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Slovenian slalom World Cup supporters make more noise than the Brazilian’s at the World Cup football
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
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
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
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.
Every Crushing Stroke - The Olympic Revolution, Part XIII
It's hard to explain in today's slalom terms, to people who know slalom as an Olympic sport, what our sport was like only ten years ago. We who were there are now "old- school"-we were kayakers before people knew what kayakers were.
Onwards and Upwards – Brazilian Canoe Slalom team
Back in October I described the Brazilian Canoe Slalom team as a young, highly passionate and motivated team who don’t give up and with their up and coming junior development have high expectations for the future.
The Ultimate Run - 25 years on
In August 1989 Colin Thompson writing in Canoe Slalom Magazine described “a masterly performance by Richard Fox and a perfect run by Jon Lugbill – the undisputed champions of the World.”
Every Crushing Stroke - The Olympic Revolution, Part XII
It's hard to explain in today's slalom terms, to people who know slalom as an Olympic sport, what our sport was like only ten years ago. We who were there are now "old- school"-we were kayakers before people knew what kayakers were.
Penrith Junior & U23 World Championship Race Analytics
With a historic double for Australia’s Jessica Fox on her home water, the Junior & U23 World Championship provided the opening night of the ICF 2014 canoe slalom season.
ExtremeSlalom.com - It’s slalom, but not as we know it!
Last year, some ‘old school’ slalom paddlers set out to redraw the slalom rules and create a new event that would be fun to race and easy to organize on rapids up to grade 5. This was their story. Whatever changes needed to be made, one central idea had to remain intact.
Every Crushing Stroke - The Olympic Revolution, Part XI
It's hard to explain in today's slalom terms, to people who know slalom as an Olympic sport, what our sport was like only ten years ago. We who were there are now "old- school"-we were kayakers before people knew what kayakers were.