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Reigning King stumped on Berg day one

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A bright but chilly start turned into a nightmare for defending Berg River Canoe Marathon champion Lance King who laboured to fourteenth place overall following an early swim after the only short portage of the day, a day which belonged to Graeme Solomon and Abby Adie who claimed the men's and women's race leader's yellow bib respectively ahead of the grueling 48km second stage on Thursday.
Tom Hall looks back on the sprint Euros in Brandenburg, Germany

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Were the rumours of injury true? Does athlete X look fit? Will she be able to win? What kind of times are they doing?
Best ever medal haul for GB Paracanoe team at Sprint European Championships

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On a day when the flow of medals for the world’s most successful paracanoe nation never slowed, Britain finished its best ever Canoe Sprint European Championships in Brandenburg last weekend with seven gold and two silver medals.
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.
Mocké clan dominate in Mauritius

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It was a dominant display from the surfski heavy weights in the Western Cape as the Mocké family won both the men’s and the women’s singles at the recent Mauritius Ocean Classic that took place in the island paradise last weekend with Jasper and Nikki proving too strong for their respective fields as they claimed the top podium step.
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.
Review 2014 Slalom Nationals Italy

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The new Italian Slalom champions have been decided at the end of the final runs, which took place on the Noce River in Val di Sole. They are Giovanni De Gennaro for K1, Stefano Cipressi for C1 and Angela Luisa Prendin for K1.
Grand Master Lee McGregor back for 2014 Berg

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62 year old Lee McGregor has had a change of heart and has set his sights on the 2014 Berg River Canoe Marathon from 16 to 19 July, hoping to improve on the staggering eighth place finish he produced last year.
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.
Live stream II 2014 Payette River Games - Idaho, USA

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Live stream 2014 Payette River Games - Idaho, USA

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Live stream 2014 Payette River Games - Idaho, USA
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.
The 2014 Gene17 Val Sesia River Festival

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This years Gene17 Val Sesia river festival was again a huge success with lots of paddlers coming from all over Europe to compete in the Individual, Team and Sweet Rumble races! This year the levels rose rapidly prior to the event starting due to a huge storm coming down in the area bringing with it lots of snow melt.
Hank McGregor reaffirms Marathon Champion status

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World Marathon Champion Hank McGregor entrenched his status as the continents premier paddler by mastering the icy Highveld weather and a large and very powerful field as he claimed his eighth South African Marathon K1 title.
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.
218,000 visits Sportscene website second quarter 2014

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In the second quarter of 2014 the Sportscene website (www.sportscene.tv) was visited 211,694 times with 0.66 million pages being watched or read. Below a table split by month.
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.
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.
Hank McGregor wins gruelling Molokai ocean race

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Hank McGregor underscored his status as one of the best paddlers on the planet by winning a second title in the Maui Jim Molokai Challenge in Hawaii on Sunday, beating Australian star Clint Robinson in a thrilling finish to the tough 56km race.
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.
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.
Czech Rafting Cup is under way

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Due to weak winter and poor snow conditions, which have caused very low water levels in the Czech Republic, the Czech Rafting Cup will happen at different locations than in the past. Races are being relocated and it seems to be that this year's wild water rafting competition will only be a pipe-dream.
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.
José Ramalho beats Spanish Armada at the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon

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The 42nd edition of the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon has been won by José Ramalho. In a time of 1.42.15 José was the first paddler to sprint across the finish line in a very compact race.
Hartley stars at South African Sprint Champs

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Bridgitte Hartley starred at the South African Sprint Canoeing Championships on the weekend at Nagle Dam as the Olympic bronze medallist ticked all the boxes in her long term strategy aimed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Safari: Preview 42nd Amsterdam Waterland Marathon and Edwin de Nijs interview

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Organiser and retired twice European Champion Edwin de Nijs provides an insight into what we can expect at this year's distance paddle in Amsterdam as well as a glimpse into his own paddling hay-days.
Over 200,000 visits Sportscene website first quarter 2014

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In the first quarter of 2014 the Sportscene website (www.sportscene.tv) was visited 211,694 times with 0.6 million pages being watched or read. Below a table split by month.
NZ Extreme Race Series finale – Bullerfest Boater X

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On Friday 28th of February a large swarm of paddlers once again descended on the small town of Murchison, located on the banks of the Buller River in the central upper South Island, ready for New Zealand’s largest kayaking festival – Bullerfest to kick off.
Wrap 2014 South America Games

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The last day of competitions for Sprint Canoe on the 2014 South American Games was marked by rush disputes in all categories. The competition was held in Lake Cuarama, region of Valparaiso, and all of them competing on distances of 200 meters.
#Neverstop - Russian supermodel stars in celebration of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games

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“What if?” is the question posed by Natalia Vodianova in #Neverstop, the inspirational film directed by the French filmmaker and artist Bruno Aveillan, released today to raise awareness for the athletes competing at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Games. The short imagines a heavily pregnant Vodianova running through an empty hangar with a prosthetic leg, her goal to challenge peoples’ preconceptions of disability.
Sportscene preview 2014 marathon season

