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.
Sportscene has been in touch with Sussex University Canoe Club (UK) President, Katie Hedgecock, who took her squadron of 15 débutante, advanced and alumni paddlers to the London 2012 Olympic course on a gloomy November weekend.
Earlier this week the 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix kicked off in spectacular fashion with a whitewater enduro race on the Rio Gol Gol in Chile. Over thirty of the world’s best whitewater kayakers competed in the first stage of this 5-stage, 14-day event.
The 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix world kayaking championship will take place December 1-14 on the remote rivers of Chile. Thirty of the world’s best extreme kayakers, including Olympic athletes and world-record holders, will compete in the 14-day event.
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.
Everyone knows that whitewater kayaking depends on your ability to stay confident. But a single bad experience can shatter this state of mind. The pain of an injury is a constant reminder that you made a mistake on the river, and injury can create a psychological challenge all its own.
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.
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.
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.
BoaterX has become very popular during the last 4-5 years. Many people organise these kinds of races but not many people have a clear idea about the rules and ranking system. The BoaterX, or Boater Cross, has been inherited from snowboard races that are included in the Olympic winter games.