Adam Van Koeverden 2004 Olympic Gold win ... or not?

Here’s a fresh perspective on Adam van Koeverden’s 2004 Olympic gold medal performance in the K-1 500 m kayak finals. Living in England at the time, I had to wake up at 5:00 am to watch the finals where Adam van Koeverden had a good chance of winning a medal - hopefully gold for Canada. I recorded the event in case I didn’t get up in time. Since we know the outcome it may be hard to put yourself in my shoes at the time, but what I watched and what the announcers were saying was so different it was co