The women's kayak cross event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships took place on 24 September 2023 at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in London.

Competition format The kayak cross event (formerly known as extreme kayak) is split into two phases - qualification time trials and knockout phase where 4 paddlers race each other head-to-head. Top 20 paddlers from the qualification advance to the knockout phase plus the 12 next fastest paddlers from countries that have not qualified in the top 20. There are 8 heats in the first round of the knockout phase with the top 2 paddlers from each heat advancing to the next round. The same rules apply in quarterfinals and semifinals.

Paddlers start their run by sliding off the starting platform several meters above the water. Then they must navigate the downstream and upstream gates. Unlike in classic slalom, paddlers are allowed to touch the gates and even intentionally move them with their paddle, but not with a free hand. There is also a designated zone where paddlers must perform an Eskimo roll.

Athletes can be penalized in three ways in each round, by receiving a fault (FLT) or by being ranked as lower (RAL). Faults are incurred for false starts, missing gates or failing to correctly perform the Eskimo roll. Athletes are ranked as lower (RAL) if they breach the safety requirements of the competition, such as by holding back another athlete with their hands or paddle, deliberately paddling over another athlete's boat, or by making dangerous contact with another athlete's head or body - all other non-dangerous contact is allowed. In each round athletes are ranked first by the order in which they cross the finish line, with those incurring penalties ranked in the following order: FLT, RAL, DNF, .

The final classification of athletes is determined in the following manner: Athletes eliminated at any phase of the competition will be given their rank based on the comparison of the qualification times of athletes eliminated at the same phase. All 3rd ranked athletes will be ranked above all 4th ranked athletes. The final rank of athletes who did not progress to the heats is determined by their qualification results.

Schedule

All times listed are UTC+1.

Date Time Round24 September 2023 09:00 Time trials 11:55 Heats 13:34 Quarterfinals 14:11 Semifinals 14:31 Final

Results

Time trials

Top 20 qualify automatically. The last 12 spots go to fastest paddlers from countries not yet qualified.

RankBibAthleteCountryTimeNotes 1 10 Camille Prigent 78.80 Q 2 19 Mallory Franklin 79.83 Q 3 2 Kimberley Woods 79.85 Q 4 34 Angèle Hug 80.78 Q 5 13 Tereza Fišerová 80.93 Q 6 28 Nikita Setchell 81.40 Q 7 20 Marjorie Delassus 81.44 Q 8 18 Stefanie Horn 81.53 Q 9 3 Elena Lilik 82.13 Q 10 22 Maialen Chourraut 82.38 Q 11 14 Luuka Jones 82.51 Q 12 49 Phoebe Spicer 82.61 Q 13 6 Eva Terčelj 82.87 Q 14 35 Emma Vuitton 83.07 Q 15 5 Ricarda Funk 83.09 Q 16 21 Eliška Mintálová 83.50 Q 17 24 Zuzana Paňková 83.71 Q 18 11 Noemie Fox 83.79 Q 19 15 Martina Wegman 83.82 Q 20 8 Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla 84.05 Q 21 23 Alena Marx 84.15 Q 22 66 Jasmin Schornberg 84.28 : 33 23 7 Evy Leibfarth 84.54 Q 24 39 Amálie Hilgertová 84.58 : 34 25 17 Miren Lazkano 84.59 : 35 26 9 Viktoriia Us 85.13 Q 27 16 Klaudia Zwolińska 85.18 Q 28 4 Ana Sátila 86.14 Q 29 29 Soňa Stanovská 86.35 : 36 30 41 Carole Bouzidi 86.75 Q 31 1 Jessica Fox 86.84 : 37 32 25 Ajda Novak 86.92 : 38 33 50 Florence Maheu 87.37 Q 34 31 Omira Estácia Neta 87.83 : 39 35 32 Lois Betteridge 87.90 : 40 36 48 Eva Alina Hočevar 88.22 : 41 37 37 Tereza Kneblová 89.55 : 42 38 55 Kate Eckhardt 89.68 : 43 39 46 Aleksandra Stach 90.29 : 44 40 42 Viktoria Wolffhardt 90.76 Q 41 33 Hannah Thomas 90.87 : 45 42 26 Léa Baldoni 91.53 : 46 43 44 Lena Teunissen 91.53 : 47 44 56 Li Lu 97.12 Q 45 40 Florencia Aguirre González 97.32 Q 46 63 Dominika Brzeska 97.63 : 48 47 52 Chiara Sabattini 97.88 : 49 48 59 Wan Shunfang 98.24 : 50 49 38 Courtney Williams 99.15 : 51 50 47 Sofía Reinoso 99.79 Q 51 36 Klara Olazabal 100.65 : 52 52 51 Iris Sommernes 102.99 Q 53 57 Yekaterina Tarantseva 104.03 54 54 Nerea Castiglione 105.96 55 67 Sára Tímea Seprenyi 106.01 56 53 Marcella Altman 107.35 57 68 Wu Ting-I 108.72 58 62 Blandine Xhemajlji 115.99 59 64 Veronika Šalaševičiūtė-Turbinova 116.69 60 58 Anastassiya Ananyeva 118.76 61 45 Laura Pellicer Chica 88.02 FLT (6) 62 27 Olatz Arregui 99.13 FLT (5) 63 61 Chantal Bronkhorst 137.10 FLT (4) 64 65 Emilie Armani 129.92 FLT (3) 65 70 Anaïs Mouhoub 126.39 FLT (1) 66 30 Veronika Vojtová 83.83 FLT (S) 67 69 Nidhi . 118.82 FLT (1, 3, 6) - 60 Beatriz Da Motta - DNS - 12 Corinna Kuhnle - DNS - 43 Li Tong - DNS