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The 2014 Canoe Marathon season begins with the feeling of being at the start of a new era. After a few years of establishing and consolidating a fixed format for international competitions, standardising distances, laps, and portage rules, 2014 will see a new step forward with the World Champs to be held in the USA after 14 years without visiting the American continent. On top of this, the world will be waiting to see the new format introduced at the World Cup.
The 2014 Payette River Games

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The Payette River Games are back and they are going to be even bigger and better than last year. Launched in 2013, the Payette River Games are one of the most talked about events on the world kayaking circuit. Set at the Kelly’s Whitewater Park, in the small town of Cascade deep in the heart of Idaho, the PRG's will see hundreds of competitors come together to take part in 3 days of non-stop action sports.
Sportscene preview 2014 wildwater (downriver) season

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Although whitewater canoeing doesn’t get as much spotlight as it’s more known cousins – the Olympic disciplines of canoe slalom and sprint canoeing – canoeing fans still look forward to the most important competitions in this discipline. This year all eyes will be turned to Italy where ICF World Championships will take place.
Sportscene preview 2014 kayak sprint season

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The Canoe Sprint world is flying into the 2nd year of the Olympic cycle, and with only a year to go until the first round of Olympic qualifications, 2014 should be a pretty exciting season.
Record ninth Dusi title for Ulansky

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Dusi Queen Abbey Ulansky clinched a record ninth career victory on Saturday when she and her partner, fast emerging Dusi Princess Robyn Kime, held off a valiant effort from Abby Adie and Anna Adamová to clinch a hard-fought victory in the women’s race of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon.
Birkett and Zondi Dusi 2014 champions

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The final curtain came down on the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon amidst a frenzy of celebrations after Andy Birkett and Sbonelo Zondi were the first to the finish line at Blue Lagoon in Durban in front of thousands of supporters, friends and family to round out a near perfect performance by the pair over the three exhausting days of racing in the Msundusi and Mngeni River valleys.
Day 2 - Women’s Dusi still too tight to call

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2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon overnight women’s race leaders Robyn Kime and Dusi Queen Abbey Ulansky managed to stretch their already slender lead ever so slightly on Friday’s second stage from Dusi Bridge to Inanda Dam however just ninety seconds now separates them from their chasers and the tight affair promises to produce a fascinating final day’s contest on Saturday.
A day of salvage and supremacy in Dusi men’s race

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Friday’s second stage of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon quickly became the Birkett/Zondi show as the overnight leaders piled the pressure onto their chasers, increasing their overnight five and a half minute lead to a mammoth nine minutes and now have one hand firmly on the coveted Player Family winner’s trophy.
Neck and neck in Dusi 2014’s women’s clash

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The women’s opening encounter of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon was a hard-fought affair which sees Robyn Kime and Abbey Ulansky a mere twenty nine seconds ahead of Abby Adie and Czech Republic’s Anna Adamová going into Friday’s second stage.
Birkett and Zondi soar to commanding stage one victory

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The opening stage of the 2014 Dusi Canoe Marathon from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Dusi Bridge in the uMsundusi Valley was one of high drama and great movement as the title hopeful men’s crews looked to overcome the scorching heat of the runner-favoured leg with Andy Birkett and Sbonelo Zondi claiming a substantial five minute thirty three second lead going into Friday’s second stage.
Sportscene preview 2014 Freestyle kayaking season

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2014 is already lining up to be another exciting year of freestyle action with major events set to be held on the best features across the World. Starting off with the Nile River Festival in Africa the season will continue with the National Student Rodeo in the UK in March, followed by a full calendar of European and USA competitions as well as other events, across the globe.
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.
Fox doubles up as Dawson spoils Australian party

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The 2014 Australian Open concludes following an exciting day of finals. Jessica Fox has continued her blistering form adding the K1W and C1W Australian Open titles to the National titles she recorded on Friday and Saturday.
Olympic Champion Baillie to retire from canoe slalom

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Tim Baillie, who with C2 partner Etienne Stott made history in the London 2012 Olympics by winning a first gold medal for GB in the sport of canoe slalom, has decided to retire from the sport. Best friends since teenagers and a highly popular team on the international circuit, the pair enjoyed one of sport’s longest running partnerships which spanned nine seasons.
Final Rio Negro Regatta: Franco Balboa and José Luis Guerrero claim overall victory

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If days 3 and 4 represented a turn around in the K2 standings at the Río Negro Regatta, no less surprising were the last two stages finishing in Viedma, the final destination of the great Argentinian race. On the final day the very young Franco Balboa and José Luis Guerrero claimed the overall victory, inheriting the throne left by Pinta and Mozzicafredo, twelve-time kings of the regatta.
Under-23 rising stars deepen women’s Dusi talent pool

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Pietermaritzburg – The emergence of a number of classy female paddlers has boldly broadened the elite women’s field for this year’s Dusi Canoe Marathon which gets underway at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday 13 February.