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1. Green gone wild - a short report about the 2014 Green Race

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   Waking up....a quick glance out of the window....no....hold on....that was indeed snow! 4 inches of snow! If there's anything I don't like it's being cold, apart from the obnoxious feeling in my stomach, caused by the thought of facing the Notch and Gorilla today, the class V key rapid of the course.

2. Joe Morley and Nouria Newman win their second extreme worlds title in a row

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   After a weekend of intense racing on the legendary Wellerbrücke rapids in Austria’s Ötztal valley, 25-year old Joe Morley from Leeds in Great Britain outpaddled a field full of the best kayakers in the world in his final run, claiming the second Extreme Kayak World Champion title of his career, ahead of Kiwis Mike Dawson and Jamie Sutton.

3. 7th World Championship in extreme kayaking - ‘The Adidas Sickline’

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   For the seventh time in a row, between the 2nd and 4th of October, the world’s best whitewater kayakers from over 20 different countries meet in Austria’s Ötztal, Tirol’s longest alpine valley, to determine the adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Champion on the legendary “Wellerbrücke“ rapids.

4. Return from Patagonia and straight to the Alps!

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   Many people have written to me over the last few days asking me if we’ve returned from Argentina yet because they haven’t heard anything for ages. Here we are, it’s been a few weeks since we arrived back but the truth is that I still don’t feel like I’m home.

5. ExtremeSlalom.com - It’s slalom, but not as we know it!

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   Last year, some ‘old school’ slalom paddlers set out to redraw the slalom rules and create a new event that would be fun to race and easy to organize on rapids up to grade 5. This was their story. Whatever changes needed to be made, one central idea had to remain intact.

6. 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.

7. Paddlesport films go on tour

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   A celebration of action sports and the outdoors, a series of extreme kayaking and stand up paddling short films feature in the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour.

8. Sochi, snowboarder Shaun White, canoe slalom and extreme kayaking…

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   I find slalom videos tend to bore me, no mountains, just artificial sites with blocks making features, sure there is a lot to be learnt from watching video but for pure interest and enjoyment its about white water, pushing the limits of paddling.

9. Joe Morley and Nouria Newman take the Adidas Extreme Worlds title

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   24-year old Joe Morley from Leeds in Great Britain put in a commanding final run on Ötztaler Ache River today, outpaddling a field full of the best extreme kayakers in the world, one which included the seemingly unbeatable 3-time world champion Sam Sutton from New Zealand.

10. 6th Adidas Sickline Extreme Worlds Live

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    Between the 3rd and the 5th of October 2013, 150 of the world’s best whitewater kayakers from 24 different countries meet in Tirol’s longest alpine valley to determine the adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Champion on the legendary “Wellerbrücke” rapids.

11. Agua Azul, Mexico - Beyond the drop

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    Last April I left for Chiapas in Mexico to paddle the Agua Azul with an international team of great paddlers, photographers and filmmakers.

12. Off to Sickline 2013 – a personal thank you from Ros Lawrence

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    Ros Lawrence is going to Sickline 2013! Only just two days ago did she reach the $4000 required for this year's extreme competition in Austria.

13. Rosalyn Lawrence: the most versatile whitewater athlete there is?

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    2012 C1 World Cup Champion 'Ros' talks about her upbringing, her love of slalom and her campaign to get herself back to Austria to defend her Sickline title this year.

14. Martina Wegman; the Dutch girl who had to travel to paddle

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    Hat-trick! Sportscene completes the 2012 White Water Grand Prix trio; we first interviewed Katrina, then Nouria and now its time for 2nd place overall Martina Wegman. Over an 8am breakfast chat on Skype, I meet the Dutch Triple Sickline Champion extreme and freestyle paddler who has won more competitions than most of the women's field and she is still only 23.

15. Rider of the Year Awards III

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    Whitewater kayaking is growing. It is evolving like a glass of spilled water at the dinner table. As the water runs off in many different directions, so has the sport.

16. Welcoming extreme paddler and slalom athlete Nouria Newman to Sportscene

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    Winner of last year's White Water Grand Prix in Chile, France's Nouria Newman gives us an insight into her immediate kayaking goals and long term ambitions. She joins Sportscene as our latest Contributor; she intends to focus on profiles of creeking athletes who receive less media attention than their slalom counterparts.

17. Katrina van Wijk exploring new frontiers for women’s extreme kayaking

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    Taking a break from editing her new women's whitewater film, Canada's Katrina van Wijk has a whistle-stop heart-to-heart with Sportscene about her career, the 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix and her project TiTS Deep that is gaining incredible momentum on Facebook.

18. Extreme kayaker and professional rafter; Sam Sutton’s rival mindsets

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    In a gig-venue and shop named The Store near Okere Falls, Rotorua, New Zealand, Sportscene Director Rob has a morning coffee with extreme paddling poster-boy Sam Sutton.

19. Congo: The Grand Inga Project (2012)

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    Steve Fisher and a trio of the bravest elite white water paddlers undertake an expedition to become the first to successfully navigate the Inga Rapids, considered the sacred heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the most perilous descent in Africa, if not the world.

20. Stage 2 WWGP - Nouria Newman places first again, Mike Dawson drops out

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    Thirty of the world’s best kayakers competed in a "Boulder Dash" race on Thursday, December 6, in stage two of the 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix on the Rio Puesco in Central Chile. Eric Deguil (FRA) took first place among the men and Nouria Newman (FRA) placed first among the women.

21. Human Error - Gorilla, by Louise Jull

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    Then upon reaching the top of Gorilla I started to feel pretty nervous. Everyone was rallying off it and I figured I should probably join suit and do the same. Last time I ran it had been so sweet and the line had felt pretty good to go.

22. Sam Sutton wins his third Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship Title

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    24-year old Sam Sutton from Rotorua in New Zealand impressively demonstrated today that for the third year in a row he is the fastest extreme paddler in the world.

23. The Extreme Kayaking World Championship kicked off!

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    The Extreme Kayaking World Championship kicked off today in the scenic valley of Oetz, Austria.In it's 5th year, the Adidas Sickline World Championship has attracted more talent this year than ever before.

24. Live Stream Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship

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    Saturday 6 October the live stream for the Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship will commence at 14:00 Central European Time (CET).

25. Whitewater paddlers crown fifth World Champion in Ötztal, Austria

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    Between the 4th and the 7th of October 2012, 150 of the world’s best whitewater kayakers from 30 different countries meet in Tirol’s Ötztal Valley to determine the Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Champion 2012 on the legendary “Wellerbrücke” river section.

26. Mexico, ten weeks of tacos, tequila and tall waterfalls

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    It all starts with a long journey........Not the kind of deep emotional journey you might see in a top hollywood blockbuster but an actual journey that took a long period of time.

27. Sam Sutton reclaims title as Extreme Kayak World Champion

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    At the fifth edition of the adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship in Tirol’s Ötztal Valley, Sutton defended his title with a new course record of 55.84 seconds, undercutting the record he set in 2010 by three seconds.

28. Oetztal prepares for 5th Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship

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    The countdown is on. In ten days, the best of the best in kayaking will meet in Austria’s Ötztal valley for the 2011 adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship to crown the world champion in extreme kayak sprint on the legendary Wellerbrücke rapids.