2025 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2025 Canoe Slalom World Cup was the highest level season-long series of competitions across six canoe slalom disciplines organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 38th edition and featured five stops (or races) in five different venues.

Canoeists competed for the title of the overall world cup champion in each of the eight disciplines (4 for men and 4 for women), which were determined by the total number of points obtained from the five races.

Kayak cross individual was introduced as a new event for this season. It is a kayak cross time trial that is also used as a qualification run for the kayak cross event.[1]

A new progression system was introduced, unified through all 4 classic slalom categories. Instead of 2 qualification heats, followed by a semifinal and a final, there would only be one single qualification heat with the top 12 athletes advancing straight to the final.[1][2]

Calendar

The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in La Seu, Spain (6-8 June) and concluded with the World Cup Final in Augsburg, Germany (4-7 September).[3]

Label Venue Date
World Cup Race 1 La Seu 6-8 June
World Cup Race 2 Pau 13-15 June
World Cup Race 3 Prague 27-29 June
World Cup Race 4 Tacen 29-31 August
World Cup Final Augsburg 4-7 September

Standings

The winner of each race was awarded 60 points (with double points awarded for the World Cup Final). Points for lower places differed for kayak cross.[2]

C1 men

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Nicolas Gestin (FRA) 3 35 1 1 1 292
2  Yohann Senechault (FRA) 4 2 3 2 13 266
3  Miquel Travé (ESP) 8 3 17 7 3 254
4  Mewen Debliquy (FRA) 11 4 2 4 12 241
5  Kacper Sztuba (POL) 7 8 6 8 7 238
6  Adam Burgess (GBR) 2 25 12 12 4 224
7  Matej Beňuš (SVK) 5 42 16 11 2 215
8  Marko Mirgorodský (SVK) 6 14 14 23 13 179
9  Luka Božič (SLO) 1 13 5 45 22 178
10  Adam Král (CZE) 25 26 9 17 8 166
10  Vojtěch Heger (CZE) 24 20 19 3 17 166
10  Ryan Westley (GBR) 21 1 7 13 29 166

C1 women

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 14 16 8 3 1 264
2  Zuzana Paňková (SVK) 11 20 1 11 6 231
3  Marta Bertoncelli (ITA) 7 8 25 8 4 223
4  Evy Leibfarth (USA) 15 6 9 7 10 214
5  Miren Lazkano (ESP) 2 5 6 18 21 210
6  Angèle Hug (FRA) 10 3 5 33 16 184
7  Elena Lilik (GER) 11 1 5 180
8  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) 37 25 2 16 8 175
9  Núria Vilarrubla (ESP) 9 17 19 20 11 173
10  Elena Borghi (ITA) 6 18 14 35 9 170

K1 men

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Titouan Castryck (FRA) 1 4 1 1 3 326
2  Anatole Delassus (FRA) 2 2 2 19 1 309
3  Mateusz Polaczyk (POL) 13 8 4 3 4 256
4  Felix Oschmautz (AUT) 16 10 6 5 5 235
5  Jakub Krejčí (CZE) 4 6 22 9 7 225
6  Xabier Ferrazzi (ITA) 8 13 15 11 10 196
7  Noah Hegge (GER) 76 1 68 23 2 193
8  Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA) 7 3 14 9 191
9  Benjamin Renia (FRA) 6 5 12 8 27 177
10  Pau Echaniz (ESP) 7 18 19 17 15 171

K1 women

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 18 6 6 1 1 289
2  Lois Leaver (GBR) 21 3 3 7 3 262
3  Evy Leibfarth (USA) 19 4 1 3 7 260
4  Ricarda Funk (GER) 4 1 7 4 13 252
5  Camille Prigent (FRA) 2 31 2 10 4 238
6  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) 8 18 4 2 18 214
7  Eva Pietracha (FRA) 33 2 17 15 5 199
8  Emma Vuitton (FRA) 12 22 26 16 6 176
9  Klaudia Zwolińska (POL) 21 5 11 8 174
10  Elena Lilik (GER) 25 5 2 169

Kayak cross men

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Jonny Dickson (GBR) 2 29 6 10 2 221
2  Jan Rohrer (SUI) 3 7 5 9 5 219
3  Mathurin Madoré (FRA) 17 3 13 1 4 215
4  Sam Leaver (GBR) 9 14 10 4 1 210
5  David Llorente (ESP) 6 4 35 14 7 151
6  Manuel Ochoa (ESP) 1 19 3 27 13 140
7  Matyáš Novák (CZE) 25 2 7 20 9 131
8  Benjamin Renia (FRA) 5 8 25 18 8 123
9  Tillmann Röller (GER) 34 34 12 34 3 119
10  Gelindo Chiarello (SUI) 23 7 6 104

