2015 ICF World Championships Slalom
 
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K1M
CZ J. PRSKAVEC
PL M. POLACZYK
US M. SMOLEN
K1W
CZ K. KUDEJOVA
DE R. FUNK
DE M. PFEIFER
C1M
GB D. FLORENCE
SI B. SAVSEK
GB R. WESTLEY
C1W
AU J. FOX
CZ K. HOSKOVA
ES N. VILARRUBLA
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DE ANTON/BENZIEN
FR PICCO/BISO
FR KLAUSS/PECHE

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  1. Expedition : Papua - Grand Canyon of the Pacific

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    This “Grand Canyon” was a kind of riddle we were unprepared to solve. But in turning our backs on the daunting Canyon and the river locals call the Beriman, we turned our attention to finding a solution and a logistic that would one day make the dream of kayaking the Grand Canyon Pacific a reality.

  2. Performance Measurement Technology - Which Device Will Help You Paddle Faster?

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    The recent influx of performance measurement technology over the last decade is fantastic news for paddlers - knowledge is power as they say, and the more you know about how you’re performing, the more you can do to improve your results.

  3. Paddle For The Planet celebrates 5th anniversary

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    The ground-breaking global Paddle For The Planet project will celebrate its fifth anniversary when the world-wide paddling relay in support of ocean and river environmental awareness takes place on 6 June.

  4. Sunday’s Race report World Cup Canoe Sprint Portugal

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    Lisa CARRINGTON (NZL) and Mark OLDERSHAW (CAN) topped the bill with each winning two gold medals from the weekend's action at the first of three 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups.

  5. Saturday’s Race report World Cup Canoe Sprint Portugal

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    The world's best canoe sprint athletes set blistering times as they fought for gold in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal at the first in a series of three 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cups.

  6. Robert Mike & Henrik Vasbanyai keep paddling until Tokyo

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    Robert Mike & Henrik Vasbanyai are over the first 500kms of the spring preparation. So far the world champion double canoe paddlers are training in single a bit further down on the Danube as they used to since the Kolonics Gyorgy Water Club is being reconstructed at the moment.

  7. Beware the crocodiles – Junior / U23 Canoe Slalom paddlers look snappy in Foz

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    The natural obstacles and gates were not the only hazards in Foz do Iguassu, in which crocodiles, alligators and snakes swam around the warm up lake. It was a strange test of mental preparation before the start of an ICF Junior/U23 Worlds race.

  8. “Whatever race we do, we want to win it!”

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    “Whatever race Henrik Vasbanyai and I do the only option for us is victory”, said Robert Mike Canoe paddler very determined.

  9. World Master Games 2017 prepares to welcome 13000 International competitors

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    As World Masters Games 2017 marks two years to go until the event kicks off on 21 April 2017, individual sports are upping preparations to welcome 13,000 international competitors to Auckland, New Zealand.

  10. Canoe Slalom is becoming one for the youngsters - Preview JR/U23 Worlds Foz

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    For a sport with such strong European roots, this marks a potential tipping point in the Americas. This started with the 2014 Senior ICF Worlds in Deep Creek. Now with these Junior/ U23 Worlds in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, then next the Pan American Games this summer on the Gull river in Ontario, Canada and culminating with the Rio Olympics in 2016.

  11. 2015 Canoe Sprint Coach Course Level 2 in Tunis

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    The International Canoe Federation (ICF) and the Tunisian Canoe Federation offered their Canoe Sprint Coach’s Course Level 2 in Tunis, Tunisia and was led by ICF Expert, Canoeing PhD Alessandra Maria Pinto.

  12. New Zealand canoe polo teams Dominate at Oceania Championships

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    Six out of seven of the New Zealand representative canoe polo teams took away gold last weekend at the Oceania Championships, held at Nagambie Lakes, Victoria, Australia.

  13. King of Slalomia – Exploring Canoe Slalom part 1

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    Any book written by the legendary US coach William (Bill) T. Endicott is on my must read list. The formidable reign of Fabien Lefevre The King of Slalomia is a provocative behind the scenes account of the last 15 years of Canoe Slalom.

  14. Singapore sprinters training in South Africa‏

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    It is a big year for the Singapore canoeing team. The country is set to host the biennual South East Asian (SEA) Games for the first time since 1993 in the 50th year of the city state's existence. To help them prepare for the challenge ahead, the team, under its long-time Hungarian coach Ballazs Babella, has travelled to South Africa for training at Natal Canoe Club (NCC) in Pietermaritzburg and Port Edward on the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

  15. Katalin Kovacs - “No body forces me with a gun to paddle”

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    Hungary’s most successful athlete Katalin Kovacs has given birth nine months ago. She's in training camp in Abu Dhabi collecting kilometers at the moment. She's preparing for the World Championships and at the same time she's also planning ahead for the Rio Olympics.

