# 2010 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2010 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 23rd edition and it marked the first time that women competed for the single canoe world cup points and title. The series consisted of 2 continental championships (Oceania and Asia) which were open to all countries and 3 world cup races. The athletes gained points for their results in the three world cup races plus their best result from any of the two continental championships.

## Calendar

| Label | Venue | Date |
| Oceania Open Continental Championships | Penrith | 19–21 February |
| 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships | Xiasi | 1–3 May |
| World Cup Race 1 | Prague | 18–20 June |
| World Cup Race 2 | La Seu d'Urgell | 26–27 June |
| World Cup Race 3 | Augsburg | 2–4 July |

## 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.
| C1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Matej Beňuš (SVK)166 2 Alexander Slafkovský (SVK)161 3 Stanislav Ježek (CZE)146 4 Teng Zhiqiang (CHN)139 5 Sideris Tasiadis (GER)134 6 Mark Proctor (GBR)129 7 Takuya Haneda (JPN)126 8 Benjamin Savšek (SLO)117 9 David Florence (GBR)111 10 Tony Estanguet (FRA)110 | C1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Cen Nanqin (CHN)210 2 Leanne Guinea (AUS)200 3 Jana Dukátová (SVK)191 4 Teng Qianqian (CHN)188 5 Jessica Fox (AUS)156 6 Rosalyn Lawrence (AUS)143 7 Katarína Macová (SVK)128 8 Kateřina Hošková (CZE)113 9 Mallory Franklin (GBR)78 10 Louise Jull (NZL)64 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Ladislav Škantár/Peter Škantár (SVK)201 2 Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner (SVK)169 3 Hu Minghai/Shu Junrong (CHN)142 4 Marcus Becker/Stefan Henze (GER)137 5 David Schröder/Frank Henze (GER)132 6 Fabien Lefèvre/Denis Gargaud Chanut (FRA)127 7 Tim Baillie/Etienne Stott (GBR)119 8 David Florence/Richard Hounslow (GBR)111 9 Jaroslav Volf/Ondřej Štěpánek (CZE)103 10 Tomáš Kučera/Ján Bátik (SVK)101 |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Daniele Molmenti (ITA)223 2 Michael Kurt (SUI)162 3 Vavřinec Hradilek (CZE)138 4 Peter Kauzer (SLO)136 5 Pierre Bourliaud (FRA)128 6 Campbell Walsh (GBR)125 7 Hannes Aigner (GER)123 8 John Hastings (CAN)121 9 Jure Meglič (SLO)121 10 Alexander Grimm (GER)119 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Jana Dukátová (SVK)181 2 Corinna Kuhnle (AUT)165 3 Elena Kaliská (SVK)143 4 Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT)142 5 Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)122 6 Irena Pavelková (CZE)120 7 Jasmin Schornberg (GER)119 8 Sarah Grant (AUS)118 9 Louise Donington (GBR)117 10 Marie Řihošková (CZE)111 |

## Results
### Oceania Canoe Slalom Open

The Oceania Canoe Slalom Open took place in Penrith, Australia on February 19–21. Five different countries have won a gold medal at the event. Slovakia was the most successful with a gold and two silvers. Home paddlers from Australia have won one gold and two bronze medals.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Edern Le Ruyet (FRA) | 105.28 | Vítězslav Gebas (CZE) | 107.50 | Takuya Haneda (JPN) | 108.46 |
| C1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 125.01 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 126.88 | Leanne Guinea (AUS) | 129.44 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 109.03 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 111.60 | United Kingdom Daniel Goddard Colin Radmore | 114.32 |
| K1 men | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 97.63 | Vavřinec Hradilek (CZE) | 99.42 | Pierre Bourliaud (FRA) | 99.87 |
| K1 women | Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) | 111.35 | Kateřina Kudějová (CZE) | 112.86 | Sarah Grant (AUS) | 112.92 |

### 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships

The 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Xiasi, China on May 1–3. Chinese paddlers won 4 out of the 5 events and added 5 silvers and 3 bronzes.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Ian Borrows (AUS) | 100.70 | Teng Zhiqiang (CHN) | 102.93 | Feng Liming (CHN) | 104.52 |
| C1 women | Cen Nanqin (CHN) | 124.18 | Teng Qianqian (CHN) | 133.37 | Wang Yawei (CHN) | 198.94 |
| C2 men | China Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | 104.65 | China Yu Hongmin Chen Jin | 112.19 | China Shan Bao Chen Fei | 118.26 |
| K1 men | Tan Ya (CHN) | 97.76 | Huang Cunguang (CHN) | 98.53 | Hermann Husslein (THA) | 99.27 |
| K1 women | Shu Zhenghua (CHN) | 114.62 | Zou Yingying (CHN) | 115.47 | Aki Yazawa (JPN) | 119.76 |

### World Cup Race 1

The first regular world cup race took place in Prague, Czech Republic on June 18–20. China topped the medal table with 2 golds and a silver. Czech paddlers took one medal of each color.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Michal Jáně (CZE) | 98.69 | Benjamin Savšek (SLO) | 100.10 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 100.36 |
| C1 women | Cen Nanqin (CHN) | 129.86 | Teng Qianqian (CHN) | 137.03 | Katarína Macová (SVK) | 141.53 |
| C2 men | China Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | 108.05 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 108.38 | Poland Piotr Szczepański Marcin Pochwała | 108.70 |
| K1 men | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 92.62 | Luboš Hilgert (CZE) | 94.02 | Michael Kurt (SUI) | 94.68 |
| K1 women | Jasmin Schornberg (GER) | 109.05 | Fiona Pennie (GBR) | 109.16 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 109.79 |

### World Cup Race 2

The penultimate race of the series took place in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain on June 26–27. Five different nations won gold with Slovakia adding 2 silver medals to top the medal table. Spain had a gold and a bronze.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 91.34 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 95.58 | Ander Elosegi (ESP) | 95.73 |
| C1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 116.15 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 119.15 | Leanne Guinea (AUS) | 121.42 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 98.08 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 98.63 | Germany Marcus Becker Stefan Henze | 99.10 |
| K1 men | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 88.61 | Michael Kurt (SUI) | 89.18 | Peter Kauzer (SLO) | 89.91 |
| K1 women | Maialen Chourraut (ESP) | 99.65 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 100.73 | Fiona Pennie (GBR) | 100.75 |

### World Cup Race 3

The final world cup race was held in Augsburg, Germany on July 2–4. The home German paddlers won 4 out of 5 events and added 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Nico Bettge (GER) | 104.69 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 105.77 | Sideris Tasiadis (GER) | 106.27 |
| C1 women | Cen Nanqin (CHN) | 142.75 | Leanne Guinea (AUS) | 150.72 | Kateřina Hošková (CZE) | 150.79 |
| C2 men | Germany David Schröder Frank Henze | 116.68 | France Fabien Lefèvre Denis Gargaud Chanut | 116.74 | United Kingdom Tim Baillie Etienne Stott | 117.05 |
| K1 men | Hannes Aigner (GER) | 98.91 | Alexander Grimm (GER) | 100.12 | Paul Böckelmann (GER) | 100.19 |
| K1 women | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) | 114.97 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 115.09 | Lizzie Neave (GBR) | 117.29 |