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Livestream 2015 ICF City Sprint World Cup

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The first City World Cup in Hamburg, Germany Sunday 13 September 2015 will be streamed live between 10:00 and 17:00 (CET).
World Cup series insights ahead of Lee Valley Canoe Slalom Worlds

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The World Cup final in Pau provided some clear insights in what to expect and which paddlers are on peak form going into next month’s ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London.
First Ever World Cup win for Austria’s Corinna Kuhnle

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In a GB Team poster Barcelona ‘92 Tales from the Riverbank, Richard Fox was quoted as saying, “The race could be down to 105, that’s going to be very quick”. At this weekend’s Seu World Cup race all four current Olympic classes were less than 101 seconds.
Wide open canoe slalom World Cup picks up back in Seu

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After a five week break the World Cup picks up again exactly three years since the London Olympics. The paddlers have been busy putting in sessions on Lee Valley for the upcoming Worlds next month, or racing at the Pan Am Games in Minden, Canada and competing in other national championships.
Andy Birkett preparing for the worlds marathon in Hungary

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After a recent singles (K1) victory in the South African Canoe Marathon Championships in Pietermaritzburg, and second place in the doubles (K2), Natal Canoe Club star Andy Birkett will be heading overseas with his K2 partner Greg Louw to tackle two big events in preparation for the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Hungary in September, where South Africa will be defending the men's team title they won at the World Champs in Oklahoma City in 2014.
Seniority shines – Liptovsky Canoe Slalom World Cup review

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Seniority shone through. It was great to see Slovakian’s Michal Martikan, 36, Jana Dukatova, 32, Pavol & Peter Hochschorner, 35 taking respective home wins. Excluding the C1W class (sorry Mallory), the average age of the winners was 30. This is very significant; marking a race not dominated by the U23s! Here is a short round-up of some key highlights from World Cup 3.
Fast and rarely clean – Krakow World Cup final and Liptovsky preview

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Ultra fast but rarely clean. The Krakow World Cup race was short with tight spins in every class and no margin for penalties, of which there were many. Here is a short round-up of some key highlights from World Cup 2 as well as a preview of World Cup 3 in Liptovsky Mikulas which gets underway immediately this week.
So much more than just a World Cup – why we love Prague so much

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The Czech team again took full advantage of their home race to secure 6 golds with wins in C1M, C1W, K1M as well as C1M, C1W & K1W teams. Why do we all love Prague so much? Well for one the World Cup has become a week long Paddlefest, with the Paddleride and Riverside Cross on the Vlatva river in the majestic old city in addition to the World Cup race in Troja.
Senior ICF Canoe Slalom season kick-off in Prague

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The 2015 ICF World Cup series gets underway with paddlers from 45 federations racing in Prague. It is a consistent venue in the calendar that has regularly hosted World Cup races and the recent 2013 Worlds.
Sunday’s Race report World Cup Canoe Sprint Portugal

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Lisa CARRINGTON (NZL) and Mark OLDERSHAW (CAN) topped the bill with each winning two gold medals from the weekend's action at the first of three 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups.
Saturday’s Race report World Cup Canoe Sprint Portugal

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The world's best canoe sprint athletes set blistering times as they fought for gold in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal at the first in a series of three 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups.
Race report World Cup Augsburg: double or nothing on the torpedo

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Clean negotiation of the last four gates of the Eiskanal became the deciding factor for the exciting Augsburg World Cup final. Here is a short review of the overall World Cup series followed by the Augsburg race analysis.
World Cup slalom final decider on the zoom-flume

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The deciding race for medals in the overall World Cup series comes back to Augsburg. As a guide to form this season it is the final big international race before the Deep Creek Worlds next month. It is also the 100th year anniversary of the German Canoe Association.
3 Spanish medals to celebrate CADI 50th anniversary

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Spain’s Samuel Hernanz and Maialen Chourraut went from nowhere to 60 points each for wins at their home World Cup race in La Seu d’Urgell. This was a perfect accompaniment to the 50th anniversary of CADI’s canoe- kayak. Here is a short review of the Seu race and its impact on the World Cup standings.
La Seu Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 in 50th anniversary of CADI

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For the 50th anniversary of CADI’s canoe- kayak we are again back in Seu. Here is a short preview of what to expect this weekend for World Cup 4 in La Seu d’Urgell.
Third and final World Cup Freestyle kicks off in Sort, Spain

