New Zealand may be regretting the shake-up which sent Olivia Loe to their quad and replaced her with Hannah Osborne six weeks before the Olympics. Loe's partnership with Brooke Donoghue had won the worlds in 2019 but reselection was intended to make the double even faster ahead of the Olympics. They had a reasonable ride to the final but looked decidedly vulnerable, particularly when racing the rampaging European champions Romania in the semi-final.