Mallory Franklin crowned C1 European champion at Slalom Championships
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Mallory Franklin last won the European C1 title in 2019
Britain's Mallory Franklin took C1 gold at the Slalom European Championships in Slovakia.
The seven-time European champion and five-time world champion finished in one minute 53.35 seconds, with French silver medallist Marjorie Delassus 1.72 seconds behind.
Czech paddler Tereza Fiserova took bronze, finishing in 1:55.77.
An Olympic silver medallist in C1, 27-year-old Franklin then took silver in the extreme slalom women's event.
Extreme slalom is a new Olympic event making its debut at Paris 2024.
Franklin had already won K1 European bronze on Saturday.
"It's a great start to the 2022 season," she said.
"It's been a really good championships for me, a dramatic one and a very long one, and to come away with four medals, one of each individually and a team medal is really cool.
"I am excited to see what is going to happen for the rest of the year."