Overview
- Jessica Fox won the women's timed opening runs and Joseph Clarke won the men's, and no German reached the podium in the individual time‑trial stage.
- Ricarda Funk finished sixth and was 1.40 seconds behind Fox; she said a problematic roll zone cost her about one second and may have cost a medal.
- Andrea Herzog and Annkatrin Plochmann advanced to the knockout rounds for Germany in the women's field while Stefan Hengst (26th) and Felix Sachers (40th) secured places in the men's head‑to‑head stage.
- Marten Konrad was eliminated after slipping at gate two, which forced a re‑run and left him 51st and out of the knockout races.
- Team events will follow the opening runs, with semifinals and the Saturday Kopf‑an‑Kopf finals to decide world titles, and the championships also serve as a preview of Oklahoma City's role in the 2028 Olympic canoe and kayak events even though Olympic races are likely to use a different canal.