After a somewhat sluggish start, Menning got better into the race and fought their way to the lead.
Once over the finish line, it was only a few centimeters that separated him from the Italian Andrea Di Liberto who snatched the gold.
Sweden now has a silver and a gold during the WC, since Dennis Kernen and Martin Nathell took gold in the K1 1000 meters on Saturday.
Stencils four
Linnea Stensils paddled the final on the K1 500 meters, but it was not enough until the podium.
It was a fourth place for Stensils, a little over three seconds from Aimee Fisher, New Zealand, and the gold.
FROM YESTERDAY: Here Dennis Kernen and Martin Nathell take World Cup gold in K2 1000
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Dennis Kernen and Martin Nathell barked and won World Cup gold.