Maialen Chourraut es eterna. La triple medallista olímpica y oro en Río 2016, de 42 años, ha sido sexta en la final del K1 del Europeo de eslalon que se está disputando en Vaires-sur-Marne, el mismo escenario de los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024. Y todo eso tras ganar ya una plata por equipos en este mismo campeonato el pasado jueves en la modalidad de patrullas.
La palista vasca, duodécima en esa cita olímpica el pasado verano, empezó el día siendo tercera en las semifinales y se metió en la final de las 12 mejores, ronda a la que no accedieron Laia Sorribes (15ª) y Leire Goñi (23ª).
Ya en la lucha por las medallas fue la antepenúltima en bajar, tocando la puerta número 17 de las 25 que tenía todo el recorrido. Un fallo que, a la postre, fue crucial pues fue penalizada con dos segundos que la apartaron del podio.
Chourraut, oro continental en Markkleeberg 2015, acabó con un tiempo de 94.96 segundos, mientras que la eslovaca Zuzana Paňková fue bronce con 93.67. Dicho de otro modo, sin esos dos segundos de penalización la española hubiera sido bronce.
El título se lo llevó otra clásica del piragüismo eslalon, la alemana Ricarda Funk -oro en Tokio 2020 y doble campeona mundial-, que se impuso con mucha autoridad y un crono de 89.36. La checa Gabriela Satkova completó el podio con su plata.
Miquel Travé, quinto
Más cerca aún de los metales se quedó Miquel Travé, quinto en la final del K1 masculino tras ser segundos en las semifinales. El palista de La Seu d’Urgell no sufrió penalizaciones y acabó con un crono de 84.02, a más de dos segundos del podio.
El oro fue para el checo Jiří Prskavec, oro en Tokio 2020 y bronce en Río 2016, con una bajada de 80.03 segundos. Claramente mejor que la del francés Titouan Castryck, plata en París 2024, que repitió puesto con un registro de 81.24. El esloveno Martin Srabotnik completó el podio con 81.91.
El bronce olímpico en París Pau Echaniz estuvo también en la final pero sólo pudo ser undécimo tras una mala bajada en la que tocó dos puertas para acabar con un tiempo de 100.01. David Llorente fue 17º en las semifinales y no luchó por las medallas.
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