2020 Canoe Slalom World Cup Explained

The 2020 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of multiple races in several canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 33rd edition.

Only 2 out of the 5 rounds were held due to the COVID-19 pandemic and no overall winners were declared by the ICF.

Calendar

The series was originally scheduled to start in Ivrea, Italy, but all of the races were either canceled or postponed.^[1]

Label	Venue	Original date	New date
World Cup Race 1	Ivrea	5-7 June	Canceled
World Cup Race 1	Tacen	None, replaces Markkleeberg	16-18 October
World Cup Race 2	Pau	12-14 June	6-8 November
World Cup Race 3	Liptovský Mikuláš	21-23 August	Canceled
World Cup Race 4	Prague	18-20 September	Canceled
World Cup Final & Non-Olympic World Championships	Markkleeberg	24-27 September	Canceled

Results

World Cup Race 1

16-18 October in Tacen, Slovenia. The races were contested by a depleted start list with several of the leading nations not participating.

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^[2]		78.17		79.81		80.24
C1 women^[3]		93.64		95.37		96.76
K1 men^[4]		73.39		73.89		74.32
K1 women^[5]		83.98		85.86		85.99
Extreme K1 men^[6]
Extreme K1 women^[7]

World Cup Race 2

6-8 November in Pau, France. Once again the races were contested by a depleted start list with several of the leading nations not participating.

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^[8]		100.35		101.08		101.96
C1 women^[9]		115.39		121.64		122.15
K1 men^[10]		95.11		95.85		98.77
K1 women^[11]		106.57		110.55		111.92
Extreme K1 men^[12]
Extreme K1 women^[13]

External links

• International Canoe Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coronavirus COVID-19 Updates - Canoe/Kayak Events . CanoeICF.com . 17 May 2020.
2. Web site: C1M official result list – World Cup Race 1 . 18 October 2020.
3. Web site: C1W official result list – World Cup Race 1 . 18 October 2020.
4. Web site: K1M official result list – World Cup Race 1 . 17 October 2020.
5. Web site: K1W official result list – World Cup Race 1 . 17 October 2020.
6. Web site: Extreme K1M official result list – World Cup Race 1 . 17 October 2020.
7. Web site: Extreme K1W official result list – World Cup Race 1 . 17 October 2020.
8. Web site: C1M official result list – World Cup Race 2 . 8 November 2020.
9. Web site: C1W official result list – World Cup Race 2 . 8 November 2020.
10. Web site: K1M official result list – World Cup Race 2 . 7 November 2020.
11. Web site: K1W official result list – World Cup Race 2 . 7 November 2020.
12. Web site: Extreme K1M official result list – World Cup Race 2 . 7 November 2020.
13. Web site: Extreme K1W official result list – World Cup Race 2 . 7 November 2020.