Sept. 3, 2011: A slip of an oar among the final strokes causes the leading Germans to drift off course and hand the M4x gold medal to Australia.

Germany 1 outsprints Great Britain 1 in a thrilling duel in the men's double sculls at the Rowing World Cup event in Munich.
Ondrej Synek of the Czech Republic fended off defending World Champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand and an accomplished field in Lucerne, Switzerland to finish the rowing World Cup season undefeated.
Ekaterina Karsten-Khodotovitch of Belarus had to come back from last place to preserve her undefeated 2010 season, defeating Mirka Knapkova of the Czech Republic in the Lucerne World Cup and winning the overall points trophy for the year.