Kayak cross women

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Ricarda Funk (GER) 7 9 8 9 1 213
2  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 10 25 4 5 4 196
3  Lois Leaver (GBR) 3 28 9 26 3 177
4  Camille Prigent (FRA) 9 7 2 7 11 164
5  Angèle Hug (FRA) 1 14 14 19 5 162
6  Tereza Kneblová (CZE) 2 11 1 30 38 138
7  Andrea Herzog (GER) 21 15 1 7 131
8  Maialen Chourraut (ESP) 26 3 15 4 31 114
9  Kateřina Beková (CZE) 2 110
10  Olga Samková (CZE) 34 4 25 21 8 105
10  Jessica Fox (AUS) 6 5 7 105

Kayak cross individual men

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Sam Leaver (GBR) 5 2 15 3 2 287
2  Mathurin Madoré (FRA) 10 25 3 17 1 245
3  Jan Rohrer (SUI) 2 8 13 6 9 237
4  Manuel Ochoa (ESP) 4 13 11 11 4 232
5  Benjamin Renia (FRA) 3 15 4 4 13 230
6  David Llorente (ESP) 8 7 35 9 3 216
7  Matyáš Novák (CZE) 7 3 23 14 8 214
8  Jakub Krejčí (CZE) 15 1 2 2 46 202
9  Gabriel De Coster (BEL) 18 17 1 7 191
10  Jonny Dickson (GBR) 1 16 31 15 10 185

Kayak cross individual women

Pos Athlete ESP FRA CZE SLO GER Points
1  Camille Prigent (FRA) 2 1 2 1 11 294
2  Ricarda Funk (GER) 8 6 7 8 2 268
3  Evy Leibfarth (USA) 4 7 6 3 5 266
4  Lois Leaver (GBR) 6 18 16 6 1 256
5  Angèle Hug (FRA) 10 11 9 25 3 217
6  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 13 8 5 5 13 216
7  Soňa Stanovská (SVK) 20 14 3 16 6 213
8  Noemie Fox (AUS) 7 5 14 40 7 195
9  Ajda Novak (SLO) 16 2 33 9 9 192
10  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) 3 27 20 2 17 191

Points

  • World Cup points were awarded based on the results of each race at each event as follows:[2]
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Slalom and KX individual 60 55 50 46 44 42 40 38 36 34
Kayak cross 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 19 17

Results

World Cup Race 1

6-8 June in La Seu, Spain

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[4]  Luka Božič (SLO) 87.62  Adam Burgess (GBR) 88.79  Nicolas Gestin (FRA) 89.29
C1 women[5]  Jessica Fox (AUS) 98.42  Miren Lazkano (ESP) 102.52  Martina Satková (CZE) 102.80
K1 men[6]  Titouan Castryck (FRA) 81.90  Anatole Delassus (FRA) 82.78  Lucien Delfour (AUS) 83.56
K1 women[7]  Soňa Stanovská (SVK) 93.50  Camille Prigent (FRA) 94.31  Mònica Dòria (AND) 94.61
Kayak cross men[8]  Manuel Ochoa (ESP)  Jonny Dickson (GBR)  Jan Rohrer (SUI)
Kayak cross women[9]  Angèle Hug (FRA)  Tereza Kneblová (CZE)  Lois Leaver (GBR)
Kayak cross individual men[10]  Jonny Dickson (GBR) 47.37  Jan Rohrer (SUI) 47.50  Benjamin Renia (FRA) 47.93
Kayak cross individual women[11]  Miren Lazkano (ESP) 53.32  Camille Prigent (FRA) 53.49  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) 53.50

World Cup Race 2

13-15 June in Pau, France

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[12]  Ryan Westley (GBR) 97.74  Yohann Senechault (FRA) 98.13  Miquel Travé (ESP) 98.37
C1 women[13]  Jessica Fox (AUS) 107.62  Gabriela Satková (CZE) 110.89  Angèle Hug (FRA) 111.69
K1 men[14]  Noah Hegge (GER) 91.48  Anatole Delassus (FRA) 92.70  Lucien Delfour (AUS) 93.61
K1 women[15]  Ricarda Funk (GER) 102.00  Eva Pietracha (FRA) 103.22  Lois Leaver (GBR) 103.88
Kayak cross men[16]  Pau Echaniz (ESP)  Matyáš Novák (CZE)  Mathurin Madoré (FRA)
Kayak cross women[17]  Miren Lazkano (ESP)  Chiara Sabattini (ITA)  Maialen Chourraut (ESP)
Kayak cross individual men[18]  Jakub Krejčí (CZE) 53.02  Sam Leaver (GBR) 53.12  Matyáš Novák (CZE) 53.41
Kayak cross individual women[19]  Camille Prigent (FRA) 57.91  Ajda Novak (SLO) 58.55  Jessica Fox (AUS) 58.68

