2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on 9–13 September 2009 at Parc Olímpic del Segre

Parc Olímpic del Segre

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....

in La Seu d'Urgell

La Seu d'Urgell

La Seu d'Urgell is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes...

, Spain

Spain

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under the auspices of International Canoe Federation

International Canoe Federation

The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide...

. La Seu d'Urgell hosted the event previously in 1999

1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. A record eleven nations won medals at these championships.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:***...

. A demonstration event for women's single seat Canadian (C-1W) took place that was swept by Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

was the top medal winner with six, including three golds. Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

and Great Britain

Great Britain

Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

each won four medals with a gold medal each. Host nation Spain won their first medals ever at the championships

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...

with four (none gold).

Schedule

Opening ceremonies took place on 9 September at 8 PM CEST

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

. Heats took place on 10–11 September for individual events. Team events took place on 12 September. The finals for all individual events took place on 13 September 2009 from Noon to 2:30 PM CEST. Medal and closing ceremonies took place on 13 September at 2:10 PM CEST.

Technical officials

42 officials from 24 countries and the International Canoe Federation

International Canoe Federation

(ICF) were involved in the event judging. The five-member jury is chaired by ICF official Richard Fox of Australia.

Nations

A total of 60 nations were scheduled to participate at the championships. The opening ceremonies on 9 September had over 300 athletes from 55 countries, including Nepal

Nepal

Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

and Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

making their debuts at the championships.

Athletes

Prior to the start of the meeting, several slalom canoers had a discussion with the ICF on the future of slalom canoeing. Among those in the discussion were ICF President Perurena, Slalom Championships jury chair Fox, and slalom canoers Tony Estanguet

Tony Estanguet

Tony Estanguet is a French slalom canoeist. He has competed since the late 1990s.-Career:Tony is the son of Henri Estanguet, himself a canoeist who won medals at the World Championships in the 1970s...

(France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

), Michal Martikán

Michal Martikán

Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic Games gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 4 Olympic medals , which is the most among all slalom paddlers...

(Slovakia), Pavol Hochschorner

Pavol Hochschorner

Pavol Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Pavol...

(Slovakia), Peter Hochschorner

Peter Hochschorner

Peter Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Peter...

(Slovakia), Elena Kaliská

Elena Kaliská

Elena Kaliská is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008....

(Slovakia), and David Florence

David Florence

David Florence is a British slalom canoeist. He won a silver medal in the men's slalom C-1 at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Early life:...

(Great Britain).

Event ticket prices

Ticket prices for the heat events on 10–11 September were €

Euro

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10 while it was €15 for the finals on 12–13 September.

Accommodations

Accommodations took place in La Seu d'Urgell and surrounding areas. Besides hotel

Hotel

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s, other accommodations include rural

Rural

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rooms, rent

Renting

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a house

House

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, and rural apartment

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

Event innovations

At these championships, there was an automatic timing

Timing

Timing is the time when something happens or the spacing of events in time. Some typical uses are:* The act of measuring the elapsed time of something or someone, often at athletic events such as swimming or running, where participants are timed with a device such as a stopwatch...

system that was both on the slalom canoer's bib

Bib

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and on the course itself. There were a total of ten antennas on the course that once an electronic marker in a canoer's bib approaches an antenna, it triggerd video camera

Video camera

A video camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition, initially developed by the television industry but now common in other applications as well. The earliest video cameras were those of John Logie Baird, based on the electromechanical Nipkow disk and used by the BBC in...

and timing

Timing

controls. These course antennas were located at the start line, the finish line, and eight points in between. This system was used as video feed for the championships. It was an automatic system that times in the 1/100ths of a second and is uploadable on any Windows or Mac

Macintosh

The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...

computer.

Media coverage

Besides using the traditional coverage of television, the championships were also covered by Twitter

Twitter

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and Blogspot. Live streaming was done on both the ICF website and the event website. Live internet results were shown from the official championships website. Another Internet site covering the championships with the ICF was KayakSession.com. Televised coverage was also provided by UniversalSports.com and premiered on the Universal Sports broadcast channel in early October.

Canoe

Slovakia won the most medals with five. The Hochschorner twins wach won two golds, so they were the big medal winners in this discipline at these championships. France and Germany each won two medals with Tony Estanguet being the only non-Slovakian to win gold in this discipline.

