2012 Canoe Slalom World Cup


The 2012 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 25th edition.

Calendar

The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Cardiff, Wales and ended with the World Cup Final in Bratislava, Slovakia.
LabelVenueDate
World Cup Race 1 Cardiff8–10 June
World Cup Race 2 Pau15–17 June
World Cup Race 3 La Seu d'Urgell22–24 June
World Cup Race 4 Prague24–26 August
World Cup Final Bratislava31 August - 2 September

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. If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions in the World Cup Final.

C1 men

C1 women

C2 men

K1 men

K1 women

Results

World Cup Race 1

The opening race of the series took place at the Cardiff International White Water facility in Wales from 8 to 10 June. It was set to start on June 8 with heats in the men's and women's C1 and the men's K1. Rain and wind forced the organizers to cancel these heats and the competition resumed a day later with semifinals in these events. David Florence made history by becoming the first paddler to win two gold medals in one world cup meeting. He won the men's C1 and C2 events. Great Britain won the medal table with 2 golds and 1 bronze.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men100.46102.08102.57
C1 women133.57140.07144.46
C2 men
David Florence
Richard Hounslow		108.29
Sašo Taljat
Luka Božič		108.31
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner		109.04
K1 men93.0293.2493.61
K1 women104.40104.70106.70

World Cup Race 2

The second world cup race of the season took place at the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium, France from 15 to 17 June. It was dominated by the home French paddlers who won 4 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men100.79108.61108.70
C1 women140.79142.91146.83
C2 men
Pierre Labarelle
Nicolas Peschier		109.38
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár		111.75
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong		112.02
K1 men100.17101.46105.40
K1 women108.34110.20112.58

World Cup Race 3

The third round of the world cup series took place at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 22 to 24 June. It was once again dominated by the French paddlers who took home 3 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes. Spain won one gold and one bronze.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men98.6598.69100.82
C1 women125.12129.02134.11
C2 men
Pierre Labarelle
Nicolas Peschier		106.39
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár		107.79
Robert Behling
Thomas Becker		108.23
K1 men92.5093.6693.76
K1 women104.66106.17106.52

World Cup Race 4

The penultimate round of the world cup series took place at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre, Czech Republic from 24 to 26 August. French paddlers continued their success by winning 3 golds and 2 silvers. The home Czech team could only manage 1 bronze medal in the men's single canoe. Étienne Daille sealed the overall world cup title before the final round thanks to his third straight win and fourth straight podium finish.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men94.0796.4597.42
C1 women117.87119.50123.85
C2 men
Pierre Labarelle
Nicolas Peschier		102.78
Gauthier Klauss
Matthieu Péché		103.90
Sašo Taljat
Luka Božič		104.17
K1 men89.7290.9090.95
K1 women103.27104.79105.08

World Cup Final

The final event of the series took place in Bratislava, Slovakia from 31 August to 2 September and it was the home country that emerged at the top of the medal table thanks to 3 gold medals. The overall world cup champions were crowned at this event.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men111.88112.72112.81
C1 women144.06147.23147.63
C2 men
Franz Anton
Jan Benzien		123.21
Piotr Szczepański
Marcin Pochwała		124.02
Pierre Labarelle
Nicolas Peschier		124.75
K1 men105.82106.03106.06
K1 women120.99124.60124.95