{"id":47456,"date":"2024-08-06T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=47456"},"modified":"2024-08-06T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:30:00","slug":"mackenzie-vincent-punch-ticket-to-paris-2024-canoe-sprint-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=47456","title":{"rendered":"MacKenzie, Vincent punch ticket to Paris 2024 canoe sprint semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The following is done with information from Olympic.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PARIS, FRANCE<\/strong>: A first Olympics for Sloan MacKenzie, and she’s etched her name and partner Katie Vincent’s name as having an Olympic Best Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1:54.16, the Canadian duo put themselves into Friday’s semifinals winning heat 2 going away over Spain on the waters to kick off their Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katie Vincent<\/a>, looking to upgrade on her bronze in the women\u2019s C-2 500m at the Tokyo Olympic Games with the now-retired Laurence Vincent Lapointe<\/a>, got a good start with Windsor Junction’s MacKenzie on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a crowd of friends cheering them on from inside their own homes –and some young future stars at summer camp at Cheema–the two raced to the win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With her new partner, Sloan Mackenzie<\/a>, the pair raced to first in their heat with a new Olympic Best time of 1 minute 54.16 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was incredible,\u201d said Vincent in an interview with Olympic.ca<\/a>. \u201cI know my family is in the stands and so is Sloan\u2019s. Having that support behind us helps a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTokyo was a little quieter, maybe a little lonelier. Having everybody here, I think we are feeling that a little in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The win automatically qualified them for the semifinal round which will take place on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Racing in the second heat in a field that included rival Spain, Canada turned it on at the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the first half of the race, Spain led by about a half-length until the powerhouse Canadians turned on the jets with 100 metres to go and got to the finish in that Olympic Best time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat last 150 (metres), when you have that crowd, and the pride of being Canadian, helps out on the water,\u201d added Vincent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first one for me is always a little bit of a warm-up. The lactic builds, and I get a little queasy at the end, but Sloan gets queasy at the start, so we balance each other out,\u201d Vincent of their opening race of the Games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe is nervous before, and I am a little sick after, but it is just the nerves. It\u2019s the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The semifinal goes Friday Aug. 9 at 5:40 a.m. Atlantic with the final set for 7:40 a.m. on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top four from each semi-final advance to the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n