Canada's MacKenzie, Vincent win Olympic bronze in women's double 500-metre canoe
CBC
Katie Vincent has had two very different Olympic experiences. Now she has two Olympic bronze medals, too.
Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., and Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Junction, N.S., claimed bronze in the women's doubles 500-metre sprint canoe final at the Paris Games on Friday.
Paris has been "100 per cent different" than the Tokyo Games, where Vincent finished third in the same race alongside Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Shawinigan, Que.
"In Tokyo, coming down the last 100 metres, it's just [former Olympic champion rower] Marnie McBean banging on her drum. Here, there's like 20,000 people screaming and cheering," Vincent said.
"There are special moments from Tokyo and it was a special experience, but I know my family's here, Sloan's family's here. And I think just knowing that they're out there cheering for us and celebrating with us, I think we're going to have a lot more excitement and a lot more joy."
WATCH l Vincent, MacKenzie paddle to Olympic bronze:
The Canadians posted a time of one minute 54.36 seconds in Friday's final.
After starting out strong and challenging China for much of the race, the duo paddled to a photo finish with Ukraine's Liudmyla Luzan and Anastasiia Rybachok, who had a late burst to catch up with — and eventually pass — Canada to take silver with 1:54.30.
In the moments before the result was clarified, MacKenzie wasn't thinking about what colour medal she'd won.
"[I was thinking] that was really hard and I'm in pain," said the 22-year-old first-time Olympian.
China's Shixiao Xu and Mengya Sun won gold with an Olympic-record time of 1:52.81.
The podium was an exact replica of Tokyo's finish, where China took gold, Ukraine silver and Canada bronze.
"Oh, man. That Chinese crew, they've got it all figured out," Vincent said. "They have been pretty perfect for the last three years, haven't had a slip. So I'm honestly just so proud to see our sport at that level."
WATCH l Vincent, MacKenzie reflect on winning bronze:
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