in Rio. Their other appearance so far this year saw them finish 11th in Lucerne. I would expect a similar result for them in Rio

Denmark

Anne Andersen 23 & Hedvig Rasmussen 22

Olympic record

Andersen: Missed qualifying for London

Rasmussen: 2016 Olympic debut

World Championship record

Andersen: 12th W2X 2014, 4th W2- 2015

Rasmussen: 4th W2- 2015

2016 record: 5th W2- European Championships, 5th W2- Lucerne World Cup, 4th Poznan World Cup

Andersen started her senior career as part of the Danish sculling squad and just missed out on qualifying for the London Olympics in the W2X. In 2013 she formed a double partnership with Hedvig Rasmussen and together they took silver at the U23 World Championships. In 2014 Andersen raced with Lisbet Jakobsen in the W2X at the World Championships finishing 12th. Rasmussen made her seniorthe 2014 U23 World Championships finishing 10th. Piero then raced at the senior World Championships in the W2X with Nuria Dominguez Asensio finishing 17th. She reformed the W2- with Aina Cid I in 2015 and produced a best performance of 8th at the European championships. At the World Championships they finished 20th of the 21 entries. 2016 has seen a significant step up in performance with their first senior medal, a bronze, at the Varese World Cup. They then won their place in Rio by finishing first at the Final Olympic Qualifying Regatta. So far 2016 has been an exceptional season for this young partnership, quite a remarkable improvement. Whether they can continue this through the Olympics remains to be seen, but the Spanish have certainly found an