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Live stream 2016 European Championships Freestyle - Plattling, Germany
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Watch the 2016 European Championships Freestyle live from Plattling, Germany
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Preview 2016 European Championships Freestyle in Plattling, Germany
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Over 110 athletes from 14 countries are ready to show their skills at the 2016 ECA European Canoe Freestyle Championships in Germany.
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“Freestyle Kayaking is the Olympic contender”
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Freestyle kayaking is now a strong contender for inclusion in the Olympic Games. World championship events are being watched by tens of thousands live and millions of viewers via TV productions.
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Claire O’Hara preparing for the 2015 ICF Ottawa World Championships Freestyle
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In 8 months time the ICF World Championships will be taking place on 'Garb' wave on the Ottawa river in Canada. The Ottawa River is renowned amongst freestyle kayakers as one of the best training venues and is home to some of the best surf waves in the world. In the summers there's warm water, sunshine and a mixture of small and smooth and fast technical waves and in the spring its home to some of the biggest most challenging waves ever surfed.
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The Playboating Bible Instruction - The Splitwheel
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Basically it is a cartwheel in one direction into a cartwheel in the other direction.
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2014 SAS Hurley Classic Great Britain - Livestream
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It all started in 1989 and that makes the event one of the oldest in Freestyle. It has developed from a meeting between mates at the Hurley Village car park into one of the most significant canoeing events in the world.
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Competition round-up European Championships Freestyle Bratislava, Slovakia
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Every other year, paddlers from all over the Europe gather to compete for the title of European Freestyle Champion. This year, the event was held at the well-known kayak course in Danube, Cunovo near the beautiful capital of Slovakia – Bratislava.
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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.
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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.
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Canada to host 2015 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships
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The best freestyle paddlers in the World will be bringing their most impressive tricks, flips and spins to Canada next year. The International Canoe Federation has awarded the 2015 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships to CanoeKayak Canada to be hosted by Wilderness Tours on the Ottawa River.
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Live stream II 2014 Payette River Games - Idaho, USA
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Live stream Sunday 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The South African Freestyle Canoeing Championships
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Freestyle in South Africa is rather small but over the last 3-4 years has started growing again nicely and we are seeing more and more paddlers at the various events.
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2013 Freestyle Worlds to feature revolutionary new scoring system
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For the first time ever, a completely paperless real-time scoring system will help determine the winners of the International Canoe Federation’s Freestyle World Championships.
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Face-to-face with Marlène Devillez, France’s freestyle phenomenum
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K1W freestyle double European Champion (2010, 2012), 7-time French Champion and this year's winner at Sort International, 'Marlou' has a tête-à-tête with Sportscene
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Nantahala Outdoor Center to host 2013 Freestyle World Championships
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For the first time since the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA, world championship kayaking returns to the United States. The 2013 International Canoe Federation Freestyle World Championships will take place September 2-8 on the Nantahala River near Bryson City, NC.
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Pumps cause delay as freestyle and downriver comp graces Lee Valley
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The 2-jam freestyle and downriver event on the Lee Valley Legacy course (Olympic's little sister) eventually took place on 30th June following an hour and a half pump hold-up.
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Newsletter Sort Open International Freestyle 2013
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We are looking forward to seeing you in the city of Sort on the natural channel for the great white water festival. Registration for The Sort Open Freestyle International is open and will close on July 20th.
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Payette River Games 2013
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Last year I saw this photo of Stephen Wright and knew that this was a feature I would really like to visit. Then in September at the World Cups I was told about the 2013 Kelly's white water park event, a big white water festival that would be hosted at the end of the US freestyle tour.
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Freestyle Kayaking: How to Lunar Orbit
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The Lunar Orbit is another of my favourite moves. It looks quite complicated but actually it’s much more simple than you might think.
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50 Years of paddling on the Noguera Pallaresa
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July sees the return of the annual river festival on the Noguera Pallaresa, yet this year is particularly special for Catalans and organisers alike; it's the event's 50th anniversary!
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What does Robert Summer think about the rain in Regen?
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Robert Sommer is well-known in the freestyle and wildwater community: organiser of the 2011 World Championships in Germany and owner of Robson Megasports. What not a lot of people know is that Robert Sommer (German word for summer) is also the Mayor of the city Regen (German word for rain).
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Plattling European Cup Event 2013
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Last week kicked off the 2013 international freestyle kayaking circuit with the Plattling, European Cup event in Germany. The European Cup is a 3 part series that runs the same year as every World Championships.
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Game. Only One Can Win (2013)
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After a 4-year retirement break from a 10-year freestyle kayak career, Polly Green (NZ) decides to return to elite competition in 2010 to become the next World Champion; she has 1 year to get back to form before the 2011 World Freestyle Championship.
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Claire O’Hara’s incredible start to the year
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In this 20-minute documentary Sportscene Director Rob schmoozes over the growing popularity of kayak-trick disciplines with World Freestyle and Squirt Champion, GB's Claire O'Hara.
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US Freestyle Kayaking Team Trials Set for this Weekend
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Top freestyle kayakers from around the country will converge on the Nantahala River near Bryson City, NC April 26-28 for a chance to be on Team USA and compete here again at the Freestyle World Championships this September.
