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 (ICF). It was the 25th edition.
Calendar
The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Cardiff, Wales (June 8–10) and ended with the World Cup Final in Bratislava, Slovakia (August 31 – September 2).[http://www.canoeicf.com/dms/icf/documents/Disciplines/CSL/2012-Race-Information/2012-ICF-CSL-World-Cup-Series-Information--Ver-2-Jan-2012-/2012%20ICF%20CSL%20World%20Cup%20Series%20Information%20%5BVer%202%20Jan%202012%5D.pdf 2012 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Series Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906180314/http://canoeicf.com/dms/icf/documents/Disciplines/CSL/2012-Race-Information/2012-ICF-CSL-World-Cup-Series-Information--Ver-2-Jan-2012-/2012%20ICF%20CSL%20World%20Cup%20Series%20Information%20%5BVer%202%20Jan%202012%5D.pdf |date=2013-09-06 }} - accessed April 8, 2012
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|World Cup Race 1 |align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cardiff |align=left| 8–10 June |
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|World Cup Race 2 |align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pau |align=left| 15–17 June |
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|World Cup Race 3 |align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} La Seu d'Urgell |align=left| 22–24 June |
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|World Cup Race 4 |align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Prague |align=left| 24–26 August |
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|World Cup Final |align=left| {{flagicon|SVK}} Bratislava |align=left| 31 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.
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= C1 men =
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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|Athlete !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points | ||
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| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Alexander Slafkovský|SVK}} | 261 |
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| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ander Elosegi|ESP}} | 204 |
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| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Matej Beňuš|SVK}} | 177 |
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| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jan Benzien|GER}} | 171 |
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| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Nico Bettge|GER}} | 167 |
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| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Vítězslav Gebas|CZE}} | 165 |
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| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|David Florence|GBR}} | 164 |
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| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Benjamin Savšek|SLO}} | 157 |
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| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Thibaut Vielliard|FRA}} | 155 |
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| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Karol Rozmuš|SVK}} | 154 |
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= C1 women =
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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=200|Athlete !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points | ||
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| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Rosalyn Lawrence|AUS}} | 220 |
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| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Kateřina Hošková|CZE}} | 215 |
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| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Caroline Loir|FRA}} | 203 |
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| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Oriane Rebours|FRA}} | 148 |
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| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Claire Jacquet|FRA}} | 136 |
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| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Viktoriia Dobrotvorska|UKR}} | 115 |
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| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Núria Vilarrubla|ESP}} | 112 |
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| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Anna Kašparová|CZE}} | 111 |
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| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Mallory Franklin|GBR}} | 105 |
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| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Monika Jančová|CZE}} | 103 |
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= C2 men =
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!style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=10|Pos !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=300|Athletes !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" width=20|Points | ||
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| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Pierre Labarelle/Nicolas Peschier|FRA}} | 263 |
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| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ladislav Škantár/Peter Škantár|SVK}} | 224 |
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| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Luka Božič/Sašo Taljat|SLO}} | 174 |
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| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Piotr Szczepański/Marcin Pochwała|POL}} | 166 |
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| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Franz Anton/Jan Benzien|GER}} | 159 |
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| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Robert Behling/Thomas Becker|GER}} | 126 |
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| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Tim Baillie/Etienne Stott|GBR}} | 126 |
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| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Gauthier Klauss/Matthieu Péché|FRA}} | 120 |
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| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jonáš Kašpar/Marek Šindler|CZE}} | 106 |
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| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jesús Pérez/Daniel Marzo|ESP}} | 102 |
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= K1 men =
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| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Étienne Daille|FRA}} | 285 |
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| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Fabian Dörfler|GER}} | 210 |
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| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Vavřinec Hradilek|CZE}} | 183 |
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| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Sebastian Schubert|GER}} | 179 |
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| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Paul Böckelmann|GER}} | 167 |
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| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Lucien Delfour|AUS}} | 167 |
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| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jure Meglič|SLO}} | 157 |
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| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Martin Halčin|SVK}} | 145 |
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| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Boris Neveu|FRA}} | 142 |
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| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Ciarán Heurteau|IRL}} | 134 |
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= K1 women =
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| 1 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Urša Kragelj|SLO}} | 228 |
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| 2 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Kateřina Kudějová|CZE}} | 199 |
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| 3 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Jana Dukátová|SVK}} | 197 |
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| 4 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Cindy Pöschel|GER}} | 167 |
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| 5 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Lizzie Neave|GBR}} | 166 |
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| 6 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Melanie Pfeifer|GER}} | 164 |
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| 7 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Violetta Oblinger-Peters|AUT}} | 152 |
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| 8 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Corinna Kuhnle|AUT}} | 150 |
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| 9 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Maialen Chourraut|ESP}} | 150 |
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| 10 | align="left"| {{flagathlete|Carole Bouzidi|FRA}} | 142 |
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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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/NewsGallery/News/Quotes-from-Cardiff--Wales--.html |title = ICF - Athlete Quotes from Cardiff |access-date=2012-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615192520/http://www.canoeicf.com/icf/NewsGallery/News/Quotes-from-Cardiff--Wales--.html |archive-date=2012-06-15 |url-status=bot: unknown }} 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.{{cite web|title=World Cup 1 - Cardiff|url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/2012_csl_results_cardiff_wcs.zip|website=CanoeICF.com|accessdate=10 December 2017}}
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!Event |align=center bgcolor="gold"|Gold |align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"|Score |align=center bgcolor="silver"|Silver |align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"|Score |align=center bgcolor="CC9966"|Bronze |align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF"|Score | |||
| C1 men
| {{flagathlete|David Florence|GBR}} | 100.46
| {{flagathlete|Alexander Lipatov|RUS}} | 102.08
| {{flagathlete|Alexander Slafkovský|SVK}} | 102.57 |
| C1 women
| {{flagathlete|Rosalyn Lawrence|AUS}} | 133.57
| {{flagathlete|Jessica Fox|AUS}} | 140.07
| {{flagathlete|Mallory Franklin|GBR}} | 144.46 |
| C2 men
| {{GBR}} | 108.29
| {{SLO}} | 108.31
| {{SVK}} | 109.04 |
| K1 men
| {{flagathlete|Sebastian Schubert|GER}} | 93.02
| {{flagathlete|Étienne Daille|FRA}} | 93.24
| {{flagathlete|Paul Böckelmann|GER}} | 93.61 |
| K1 women
| {{flagathlete|Maialen Chourraut|ESP}} | 104.40
| {{flagathlete|Jana Dukátová|SVK}} | 104.70
| {{flagathlete|Cindy Pöschel|GER}} | 106.70 |
= 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.
= 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.
= 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.
= 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.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.canoeicf.com/ International Canoe Federation]
{{Canoe Slalom World Cup seasons}}