Lois Leaver delivered under pressure in Prague to win her second ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup K1 medal in a row.

Leaver had qualified for the final in ninth but powered onto the podium, despite picking up a penalty.

Her time of 99.78s beat out Eva Alina Hocevar for the final spot on the podium by just 0.1 seconds.

The 23-year-old moves up to third in the overall K1 standings after claiming bronze in Pau two weeks ago.

“It felt really good today to back up the result from Pau,” the Edinburgh Schools paddler said. “I think sometimes it can be a lot of pressure after having a good race to come in and try to do it again.

“I’m definitely proud of how I handled it today. I think with my touch in my final run, I wasn’t sure how it would pan out in the end, but I knew the rest of it felt really nice, and I tweaked a few things from the first run.

“I just felt like I was really in the flow the whole time. So I am really pleased to do it with a touch, I just need to get rid of that for next time.”

Kimberley Woods finished sixth in her second final of the day as she picked up a penalty on the same gate as Leaver.

Ben Haylett claimed seventh place in the men’s K1 final with a time of 91.61.

In the women’s K1 heats, Woods topped the lot with an impressive run of 98.98 to finish 0.55 seconds ahead of Olympic champion Jessica Fox in second.

Four penalties for Leaver did not stop her advancing to the final in ninth place, however, the same number of sanctions saw Nikita Setchell miss out in 21st place.

Leaver added: “The course today was a bit tricky, there were spins off curls which I actually really enjoy.

“It is always a joy to race in Prague, it is a really exciting and fun course, and the crowd is absolutely insane, so it is just a pleasure.”

The men’s heats saw Haylett make it through as one of only 15 paddlers to deliver a clean run.

Haylett qualified in third place for the final, just 0.66 seconds behind leader Mateusz Polazcyk.

Jonny Dickson missed the second-to-last gate to end any chance of him qualifying to finish in 48th position, while Jake Brown’s strong start fizzled out and he finished in 53rd place.

Earlier in the day, Ryan Westley led the Brits in the C1 with a seventh-place finish in the men’s final with a time of 97.39.

Adam Burgess could not follow up his gold from Friday as he picked up penalties to finish 12th.

In the morning heats, Westley made it through in seventh with Burgess just 0.48 seconds back in joint-ninth.

Luc Royle picked up a penalty and finished 22nd, missing out on a place in the final.

In the women’s event, Woods was unable to sustain a fast start as she faded to finish eighth in a time of 110.48, but it still marked her first top ten finish in the C1 this season.

Woods had qualified in 11th for the final, with Ellis Miller and Bethan Forrow missing out in 24th and 28th place, respectively.



Action concludes on Sunday with the men's and women's kayak cross.