The newly composed canoe duo finished third in the semifinals.

But in the final, there was never any talk.

Dennis Kernen and Martin Nathell pulled away from the last 200 meters and won in the time 3.13.70 - 76 hundredths before the home nation Denmark.

Hungary won the bronze.

This was Sweden's first World Cup gold since 2013, when Petter Menning won at K1 200.

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