Jensen wins two silver medals at Canoe Sprint World Cup in Montréal

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Canada’s Sophia Jensen claimed two silver medals on the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Montréal, Quebec.

The occasion marked the primary World Cup held exterior Europe in 25 years, and the primary ever staged in Canada.

Jensen opened her medal haul on Saturday afternoon, incomes silver within the girls’s C1 500m in a time of two:11.98. She completed 1.30 seconds behind China’s Mengya Sun, whereas Italy’s Olympia Della Giustina took bronze.

The Chelsea, Quebec native returned to the rostrum on Sunday morning, capturing one other silver within the girls’s C1 200m with a time of 45.16. Ukraine’s Liudmyla Luzan gained gold, ending 0.47 seconds forward of Jensen, whereas Cuba’s Yarisleidis Duboys claimed bronze.

Jensen’s performances have been a part of a five-medal weekend for Canada, with the crew including three bronze medals.

On Saturday, the Canadian quartet of Édouard Beaumier, Alix Plomteux, Éric Chouinard and Nikita Ciudin completed third within the males’s C4 500m in 1:36.58. They have been crushed solely by Hungary (1:32.96) and Brazil (1:35.30).

Canada additionally earned bronze within the girls’s C4 500m, the place Zoe Wojtyk, Elizabeth Desrosiers-McArthur, Sloan Mackenzie and Katie Vincent crossed the line in 1:45.36. China won gold in 1:43.09, while Hungary took silver in 1:44.71.

Vincent added Canada’s fifth and final medal on Sunday, taking bronze in the women’s C1 5000m in 28:57.89. Hungary’s Zsofia Csorba claimed gold, while Moldova’s Elena Glizan finished with silver.

The Montréal World Cup was the final international canoe sprint competition before the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, which will be held in Poznań, Poland, at the end of August.