  16. Spain’s most successful Olympian David Cal says goodbye

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    After three intense days of rumors and give and takes, an emotional David Cal officially announced his retirement from professional sport. From the town hall of his home village Cangas de Morrazo, the Galician canoeist commented in a press conference that he didn’t feel "comfortable" lately, "lost motivation" and the desire to continue competing.

  17. Para-kayaker Curtis McGrath aiming for Rio after Afghan IED incident

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    From the moment a bomb took Curtis McGrath's legs in Afghanistan two and a half years ago, he resolved to stand on top of the podium at next year's Rio Paralympics.

  18. Rio 2016 reveals calendar for 44 Olympic and Paralympic test events‏

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    The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced today the calendar for 44 further test events to be held in preparation for the Games.

  19. Gauteng claims South African Canoe Polo Champs gold‏

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    The Gauteng Barbarians produced an upset win over the Gauteng Men’s team at the end of the South African Canoe Polo Championships on the weekend, winning the final of the Senior Men’s division at Emmarentia dam.

  20. What’s so important about core strength?

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    Core training does two really important things - it helps you look thinner (not exactly the main objective for most athletes), and it supports your spine and helps with things like balance.

  21. The French ‘tricolores’ winter training in the sun

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    Coldness has spread over France, therefore it was time for the French paddlers to go training in warm, sunny places aiming to prepare the 2015 season. This year, wildwater athletes will race the sprint worlds in Vienna while slalom and sprint paddlers aim to get the Olympic quotas during the World championships in London and Milan.

  22. Teneale Hatton Takes One Giant Leap Toward Olympic Dream

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    World Champion and Olympic kayaker Teneale Hatton is gearing up for another record breaking year on the water, with one of the busiest event calendars of any athlete in the sport and the backing of One Giant Leap, the New Zealand based developers of a power meter for kayakers.

  23. Canoe sprint team Poland trains in Montebelo, Portugal

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    Monika Marczak - This season, the female kayakers want to qualify six spots for the Olympics. Coach Tomasz Kryk already has a vision for preparations for participating in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

  24. Tom Kierey receives bronze medal due to doping offence other para canoe athlete

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    Kierey advances from rank four to rank three due to the doping offence of Yuriy Kikhayev from Ukraine at the previous world championships in Moscow. Initially, the athlete, who had started as titleholder in the LTA division in the K1, came in fourth place on the Krylatskoye race course on the 8th of August 2014.

  25. USA Canoe/Kayak and the American Canoe Association - Insight into the history

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    At the height of the Cold War and in the shadow of an Eastern Bloc boycott, the 1984 Olympic Games took place in Los Angeles, California. USA canoe and kayak athletes had been performing well leading up to the Games and ultimately Greg Barton would win a Bronze in the K1-1000 flatwater event.

  26. Nothing will stop McGrath from chasing his Rio dream

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    2014 was an amazing debut season for Curtis McGrath. He won gold in a record time in the V1 200 TA final at the ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Moscow.

  27. Bridgitte Hartley gearing up for Olympic qualification ahead of Rio 2016

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    For Natal Canoe Club sprint star Bridgitte Hartley there was one clear highlight in 2014: "Winning a bronze medal at the World Championships," she said without hesitation. That result confirmed that the 2012 London Olympic Games bronze medallist remains among the world's elite sprinters.

  28. Sprint athlete Vincent Słomiński has ambitious plans for the new season!

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    The 22-year-old athlete became affiliated with Steelbud. Thanks to its support, the winner of the last World Cup in Milan (in a double with Tomasz Kaczor) will be even better-able to prepare for the upcoming season, in which he will have the opportunity to qualify a spot for the Olympics.

  29. American Canoe Association and USA Canoe/Kayak form a new partnership

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    After months of discussions, USA Canoe/Kayak has formed a new partnership with the American Canoe Association (ACA), the oldest and largest paddlesport organization in the United States. As part of the agreement, Wade Blackwood, Executive Director of the ACA, will also take over as CEO of USA Canoe/Kayak.

  30. Team Poland Canoe Sprint trains in Livigno, Italy

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    The female kayakers have been the flagship of Polish kayaking for several years. The team that medalled at the last World Championships had its first major camp in Livigno, Italy last year December.

  31. Duisburg wants World Championships back

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    That’s how it should be in 2019 again: strong performances and a good atmosphere at the race course in Duisburg. The world championships will be allocated in March.

  32. Australian Teams selected for 2015 Oceania Championships Canoe Polo

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    A record 14 Australian teams have been selected to compete at the 2015 Oceania Championships. The competition will take place at the Nagambie Regatta Centre, Victoria form April 9 – 11.

