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Slafkovsky, Prskavec and Fišerova – Jane overall canoe slalom World Cup winners

Slafkovsky, Prskavec and Fišerova – Jane overall canoe slalom World Cup winners 10.9.2018

After five weekends and exciting races in Liptovsky Mikulaš, Krakow, Augsburg, Ljubljana – Tacen and La Seu d’Urgell the 2018 canoe slalom World Cup series has come to an end. European paddlers once more dominated the races and also the overall World Cup standings.

 


In men’s C1 Slovak canoeist Alexander Slafkovsky reached the top position after four second places in the series. Last year Slafkovsky finished third in the world cup overall standings. Third place went to the hands of German paddler Sideris Tasiadis who was the winner of last year’s series. Luka Božič from Slovenia was second this year to replace him teammate Benjamin Savšek who was second in the season 2017.
 
In men’s kayak standings Czech Republic remains on the top, only this year it was Jiri Prskavec who had the best results of all. Last year’s winner Vit Prindiš was third, while French paddler Mathieu Biazizzo finished the season in second position.
 
It was a really tight fight in women’s kayak standings where only one point divided last year overall world cup winner Ricarda Funk from Germany and Australian Jessica Fox. The latter this year concluded the series with a total of 303 points, while Ricarda Funk gathered 302 points in five races. Austrian Corinna Kuhnle was third.
 
Fox was unbeatable in women’s C1 event, while the second and third position went to European paddlers. Mallory Franklin from Great Britain was second and Austrian Viktoria Wolffhardt third.
 
In the C2 mixed event Czech duo Tereza Fišerova – Jakub Jane finished the series in the top position, ahead of French crew Yves Prigent – Margaux Henry and another Czech duo Veronika Vojtova – Jan Mašek.

 

FINAL STANDINGS

 

C1M

1. Alexander Slafkovsky SVK 296 points

2. Luka Božič SLO 282 points

3. Sideris Tasiadis GER 268 points

 

K1M

1. Jiri Prskavec CZE 304 points

2. Mathieu Biazizzo FRA 242 points

3. Vit Prindiš CZE 222 points

 

K1W

1. Jessica Fox AUS 303 points

2. Ricarda Funk GER 302 points

3. Corinna Kuhnle AUT 285 points

 

C1W

1. Jessica Fox AUS 360 points

2. Mallory Franklin AUS 243 points

3. Viktoria Wolffhardt AUT 242 points

 

C2MX

1. Tereza Fišerova – Jakub Jane CZE 335 points

2. Yves Prigent – Margaux Henry FRA 293 points

3. Veronika Vojtova – Jan Mašek CZE 288 points

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