# 2012 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2012 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 5 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 25th edition.

## Calendar

The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Cardiff, Wales (June 8–10) and ended with the World Cup Final in Bratislava, Slovakia (August 31 – September 2).
| Label | Venue | Date |
| World Cup Race 1 | Cardiff | 8–10 June |
| World Cup Race 2 | Pau | 15–17 June |
| World Cup Race 3 | La Seu d'Urgell | 22–24 June |
| World Cup Race 4 | Prague | 24–26 August |
| World Cup Final | Bratislava | 31 August - 2 September |

## Final standings

The winner of each race was awarded 60 points. Points for lower places differed from one category to another. Every participant was guaranteed at least 2 points for participation and 5 points for qualifying for the semifinal run. If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions in the World Cup Final.
| C1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Alexander Slafkovský (SVK)261 2 Ander Elosegi (ESP)204 3 Matej Beňuš (SVK)177 4 Jan Benzien (GER)171 5 Nico Bettge (GER)167 6 Vítězslav Gebas (CZE)165 7 David Florence (GBR)164 8 Benjamin Savšek (SLO)157 9 Thibaut Vielliard (FRA)155 10 Karol Rozmuš (SVK)154 | C1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Rosalyn Lawrence (AUS)220 2 Kateřina Hošková (CZE)215 3 Caroline Loir (FRA)203 4 Oriane Rebours (FRA)148 5 Claire Jacquet (FRA)136 6 Viktoriia Dobrotvorska (UKR)115 7 Núria Vilarrubla (ESP)112 8 Anna Kašparová (CZE)111 9 Mallory Franklin (GBR)105 10 Monika Jančová (CZE)103 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Pierre Labarelle/Nicolas Peschier (FRA)263 2 Ladislav Škantár/Peter Škantár (SVK)224 3 Luka Božič/Sašo Taljat (SLO)174 4 Piotr Szczepański/Marcin Pochwała (POL)166 5 Franz Anton/Jan Benzien (GER)159 6 Robert Behling/Thomas Becker (GER)126 7 Tim Baillie/Etienne Stott (GBR)126 8 Gauthier Klauss/Matthieu Péché (FRA)120 9 Jonáš Kašpar/Marek Šindler (CZE)106 10 Jesús Pérez/Daniel Marzo (ESP)102 |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Étienne Daille (FRA)285 2 Fabian Dörfler (GER)210 3 Vavřinec Hradilek (CZE)183 4 Sebastian Schubert (GER)179 5 Paul Böckelmann (GER)167 6 Lucien Delfour (AUS)167 7 Jure Meglič (SLO)157 8 Martin Halčin (SVK)145 9 Boris Neveu (FRA)142 10 Ciarán Heurteau (IRL)134 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Urša Kragelj (SLO)228 2 Kateřina Kudějová (CZE)199 3 Jana Dukátová (SVK)197 4 Cindy Pöschel (GER)167 5 Lizzie Neave (GBR)166 6 Melanie Pfeifer (GER)164 7 Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT)152 8 Corinna Kuhnle (AUT)150 9 Maialen Chourraut (ESP)150 10 Carole Bouzidi (FRA)142 |

## Results
### World Cup Race 1

The opening race of the series took place at the Cardiff International White Water facility in Wales from 8 to 10 June. It was set to start on June 8 with heats in the men's and women's C1 and the men's K1. Rain and wind forced the organizers to cancel these heats and the competition resumed a day later with semifinals in these events. David Florence made history by becoming the first paddler to win two gold medals in one world cup meeting. He won the men's C1 and C2 events. Great Britain won the medal table with 2 golds and 1 bronze.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | David Florence (GBR) | 100.46 | Alexander Lipatov (RUS) | 102.08 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 102.57 |
| C1 women | Rosalyn Lawrence (AUS) | 133.57 | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 140.07 | Mallory Franklin (GBR) | 144.46 |
| C2 men | United Kingdom David Florence Richard Hounslow | 108.29 | Slovenia Sašo Taljat Luka Božič | 108.31 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 109.04 |
| K1 men | Sebastian Schubert (GER) | 93.02 | Étienne Daille (FRA) | 93.24 | Paul Böckelmann (GER) | 93.61 |
| K1 women | Maialen Chourraut (ESP) | 104.40 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 104.70 | Cindy Pöschel (GER) | 106.70 |

