Evy Leibfarth climbed out of her boat into a throng of family, coaches and teammates — all of whom took turns embracing the home-country star.
Leibfarth made history Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City, becoming the first American woman to medal in kayak slalom at a world championship since 2003 — the year before Leibfarth, 22, was born.
"A little bit of disbelief," Leibfarth said when asked how it felt. "Going into this event, I definitely knew that I had it in me to do it, but of course putting it on on race day is a whole different game. You have the conditions, the course out there is really hard and then competing against all the top ladies in the world. I'm really proud of myself and my team for making this happen."
Australian legend Jessica Fox took gold in the women's kayak final at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Great Britain's Kimberley Woods won bronze.
"They're some of my biggest idols but also girls I call friends," Leibfarth said of Fox and Woods, "so that's really special, too."
#World #course #thursday #oklahoma
Leibfarth made history Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City, becoming the first American woman to medal in kayak slalom at a world championship since 2003 — the year before Leibfarth, 22, was born.
"A little bit of disbelief," Leibfarth said when asked how it felt. "Going into this event, I definitely knew that I had it in me to do it, but of course putting it on on race day is a whole different game. You have the conditions, the course out there is really hard and then competing against all the top ladies in the world. I'm really proud of myself and my team for making this happen."
Australian legend Jessica Fox took gold in the women's kayak final at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. Great Britain's Kimberley Woods won bronze.
"They're some of my biggest idols but also girls I call friends," Leibfarth said of Fox and Woods, "so that's really special, too."
#World #course #thursday #oklahoma
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