# 1997 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 1997 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 10th edition. The series consisted of 4 regular world cup races and the world cup final.

## Calendar

| Label | Venue | Date |
| World Cup Race 1 | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 21–22 June |
| World Cup Race 2 | Björbo | 28–29 June |
| World Cup Race 3 | Bratislava | 4–6 July |
| World Cup Race 4 | Ocoee | 27–28 July |
| World Cup Final | Minden | 2–3 August |

## Final standings

The winner of each world cup race in the men's K1 was awarded 30 points while in the other three categories the winner was awarded 25 points. The points scale reached down to 1 point for 20th place in the men's K1 (15th place in the other three categories). Only the best two results of each athlete from the first 4 world cups plus the result from the world cup final counted for the final world cup standings. Furthermore, an athlete or boat had to compete in the world cup final in order to be classified in the world cup rankings. 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 Patrice Estanguet (FRA)65 2 David Hearn (USA)50 3 Gareth Marriott (GBR)44 4 Michal Martikán (SVK)37 5 Stanislav Ježek (CZE)36 6 Tony Estanguet (FRA)33 7 Hervé Delamarre (FRA)32 8 Yves Narduzzi (FRA)31 9 Gregor Terdič (SLO)27 10 David Jančar (CZE)25 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Frank Adisson/Wilfrid Forgues (FRA)62 2 Marek Jiras/Tomáš Máder (CZE)60 3 Miroslav Šimek/Jiří Rohan (CZE)60 4 Éric Biau/Bertrand Daille (FRA)41 5 Roman Štrba/Roman Vajs (SVK)32 6 Jérôme Daille/Nil Georgel (FRA)27 7 François Letourneau/Benoît Gauthier (CAN)26 8 Stuart Bowman/Nick Smith (GBR)17 9 Thierry Saidi/Emmanuel del Rey (FRA)17 10 Luke Moore/Fred Coriell (USA)12 |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Scott Shipley (USA)75 2 Ian Wiley (IRL)70 3 Thomas Becker (GER)70 4 Paul Ratcliffe (GBR)68 5 Manuel Köhler (AUT)58 6 David Ford (CAN)49 7 Fedja Marušič (SLO)45 8 Shaun Pearce (GBR)42 9 Peter Nagy (SVK)40 10 Jochen Lettmann (GER)35 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Irena Pavelková (CZE)65 2 Cristina Giai Pron (ITA)49 3 Cathy Hearn (USA)45 4 Brigitte Guibal (FRA)41 5 Lynn Simpson (GBR)39 6 Heather Corrie (GBR)37 7 Anne Boixel (FRA)36 8 Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)30 9 Anouk Loubie (FRA)23 10 Kara Weld (USA)21 |

## Results
### World Cup Race 1

The first world cup race of the season took place in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France from 21 to 22 June.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| C1 men | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | David Hearn (USA) | Danko Herceg (CRO) |
| C2 men | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | Czech Republic Miroslav Šimek Jiří Rohan | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | Thomas Becker (GER) | Fedja Marušič (SLO) |
| K1 women | Anne Boixel (FRA) | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | Irena Pavelková (CZE) |

### World Cup Race 2

The second world cup race of the season took place in Björbo, Sweden from 28 to 29 June.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Hervé Delamarre (FRA) | 224.28 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 224.86 | Yves Narduzzi (FRA) | 231.55 |
| C2 men | Poland Krzysztof Kołomański Michał Staniszewski | 232.94 | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | 232.99 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 235.18 |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 203.95 | Shaun Pearce (GBR) | 207.08 | Scott Shipley (USA) | 208.32 |
| K1 women | Cristina Giai Pron (ITA) | 249.57 | Cathy Hearn (USA) | 249.64 | Margaret Langford (CAN) | 250.57 |

### World Cup Race 3

The third world cup race of the season took place at the Čunovo Water Sports Centre, Slovakia from 4 to 6 July.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 241.17 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 241.27 | Martin Lang (GER) | 253.89 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Milan Kubáň Marián Olejník | 259.29 | Czech Republic Miroslav Šimek Jiří Rohan | 264.96 | Slovakia Ľuboš Šoška Peter Šoška | 270.00 |
| K1 men | Manuel Köhler (AUT) | 232.70 | Thomas Becker (GER) | 234.52 | Fedja Marušič (SLO) | 234.72 |
| K1 women | Lynn Simpson (GBR) | 269.41 | Irena Pavelková (CZE) | 273.34 | Kordula Striepecke (GER) | 278.96 |

### World Cup Race 4

The fourth world cup race of the season took place at the Ocoee Whitewater Center, Tennessee from 27 to 28 July.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Gareth Marriott (GBR) | 291.38 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 297.07 | David Hearn (USA) | 299.40 |
| C2 men | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | 302.88 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 304.27 | France Éric Biau Bertrand Daille | 305.47 |
| K1 men | Ian Wiley (IRL) | 271.10 | Scott Shipley (USA) | 273.30 | Ludovic Boulesteix (FRA) | 278.23 |
| K1 women | Brigitte Guibal (FRA) | 314.96 | Irena Pavelková (CZE) | 324.56 | Cristina Giai Pron (ITA) | 329.65 |

### World Cup Final

The final world cup race of the season took place at the Minden Wild Water Preserve, Ontario from 2 to 3 August.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 242.41 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 242.50 | David Hearn (USA) | 242.75 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 251.83 | Czech Republic Miroslav Šimek Jiří Rohan | 254.81 | France Éric Biau Bertrand Daille | 259.99 |
| K1 men | Scott Shipley (USA) | 224.83 | Ian Wiley (IRL) | 227.61 | Thomas Becker (GER) | 231.15 |
| K1 women | Irena Pavelková (CZE) | 265.26 | Heather Corrie (GBR) | 270.52 | Cathy Hearn (USA) | 283.66 |