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Team Manager France, Vincent Olla takes stock after the Sprint Worlds in Moscow

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Vincent Olla, French canoe sprint Team Manager takes stock after the 2014 Canoe Sprint World Championship in Moscow.
Crash & Learn: The Most Important Life Rule In One Beautiful Short

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This is the story of Aleksander Aurdal, a Norwegian freestyle skier who fully understands the most important rule in life: You need to crash to learn and progress. Repeatedly. In sports. In your job. In love. In life.
Ros Lawrence overcomes setback for tilt at World title

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On the eve of this years demanding European canoe slalom season, Ros Lawrence fell ill. For someone who has always demanded so much of her body, it was a bit of a wake-up call. And probably timely.
Portrait of Viktoria Schwarz: A kayak queen paddles towards a golden future

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In 2011 kayak world champion with Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz now targets an Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016 with her new K2-partner. ”Of cause it is our goal to win a medal, but we know it will be hard. This is the dream of every athlete and we will give our best to duly represent Austria” says Viktoria, who has been at Olympic Games twice.
Marta Walczykiewicz: I trusted the coach and after the warm up, my form exploded!

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  Interview with Marta Walczykiewicz: a KTW Kalisz (Kaliskie Towarzystwo Wioślarskie – Kalisz Rowing Association) kayaker, world champion and two-time runner up at the World Championships on the regatta course in Moscow.
Bach’s agenda 2020 headache: Sports, disciplines, candidatures, visits and age

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It has been a hot summer for the IOC President Thomas Bach is travelling the world to be sure that the reforms he wants, through the Agenda 2020, can be accepted by all. He has a minor revolution in mind, but some of his colleagues are quite conservative, and it will not be an easy task to implement all of Bach’s new ideas.
New Chapter for USA Canoe/Kayak: Joe Jacobi to step down later this year

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USA Canoe/Kayak's Joe Jacobi announced today he will be stepping away as Chief Executive Officer later this year and a search will be under way for a new leader to carry forward the progress and momentum of the organization.
Golden moments at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

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Belarus triumphed in the C1 and K1 head-to-head canoe-kayak sprint in bad weather on the southern side of the Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing on Sunday.
Translators wanted for non-English canoe sprint news

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Sportscene is on the lookout for people who can translate non-English canoe sprint news articles or video interviews to English. For each translated article you will receive 20 or 25 Euro. Your English needs to be good (not perfect).
Race report World Cup Augsburg: double or nothing on the torpedo

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Clean negotiation of the last four gates of the Eiskanal became the deciding factor for the exciting Augsburg World Cup final. Here is a short review of the overall World Cup series followed by the Augsburg race analysis.
Olympians and World champions attend German championships in Hamburg

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After seven years, the German championships returned to the race course in Allermöhe, the thirteenth time these championships have been held in Hamburg (19-24 August).
Ronald Rauhe criticizes German canoe association

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Ronald Rauhe, the 13 times sprint world champion blamed the German canoe association for the historical debacle at the sprint world championships in Moscow.
Building strong relationships with journalists

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Nurturing your relationships with journalists is crucial if you’re hoping to tell your story to a broader audience. Journalists in the sport industry are a passionate bunch. Be good to them and they’ll be great to you. So, how can you be good to them?
World Cup slalom final decider on the zoom-flume

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The deciding race for medals in the overall World Cup series comes back to Augsburg. As a guide to form this season it is the final big international race before the Deep Creek Worlds next month. It is also the 100th year anniversary of the German Canoe Association.
K3 Championships at the Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon

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As entries opened for the 33rd edition of the popular Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon in the Eastern Cape on 10 and 11 October, the race celebrated the announcement that it has been awarded the SA K3 Championships for 2014.
Countdown to Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

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The men's and women's canoe-kayak flatwater and slalom events held at the Youth Olympic Games will follow a different format to those seen at the Olympic Games and the ICF World Championships.
3 Spanish medals to celebrate CADI 50th anniversary

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Spain’s Samuel Hernanz and Maialen Chourraut went from nowhere to 60 points each for wins at their home World Cup race in La Seu d’Urgell. This was a perfect accompaniment to the 50th anniversary of CADI’s canoe- kayak. Here is a short review of the Seu race and its impact on the World Cup standings.
From World Cup to World Cup in the Hobbit Van with Ben Hayward

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It’s been awhile since a Canadian paddler has cracked the top 10 in a world cup race. Twenty-four-year-old Ben Hayward is doing it in style, driving around in a converted truck he’s built himself.
Preview 2014 ICF World Championships Canoe Sprint Moscow, Russia

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Out of respect for the 298 killed when pro-Russian rebels shot down flight MH17, Sportscene will report in a certain, limited fashion on the upcoming Sprint Canoe/Kayak World Championships in Moscow.
La Seu Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 in 50th anniversary of CADI

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For the 50th anniversary of CADI’s canoe- kayak we are again back in Seu. Here is a short preview of what to expect this weekend for World Cup 4 in La Seu d’Urgell.
Interview with sprint athlete Connor Taras about his coming out and homosexuality in paddlesports

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Last week sprint athlete Connor Taras' coming out as a gay man was covered by many Canadian media outlets and received numerous positive reactions from the canoe sprint community. Rob van Bommel from Sportscene contacted Connor to ask him about his coming out and homosexuality in paddlesports.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part III

