’s C1 1000m	2nd in heat Advanced to A-final
Ryan Cochrane (Windsor, NS), Étienne Morneau (Québec, QC)	Men’s K2 200m	3rd in heat Advanced to A-final
Michelle Russell (Fall River, NS) Madeline Schmidt (Ottawa, ON)	Women’s K2 500m	1st in semi Advanced to A-final
Andréanne Langlois (Québec, QC)	Women’s K1 200m	3rd in semi Advanced to A-final
Marshall Hughes (Waverley, NS), Pierre-Luc Poulin (Lac Beauport, QC)	Men’s K2 1000m	4th in semi Advanced to B-final
Andrew Jessop (Halifax, NS) Rob Clarke (Mississauga, ON)	Men’s K2 1000m	4th in semi Advanced to B-final
Angus Mortimer (Ottawa, ON)	Men’s K1 1000m	8th in semi Did not advance

About Canoe Kayak Canada

Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada. Canoe Kayak Canada has been one of Canada’s top performing summer sports having won an impressive count of 24 Olympic medals. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization which includes an intricate network of clubs as well as provincial, territorial and divisional paddling associations. Elite National Team athletes proudly represent Canada at various competitions around the globe – most notably the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan American Games, ICF World Cups as well as Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championships. Follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

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For more information:

Ian Miller


Communications and Marketing Officer, Canoe Kayak Canada


613.314.1352


imiller@canoekayak.ca