1998 Canoe Slalom World Cup
The 1998 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 11th edition. The series consisted of 4 regular world cup races and the world cup final.
Calendar[edit]
| Label | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| World Cup Race 1 |  Liptovský Mikuláš
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13–14 June |
| World Cup Race 2 |  Tacen
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20–21 June |
| World Cup Race 3 |  Augsburg
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27–28 June |
| World Cup Race 4 |  Wausau
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31 July - 2 August |
| World Cup Final |  La Seu d'Urgell
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11–13 September |
Final standings[edit]
The winner of each world cup race was awarded 30 points. The points scale reached down to 1 point for 20th place in the men's K1, while in the other three categories only the top 15 received points (with 6 points for 15th place). Only the best two results of each athlete from the first 4 world cups plus the result from the world cup final counted for the final world cup standings. Furthermore, an athlete or boat had to compete in the world cup final in order to be classified in the world cup rankings.[1]
C1 men[edit]
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C2 men[edit]
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K1 men[edit]
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K1 women[edit]
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Results[edit]
World Cup Race 1[edit]
The first world cup race of the season took place at the Ondrej Cibak Whitewater Slalom Course in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia from 13 to 14 June.[2]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men |  Emmanuel Brugvin (FRA) |
214.70 |  Krzysztof Bieryt (POL) |
216.56 |  Lukáš Pollert (CZE) |
218.06 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder |
230.14 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek |
232.24 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pollert |
233.10 |
| K1 men | Scott Shipley (USA) |
205.65 |  Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (ITA) |
206.78 |  Ian Raspin (GBR) |
209.24 |
| K1 women | Elena Kaliská (SVK) |
224.74 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) |
228.66 | Gabriela Brosková (SVK) |
231.28 |
World Cup Race 2[edit]
The second world cup race of the season took place at the Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia from 20 to 21 June.[3]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) |
202.14 | Hervé Delamarre (FRA) |
209.05 | Juraj Minčík (SVK) |
209.19 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Milan Kubáň Marián Olejník |
224.27 | Slovakia Roman Štrba Roman Vajs |
226.48 | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues |
227.02 |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) |
188.01 | Andraž Vehovar (SLO) |
189.67 | Ian Raspin (GBR) |
190.71 |
| K1 women | Brigitte Guibal (FRA) |
232.81 | Evi Huss (GER) |
234.18 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) |
241.53 |
World Cup Race 3[edit]
The third world cup race of the season took place at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 27 to 28 June.[4]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) |
228.61 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) |
230.34 | Michal Martikán (SVK) |
231.52 |
| C2 men | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues |
233.75 | Poland Krzysztof Kołomański Michał Staniszewski |
241.75 | Germany André Ehrenberg Michael Senft |
241.85 |
| K1 men | Thomas Becker (GER) |
215.75 | Enrico Lazzarotto (ITA) |
216.03 | Scott Shipley (USA) |
217.26 |
| K1 women |  Sandra Friedli (SUI) |
257.46 | Kordula Striepecke (GER) |
258.80 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) |
261.14 |
World Cup Race 4[edit]
The fourth world cup race of the season took place in Wausau, Wisconsin from 31 July to 2 August.[5]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men | Emmanuel Brugvin (FRA) |
245.99 | Hervé Delamarre (FRA) |
249.16 | Juraj Minčík (SVK) |
250.00 |
| C2 men | France Éric Biau Bertrand Daille |
265.33 | France Nathanael Fouquet Alexandre Lauvergne |
266.93 |  United StatesMatt Taylor Lecky Haller |
268.96 |
| K1 men | Scott Shipley (USA) |
233.82 | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) |
237.62 |  David Ford (CAN) |
242.17 |
| K1 women | Cathy Hearn (USA) |
273.52 | Margaret Langford (CAN) |
273.94 | Peggy Dickens (FRA) |
274.51 |
World Cup Final[edit]
The final world cup race of the season took place at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 11 to 13 September.[6]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) |
208.44 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) |
213.93 | Lukáš Pollert (CZE) |
214.21 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Roman Štrba Roman Vajs |
223.00 | Czech Republic Petr Štercl Pavel Štercl |
228.89 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder |
229.14 |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) |
200.49 |  Helmut Oblinger (AUT) |
201.13 | Thomas Schmidt (GER) |
202.90 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) |
224.68 | María Eizmendi (ESP) |
232.30 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) |
236.78 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "1998 World Cup Final Rankings" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Results - World Cup Race 1" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Results - World Cup Race 2" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Results - World Cup Race 3" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Results - World Cup Race 4" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Official results - World Cup Final" (PDF). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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