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There can only be one. Game, the trailer
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Polly Green just released the trailer for 'Game', a film documentary about winning in freestyle competitions. At the moment Polly is doing the final sound edit and she was happy to take a break and answer our questions below. Sportscene also supported the making of Game with footage from the 2011 World Chamionships Freestyle in Plattling, Germany.
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How to Mc’Nasty
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This month I’m going to teach you how to do the McNasty. It’s a great move, you can start it from many different positions and setups, it’s quick to do, impressive to see and is one of the highest scoring moves.
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Double Dutch White Water Paddle Review
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Do you remember your first paddle? I’m sure that many of you immediately start thinking about Double Dutch. Double Dutch has been producing paddles since 1980 and still is today.
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The evolution of Polish freestyle into world squirt competitions
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Freestyle kayaking is young discipline for sure. It arrived in Poland at end of the 20th century. The first events were held in 1999 as part of other competitions – creek racing or simply organized trips. It was getting popular fast but so it was just a matter of time before the first events were going to start.
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He says, she says; meet freestyle couple Pringle & Katya
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Celebrity-celebrity couples like for example Brad Pitt and Angela Jolie are a dime a dozen, but athlete-athlete couples are a much rarer find. We met freestyle couple James 'Pringle' Bebbington and Katya Kulkova to find out how their relationship works while on the road and on the water.
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Interview with freestyle/wildwater couple Peter and Nina from Slovakia
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This is the first interview in a series of couples interviews where we catch up with famous sports couples in the wonderful world of paddlesports. The first couple we would like you to introduce to is Peter 'Peto' Csonka and Nina Csonkova (formerly known as Nina Halasova before they got married).
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How to Loop in Shallow Holes
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This month I’m going to show you how to Loop in shallow holes. Being from the UK, one of the first obstacles I had to overcome was how to do the moves in shallow features. It’s an invaluable skill to have for many reasons.
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Camphill Surf Park - New Zealand’s First Recreational River Project
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Camphill Surf Park was made possible through unprecedented levels of cooperation between one of New Zelands’s largest utility companies, Contact Energy, the Central Otago Whitewater Association (COWA), regional & local town councils, government agencies & landowners.
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Freestyle on the Doubs in France
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When the water level of the Doubs breaks through the magical border of 400 m3/s, all 'big wave lovers' in Europe get excited. The Doubs is home to the waves of 'la Scie', 'la Malate', 'Millenium' and 'Deluz'.
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How to Phonics Monkey with Pringle & Katya
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Over the course of this year Katya and me will be producing monthly how to videos to help you progress your freestyle skills. The first one here is on how to do one of our favourite moves: the Phonics Monkey.
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Eat, Sleep, Paddle… the White Nile
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Once again as the New Year rolls in its time to head to warmer climates to train. This years January training destination is the White Nile in Uganda (Africa) one of the most popular freestyle kayaking warm water winter training destinations in the world.
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Hurley Classic 2012
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In recent years the event has been on a much lower scale, largely due to poor levels, but this year Jacko from KayakoJacko went all out to bring the festival feel back and turn it back into the booming event it once was. With the boom that’s going on in freestyle right now it seems perfect timing to relaunch the event in this manner.
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Write up Claire O’Hara: 2012 World Cup and North American Tour
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I have just got back to the UK following a fantastic two month freestyle tour of the East Coast of Canada and the USA. Starting in Canada my training began on the Ottawa river where I spent 2 weeks working on my wave and mystery skills.
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2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Champions Announced
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The 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup came to a spectacular conclusion on Sunday afternoon with down-to-the-wire victories in both the men’s and women’s K1 classes.
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Day 2 Wrap-up of the 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Final
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Saturday in the Nantahala Gorge, competitors didn’t let a little rain stop them from throwing down at the 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Final. Despite the weather, high scores and exciting rides were the order of the day.
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Freestyle Kayak 2012 World Cup Day One Wrap-up on the Nantahala River
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As the 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Final unfolds on the Nantahala River, Peter Csonka, continues to lead the pack with an incredible 2116 points, while Dane Jackson, USA, sits in second place at the end of the preliminary rounds, a mere 123 points behind Peter Csonka.
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Write up of the World Cups Freestyle so far by Claire O’Hara
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Over the last 3 weeks the USA has seen over 120 of the top freestyle kayakers from around the world come together to take part in the 2012 World Cup series.
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World Cup #3 Freestyle Live Stream - Nantahala
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As of Friday 7 September a live stream of World Cup #3 at Nantahala River will be provided. Here you can also download the schedule for the event.
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Freestyle Kayaking World Cup Championships to be decided this weekend
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The 2012 Freestyle Kayaking World Cup Champion will be decided September 7-9 on the Nantahala River.
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2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup #2 Concludes on the Pigeon River
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The 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup #2 finished concluded on Saturday 1 September, on the Pigeon River in Hartford, Tennessee.
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Men’s and Women’s final day Rock Island World Cup
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The final day for women’s K1 competition at the 2012 World Cup of Freestyle kayaking included a morning semi final session and a finals in the afternoon. The world’s top names mixed with some new names on the scene made their way down the rocks to the cool waterfalled feature.