2026 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2026 Canoe Slalom World Cup is the highest level season-long series of competitions across six canoe slalom disciplines organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It is the 39th edition and features five stops (or races) in five different venues.

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

Calendar

The series opens with World Cup Race 1 in Tacen, Slovenia (29-31 May) and concludes with the World Cup Final in La Seu, Spain (10-13 September).[1]

Label Venue Date Note
World Cup Race 1 Slovenia Tacen 29-31 May
World Cup Race 2 Czech Republic Prague 5-7 June
World Cup Race 3 Germany Augsburg 12-14 June
World Cup Race 4 France Vaires-sur-Marne 3-5 September Olympic qualification stage 2
World Cup Final Spain La Seu 10-13 September Olympic qualification stage 3

Standings

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

C1 men

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO)147146
2 Adam Burgess (GBR)2032128
3 Luka Božič (SLO)3920109
4 Nicolas Gestin (FRA)5159106
5 Matej Beňuš (SVK)14173105
6 Václav Chaloupka (CZE)2697
7 Raffaello Ivaldi (ITA)1157194
8 Liam Jegou (IRL)8201490
9 Yohann Senechault (FRA)4122788
10 Ryan Westley (GBR)654588

C1 women

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Martina Satková (CZE)1123137
2 Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO)2411133
3 Jessica Fox (AUS)11120
4 Soňa Stanovská (SVK)5194114
5 Lea Novak (SLO)8127109
6 Tereza Kneblová (CZE)1737102
7 Evy Leibfarth (USA)723897
8 Marjorie Delassus (FRA)952497
9 Elena Borghi (ITA)1461797
10 Núria Vilarrubla (ESP)15283

K1 men

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Jakub Krejčí (CZE)311170
2 Xabier Ferrazzi (ITA)133160
3 Joseph Clarke (GBR)5210133
4 Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)6182122
5 Michał Pasiut (POL)2916118
6 Mateusz Polaczyk (POL)1446117
7 Martin Cornu (FRA)12104111
8 Sam Leaver (GBR)2215593
9 Titouan Castryck (FRA)2661286
10 Pau Echaniz (ESP)7172385

K1 women

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Jessica Fox (AUS)2116142
2 Maialen Chourraut (ESP)365136
3 Camille Prigent (FRA)792131
4 Emma Vuitton (FRA)5412121
5 Evy Leibfarth (USA)9164109
6 Klaudia Zwolińska (POL)3823107
7 Ricarda Funk (GER)51104
8 Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO)1448100
9 Kateřina Beková (CZE)14141092
10 Emily Apel (GER)7584

Kayak cross men

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO)1411120
2 Joseph Clarke (GBR)3141119
3 David Llorente (ESP)4182104
4 Jakub Krejčí (CZE)8110102
5 Joris Hello (FRA)282684
6 Jan Rohrer (SUI)67984
7 Mathurin Madoré (FRA)933471
8 Sam Leaver (GBR)725764
9 Vít Přindiš (CZE)255
10 Gabriel De Coster (BEL)20354

Kayak cross women

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Alena Marx (SUI)163145
2 Evy Leibfarth (USA)742130
3 Klaudia Zwolińska (POL)262599
4 Ricarda Funk (GER)3495
5 Angèle Hug (FRA)314789
6 Camille Prigent (FRA)251983
7 Tereza Kneblová (CZE)2110181
8 Kimberley Woods (GBR)4870
9 Marjorie Delassus (FRA)853069
10 Kateřina Beková (CZE)591763

Kayak cross individual men

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)913146
2 Joseph Clarke (GBR)4210135
3 Sam Leaver (GBR)1712131
4 Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO)768120
5 Jakub Krejčí (CZE)3157118
6 Mathurin Madoré (FRA)2434103
7 Lucien Delfour (AUS)8818101
8 Jan Rohrer (SUI)2210599
9 Benjamin Renia (FRA)6112785
10 Joris Hello (FRA)12171585

Kayak cross individual women

Pos Athlete SLOSlovenia CZECzech Republic GERGermany FRAFrance ESPSpain Points
1 Camille Prigent (FRA)144152
2 Kateřina Beková (CZE)415150
3 Evy Leibfarth (USA)9113118
4 Klaudia Zwolińska (POL)5810116
5 Ricarda Funk (GER)21115
6 Angèle Hug (FRA)21613112
7 Tereza Kneblová (CZE)2752110
8 Lois Leaver (GBR)1861298
9 Maialen Chourraut (ESP)7122390
10 Marjorie Delassus (FRA)1432790

Points

  • World Cup points are awarded based on the results of each race at each event as follows:[2]
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33+
Slalom and KX individual 60 55 50 46 44 42 40 38 36 34 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 2 2 2
Kayak cross 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2

