J. PRSKAVEC
M. POLACZYK
M. SMOLEN
K. KUDEJOVA
R. FUNK
M. PFEIFER
D. FLORENCE
B. SAVSEK
R. WESTLEY
J. FOX
K. HOSKOVA
N. VILARRUBLA
ANTON/BENZIEN
PICCO/BISO
KLAUSS/PECHE
The final day for women’s K1 competition at the 2012 World Cup of Freestyle kayaking included a morning semi final session and a finals in the afternoon. The world’s top names mixed with some new names on the scene made their way down the rocks to the cool waterfalled feature.
With thousands of pounds of equipment to carry down the back woods trails of Rock Island’s falls section, the preparations for the 10 am start began at twilight. The gang from NOC brought in their new scoring system and had it all ready to go just in time.
When the 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup in Rock Island, Tennessee kicks off tomorrow (Friday) it will be the first time that an international Canoeing event has been hosted in the Southeast part of the USA since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. As many as 100 athletes from 18 countries have confirmed their appearance.
Freestyle kayaking has made its debut at the Olympics. On July 29th 2012 a team of six of the worlds top freestyle athletes showcased their sport for the first time ever at an Olympic games.
As part of our Europe tour we were invited to test out the new kayak ramp at Area 47, an ultimate adventure and extreme sports centre in the heart of Austria.
Spain’s Joaquím Fontané took the K1 men’s title at ECA European Freestyle Championships in Lienz. Marléne Devilez (FRA) defied her title in K1 women’s. In K1 junior men all the medals go to Britain.
Germany’s Philipp Hitzigrath looped to the top of European Open Canoeing. Claire O’Hara took the European Champions title in women’s squirt. In K1 women’s the reigning world-champ caused the biggest surprise today: she missed tomorrow’s finals!
Young Sebastien Devred from France set today’s high-score at the K1 men’s prelims at the ECA European Freestyle Championships in Lienz (Austria). Britain’s James Weight showed a stunning 2nd run scoring the best single ride.
After today’s prelims at the ECA European Freestyle Championships in Lienz the Brits take the lead in four out of fife categories. Only in the K1-Ladys defending euro- champion Marlène Devillez (FRA) keeps Britain’s double-world-champ Claire O’Hara from taking the lead – for now.
Prelims take off at the European Freestyle Championships in Lienz Austria on Wednesday. OC1, K1 junior men, K1 Women and C1 unisex start their competitions. After the second nations training, the ladies drew different conclusions about the challenging hole on the Drava.
The Nybrufossen Whitewater Park is getting closer to becoming a reality for the enthusiasts of Kongsberg Kayaking Club, in Kongsberg, Norway.
M. DAWSON
C. KUHNLE
M. BENUS
A. PETERS
V. KHUDZENKA
E. MEDVECKZKY
GRIJIC/NOVAKOVIC
L. QIANG
M. DE JONGE
R. POULSEN
A. CHERVOVA
S. TARNOVSCHI
J. MOCKE
E. LEVEMYR
S. RAFAEL
H. TAKAKU
M. GRAZIANI
J. EGAN
N. LJUBEK
MINDE/HAMAR
PINTA/MOZZICAFI
S. LAMMLER
A. BUSLAIEVA
M. WEGMAN
S. REINOSO