10 Minutes with Eric Jackson
During the 2011 ICF World Championships Freestyle in Plattling, Germany we spoke with Eric Jackson.
During the 2011 ICF World Championships Freestyle in Plattling, Germany we spoke with Eric Jackson.
When looking in the faces of the Organizing Committee members of the 2011 ICF Freestyle World Championships you will note a hint of relief. The final runs of all disciplines will be held on Saturday with good water level conditions.
European paddlers made inroads on the whitewater powerhouse that has been North America for the past few years during semifinal rounds were held here today during the International Canoe Federation Freestyle Kayak World Championships.
It was a night that was as unpredictable and tumultuous as the weather at the Men’s and Women’s Quarter-Final round of the 2011 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships.
Still no sign of relief for the Organizing Committee of the ICF Freestyle World Championships. Yesterday, the city authorities of Plattling had predicted a dramatic rise of the river Isar’s water level for end of the week up to a level of three meters.
The day has finally arrived when a woman has topped a man’s score in whitewater paddling. Claire O’Hara (GBR) scored 1950 in the Women’s Squirt class at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Freestyle World Championship preliminaries on Tuesday.
A possible rise of the river Isars water level end of the week is forcing the Organizing Committee of the ICF Freestyle World Championships to make precautious schedule changes.
US teen Dane Jackson’s 980 point ride got people’s attention here today at the International Canoe Federation Freestyle Kayak World Championships.
Twenty-two of Germany’s most skilled kayakers bob patiently in their brightly colored boats in the eddy at the Isar Wave.
The addition of three new countries to canoe freestyle’s loftiest world stage is helping make the case that the relatively new sport deserves to become an official Olympic discipline.
25 Minutes of wildwater racing with the K1 Men at the Eiskanal in Augsburg, Germany.
All competitors in the C1 Women class at the 2011 Worlds Wildwater Sprint in Augsburg, Germany.
As the countdown begins for the 2011 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships in Plattling, Germany, few are more excited than the athletes themselves and the Rodeo Wildwasser Club who are the organisers of this event.
A mild day sparked the opening of action packed racing at the 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Duisburg, Germany. With a light wind cooling the spectators and athletes alike, the scene was set for a great day of racing.
The last World Cup in Račice was exciting as it was nerve-wrecking. There were enough “close calls” to make even the more seasoned athletes a little nervy, for example the Men’s K1 1000m race between the canoeing’s most elite stars.
A huge event will be held in Augsburg soon: on the Pentecost weekend the 1st Wildwater Canoe Sprint WC is going to take place from June 11 to 13, 2011. The long standing Eiskanal is not only tempting with high performance to be expected, but also a great program will be performed by the Canoe Schwaben Augsburg co-ordinators.
Final day of competition in Račice saw the shorter distances of 500m and 200m being contested. Again the weather was balmy with a slight headwind.
Early morning mist gave way to blue skies in time for the Saturday finals. Perfect conditions for the athletes to race in. The venue was buzzing in anticipation as racing got under way.
Kraljevo is a city and municipality in central Serbia near the river Ibar, 7 km west of its confluence with the Zapadna Morava and in the midst of an upland valley, between the Kotlenik Mountains, in the north, and the Stolovi Mountains in the south.
As the two-week tour of competition comes to a close you might be able to accuse the Grand Prix of a lot of things: a skunk reeking havoc in a hotel room, broken beer glasses in a bar in La Tuque, egos bruised, goals realized, lines missed and stomped, but no one can claim the whitewater was anything less than representative of the top end of our sport.