In the Elite Women category, Vali Höll and Tahnee Seagrave battled it out to determine who would progress to the finals. Vali took the top spot with a time of 4:45.370, while Tahnee finished in second place with a time of 4:47.725, just 2.355 seconds behind. Camille Balanche claimed the third spot with a time of 4:51.409, with Nina Hoffmann in fourth place with a time of 4:49.921, and Mikayla Parton in fifth place with a time of 4:51.032.
Meanwhile, in the Elite Men category, Troy Brosnan and Finn Iles went head-to-head to secure their spots in the finals. Troy held the lead with a time of 4:14.909, closely followed by Finn in second place with a time of 4:14.922, just 0.013 seconds behind