Day one of Flatwater World Cup ends with no major upsets

(BEIJING, June 6) -- Eighteen heats were completed in six Olympic courses at the conclusion of the afternoon phase on day one of the 2008 MOL ICF Flatwater Racing World Cup in Szeged, Hungary on June 5. Combined with the results of the morning phase, all qualifiers for day two's semi-finals were decided.

In the K-1 Men's 500-meter course, Olympic gold medalist Adam van Koeverden (Canada) and Eirik Ver