Grigar’s flawless performance in the K1 semifinals: The Olympic medalist advances from first place! – Športky.sk

ČUNOVO – Jakub Grigar sovereignly advanced to the finals of the men’s K1 at the World Championships in water slalom in Čunov. He showed a great and clean ride in the semifinals and was the fastest of all the racers. Adam Gonšenica, the second Slovak in the starting field, took 14th place when he had a touch on the sixth goal. He did not make it to the final ten, 39 hundredths of a second separated him from the progress.

The Olympic winner from Tokyo, Jiří Prskavec, who will not go clean, will not even appear in the final (12.40 h), but the 11th best time pushed him just below the best ten. His compatriot and winner of the World Cup this season, Vít Přindiš, will also be missing in the final.

Gonšenica had clean crossings everywhere after reaching the finish line, but the referees finally awarded him one penalty. “I rejoiced for a few seconds, then it jumped in. There’s nothing you can do, but at least I know I have time for it. I’m not aware of the touch, but I trust the video judges. I was fine, but I froze a little downstairs. I was looking forward to it. I’m going to show what I’m trained in front of the home crowd, and I think I did. “ stated the Slovak representative.