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10 years after the 2004 European Championships, Sort will be the closing venue for the 2014 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup, after the two first stages organised in Millau (France, 25-29/06) and Salt (Spain, 01-06/07). The three events are independent, but each awards points for a final absolute ranking.
Livestream 2014 ICF World Cup Freestyle Sort, Spain

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All the links you need for the Grand Final and third 2014 ICF World Cup Freestyle in Sort, Spain.
Fastest Kevlar in Troja – Prague World Cup review

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This review of the Prague World Cup race is also a tribute to the inventor of Kelvar® Stephanie Kwolek who passed away aged 90 this last week. It is impossible to overstate the impact that material science technology has had on canoe slalom since Geneva in 1949.
Slovenian slalom World Cup supporters make more noise than the Brazilian’s at the World Cup football

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While much of the World was focussed on 32 counties competing in Brazil the canoe slalom community with a similar number of nations were battling the best Tacen could throw up.
Shakespearean drama start to 2014 World Cup – London review and Tacen WC2 preview

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It was like a Shakespearean drama start to the 2014 season, tragedy, drama, comedy, thrills and unexpected twists and turns. Here is a review of the Lee Valley World Cup of 2014 and a preview of what to expect in Slovenia later this week.
Saturday race report World Cup Canoe Slalom London

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GB sweep: men and women's gold in canoe singles by David Florence and Mallory Franklin, 3 GB team golds and France's Boris Neveu evens things out with gold in K1M.
The new improved Lee Valley - World Cup 2014 kick-off

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This weekend we return to Lee Valley for the first key international race since the London 2012 Olympics and a year before the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships on the same course.
Tom Hall reflects on last weekend’s sprint World Cup in Szeged

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My first time in Szeged was to cheer for the Canadians racing at the 2005 junior worlds. The senior team was training in Dunavarsany about 10 kilometres outside of Budapest, and we wanted to support our young teammates on our Sunday off.
Clean sweep for German giants

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Germany’s Max Hoff and Sebastian Brendel each completed the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup series with a 100% record in their respective events as the action concluded in Szeged, Hungary on Sunday 25 May.
Preview of the ‘minor World Championships’ World Cup in Szeged

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The competition on the Maty-ér regatta course where 54 nations have registered to race is going to be the last event of the World Cup Series of 2014: Szeged will be the capital city of international canoeing this weekend.
Tom Hall reflects on last weekend’s sprint World Cup in Racice

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Watching the world cup races two weeks ago in Milan and this weekend in Racice, reminded me of an anecdote a coach of mine would trot out when I would whine about training in bad conditions.
Czech Republic set for World’s Fastest Paddlers‏

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Racice in the Czech Republic is the destination for the world's fastest paddlers who are set to compete in the second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup from the 16-19 May.
First serious test for the K4some at sprint World Cup Racice

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The second ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup gets underway on today and concludes on Sunday. More than 600 athletes from 40 countries will participate across 26 events in the small town of Racice in the Czech Republic.
Highlights World Cup Canoe Sprint Milan

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It was a beautiful though bumpy weekend in Milan for the first sprint world cup of 2014. The first international race of the season is a chance for athletes and coaches to test how effective winter training was, try out new race plans and, of course, send a message to the competition.
World’s Fastest Paddlers Set For Milan

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Canoe sprint paddlers from every corner of the globe are descending on Milan, Italy for the first 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup of the season that will be contested from the 2-5 May.
Bridgitte Hartley ready for the first sprint World Cup in Milan

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After a challenging 2013, London Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley is aiming for a strong start to 2014 in the first sprint World Cup event of the season in Milan. She has been in Europe since mid-April preparing to take on the world's best.
Sportscene preview 2014 canoe slalom season

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The 2013 all European ICF season spreads its wings in 2014 with the senior Worlds in Deep Creek, Maryland, USA and U23 & Junior World’s on the Penrith course in New South Wales, Australia during April.
Bratislava & overall 2013 World Cup series review

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The World Cup series final in Bratislava delivered some sensational fast runs in the final and new World Cup champions in each of the 5 classes. Congratulations.
Who will become the overall winners? Preview World Cup Final Bratislava

