The 2026 Paddle Europe Junior & U23 Slalom Championships ttok place in Épinal, France from 5 to 9 August under the auspices of Paddle Europe. It was the 28th edition of the competition for the Juniors (U18) and the 24th edition for the Under 23 category.
Épinal hosted the event for the first time. A total of 24 medal events were contested.
Medal summary
Junior
Men
Canoe C1 85.91 88.41 88.99C1 teamDominik ŘežábekJáchym HanzelTomáš Indruch 110.07Sid GriffithsLewis ArdenAlex Cleator 115.14Jakob UngvariPascal BrandenburgKjell Kadyck 115.62
Kayak K1 80.80 83.46 84.50K1 teamMarek KulczyckiKrzysztof DusikWiktor Mazurek 104.29Tobiáš NovákAdam RezekŠimon Svoboda 105.93Théo ChetouiRiwal Le RayLiam Le Touze 110.61Kayak cross individual 39.14 39.26 39.28Kayak cross
Women
Canoe C1 97.39 104.09 105.77C1 teamMargot LapezeLaurette LalyLili Ulmer 128.38Markéta ŠtěpánkováValentýna KočířováBarbora Ondráčková 129.34Neele KrechNova MüllerMaxi Müller 145.90
Kayak K1 93.96 96.47 98.69K1 teamBarbora OndráčkováValentýna KočířováLucie Vaculová 121.75Nova MüllerNeele KrechBritta Jung 124.55Margot LapezeLaurette LalyCharlotte Compan 128.34Kayak cross individual 43.88 45.17 45.31Kayak cross
Under 23
Men
Canoe C1 83.24 83.38 85.42C1 teamNiels ZimmermannKonrad GinzelAnton Weber 102.40Elouan DebliquyMewen DebliquyTitouan Estanguet 103.64Alex SeguraMarkel ImazMarc Vicente 111.16
Kayak K1 78.14 78.79 81.50K1 teamMewen DebliquyTitouan EstanguetUnai Oteiza 99.31Jonah HanrahanThomas MayerGwion Williams 103.50Manel ContrerasFaust Clotet JuanmartiMiquel Farran 106.49Kayak cross individual 37.23 37.99 38.01Kayak cross
Women
Canoe C1 100.77 100.80 100.96C1 teamAmelie PlochmannPaulina PirroChristin Heydenreich 128.81Nora LópezMalen GutiérrezAinara Goikoetxea 133.57Julie ŠtěpánkováAdriana MorenováAnna Fabianová 135.10
Kayak K1 88.87 91.72 94.22K1 teamEmma VuittonIlona Martin LaemleNina Pesce-Roue 112.98Paulina PirroAntonia PlochmannMina Blume 119.85Ula SkokSara BelingarSara Globokar 130.39Kayak cross individual 42.90 43.03 43.15Kayak cross
Medal table
References
External links Paddle Europe Base Natur'O