The 2014

Canoe Slalom World Cup The ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup is an annual season-long series of top level races in canoe slalom held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. It has been held since 1988 in four canoe and kayak disciplines for men and women. Th ...

was a series of five races in 5 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the

International Canoe Federation The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated ...

(ICF). It was the 27th edition.

Calendar

The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Lee Valley,

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(June 6–8) and ended with the World Cup Final in

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(August 15–17).

Final standings

The winner of each race was awarded 60 points (double points were awarded for the World Cup Final). 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 (4 and 10 points in the World Cup Final respectively). If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions in the World Cup Final.

Results

World Cup Race 1

The first race of the season took place at the

Lee Valley White Water Centre Lee Valley White Water Centre (previously known as Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre) is a white-water slalom centre in the Middle Lea Valley, in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. It was constructed to host the canoe slalom events of ...

from 6 to 8 June.

World Cup Race 2

The second race of the season took place at the

Tacen Whitewater Course The Tacen Whitewater Course is a venue for canoe and kayak slalom competition in Tacen, Slovenia, a suburb of Ljubljana. Located on the Sava River, eight kilometers northwest of the city center, it is known locally as Kayak Canoe Club Tacen (). ...

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from 13 to 15 June.

World Cup Race 3

The third race of the season took place at the

Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre The Prague Canoeing Centre is one of the most frequently used venues for international canoe slalom competition. Built in 1983 in Czechoslovakia, it diverts water around a dam at Troja on the Vltava river in Prague. Its two unique features are ...

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from 20 to 22 June.

World Cup Race 4

The penultimate race of the series took place at the

Segre Olympic Park Parc Olímpic del Segre is a canoeing and kayaking facility in La Seu d'Urgell, Catalonia, Spain, built in 1990 for use during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The competition whitewater course is 300 m long, with a 6.5 m drop, making a ...

La Seu d'Urgell La Seu d'Urgell (; , formerly ''Urgell'') is a town located in Alt Urgell county in Alt Pirineu, Catalonia, Spain. The town is also the head of its judicial district and the seat of the Bishop of Urgell, one of the co-princes of Andorra. It is ...

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from 1 to 3 August. There were no team events held here.

World Cup Final

The final race of the series took place at the

Augsburg Eiskanal The ''Augsburg Eiskanal'' is an artificial whitewater river in Augsburg, Germany, constructed as the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics, canoe slalom venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics in nearby Munich. The first artificial whitewater course ...

from 15 to 17 August.

References

External links

International Canoe Federation
{{Summersport season 2014–15 Canoe Slalom World Cup