The 2009 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 22nd edition. The series consisted of 2 continental championships (Oceania and Pan American) which were open to all countries and 3 world cup races. The athletes gained points for their results in the three world cup races plus their best result from any of the two continental championships. The women's single canoe appeared for the first time at the world cups and was an exhibition event.
Calendar
Label Venue DateOceania Championships 2009 Mangahao 31 January – 1 FebruaryWorld Cup Race 1 Pau 27–28 JuneWorld Cup Race 2 Bratislava 4–5 JulyWorld Cup Race 3 Augsburg 10–12 July2009 Pan American Championships Kananaskis 2–3 August
Final standings
The winner of each race was awarded 50 points. Paddlers outside the top 20 in any event were awarded 2 points for participation. If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions in the final world cup race (World Cup Race 3).
C1 men PosAthletePoints 1 160 2 141 3 130 4 117 5 116 6 115 7 111 8 100 9 100 10 88 C2 men PosAthletesPoints 1 134 2 129 3 126 4 112 5 112 6 111 7 108 8 107 9 105 10 90
K1 men PosAthletePoints 1 176 2 173 3 122 4 122 5 115 6 111 7 102 8 99 9 98 10 97 K1 women PosAthletePoints 1 182 2 140 3 136 4 110 5 105 6 100 7 99 8 99 9 98 10 97
Results Oceania Championships 2009
The 2009 Oceania Championships took place in Mangahao, New Zealand from January 31 to February 1. The C2 event was not held here. Three countries won 1 gold each. New Zealand paddlers managed to take 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 menOfficial results C1M - Oceania Championships 2009 - accessed October 9, 2011 97.09 100.70 114.20C1 women (exhibition event)Official results C1W - Oceania Championships 2009 - accessed October 9, 2011 140.78 232.81 K1 menOfficial results K1M - Oceania Championships 2009 - accessed October 9, 2011 86.61 89.20 90.82K1 womenOfficial results K1W - Oceania Championships 2009 - accessed October 10, 2011 98.22 100.91 103.02
World Cup Race 1
The first world cup race of 2009 was held in Pau, France on June 27–28. Home paddlers took 1 gold, 2 silvers and 1 bronze to win the medal table.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 102.71 104.54 104.90C1 women (exhibition event) 149.56 159.92 204.91C2 men Ladislav ŠkantárPeter Škantár 106.86 Fabien LefèvreDenis Gargaud Chanut 107.86 David FlorenceRichard Hounslow 111.34K1 men 98.87 101.48 102.77K1 women 109.48 110.41 113.37
World Cup Race 2
The series continued in Bratislava, Slovakia on July 4–5. Slovak paddlers won 3 out of 4 medal events and added 2 silvers and 2 bronzes to win the medal table.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 93.99 96.93 99.10C1 women (exhibition event) 124.10 135.05 153.29C2 men Pavol HochschornerPeter Hochschorner 99.73 Ladislav ŠkantárPeter Škantár 101.85 Marcus BeckerStefan Henze 104.17K1 men 92.67 94.22 94.33K1 women 103.47 107.21 107.37
World Cup Race 3
The race in Augsburg, Germany, held on July 10–12, was the final regular world cup race of the season. Germany won the medal table with 1 gold, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 104.66 106.26 107.17C1 women (exhibition event) 156.49 165.48 188.70C2 men Marcus BeckerStefan Henze 112.04 Pavol HochschornerPeter Hochschorner 114.35 Jaroslav VolfOndřej Štěpánek 115.38K1 men 99.81 102.76 103.03K1 women 116.00 120.16 121.77
2009 Pan American Championships
The 2009 Pan American Championships were held in Kananaskis, Canada on August 2–3. Canada was the most successful country with 2 golds and 2 bronzes.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 107.62 108.98 115.43C1 women (exhibition event) 187.41 319.19 342.70C2 men Ben HaywardCameron Smedley 130.23 Anderson WeberJean f.m. Pereira 190.12 Thomas PurcellDaniel Purcell 197.50K1 men 97.09 97.33 98.47K1 women 107.40 110.34 114.94
References
External links International Canoe Federation