Results

World Cup Race 1

29-31 May in Tacen, Slovenia

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[3]  Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO)77.85  Václav Chaloupka (CZE)80.60  Luka Božič (SLO)80.90
C1 women[4]  Tereza Kneblová (CZE)84.27  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO)84.97  Alena Marx (SUI)85.87
K1 men[5]  Xabier Ferrazzi (ITA)72.71  Michał Pasiut (POL)75.11  Jakub Krejčí (CZE)75.62
K1 women[6]  Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO)81.61  Jessica Fox (AUS)81.74  Maialen Chourraut (ESP)83.85
Kayak cross men[7]  Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO)  Joris Hello (FRA)  Joseph Clarke (GBR)
Kayak cross women[8]  Alena Marx (SUI)  Viktoriia Us (UKR)  Angèle Hug (FRA)
Kayak cross individual men[9]  Sam Leaver (GBR)50.95  Mathurin Madoré (FRA)51.94  Jakub Krejčí (CZE)52.08
Kayak cross individual women[10]  Camille Prigent (FRA)56.06  Angèle Hug (FRA)58.79  Kimberley Woods (GBR)59.16

World Cup Race 2

5-7 June in Prague, Czechia

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[11]  Nicolas Gestin (FRA)107.84  Marko Mirgorodský (SVK)108.64  Adam Burgess (GBR)109.20
C1 women[12]  Jessica Fox (AUS)121.01  Martina Satková (CZE)121.28  Kimberley Woods (GBR)123.02
K1 men[13]  Jakub Krejčí (CZE)98.10  Joseph Clarke (GBR)99.87  Xabier Ferrazzi (ITA)101.76
K1 women[14]  Jessica Fox (AUS)108.84  Klaudia Zwolińska (POL)111.30  Zuzana Paňková (SVK)112.75
Kayak cross men[15]  Jakub Krejčí (CZE)  Vít Přindiš (CZE)  Mathurin Madoré (FRA)
Kayak cross women[16]  Camille Prigent (FRA)  Klaudia Zwolińska (POL)  Ricarda Funk (GER)
Kayak cross individual men[17]  Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)63.56  Joseph Clarke (GBR)63.67  Marten Konrad (GER)64.08
Kayak cross individual women[18]  Kateřina Beková (CZE)67.72  Ricarda Funk (GER)67.79  Marjorie Delassus (FRA)68.70

World Cup Race 3

12-14 June in Augsburg, Germany

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[19]  Raffaello Ivaldi (ITA)97.51  Adam Burgess (GBR)97.58  Matej Beňuš (SVK)99.16
C1 women[20]  Jessica Fox (AUS)107.93  Núria Vilarrubla (ESP)110.27  Martina Satková (CZE)110.28
K1 men[21]  Jakub Krejčí (CZE)88.81  Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)90.77  Xabier Ferrazzi (ITA)90.96
K1 women[22]  Ricarda Funk (GER)98.68  Camille Prigent (FRA)99.83  Klaudia Zwolińska (POL)101.34
Kayak cross men[23]  Joseph Clarke (GBR)  David Llorente (ESP)  Gabriel De Coster (BEL)
Kayak cross women[24]  Tereza Kneblová (CZE)  Evy Leibfarth (USA)  Alena Marx (SUI)
Kayak cross individual men[25]  Manuel Ochoa (ESP)65.05  Egor Smirnov (AIN)65.09  Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)65.56
Kayak cross individual women[26]  Ricarda Funk (GER)69.70  Tereza Kneblová (CZE)69.72  Evy Leibfarth (USA)69.80

World Cup Race 4

3-5 September in Vaires-sur-Marne, France

This will be the second of 9 stages in the qualification for the 2028 Summer Olympics.[27]

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men
C1 women
K1 men
K1 women
Kayak cross men
Kayak cross women
Kayak cross individual men
Kayak cross individual women

World Cup Final

10-13 September in La Seu, Spain

A different progression system will be used for the World Cup Final. In classic slalom event, top 30 from a single qualification run will qualify for the semifinal and then top 12 from the semifinal will advance to the final. In kayak cross, the knockout phase will feature a repechage round for those eliminated in round 1. Double points will be awarded for each race.[2]

This will be the third of 9 stages in the qualification for the 2028 Summer Olympics.[27]

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men
C1 women
K1 men
K1 women
Kayak cross men
Kayak cross women
Kayak cross individual men
Kayak cross individual women

References

  1. ↑ "Canoe Slalom World Cup". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "CANOE SLALOM 2026 – RULES APPENDICES" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Canoe Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Canoe Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Cross Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Cross Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Cross Time Trials Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Cross Individual Time Trials Tacen" (PDF). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Canoe Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Canoe Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Cross Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Cross Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Cross Individual Time Trials Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Cross Individual Time Trials Prague" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Canoe Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Canoe Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Cross Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Cross Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Men's Kayak Cross Individual Time Trials Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Women's Kayak Cross Individual Time Trials Augsburg" (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  27. 1 2 "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM GAMES OF THE XXXIV OLYMPIAD – LA28" (PDF). Retrieved 24 July 2026.
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