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
Label Venue DateWorld Cup Race 1 Liptovský Mikuláš 13–14 JuneWorld Cup Race 2 Tacen 20–21 JuneWorld Cup Race 3 Augsburg 27–28 JuneWorld Cup Race 4 Wausau 31 July - 2 AugustWorld Cup Final La Seu d'Urgell 11–13 September
Final standings
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.
C1 men PosAthletePoints 1 80 2 66 3 65 4 60 5 57 6 55 6 55 8 51 9 43 10 42 C2 men PosAthletesPoints 1 68 2 65 3 61 4 59 5 54 6 48 7 46 7 46 9 43 10 41
K1 men PosAthletePoints 1 85 2 63 3 57 4 55 5 53 6 52 7 45 8 41 9 40 10 36 K1 women PosAthletePoints 1 75 2 70 3 59 4 57 5 50 6 49 7 47 8 45 9 44 10 41
Results
World Cup Race 1
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.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 214.70 216.56 218.06C2 men Marek JirasTomáš Máder 230.14 Jaroslav VolfOndřej Štěpánek 232.24 Jaroslav PospíšilJaroslav Pollert 233.10K1 men 205.65 206.78 209.24K1 women 224.74 228.66 231.28
World Cup Race 2
The second world cup race of the season took place at the Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia from 20 to 21 June.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 202.14 209.05 209.19C2 men Milan KubáňMarián Olejník 224.27 Roman ŠtrbaRoman Vajs 226.48 Frank AdissonWilfrid Forgues 227.02K1 men 188.01 189.67 190.71K1 women 232.81 234.18 241.53
World Cup Race 3
The third world cup race of the season took place at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 27 to 28 June.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 228.61 230.34 231.52C2 men Frank AdissonWilfrid Forgues 233.75 Krzysztof KołomańskiMichał Staniszewski 241.75 André EhrenbergMichael Senft 241.85K1 men 215.75 216.03 217.26K1 women 257.46 258.80 261.14
World Cup Race 4
The fourth world cup race of the season took place in Wausau, Wisconsin from 31 July to 2 August.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 245.99 249.16 250.00C2 men Éric BiauBertrand Daille 265.33 Nathanael FouquetAlexandre Lauvergne 266.93 Matt TaylorLecky Haller 268.96K1 men 233.82 237.62 242.17K1 women 273.52 273.94 274.51
World Cup Final
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.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 208.44 213.93 214.21C2 men Roman ŠtrbaRoman Vajs 223.00 Petr ŠterclPavel Štercl 228.89 Marek JirasTomáš Máder 229.14K1 men 200.49 201.13 202.90K1 women 224.68 232.30 236.78
References
External links International Canoe Federation