Event	Gold	Points	Silver	Points	Bronze	Points
C-1		96.21		98.76		99.60
C-1 team	Alexander Slafkovský Alexander Slafkovsky Alexander Slafkovský is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the early first decade of the 21st century... Michal Martikán Michal Martikán Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic Games gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 4 Olympic medals , which is the most among all slalom paddlers... Matej Beňuš Matej Benus Matej Beňuš is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds and a bronze .He is the overall world cup champion in the C-1 category from the 2010 season.His elder sister Dana Mann is also a...	100.84	Nicolas Peschier Nicolas Peschier Nicolas Peschier is a French slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won two medals in the C-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2007 and a silver in 2009.... Denis Gargaud Chanut Tony Estanguet Tony Estanguet Tony Estanguet is a French slalom canoeist. He has competed since the late 1990s.-Career:Tony is the son of Henri Estanguet, himself a canoeist who won medals at the World Championships in the 1970s...	103.77	Jordi Domenjo Jordi Domenjo Jordi Domenjo is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed since the late 2000s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with one in the C-1 and hte other in the C-1 team events.-References:... Jon Ergüín Jon Ergüín Jon Ergüín Bolibar is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed since the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.... Ander Elosegi	106.68
C-2	Pavol Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Pavol... Peter Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Peter...	105.70	Ladislav Škantár Ladislav Skantar Ladislav Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s along with his cousin Peter Škantár in the C-2 category... Peter Škantár Peter Skantar Peter Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s along with his cousin Ladislav Škantár in the C-2 category...	105.84	Luka Božič Luka Božič Luka Božič is a Slovenian slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.-References:* - accessed 13 September 2009.... Sašo Taljat Sašo Taljat Saso Taljat is a Slovenian slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.-References:* - accessed 13 September 2009....	107.37
C-2 team	Pavol Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Pavol... & Peter Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Peter... Ladislav Škantár Ladislav Skantar Ladislav Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s along with his cousin Peter Škantár in the C-2 category... & Peter Škantár Peter Skantar Peter Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s along with his cousin Ladislav Škantár in the C-2 category... Tomáš Kučera Tomas Kucera (canoer) Tomáš Kučera is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2009, a silver in 2011 and a bronze in 2007.-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009.... & Ján Bátik Jan Batik Ján Bátik is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2009, a silver in 2011 and a bronze in 2007.-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009....	113.51	David Schröder & Frank Henze Frank Henze Frank Henze is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won three medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two silvers and a bronze .-References:... Marcus Becker Marcus Becker Marcus Becker is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics together with Stefan Henze.... & Stefan Henze Stefan Henze Stefan Henze is a German slalom canoer. He won the silver medal in the C-2 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics together with Marcus Becker.... Robert Behling Robert Behling Robert Behling is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won two medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 2009 and a bronze in 2010.-References:* - accessed 11 September 2010.... & Thomas Becker	116.97	Timothy Baillie Timothy Baillie Timothy Baillie is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s.Tim and his partner Etienne Stott are current British Premier Division Champions and British Open Champions and won a Bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2009 European Championships at the Holme Pierrepont National... & Etienne Stott Etienne Stott Etienne Stott is a British slalom canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s.Etienne and his partner Timothy Baillie are current British Premier Division Champions and British Open Champions and won a Bronze medal in the C2 event at the 2009 European Championships at the Holme Pierrepont... David Florence David Florence David Florence is a British slalom canoeist. He won a silver medal in the men's slalom C-1 at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Early life:... & Richard Hounslow Richard Hounslow Richard Hounslow is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .... Daniel Goddard Daniel Goddard (canoer) Daniel Goddard is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell and a bronze medal in the C-1 team event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in... & Colin Radmore Colin Radmore Colin Radmore is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009....	117.20

Kayak

Spain won the most medals in this discipline though they were both bronzes. The Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

and Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

each won gold while France and Great Britain each won silver. Carles Juanmartí had the most medals in this discipline with two.

Event	Gold	Points	Silver	Points	Bronze	Points
K-1		92.84		94.89		95.89
K-1 team	Ivan Pišvejc Ivan Pišvejc Ivan Pišvejc is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and two bronzes .-References:... Vavřinec Hradílek Vavrinec Hradílek Vavřinec Hradílek is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2009 , a silver in 2010 , and a bronze in 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships .Hradílek also competed in the 2008... Michal Buchtel Michal Buchtel Michal Buchtel is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009....	98.17	Campbell Walsh Campbell Walsh Campbell Walsh is a Scottish slalom canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 event at Athens in 2004.... Huw Swetnam Huw Swetnam Huw Swetnam is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a silver medal in the K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009.... Richard Hounslow Richard Hounslow Richard Hounslow is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver and three bronzes ....	99.46	Joan Crespo Joan Crespo Joan Crespo is a Basque slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009.... Guillermo Díez-Canedo Guillermo Díez-Canedo Guillermo Díez-Canedo is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 event.-References:*... Carles Juanmartí Carles Juanmartí Carles Juanmartí Santiago is a Spanish slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s...	100.62

Kayak

Germany and Great Britain each won two medals at this discipline with Jasmin Schornberg of Germany and Elizabeth Neave of Great Britain each winning a gold and a bronze being the top individual medal winners.

Event	Gold	Points	Silver	Points	Bronze	Points
K-1		106.75		107.96		109.04
K-1 team	Elizabeth Neave Elizabeth Neave Elizabeth Neave is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and two bronzes .-References:... Louise Donington Louise Donington Louise Donington is a British slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships La Seu d'Urgell.-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009.... Laura Blakeman Laura Blakeman Laura Blakeman is a British slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s. She won five medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold , a silver and three bronzes .Blakeman also finished 12th in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...	112.79	Jana Dukátová Jana Dukátová Jana Dukátová is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds and three silvers .-References:* – accessed 12 September 2010.* – accessed 11 September 2010.*... Elena Kaliská Elena Kaliská Elena Kaliská is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.... Gabriela Stacherová Gabriela Stacherová Gabriela Stacherová is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell....	118.14	Jasmin Schornberg Claudia Bär Claudia Bär Claudia Bär is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won four medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .-References:* - accessed 12 September 2009.... Jacqueline Horn Jacqueline Horn Jacqueline Horn is a German slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell.-References: - accessed 12 September 2009....	119.84

Women's canoe

20 women from 12 nations competed in this exhibition event. This event became an official event at next year's world championships

2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...

in Tacen, Slovenia

Slovenia

. Australia swept the event.

Event	First	Points	Second	Points	Third	Points
C-1		137.80		143.10		145.41

Medals Table

This does not count the C-1 women's event.

1	3	3	0	6
2	1	2	0	3
3	1	1	2	4
3	1	1	2	4
5	1	0	1	2
6	1	0	0	1
7	0	1	3	4
Total	8	8	8	24

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