John Gregory - @gregiej | Sportscene - For the second in the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup series Germany secured 13 boats for the final on their home water. Kanu Schwaben Augsburg has no less than four past Olympic canoe slalom champions. Here is a round-up of the World Cup weekend on the Eiskanal.

Summary Augsburg winners of heats, semi-final and final

Both Alexander Slafkovsky (SVK), 30, and Jessica Fox (AUS), 19, won both their respective semi-finals and went on to win their finals. Claudia Baer (GER) was actually the fastest K1W and similarly Peter & Pavol Hochschorner (SVK) were the fastest C2 crew with their 112.53 second clear semi-final run.

Overall individual category percentages

All the run times on the heat and semi/final 22 gate courses were longer than in Cardiff. Alexander Slafkovsky was close to Paul Boeckelmann’s K1M winning time. The margin with all other classes was greater than on the short and tighter Cardiff course. The percentages are a little skewed by the fact that the semi-final runs in K1W and C2 were actually faster than the winning times in the final.

Medal Table (from individual race events)

The medal table was again dominated by European nations. Again there were no crews from outside Europe in the C2 final.

Cumulative Medal Table (from individual race events at World Cup 1 & 2)

Adding together the medals in the individual classes from World Cup 1 and 2 reveals that Germany is top with a total of 8 medals.

Augsburg World Cup C1M final medal positions

Sideris Tasiadis (GER), 23, won the heat before Alexander Slafkovsky (SVK) then won both the semi and final. His semi was exceptionally fast and was the fastest C1 run of the weekend. Japan’s Takuya Haneda was fast and clean with 106.14 seconds in the final. However, 2011 world champion Denis Gargaud Chanut (FRA) again failed to make the final.

Augsburg World Cup C1W final medal positions

The final results were a reshuffle of the podium places from Cardiff the week before. In true Fox style she won with 4 seconds of penalties. The world ranking of all three ladies will have benefited significantly with these results. Jessica won the semi 6 seconds quicker than Caroline Loir (FRA) and actually 4 seconds quicker than her win in the final.

Augsburg World Cup K1M final medal positions

Former world champion Peter Kauzer wins the heat but then only squeezes into the last spot for the final. It was a strong performance from the German team, securing all four boats in the final. 21 year-old Matthieu Biazizzo (FRA), ICF world ranked 145 secured a podium finish in the final, behind Paul Boeckelmann and Sebastien Schubert.

Augsburg World Cup K1W final medal positions

In her first major international race since last year’s Olympics, Emilie Fer (FRA), 30, won in Augsburg. There were many top international paddlers excluded in the semi-final and who failed to make the final, including Jana Dukatova (SVK) who had won her heat the day before. The German team secured all four K1W in the final 10. Cindy Poeschel (GER) showed consistent form with another podium finish. Marie Zelia Lafont (FRA) had one of her best ever results making the final and finished 4th. It was good to have China’s Jingjing Li in the final, she was only one of four K1W to secure a clean run.

Augsburg World Cup C2 final medal positions

Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Peche (FRA) were on consistent form winning both their heat and C2 final. 2013 European Champions Nicolas Peschier & Pierre Labarelle (FRA) failed to make the cut to the final. Home nation Germany had one boat Anton/ Benzien in the final who finished just outside the medals. For a second weekend running Slovakia had all three crews in the final.

Augsburg Team Event

The teams pack up again and the caravan rolls on into the Pyrenees to the 1992 La Seu D’Urgell course for World Cup 3 starting on Friday. Last year’s Seu World Cup winners were Jordi Domenjo (ESP) in C1M, Caroline Loir (FRA) in C1W, Etienne Daille (FRA) in K1M, Ursa Kragelj (SLO) in K1W and Labarelle/ Peschier (FRA) in C2.

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