World Cup Race 3

27-29 June in Prague, Czechia. The short version of canoe slalom debuted at the world cup as an unofficial event.[20]

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[21]  Nicolas Gestin (FRA) 94.11  Mewen Debliquy (FRA) 94.14  Yohann Senechault (FRA) 94.19
C1 women[22]  Zuzana Paňková (SVK) 103.29  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) 103.92  Andrea Herzog (GER) 104.91
K1 men[23]  Titouan Castryck (FRA) 86.35  Anatole Delassus (FRA) 87.38  Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA) 88.94
K1 women[24]  Evy Leibfarth (USA) 97.76  Camille Prigent (FRA) 98.48  Lois Leaver (GBR) 99.78
Kayak cross men[25]  Finn Butcher (NZL)  Martin Rudorfer (CZE)  Manuel Ochoa (ESP)
Kayak cross women[26]  Tereza Kneblová (CZE)  Camille Prigent (FRA)  Evy Leibfarth (USA)
Kayak cross individual men[27]  Gabriel De Coster (BEL) 61.65  Jakub Krejčí (CZE) 62.02  Mathurin Madoré (FRA) 62.39
Kayak cross individual women[28]  Jessica Fox (AUS) 66.56  Camille Prigent (FRA) 67.68  Soňa Stanovská (SVK) 67.86
Canoe short men[29]  Adam Burgess (GBR) 52.57  Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO) 53.00  Nicolas Gestin (FRA) 53.72
Canoe short women[30]  Gabriela Satková (CZE) 59.93  Martina Satková (CZE) 63.46  Andrea Herzog (GER) 63.68
Kayak short men[31]  Jakub Grigar (SVK) 48.71  Gabriel De Coster (BEL) 49.09  Mateusz Polaczyk (POL) 49.43
Kayak short women[32]  Jessica Fox (AUS) 55.61  Klaudia Zwolińska (POL) 58.01  Emily Apel (GER) 58.67

World Cup Race 4

29-31 August in Tacen, Slovenia

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[33]  Nicolas Gestin (FRA) 75.67  Yohann Senechault (FRA) 76.46  Vojtěch Heger (CZE) 78.70
C1 women[34]  Elena Lilik (GER) 86.86  Viktoriia Us (UKR) 87.78  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 88.19
K1 men[35]  Titouan Castryck (FRA) 70.24  Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO) 72.63  Mateusz Polaczyk (POL) 73.52
K1 women[36]  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 78.69  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) 79.42  Evy Leibfarth (USA) 82.45
Kayak cross men[37]  Mathurin Madoré (FRA)  Jan Ločnikar (SLO)  Alex Baldoni (CAN)
Kayak cross women[38]  Andrea Herzog (GER)  Momoka Nagasu (JPN)  Nikita Setchell (GBR)
Kayak cross individual men[39]  Joseph Clarke (GBR) 50.35  Jakub Krejčí (CZE) 51.25  Sam Leaver (GBR) 51.30
Kayak cross individual women[40]  Camille Prigent (FRA) 56.20  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) 57.46  Evy Leibfarth (USA) 57.50

World Cup Final

4-7 September in Augsburg, Germany

A different progression system was used for the World Cup Final in classic slalom events. Top 30 from a single qualification run qualified for the semifinal and then top 12 from the semifinal advanced to the final. Double points were awarded for each race.

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[41]  Nicolas Gestin (FRA) 97.40  Matej Beňuš (SVK) 101.98  Miquel Travé (ESP) 102.97
C1 women[42]  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 115.92  Ana Sátila (BRA) 118.16  Doriane Delassus (FRA) 121.82
K1 men[43]  Anatole Delassus (FRA) 93.50  Noah Hegge (GER) 93.66  Titouan Castryck (FRA) 93.92
K1 women[44]  Kimberley Woods (GBR) 104.55  Elena Lilik (GER) 107.73  Lois Leaver (GBR) 108.01
Kayak cross men[45]  Sam Leaver (GBR)  Jonny Dickson (GBR)  Tillmann Röller (GER)
Kayak cross women[46]  Ricarda Funk (GER)  Kateřina Beková (CZE)  Lois Leaver (GBR)
Kayak cross individual men[47]  Mathurin Madoré (FRA) 64.41  Sam Leaver (GBR) 64.49  David Llorente (ESP) 64.60
Kayak cross individual women[48]  Lois Leaver (GBR) 69.35  Ricarda Funk (GER) 69.53  Angèle Hug (FRA) 70.06

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