  33. Kayak events officially into 2016 Paralympic Games

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    The International Paralympic Committee has approved six Paracanoe kayak events for the 2016 Paralympic Games in the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  34. Hungarian sprint coach Istvan Kiss - Large crew, new opportunities

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    The expanded crew of the Honved Canoe Club is had their 2nd week at the Tata training camp facility. The athletes of Istvan Kiss's are in the middle of the winter preparation and really look forward to their arrival in Sevilla, Spain and get on the water.

  35. Gordan Harbrecht - On the way to Rio as lone fighter

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    The 29-year old sprint canoe athlete Gordan Harbrecht often trains alone. His big goal is to participate in the Olympic summer games in Rio 2016. The Rostock- athlete sees his chances especially in the K4.

  36. Olympic Canoe Slalom qualification up for grabs – 2015 season preview

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    The World Championships returns to the UK for a third time, making use of the formidable London Olympic course at Lee Valley. The British team has secured a gold medal at both previous home World Championships – Richard Fox in 1981 at Bala and Lyn Simpson in 1995 at Nottingham. What does 2015 have in-store for the federations with Rio qualification spots up for grabs?

  37. Robert McIntyre is arguably Australia’s most talented sprint paddler

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    With a paddle in his hand there is little Rob McIntyre cannot do. In 2014 he was a member of the senior Wildwater and U23 sprint national teams. Add to that his prowess in a ski kayak, make him one of canoeing’s most rounded and gifted paddlers.

  38. Senior men fight for weed free course in Penrith, Australia

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    Australia’s senior 1000 metre men protested against the state of the course at the Sydney International Regatta Centre on the weekend.

  39. Ocean Surf Ski Paddler Safety Precautions - Tips and Video

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    Following the tragic death of Mark Feather off East London, Sea Rescue (South Africa) has been asked for recommended safety precautions and tips on what to do if search and rescue is needed.

  40. Is Parental Pressure Always Harmful?

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    One of the greatest personal dilemmas that interferes with optimal performance and negates an athlete’s true potential in their sport is performance anxiety.

  41. Hungarian Honved Canoe Sprint Club trains in Abu Dhabi

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    The late autumn-winter training camp of the the Honved Canoe Club took off in Abu Dhabi in October last year. Attila Vajda also joined. The weather was stunning and everyone was happy with the conditions, the training environment and the facilities.

  42. Rest In Peace - paracanoeist David “Rolfie” Rolfe

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    David was a 2000 Paralympic Games bronze medallist in swimming but it was canoeing that was his passion a decade on from his triumph at the Sydney Games.

  43. Former paracanoeist Christine Selinger celebrates 8 year ‘wheelieversary’

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    Christine is Canada's double V1W World Champion (2010 – LTA/TA/A combined, 2011 – LTA) who won a further 3 silvers and 3 bronze at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 2009 to 2012.

  44. Top tips for getting a kayak on a plane and the top 7 kayak friendly airlines

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    Ever had butterfly's on the drive to your paddling destination. Boat and gear loaded in the car. You know whats in store. Your totally prepared but will it work? Will you get through it ok? Today your not driving to a new rapid, river, big drop or wave.

  45. How to get sponsors - a practical example

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    Successful sponsorships are not measured by the dollar amount they provide but by the value they create.

  46. Alana Nichols targets Paralympic gold in third sport (paracanoeing)

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    Alana Nichols, who has won gold medals at the summer and winter Paralympic Games, is targeting a unique place in sporting history by attempting to qualify for the US para-canoe team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

  47. How to find satisfaction as an athlete, regardless of the outcome

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    I wrote the following essay as a way to organize my thoughts about my current state as an amateur athlete. I've been on and off the Canadian national canoe team for 7 years, but have yet to really break through to the top. Through much reflection I’ve managed to put down some things I’ve learnt about myself as athlete and a person. I’m hoping that others will find this useful.

  48. Interview with Victoria Schwarz and Fernando Fernandes

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    Interview with sprint athletes Viktoria Schwarz from Austria and Fernando Fernandes from Brazil.

  49. „Paddling is perfect for us“

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    With Claus Wotruba, the kayak athletes Christian and Dominik Mathes from Regensburg talk about their big goal: the Paralympics 2016 in Rio. Christian Mathes is proud owner of a world cup bronze medal. In 2016 the athlete from Regensburg wants to compete at the Paralympics in Brazil.

  50. Faster, stronger, quicker – deliberate practice

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    It is, as every athlete is crucially aware his or her physical Training that has the greatest degree of net positive effect on performance. Which is precisely why, day in day out, rain or shine the elite athlete is committed to and dedicated to his or training regimen. It is the biggest influenceable variable on performance outcome.