Table: olympic_canoe_2008_2
Columns: rank
athletes
country
time
notes

Question: Which country was ranked 8 and noted as qs?
SQL: SELECT "country" FROM olympic_canoe_2008_2 WHERE "notes" = 'qs' AND "rank" = 8

Question: What are the notes for the contestants that were ranked #1?
SQL: SELECT "notes" FROM olympic_canoe_2008_2 WHERE "rank" = 1