France's Melanie Lafenetre won gold in the women's technical race with a time of 5min 56.16sec in Gydnia ©ICF

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Lafenetre, centre, pipped Denmark's Caroline Kuntzel, left, and Spaniard Dura Gordillo to victory ©ICF
Lafenetre, centre, pipped Denmark's Caroline Kuntzel, left, and Spaniard Dura Gordillo to victory ©ICF
Gordillo was leading in the latter stages but fell off her board and had to settle for bronze with 6:10.788 on the clock ©ICF
Gordillo was leading in the latter stages but fell off her board and had to settle for bronze with 6:10.788 on the clock ©ICF
Kuntzel's time of 6:02.190 was enough to secure the silver medal ©ICF
Kuntzel's time of 6:02.190 was enough to secure the silver medal ©ICF
Lafenetre's victory marked her first ever gold medal in an ICF event ©ICF
Lafenetre's victory marked her first ever gold medal in an ICF event ©ICF
American Connor Baxter was triumphant in the men's event with a time of 5:17.40 ©ICF
American Connor Baxter was triumphant in the men's event with a time of 5:17.40 ©ICF
Baxter was joined on the podium by Frenchman Titouan Puyo, left, in second and bronze medallist Rai Taguchi of Japan, right  ©ICF
Baxter was joined on the podium by Frenchman Titouan Puyo, left, in second and bronze medallist Rai Taguchi of Japan, right ©ICF
The gold medal was decided by a sprint to the line which saw Puyo fall short by 2.250 seconds ©ICF
The gold medal was decided by a sprint to the line which saw Puyo fall short by 2.250 seconds ©ICF
Taguchi finished in 5:21.389 to round out the top three ©ICF
Taguchi finished in 5:21.389 to round out the top three ©ICF
France's defending champion Noic Garoud, background, finished sixth after being dragged off his board by the falling Claudio Nika of Italy who was subsequently disqualified ©ICF
France's defending champion Noic Garoud, background, finished sixth after being dragged off his board by the falling Claudio Nika of Italy who was subsequently disqualified ©ICF