# 2003 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2003 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 16th edition. The series consisted of 4 regular world cup races and the world cup final.

## Calendar

| Label | Venue | Date |
| World Cup Race 1 | Penrith | 10–11 May |
| World Cup Race 2 | La Seu d'Urgell | 5–6 July |
| World Cup Race 3 | Tacen | 12–13 July |
| World Cup Race 4 | Bratislava | 30–31 July |
| World Cup Final | Bratislava | 2–3 August |

## Final standings

The winner of each world cup race was awarded 30 points. Semifinalists were guaranteed at least 5 points and paddlers eliminated in heats received 2 points each. The world cup final points scale was multiplied by a factor of 1.5. That meant the winner of the world cup final earned 45 points, semifinalists got at least 7.5 points and paddlers eliminated in heats received 3 points apiece. Only the best four results of each athlete counted for the final world cup standings.
| C1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Tony Estanguet (FRA)92 2 Michal Martikán (SVK)89.5 3 Robin Bell (AUS)83.5 4 Stefan Pfannmöller (GER)80 5 Juraj Minčík (SVK)72 6 Tomáš Indruch (CZE)71 7 Stuart McIntosh (GBR)68.5 8 Justin Boocock (AUS)57.5 9 Jan Mašek (CZE)55.5 10 Stanislav Ježek (CZE)51 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner (SVK)130 2 Jaroslav Pospíšil/Jaroslav Pollert (CZE)86 3 Marek Jiras/Tomáš Máder (CZE)84 4 Philippe Quémerais/Yann Le Pennec (FRA)58 5 Marcus Becker/Stefan Henze (GER)53.5 6 Ľuboš Šoška/Peter Šoška (SVK)51 7 Stuart Bowman/Nick Smith (GBR)50 8 Jaroslav Volf/Ondřej Štěpánek (CZE)48.5 9 Scott McCleskey/David Hepp (USA)46 10 Mark Bellofiore/Lachie Milne (AUS)45.5 |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 David Ford (CAN)91 2 Julien Billaut (FRA)83 3 Helmut Oblinger (AUT)77.5 4 Andrej Nolimal (SLO)69.5 5 Fabien Lefèvre (FRA)67.5 6 Michael Kurt (SUI)63 7 Peter Cibák (SVK)61.5 8 Paul Ratcliffe (GBR)57.5 9 Thomas Schmidt (GER)57 10 Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (ITA)44.5 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Elena Kaliská (SVK)99.5 2 Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)95 2 Gabriela Stacherová (SVK)95 4 Rebecca Giddens (USA)87.5 5 Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT)80 6 Irena Pavelková (CZE)65 7 Gabriela Zamišková (SVK)53.5 8 Vanda Semerádová (CZE)52.5 9 Cristina Giai Pron (ITA)49 10 Margaret Langford (CAN)46 |

## Results
### World Cup Race 1

The first world cup race of the season took place at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Australia from 10 to 11 May.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Justin Boocock (AUS) | 180.71 | Robin Bell (AUS) | 181.54 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 184.39 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Milan Kubáň Marián Olejník | 193.00 | United Kingdom Stuart Bowman Nick Smith | 196.29 | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 206.71 |
| K1 men | David Ford (CAN) | 169.34 | Campbell Walsh (GBR) | 170.04 | Peter Cibák (SVK) | 170.37 |
| K1 women | Rebecca Giddens (USA) | 196.19 | Mia Farrance (AUS) | 201.88 | Gabriela Stacherová (SVK) | 202.53 |

### World Cup Race 2

The second world cup race of the season took place at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 5 to 6 July.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 202.30 | Stefan Pfannmöller (GER) | 204.27 | Jan Benzien (GER) | 205.16 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 212.97 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 215.37 | United Kingdom Stuart Bowman Nick Smith | 217.47 |
| K1 men | Fabien Lefèvre (FRA) | 192.39 | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 193.31 | Julien Billaut (FRA) | 196.46 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 218.13 | Rebecca Giddens (USA) | 221.16 | Margaret Langford (CAN) | 224.00 |

### World Cup Race 3

The third world cup race of the season took place at the Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia from 12 to 13 July.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tomáš Indruch (CZE) | 205.15 | Simon Hočevar (SLO) | 206.84 | Robin Bell (AUS) | 207.15 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 214.01 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 218.93 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pollert | 223.72 |
| K1 men | Andrej Nolimal (SLO) | 193.90 | Loris Minvielle (FRA) | 198.84 | Michael Kurt (SUI) | 199.93 |
| K1 women | Gabriela Zamišková (SVK) | 225.48 | Marie Řihošková (CZE) | 227.33 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 228.88 |

### World Cup Race 4

The fourth world cup race of the season took place at the Čunovo Water Sports Centre, Slovakia from 30 to 31 July.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 208.81 | Stefan Pfannmöller (GER) | 209.83 | Juraj Minčík (SVK) | 210.00 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 218.86 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 219.34 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pollert | 240.03 |
| K1 men | Fabien Lefèvre (FRA) | 190.82 | Thomas Schmidt (GER) | 195.88 | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 197.20 |
| K1 women | Gabriela Stacherová (SVK) | 227.11 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 231.89 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 234.72 |

### World Cup Final

The Čunovo Water Sports Centre in Bratislava also hosted the final race of the season from 2 to 3 August.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 214.41 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 220.50 | Stefan Pfannmöller (GER) | 224.70 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 226.55 | Germany Marcus Becker Stefan Henze | 235.53 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pollert | 236.50 |
| K1 men | Julien Billaut (FRA) | 209.72 | Andrej Nolimal (SLO) | 211.22 | David Ford (CAN) | 211.74 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 234.57 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 237.48 | Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT) | 237.86 |