The first Spanish Cup of Eslalon ends with the double of Maialen Chourraut, Mira Lazkano and Luis Fernández and the triumph of Manuel Ochoa in K1

The Spanish Cup of Eslalon, which represents the resumption of the national competition of pyragüism after a year of national inactivity for the panemia, has ended today with the Olympic champion Maialen Chourraut and the international Mira Lazkano and Luis Fernández revalidating yesterday's triumph, and with Manuel Ochoa achieving the gold medal in K1.

The slalon field of the Galician town famous for its waters and the splendid and centenary, spa of international fame: Mondariz... a reference place in the discipline of the brave waters in the north-west of the country, hosted during the weekend the competition for youth, senior and veterans in K1, C1 and mixed, with a competition yesterday Saturday and another Sunday.

In the second competition in K1 the Olympic bimedalist Maialen Chourraut (Atlético de San Sebastián) again showed its good time, imposing first in the classification and also in the final. It did so with a time of 95s.49, followed by the palists of the Aragonese team Baix Cinca, Carmen Costa (100s.78) and Julia Cuchi (104s.37), silver and bronze, respectively.

In the male K1 the gold medal was for the Galician Manuel Ochoa (Mino Teixugos) with a record of 87s.22, followed by the Olympic Reserve Joan Crespo (Santiagotarark) with 88s.70 and the Spanish-Latvian Darío Cuesta (Rio Eresma) with 89s.36.

In canoe, the C1 women the podium was occupied by the Basque Mira Lazkano (at. San Sebastián) with a chrono of 105s.79, accompanied by Marta Doria (Cadí) and the Olympic reserve Klara Olazabal (Santiagarrak), which invertieron106s.07 and 106s.86, respectively.

In C1 men the international Galician Luis Fernández (Miño Teixugos) was proclaimed champion with a time of 100s.16; Daniel Marzo (Mig Segre) was second with 103s.01 and Daniel Pérez (Penedo Teimporta), third with 103s.78.

2021 / 02 / 20: Maialen Chourraut wins in K1 in Mondariz the Spanish Cup of Eslalon

Olympic bimedalist Maialen Chourraut has won the K1 final (91s.67), after fitting 2 seconds of penalty at gate 9. The at palist. San Sebastián had previously won in the semifinal. They completed the Mónica Doria (Cadí) podium, which was silver medal (96s.86), and the young Olatz Abri (at. San Sebastián), bronze (99s.25)

The national competition of pyragüism in the 2021 season has started today with the first competition of the I Copa de España de Eslalon, in the spa villa pontevedresa of Mondariz in which the Olympic champion Maialen Chourraut has been imposed in the final of K1 women while Crespo did it in the men's, and Mira Lazkano and Luis Fernández in those of C1.

In male K1 the Olympic Reserve Joan Crespo (Santiagotarark) has won (85s.11), the Galician Axel Afonso (Tea Mondariz) has been second (86s.16) and the Spanish-Latvian Dario Cuesta (Eresma River) third (86s.33).

In canoe, the Galician Luis Fernández (Miño -Ós Teixugos) has won the first place (101s.10), followed by Daniel Marzo (Mig Segre) with a record of 106s.61 and David Burgos (Rio Eresma) with 107s.57, second and third, respectively.

In women C1 the Basque international Mira Lazkano (AT. San Sebastián) has tied the gold medal (108s.01), with its club partner Marta Barba harvesting the silver (128s.75) and Clara González (Calasparra) the bronze medal (129s.11).

Tomorrow Sunday the first Spanish Cup ends with the second competition.