Her younger sister Jane, competing for New Zealand, was sitting on the bubble finishing 11th to miss a final spot by just over a second.
The race cosisting of all top rankefd Australians as well as paddlers from New Zealand, Japan, Germany, and Slovakia, was eventually won by London 2012 silver medallist Jessica Fox.
Cook islands OlympianNicholas made a couple of small errors in the final to finish the race nineth.
Although her wasn't as crisp as she would have liked she said after the race she was pretty happy with her semis run and a top 10 finish overall.
By Matariki Wilson
Last Modified on 05/03/2014 09:55