Water Slalom World Cup, Women's C1 Final, June 10, 2023, Prague. Gabriela Satková from the Czech Republic at the finish line.
Prague – Canoeist Gabriela Satková is happy that she is gradually getting closer to the absolute world leader, who in her category is embodied by Australian Jessica Foxová. It is said that she is no longer as “shouted” among the elite competitors as before. She told reporters after today's World Cup race in Troy, where she won a bronze medal.
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She trailed Olympic champion Fox, who had a two-second penalty, by 1.89 seconds after a clean final run. “I'm happy about that. I remember when I started, I finished behind Jessica by maybe eight seconds. Being so little behind her motivates me to keep pushing and compete with her more. I'm happy to catch up with those girls and that it's not like before, when I was happy to be in the final. Now I'm happy to be in the final and to be able to attack for a medal,” the twenty-one-year-old Czech representative rejoiced.
When three years ago years ago she won the European championship in Prague, it was a surprise even for her. Now she no longer feels so “outcast” among the elite female canoeists. “The feeling of Benjamin is still a little bit there, but I am slowly gaining experience and I already feel that I belong here more,” confided the bronze medalist from the 2021 WC.
The atmosphere of the home race in Troja still does not leave her cold. Before the start, she sang Michal Tučné's song Prodavač. “I had to, the commentator was very loud at the start, it can throw you off a bit. I thought I knew most of the text from this one. She is very fast,” she explained. exams she took at the University of Economics in Prague. “It worked because sometimes, when I have a lot of time, I think about unnecessary things. It went great with the exams. I'm very happy that I did well, both the exams and the races. That usually doesn't work out. I'm proud of myself,” she praised you are a student of international business.
