HANNAH CRAIG FINISHED in 10th place in the Women’s K1 Slalom Final as the Gold Medal went to Emilie Fer of France.
The 29-year-old did fantastically to make it into the top 10 but failed to pick up the pace in her final run.
She picked up early penalties to put her under immediate pressure and seemed resigned to her fate as she negotiated the last four gates.
Craig, who picked up three penalties that added six seconds to her time, clocked at time of 1:27.36 to briefly lead but the competitors that followed all surpassed that mark.
Fer put in a flawless run to capture gold while Jessica Fox of Australia got silver. Maialen Chourraut of Spain took home the bronze.
Strong semi run
Craig made to wait until the end of the second to last run before she could celebrate qualification for the Women’s K1 Slalom Final.
The Antrim kayaker set a competitive time of 1:16.12, with a two-second penalty picked up for brushing a gate.
The beginning to her run seemed cautious but Craig picked up the pace in the middle stages before being briefly slowed in negotiating two of the last three gates.
She then had to sit back and watch as her time was bettered by fine runs by Emilie Fer, Jessica Fox and others.
It was not looking good for Craig as she sat in ninth with two competitors, home favourite Lizzie Neave and world number two Maialen Chourraut, to go.
However Neave picked up six penalties after a scattered run – finishing with a time of 1:17.30.
It was just as well, for Craig, as Chourraut came in with the second best run. The semi-final was eventually won by Natalia Pacierpnik of Poland.
The final at Lee Valley White Water Centre starts at 4pm on Thursday afternoon.
How on earth was Gearoid Hegarty overlooked for a nomination? He was one of Limerick’s best players this year ffs!
Agreed Hegarty was a colossus
Diarmuid Cody really?????
HOW on earth did he get a nomination?
He was dropped for the Carlow game and they got hammered by Wexford.
And taken off at half time against Dublin
Not a Cork man in sight. Further proof as if any were needed of how low the standard has fallen in Rebel land. Frank take another bow!
Very true but Limerick will get 11-12 players on the team with McDonald the only cert outside of them of a place.
Foley for Wexford is a cert too, Liam ryan also deserves a spot. De burca of Waterford too.
Bobby Duggan will definitely be on that team as well.
Duggan was roasted in the Munster final. Can’t see him getting selected. He was brilliant against Waterford though.
It mad to say but you can be sure a few the Kilkenny players who didn’t get nominated will end up with a pocket of All Ireland senior medals anyway…
Ha is Galway’s Paul Killeen not nominated? Gave probably the best full-back display of the summer in the semi against Limerick.
What nonsense
Galway come closer than any team all year and get a couple of token nominations. Open draw please
Why isn’t Cathal Mannion named?? Surely he should walk onto that team given he’s 1 of the front runners for young hurler of the year!!!
To be fair Mannion had a quiet game in the semi final and the nominations are taken purely from the U-21 games and not the senior ones.