### World Cup Race 2

The second world cup race of the season took place at the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium, France from 15 to 17 June. It was dominated by the home French paddlers who won 4 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 100.79 | Grzegorz Kiljanek (POL) | 108.61 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 108.70 |
| C1 women | Caroline Loir (FRA) | 140.79 | Kateřina Hošková (CZE) | 142.91 | Claire Jacquet (FRA) | 146.83 |
| C2 men | France Pierre Labarelle Nicolas Peschier | 109.38 | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 111.75 | China Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | 112.02 |
| K1 men | Étienne Daille (FRA) | 100.17 | Jan Vondra (CZE) | 101.46 | Lucien Delfour (AUS) | 105.40 |
| K1 women | Maialen Chourraut (ESP) | 108.34 | Carole Bouzidi (FRA) | 110.20 | Lizzie Neave (GBR) | 112.58 |

### World Cup Race 3

The third round of the world cup series took place at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 22 to 24 June. It was once again dominated by the French paddlers who took home 3 golds, 1 silver and 2 bronzes. Spain won one gold and one bronze.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Jordi Domenjó (ESP) | 98.65 | David Florence (GBR) | 98.69 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 100.82 |
| C1 women | Caroline Loir (FRA) | 125.12 | Kateřina Hošková (CZE) | 129.02 | Núria Vilarrubla (ESP) | 134.11 |
| C2 men | France Pierre Labarelle Nicolas Peschier | 106.39 | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 107.79 | Germany Robert Behling Thomas Becker | 108.23 |
| K1 men | Étienne Daille (FRA) | 92.50 | Fabian Dörfler (GER) | 93.66 | Vivien Colober (FRA) | 93.76 |
| K1 women | Urša Kragelj (SLO) | 104.66 | Émilie Fer (FRA) | 106.17 | Kateřina Kudějová (CZE) | 106.52 |

### World Cup Race 4

The penultimate round of the world cup series took place at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre, Czech Republic from 24 to 26 August. French paddlers continued their success by winning 3 golds and 2 silvers. The home Czech team could only manage 1 bronze medal in the men's single canoe. Étienne Daille sealed the overall world cup title before the final round thanks to his third straight win and fourth straight podium finish.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Benjamin Savšek (SLO) | 94.07 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 96.45 | Vítězslav Gebas (CZE) | 97.42 |
| C1 women | Caroline Loir (FRA) | 117.87 | Mallory Franklin (GBR) | 119.50 | Lena Stöcklin (GER) | 123.85 |
| C2 men | France Pierre Labarelle Nicolas Peschier | 102.78 | France Gauthier Klauss Matthieu Péché | 103.90 | Slovenia Sašo Taljat Luka Božič | 104.17 |
| K1 men | Étienne Daille (FRA) | 89.72 | Mateusz Polaczyk (POL) | 90.90 | Fabian Dörfler (GER) | 90.95 |
| K1 women | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 103.27 | Carole Bouzidi (FRA) | 104.79 | Ricarda Funk (GER) | 105.08 |

### World Cup Final

The final event of the series took place in Bratislava, Slovakia from 31 August to 2 September and it was the home country that emerged at the top of the medal table thanks to 3 gold medals. The overall world cup champions were crowned at this event.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 111.88 | Anže Berčič (SLO) | 112.72 | Vítězslav Gebas (CZE) | 112.81 |
| C1 women | Katarína Macová (SVK) | 144.06 | Rosalyn Lawrence (AUS) | 147.23 | Oriane Rebours (FRA) | 147.63 |
| C2 men | Germany Franz Anton Jan Benzien | 123.21 | Poland Piotr Szczepański Marcin Pochwała | 124.02 | France Pierre Labarelle Nicolas Peschier | 124.75 |
| K1 men | Jure Meglič (SLO) | 105.82 | Boris Neveu (FRA) | 106.03 | Étienne Daille (FRA) | 106.06 |
| K1 women | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 120.99 | Kateřina Kudějová (CZE) | 124.60 | Urša Kragelj (SLO) | 124.95 |