2010 Canoe Slalom World Cup


The 2010 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 5 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation. It was the 23rd edition and it marked the first time that women competed for the single canoe world cup points and title. The series consisted of 2 continental championships 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.

Calendar

LabelVenueDate
Oceania Open Continental Championships Penrith19–21 February
2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships Xiasi1–3 May
World Cup Race 1 Prague18–20 June
World Cup Race 2 La Seu d'Urgell26–27 June
World Cup Race 3 Augsburg2–4 July

Final standings

The winner of each race was awarded 60 points. 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 run.

C1 men

C1 women

C2 men

K1 men

K1 women

Results

Oceania Canoe Slalom Open

The Oceania Canoe Slalom Open took place in Penrith, Australia on February 19–21. Five different countries have won a gold medal at the event. Slovakia was the most successful with a gold and two silvers. Home paddlers from Australia have won one gold and two bronze medals.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men105.28107.50108.46
C1 women125.01126.88129.44
C2 men
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
109.03
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
111.60
Daniel Goddard
Colin Radmore
114.32
K1 men97.6399.4299.87
K1 women111.35112.86112.92

2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships

The 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Xiasi, China on May 1–3. Chinese paddlers won 4 out of the 5 events and added 5 silvers and 3 bronzes.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men100.70102.93104.52
C1 women124.18133.37198.94
C2 men
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong
104.65
Yu Hongmin
Chen Jin
112.19
Shan Bao
Chen Fei
118.26
K1 men97.7698.5399.27
K1 women114.62115.47119.76

World Cup Race 1

The first regular world cup race took place in Prague, Czech Republic on June 18–20. China topped the medal table with 2 golds and a silver. Czech paddlers took one medal of each color.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men98.69100.10100.36
C1 women129.86137.03141.53
C2 men
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong
108.05
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
108.38
Piotr Szczepański
Marcin Pochwała
108.70
K1 men92.6294.0294.68
K1 women109.05109.16109.79

World Cup Race 2

The penultimate race of the series took place in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain on June 26–27. Five different nations won gold with Slovakia adding 2 silver medals to top the medal table. Spain had a gold and a bronze.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men91.3495.5895.73
C1 women116.15119.15121.42
C2 men
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
98.08
Jaroslav Volf
Ondřej Štěpánek
98.63
Marcus Becker
Stefan Henze
99.10
K1 men88.6189.1889.91
K1 women99.65100.73100.75

World Cup Race 3

The final world cup race was held in Augsburg, Germany on July 2–4. The home German paddlers won 4 out of 5 events and added 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men104.69105.77106.27
C1 women142.75150.72150.79
C2 men
David Schröder
Frank Henze
116.68
Fabien Lefèvre
Denis Gargaud Chanut
116.74
Tim Baillie
Etienne Stott
117.05
K1 men98.91100.12100.19
K1 women114.97115.09117.29