- Seattle teen wins first US sprint canoe or kayak medal since 1992
- Vincent-Lapointe, the C1 200m world record holder, takes silver
There are so few top American canoeists and kayakers that growing up in Seattle, Nevin Harrison’s idols were athletes in other sports such as Gabby Douglas and Allyson Felix.
Now aspiring American canoeists can look to the 19-year-old as an icon after she won the women’s canoe single 200m sprint on Thursday in the flat-water race’s Olympic debut.
