Joel Naukkarinen and Eeva Karppinen of Finland won the coastal mixed double sculls world title in Qingdao on Tuesday. The victory completed a week that had already brought each of them a bronze medal in the solo events. Their winning time over the 6 km course was 29:31.37, almost 15 seconds clear of the United States crew.
Fourth at halfway, dominant by the finish
The Finnish pair sat only fourth at the 1000 m mark. Kory Rogers and Sera Busse of the USA had started better, but Finland took the lead by the second timing marker at 2400 m and then pulled away. The Americans slipped back in the middle of the race.
Rogers and Busse finished second in 29:45.70. A tighter turn around the final buoy gave them silver ahead of China's Long Zhentao and Yang Yujiao, who came third in 29:55.98. Silver was contested only between those two crews, with France fourth and fifth.
