[3] Reigning world champion Veronika Vojtová of the Czech Republic, who took the title in 2019 in Prague, did not compete after missing out on domestic selection.

1, having won the title in 2018,[5] whilst the 2021 World Cup overall winner and inaugural champion Caroline Trompeter also entered as a favourite.

On the Friday, all athletes complete a timed run of the course alone and are seeded based on their performance, with those awarded faults ranked last.

The athletes select their positions in the start ramp, with preference given in the order which they were seeded by the time trials.

[10] Faults are incurred for false starts, missing gates or failing to correctly perform a 360-degree roll.

Jessica Fox won gold to 'resurrect' a weekend that say her miss out on the K1 and C1 finals at the World Championships for the first time in her entire career.

[3] Despite a late challenge from Leibfarth, Elena Apel held on to win silver in what was her third medal in as many events.