Sage Donnelly was third in the women’s K1 cross event as for the second straight weekend the US appears to have a strong set of competitors in the new event. Donnelly had a decently easy path to the final as she was one of only eight to compete in the seeding trial run which she finished third in. All eight who qualified were advanced from the quarterfinals to the semifinals where Donnelly came in second in her heat to reach the final. Fellow American Ashley Nee did not take part in the event despite being in the start list.

On the men’s side Richard Powell was sixth in the trial run with Tyler Smith tenth though all 21 who entered advanced to the 1/8 finals. Both were in heats that had just two in the 1/8 finals so they advanced automatically. In the quarterfinals both won their heat and ended up in the second heat of the semifinals together. Smith held off Powell for second in that event to grab a spot in the final. Smith was last in the final to finish fourth while Powell finished second in the small final to finish sixth.

Earlier in the day Casey Eichfeld was eliminated in the semifinals of the men’s C1 when he finished 25th of the 30 semifinalists. Eichfeld finished in 106.64 after two penalties and missed a spot in the final by 4.34. In the men’s K1 semifinals Michal Smolen was 22nd in the semifinals out of 40 and missed a spot in the final by 2.53 after finishing in 97.23.

The third stop on the ICF Slalom World Cup is in Pau, France next month from July 17th-19th.

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