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Part 3 of my yoga blog is going to consist more of the core workout and the arm balance aspect of my power yoga practice. This is the part of yoga that really strengthens my core and stabilises my shoulders for strong paddling while on the water. It is also my favorite part of yoga because of how challenging it is!
Longest race in the world: the Yukon 1000

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Only 12 teams have been brave enough to enter the longest canoe race in the world, the Yukon 1 000 - as in 1 000 miles (1 600 kilometres) - and they include the South African Dung Beetles, Duncan Paul and Donovan Boshoff of Natal Canoe Club.
Basque slalom paddlers campaign for artificial whitewater centre

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Calling for the development of a new whitewater centre in the Basque country (northern Spain): K1W slalom paddler Irati Goikoetxea (ESP) and Junior/U23 Basque slalom team coach Aritz Fernandez discuss the difficulties of training in coast-locked Donostia-San Sebastian.
Double for Jørgensen and Kárász on final day in Szeged‏

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Emma Jørgensen (DEN) and Anna Kárász (HUN) both won two gold medals in the K1 200m and 500m in their respective age categories on the final day of action at the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Cup in Szeged, Hungary.
Birkett & Adie steal the show at the 2014 Berg River Canoe Marathon

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In what was one of the most exciting men’s races at the Berg River Canoe Marathon in a number of years, novice Andy Birkett managed to hold off Western Cape ace Graeme Solomon to claim his maiden Berg title with Abby Adie storming to a convincing win in the ladies race as she crossed the line in Velddrif on Saturday.
Last day Szeged - Hungary Grabs Six More World Titles‏

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New World Champions continue to be crowned on a busy final day of action at the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Day 3 Szeged - Five medals each for Poland and Hungary‏

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Poland and Hungary proved to be the dominant nations winning five medals each as the action unfolded on the first day of finals at the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint Junior and U23 World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Day 2 - Sharp Sprinting in Szeged‏

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Rebeka Simon (GBR) and Anna Karasz (HUN) were two paddlers who took full advantage of the tailwind as the second day of action drew to a close at the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
Olympic Champion Stott confirms new partner is Proctor as the pair start on road to Rio

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Olympic Champion Etienne Stott missed most of what should have been a post London season of glory when he suffered a serious shoulder dislocation. Then early in 2014 his Olympic crewmate Tim Baillie announced his retirement, which left Stott with an uncertain future.
Day 1 ICF Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships

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Many of the world’s best young paddlers began their journey to the top of the sport as the 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championship in Szeged, Hungary got underway in bright yet breezy conditions.
Birkett holds lean Berg day two lead

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An icy cold, rainy and windy start greeted the paddlers as they set off from Zonquasdrift on the second day of the 2014 Berg River Canoe Marathon on Thursday and in the end, it was KwaZulu-Natal visitor Andy Birkett who crossed the line first and claimed the leader’s yellow bib while Abby Adie produced another stellar performance to retain her women’s race lead ahead of stage three’s 75km slog.
Women Canoeists Shine at European Sprint Championships

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With more than three thousand lakes and over thirty-three thousand kilometers of rivers and streams, Brandenburg, Germany was the ideal spot to host the 2014 ECA Canoe Sprint European Championships. The conditions for this year’s championships were at times more suitable for a surf ski or sailing competition, but the athletes who train in rough conditions showed their mettle.
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?
Japanese artist arrested for distributing digital model of her vagina for 3D-printed kayak

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Megumi Igarashi - or the 'good-for-nothing kid' - crowd funded the kayak based on a 3D scan of her genitalia and sent the file to backers as a thank you.
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.
Jono Wing and Bridgitte Hartley of to the Worlds in Moscow

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London Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley will fly the South African flag at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow from 6 to 10 August. After a mixed start to the international racing season, the Natal Canoe Club (NCC) star is focused on getting her season back on track.
Jono Wing and Bridgitte Hartley of to the Worlds in Moscow

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London Olympic bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley will fly the South African flag at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow from 6 to 10 August. After a mixed start to the international racing season, the Natal Canoe Club (NCC) star is focused on getting her season back on track.
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.
“Paddle in the Park” with KayakPro – São Paulo Style

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Currently excitement and infatuation has been engulfing Brazil due to the FIFA World Cup, yet the tropical Portuguese-speaking country is home to another notable sports scene – canoeing and “The Paddle in the Park”.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part II

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In this second part of my yoga trio blog I'm going to go into some more challenging poses. They will work on stretching your side and front body, balance, and strengthening multiple muscles. Remember, yoga is about breathing, stretching, and going into the pose so that you get the most out of it.
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.
The 3 types of mental training for paddlesports

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Not all your training has to be on the water or in the gym. In fact you can add a powerful dimension to your performance by including short mental training sessions that will develop your psychological strengths of mastery motivation, decision-making and execution.
In memoriam Bojan Žmavc (1961 – 2014)

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Bojan Žmavc, sport visionary, president of Canoe Federation of Slovenia, organiser and most of all dear friend, has died on Sunday the 29th June after a serious illness at the age of 52.
Spankin it: yoga for kayakers with Adriene Levknecht - Part I

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During the winter, I have been trying to stay warm and in shape by doing loads of yoga. I am going to do a series on some of the best poses that I have fallen in love with and also some health benefits of the poses. Contrary to popular belief, yoga is not just sitting a room with a bunch of hippies who chant "Om" for hours. There are multiple different types of yoga and one type may not work for you but another one will.
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.
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.
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.