Men's K1 Semi-Final - Collated Flash Quotes

Australian Canoeing Media Services, Sunday, 2 October 2005

Jan Sajbidor (SVK)
On his chances of making Sunday afternoon's final:
"I'm in the final."

On the time:
"I'm very happy but I'm not finished yet. It's very good but we'll see what happens in the final."

Benoit Peschier (FRA)
On his run:
"I struggled from gates 12 to 16."

On his chances of making the final:
"My time is about 2 seconds slower than the best C1 time so there is little chance of me making the final."

On the course:
"It is extremely difficult, we are not used to so many turns, normally there are some sections where you can follow a straight line."

Fabian Doerfler (GER)
On his performance:
"It's possible to go faster but we'll see how good it is if I make it to the final. I made a mistake on gate 19 which could cost me. I was nervous at the start but I recovered alright. I hope I can make the final."

Daniele Molmenti (ITA)
On his performance:
"It was quite good but it was a bit slow because of the wind. It took longer on an upstream gate because it is getting stronger. With some luck I might go through to the final."

Anthony Brown (AUS)
On his performance:
"I'm pretty happy with it. I hit gate two which is annoying. The course felt pretty good and it was a lot easier than I thought but all week I've been making small mistakes which is frustrating. I'll see what happens next but I doubt I'll go through. We never know - all it takes is one mistake."

Peter Kauzer (SLO)
On missing the final:
"I blew it again. It was just like my qualifying run. I had problems with the top section of the course [gate 2] and psychologically I was out of the race. I couldn't regain my focus."

On why his ran into trouble:
"I don't know what happened. I haven't been myself in this competition. I was feeling good going into the semi-final but it just didn't happen on the water."