Canoeing - From Mozart to U2, music stops for Idem

DORNEY, England (Reuters) - Some days Italy's Josefa Idem paddled her kayak like Mozart and others it was like the rock band U2, but after eight Olympic Games the music is stopping on a stellar career with five medals.

Her husband and coach Guglielmo Guerrini said on Thursday after her last race that having an athlete to watch and nurture such as Idem was like being a conductor.