Overview

• Former world champions Elena Lilik and Andrea Herzog were eliminated in the canoe semifinal in Penrith after incurring four penalty seconds each.
• Lilik recorded two gate touches and placed 15th on the Sydney 2000 Olympic course.
• Herzog finished 13th and missed the top-12 final by 0.22 seconds, with her coach calling one of the penalized touches more than doubtful.
• Head coach Klaus Pohlen said strong upper-course winds made controlled runs difficult and called the outcome disappointing.
• Lennard Tuscherer was the only German finalist and placed eighth, while Olympic champion Ricarda Funk is scheduled to race in kayak on Friday with Lilik set for another attempt.