Even after incurring a two-second penalty for a gate touch, Funk was too quick for the rest of the field in the women's K1 competition at Augsburg Eiskanal.

Her time of 1min 47.67sec left her 0.95 seconds in front of Slovakia’s Jana Dukatova, with Slovenia’s Ursa Kragelj taking third on 1:49.23.

"I’m super happy, it was just awesome in front of all my friends and family," Funk said.

"After the touch I was worried if it would be enough, but I just told myself to go straight and fight.

"This result means so much for me, because last year I messed up the Olympic selections so I just want to show my experience."

German hopes for a double celebration were soon quashed by Slovakia's Matej Benus, one of only two athletes to post a clean run on his way to the gold medal in the men's C1.

He finished on 1:44.90 to consign German favourites Sideris Tasiadis and Franz Anton to the silver and bronze respectively.

Tasiadis, who won gold at last weekend's opening stage in Prague, posted a time of 1:46.29 while Anton crossed the line in 1:46.84.

"I think it’s my third consecutive medal in Augsburg, so I like this course," Benus, the Rio 2016 Olympic silver medallist, said.

"I didn’t take too many risks.

"I think I had a little bit of a slower start, because I had some little mistakes, but the rest was pretty good.

"It was pretty difficult for me to get back into paddling after the Olympics, because I had so much media work, and I didn’t have time to train a lot after the last World Cups.

"But I think in the winter, and the spring in Australia, it was pretty good for me."

The Canoe Slalom World Cup will resume on Friday (June 30) when the third event begins in Markleeberg in Germany.