Racing for the 2022 World Championships begins on Sunday, September 18, in Racice, Czech Republic. Below, we preview the women's four event.
ENTRIES - 13
2020 Olympic Champion – Australia
2019 World Champion – Australia
TOKYO 2020 RECAP
Australia and The Netherlands had the quickest start with the Aussies pushing out to a slight lead at 750 meters in which China and Great Britain level for third. At 1500, Australia moved out to a half length lead on the Dutch, with the race for the bronze between the British, Irish, and Chinese open water back. Australia held off a sprinting Dutch crew to win the gold, with Ireland taking the bronze over Great Britain.
Watch the Olympic Final here, W4- final starts around 1:44:00.
2022 SEASON RECAP
The World Cup Season for 2022 was dominated by Great Britain, who won all three events they entered: WC1, WC3, and Euros. Australia returned half of their Olympic champion four, and won World Cup II over The Netherlands. Then other medalists this year have been Romania, Ireland, Denmark, China, and New Zealand.
USA PROSPECTS
The USA is boating a new four for Racice that has not yet raced together at the international level. The crew is made up of Teal Cohen, Allyson Baker, Vicky Opitz, and Erin Boxberger. Both Opitz and Boxberger have senior team experience with Opitz having won four world titles in the eight and Boxberger winning once in the four in 2018.
Cohen and Baker make their senior team debut, with Cohen having won two medals at the 2021 U23 World Championships (gold in W8+, silver in W4-). Baker has raced previously in World Cups, but Racice will be her first World Championship.
Though the women's four event is fairly deep this year, the USA entry should be in the mix to make the A Final with an outside shot at making it onto the podium.
MEDAL PICKS
Great Britain and Australia are the favorites for gold, but they will be pressed hard by Ireland, who return their Olympic bronze medal lineup for the first time since Tokyo. Then after those three, USA, Romania, and The Netherlands are the crews most likely to make pushes to get onto the podium. Of note, both the Romanian and Dutch fours are doubling into their respective eights at this regatta.
GOLD – IRELAND
SILVER – GREAT BRITAIN
BRONZE - AUSTRALIA
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