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• Win DUEM gear, handmade in Europe. This contest will have three winners so it's definitely worth a try!
• Play the Upstream Kayak Game: paddle your way to the finish line before time runs out!
• Sportscene reported live on the relocation of USA Canoe/Kayak. Visit this dashboard with all information.
• Sportscene is on the lookout for passionate paddling enthusiasts to join our team to cover a range of paddling events including Whitewater, Flatwater, Ocean and more!

• Interview with Lisa Carrington, She began kayaking through Surf Lifesaving when she was about 16 and once she realized how far kayaking could take her, to the Olympics and beyond, she wanted to stick at it.
• Maroochydore, Australia - Max Benassi, a sprint and downriver racing specialist, and one of the best in the world is visiting Australia as part of his training program leading up to selection races for the 2012 Olympics. Here he talks with Rob van Bommel about his impressions of Australia.
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.
• Would quadrathlon make a good part on your (winter-cross-) training program? For anyone who has never heard of a quadrathlon, the premise is simple: swim, paddle, cycle and then run – pretty much a triathlon with paddling thrown in for good measure. Junior World Champion Marthe de Ferrer from Great Britain reports on her experience.
• Overview of the athletes selected for London 2012. If there is incorrect or missing information please let Sportscene know. Strictly speaking we are talking about 'countries selected' here.
• Stewart takes out hotly contested K1 1000 Final at the NSW Sprint Titles in Australia.
• Is this why Daniele Molmenti, Adam van Koeverden and Max Hoff race in red? Peter Kauzer: "The color of the boat is the most important thing."

• The January 2012 Olympic Medal predictions for canoe slalom. 
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.
• The 2011 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships Canoe Slalom.
• Overview of the athletes selected for London 2012. If there is incorrect or missing information please let Sportscene know. Strictly speaking we are talking about 'countries selected' here.
• Video Snippets of the 1967 World Championships Canoe Slalom in Lipno nad Vltavou, Czechoslovakia.
• Is this why Daniele Molmenti, Adam van Koeverden and Max Hoff race in red? Peter Kauzer: "The color of the boat is the most important thing."

• Earlier this week I read an 'open letter' from Pat Keller (25 year, USA) where he asks for people's attention on a crucial point of code in the wild world of water. Pat Keller’s vision on river safety.
• The provisional calendar of 2012 whitewater extreme events.

• Courtney Hancock has taken out the second round of the IronWoman Series at Victoria’s Portsea beach.
• Ky Hurst has returned to the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain IronMan Series winner’s circle for the first time in two years after taking out round two at the Mornington Peninsula’s famed Portsea beach.
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.

• World marathon champ, Hank McGregor, crowned his most successful season ever by winning the Fenn Cape Point Challenge after a gruelling showdown with the Mockè brothers and defending champion Sean Rice.
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.

• Everyone has that one day they remember; that one winter day that really stands out amongst the rest. True Winter Tales by Christine Selinger.

• Since the ICF World Marathon Championships officially started in 1988, many great paddlers have made themselves world known. But only a few passed through the gate that brings them to the hall of legends. Interview with marathon legends Walter Bouzán and Álvaro Fiuza
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.

• Twenty seven year old Nejc Znidarcic from Solkan, Slovenia, is one of the most successful downriver paddlers. Gnida, as his friends call him, has an enviable collection of medals from the most important whitewater downriver competitions, including a gold medal from the 2011 Wildwater Canoeing Sprint World Championships that were held in Augsburg.
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.
• Wildwater TV Italia and Sportscene have become Partners in Media. One of the objectives is to promote the sport of wildwater racing om a larger scale and provide it the exposure it deserves. 

• Bryson City, North Carolina is home to the Nantahala River, one of the most popular whitewater rivers in the United States. The riverbed has recently been modified in preparation for the 2013 World Championships in freestyle kayaking.
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.

• The Oceania Championships in New Zealand.
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.
• Sportscene is on the lookout for passionate paddling enthusiasts to join our team to cover canoe polo internationally. 

• Get ready for an awesome time in Al Ain. Let's face it, the UAE is probably the last place you would expect to find a white water rafting facility.
• The 2012 Competition Calendar.