Knockout rounds

Top 2 from each heat, quarterfinal and semifinal advance to the next round.

Heats

Heat 1 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 1 Camille Prigent Q 2 16 Eliška Mintálová Q 3 17 Zuzana Paňková 4 32 Iris Sommernes

Heat 2 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 8 Stefanie Horn Q 2 24 Klaudia Zwolińska Q 3 9 Elena Lilik 4 25 Ana Sátila

Heat 3 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 21 Alena Marx Q 2 28 Viktoria Wolffhardt Q 3 5 Tereza Fišerová 4 12 Phoebe Spicer

Heat 4 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 13 Eva Terčelj Q 2 4 Angèle Hug Q 3 20 Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla 4 29 Li Lu FLT (3)

Heat 5 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 3 Kimberley Woods Q 2 14 Emma Vuitton Q 3 19 Martina Wegman 4 30 Florencia Aguirre Gonzalez

Heat 6 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 6 Nikita Setchell Q 2 27 Florence Maheu Q 3 22 Evy Leibfarth 4 11 Luuka Jones FLT (S)

Heat 7 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 7 Marjorie Delassus Q 2 10 Maialen Chourraut Q 3 26 Carole Bouzidi 4 23 Viktoriia Us FLT (6)

Heat 8 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 18 Noemie Fox Q 2 15 Ricarda Funk Q 3 31 Sofía Reinoso 4 2 Mallory Franklin FLT (5)

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 8 Stefanie Horn Q 2 1 Camille Prigent Q 3 16 Eliška Mintálová 4 24 Klaudia Zwolińska FLT (6)

Quarterfinal 2 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 13 Eva Terčelj Q 2 4 Angèle Hug Q 3 28 Viktoria Wolffhardt 4 21 Alena Marx FLT (6)

Quarterfinal 3 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 14 Emma Vuitton Q 2 3 Kimberley Woods Q 3 6 Nikita Setchell 4 27 Florence Maheu

Quarterfinal 4 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 18 Noemie Fox Q 2 10 Maialen Chourraut Q 3 15 Ricarda Funk 4 7 Marjorie Delassus

Semifinals

Semifinal 1 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 1 Camille Prigent Q 2 13 Eva Terčelj Q 3 4 Angèle Hug 4 8 Stefanie Horn DNF

Semifinal 2 Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 1 3 Kimberley Woods Q 2 14 Emma Vuitton Q 3 10 Maialen Chourraut 4 18 Noemie Fox

Final

Rank Bib Athlete Country Notes 3 Kimberley Woods 1 Camille Prigent 13 Eva Terčelj 4 14 Emma Vuitton

Final ranking (Top 32)

The top 32 ranking determined by the knockout rounds. Bib numbers correspond to seeding after time trials.

RankBibAthleteCountryHeat rank 3 Kimberley Woods 1 1 Camille Prigent 2 13 Eva Terčelj 3 4 14 Emma Vuitton 4 5 4 Angèle Hug SF1 (3) 6 10 Maialen Chourraut SF2 (3) 7 8 Stefanie Horn SF1 (4) 8 18 Noemie Fox SF2 (4) 9 6 Nikita Setchell QF3 (3) 10 15 Ricarda Funk QF4 (3) 11 16 Eliška Mintálová QF1 (3) 12 28 Viktoria Wolffhardt QF2 (3) 13 7 Marjorie Delassus QF4 (4) 14 21 Alena Marx QF2 (4) 15 24 Klaudia Zwolińska QF1 (4) 16 27 Florence Maheu QF3 (4) 17 5 Tereza Fišerová H3 (3) 18 9 Elena Lilik H2 (3) 19 17 Zuzana Paňková H1 (3) 20 19 Martina Wegman H5 (3) 21 20 Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla H4 (3) 22 22 Evy Leibfarth H6 (3) 23 26 Carole Bouzidi H7 (3) 24 31 Sofía Reinoso H8 (3) 25 2 Mallory Franklin H8 (4) 26 11 Luuka Jones H6 (4) 27 12 Phoebe Spicer H3 (4) 28 23 Viktoriia Us H7 (4) 29 25 Ana Sátila H2 (4) 30 29 Li Lu H4 (4) 31 30 Florencia Aguirre Gonzalez H5 (4) 32 32 Iris Sommernes H1 (4)

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