PARIS (Reuters) - Swedish canoe sprinter Linnea Stensils stuck out during Tuesday's kayak heats at the Paris Olympics as she ditched the protective skirt that usually covers a paddler's knees to better find her rhythm with partner Moa Wikberg.
It was a tactic that paid off as the pair finished second in their heat to qualify directly for the semi-finals of the women's K2 500-metre competition at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on the first day of flat-water sprint racing.
