The 2023 Canoe Slalom World Cup was the highest level season-long series of competitions across six canoe slalom disciplines organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 36th edition and featured five stops (or races) in five different venues.

Canoeists competed for the title of the overall world cup champion in each of the six disciplines (3 for men and 3 for women), which was determined by the total number of points obtained from the five races.

Calendar The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Augsburg, Germany (1–4 June) and concluded with the World Cup Final in Vaires-sur-Marne, France (5-8 October).

Label Venue DateWorld Cup Race 1 Augsburg 1–4 JuneWorld Cup Race 2 Prague 8–11 JuneWorld Cup Race 3 Tacen 15–18 JuneWorld Cup Race 4 La Seu 31 August – 3 SeptemberWorld Cup Final Vaires-sur-Marne 5–8 October

Standings The winner of each race was awarded 60 points (with double points awarded for the World Cup Final). Points for lower places differed from one category to another. Every participant was guaranteed at least 2 points for participation and 5 points for qualifying for the semifinal.

C1 men PosAthleteGERCZESLOESPFRAPoints 1 9 16 1 2 4 270 2 2 2 8 5 8 268 3 17 4 30 1 1 257 4 7 1 3 29 9 229 5 3 9 12 24 5 222 6 15 8 5 8 10 216 7 5 6 3 186 8 4 26 7 6 183 9 11 13 3 11 176 10 5 6 14 15 171 C1 women PosAthleteGERCZESLOESPFRAPoints 1 1 1 10 1 1 334 2 7 5 3 5 222 3 13 13 2 8 11 217 4 3 8 1 15 28 194 5 8 6 19 6 188 6 19 11 15 12 10 183 7 4 9 3 182 8 28 24 4 17 7 178 9 3 25 2 175 10 2 9 21 16 167

K1 men PosAthleteGERCZESLOESPFRAPoints 1 11 2 2 3 2 304 2 1 3 6 7 9 271 3 5 1 1 38 7 252 4 19 6 14 9 2 248 5 10 5 5 1 244 6 4 8 10 11 6 240 7 2 21 9 2 16 231 8 3 9 4 17 11 229 9 6 7 30 12 17 187 10 9 33 5 15 15 184 K1 women PosAthleteGERCZESLOESPFRAPoints 1 26 1 1 2 1 308 2 1 12 3 5 4 277 3 4 7 4 13 3 262 4 2 14 3 10 202 5 7 9 8 7 194 6 18 16 5 16 12 185 7 5 13 2 184 8 6 23 14 5 178 9 16 26 2 12 22 168 10 10 18 1 20 165

Kayak cross men

PosAthleteGERCZESLOESPFRAPoints 1 3 35 1 2 13 189 2 61 7 9 1 171 3 5 12 8 12 6 161 4 48 26 5 2 156 5 8 2 1 22 148 6 14 3 34 5 141 7 2 3 10 139 8 34 1 4 14 125 9 26 11 14 33 4 120 10 19 8 6 8 114 Kayak cross women

PosAthleteGERCZESLOESPFRAPoints 1 25 1 2 2 229 2 9 7 6 1 204 3 5 3 18 3 194 4 1 3 7 14 158 5 5 35 1 8 152 6 26 26 5 13 5 139 7 6 16 14 5 9 127 8 35 34 13 10 4 122 9 2 25 4 21 112 10 10 2 8 18 105

Points World Cup points were awarded based on the results of each race at each event as follows: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  C1 M 60 55 50 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 C1 W 60 55 50 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 K1 M 60 55 50 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 K1 W 60 55 50 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 Kayak cross 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 19 17

Results

World Cup Race 1 1–4 June in Augsburg, Germany

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 98.25 101.33 101.44C1 women 105.04 111.55 112.10K1 men 90.71 93.69 93.74K1 women 101.66 105.95 106.14Kayak cross menKayak cross women

World Cup Race 2 8–11 June in Prague, Czech Republic

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 97.65 101.26 102.90C1 women 109.13 110.57 111.02K1 men 89.67 90.55 90.82K1 women 98.95 103.58 104.90Kayak cross menKayak cross women

World Cup Race 3 15–18 June in Tacen, Slovenia. The third world cup was skipped by many of the top European paddlers in favor of preparation for the European Games in Kraków, which would also serve as the European qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 90.29 91.43 93.14C1 women 101.97 105.27 108.00K1 men 85.02 89.46 90.05K1 women 96.22 98.91 98.92Kayak cross menKayak cross women

World Cup Race 4 31 August – 3 September in La Seu, Spain

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 96.52 97.53 97.63C1 women 107.09 107.17 109.02K1 men 89.36 90.44 90.90K1 women 99.36 99.42 100.23Kayak cross menKayak cross women

World Cup Final 5–8 October in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. This was the first major international competition on the new course built for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The competition format mimicked that which would be used at the Olympics, i.e. different from regular World Cup events. With the number of participants that meant top 24 boats progressing to the semifinals from the heats (best of 2 runs) and then top 12 to the finals in the classic slalom events. The kayak cross events included repechage rounds.

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 95.50 96.18 96.83C1 women 106.04 110.08 111.97K1 men 89.20 91.78 - K1 women 100.78 102.37 102.73Kayak cross men Kayak cross women

References

External links International Canoe Federation