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We are at the last of the World Cup races already. How did that happen? The overall World Cup series in C1M, K1M and K1W is still wide open and will go down to the wire. We have all the top 10 athletes from this year’s World Cup race series so far in C1M and K1M.
Masterful performance by Peter Kauzer - Review of Tacen World Cup

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In my live tweets before Peter’s final run I said “Can Peter Kauzer deliver when it matters on his home course? #Tacen”. 9th place in recent races shows great consistency but isn’t up to Peter’s 2011 World Champion standard. He delivered emphatically with the only sub 100 second run time.
Golden girl Fox creates history

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19 year Jessica Fox has won K1 gold on a controversial final day of racing at the fourth ICF World Cup in Tacen, Slovenia. It was a historic moment for the young Australian who held her nerves to execute a clean run under enormous mental pressure to secure her maiden K1 World Cup triumph.
Tacen - One of the toughest and most unpredictable slalom courses in the World

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Tacen is always regarded as one of the toughest and most unpredictable courses in the World. We are back on the Sava river in the picturesque town in the foothills of the Smarna Gora Mountains for World Cup race 4.
Seu canoe slalom World Cup review – Spanish armada on the water

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The Spanish team were able to secure two individual medals and two team medals at the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup at Parc Olimpic del Segre. Here is a round-up of the World Cup weekend at La Seu d’Urgell.
World Cup Seu: Following the Olympic slalom journey

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The roadshow continues with over 200 of slalom’s elite going up into the mountains for their third duel as part of the 2013 ICF canoe Slalom World Cup series. There is something symbolic that we migrate from the ‘72 Olympic Eiskanal to Parc Olimpic del Segre in Spain.
Interview with Jean-Michel Prono, ICF Chair Slalom: Cardiff, pumps and Prague

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ICF Canoe Slalom Chair Jean-Michel Prono looks back at the brilliant weekend of racing at Cardiff and looks on to Prague.
Augsburg World Cup Review - Excellent performance Germany at home

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For the second in the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series Germany secured 13 boats for the final on their home water. Kanu Schwaben Augsburg has no less than four past Olympic canoe slalom champions. Here is a round-up of the World Cup weekend on the Eiskanal.
Fox wins C1 Gold in Augsburg

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19 year old Jessica Fox went one better than her silver medal performance in Cardiff last weekend to win Gold in the women’s C1 final at ICF World Cup 2 in Augsburg, Germany.
Cardiff World Cup: The Nick and John Diaries

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On the central island at the Cardiff International Whitewater Centre, Sportscene’s Nick Harding and John Gregory look to an exciting day of World Cup racing in this 8 minute edit.
Slalom caravan rolls into Augsburg for historic 20th time

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The international elite in canoe slalom prepare for their second duel as part of the 2013 ICF canoe Slalom World Cup series. Here is a short preview of what to expect this weekend for World Cup 2 in Augsburg.
Cardiff Day 3 Review - Nail-biting to the very last boat

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Sunday’s Cardiff World Cup K1W and C2 were always likely to be a nail-biter and the two finals were exactly that down to the very last boat.
Cardiff Day 2 Review “Where did the water go?”

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The sun shone no more and instead the winds whipped around Cardiff Bay creating an added challenge for all competitors. Here is a review of Saturday’s C1M, C1W and K1M finals and the heats/semis in K1W and C2.
Day 1 race report ICF World Cup Canoe Slalom Cardiff

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The sun shone in the Welsh capital today for the start of the 2013 World Cup series. The Cardiff International Whitewater Centre is a fabulous Olympic standard race site to kick of the World Cup series for the second year in succession.
Preview ICF World Cup Canoe Slalom Cardiff

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The international elite in canoe slalom are descending upon the city of Cardiff in Wales for the start of the first World Cup race of the 2013 season. We again return to the Cardiff International Whitewater Centre to watch our new Olympians battle it out on the swirling green waters on this short tight course.
Download all results 2013 World Cups Szeged, Racice and Poznan

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Now the final World Cup in Poznan last weekend has come to an end we can all look forward to the World Championships in Duisburg. Below you can download the results for Szeged, Racice and Poznan.
Brazil show signs of promise in Poznan

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Brazil showed their canoeing credentials winning two gold medals at the 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poznan, Poland this weekend. Following the appointment of a new coach the Brazillian athletes are beginning to show signs of real progress as they start on the road to Rio 2016.