# 2006 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2006 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of eight races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 19th edition. The series consisted of 4 continental championships (European, Pan American, Oceania and Asian), 3 world cup races and the world championships.

## Calendar

| Label | Venue | Date |
| Oceania Championships 2006 | Mangahao | 25–26 February |
| World Cup Race 1 | Athens | 27–28 May |
| World Cup Race 2 | Augsburg | 2–4 June |
| World Cup Race 3 | La Seu d'Urgell | 10–11 June |
| 2006 European Canoe Slalom Championships | L'Argentière-la-Bessée | 30 June - 2 July |
| 2006 World Championships | Prague | 3–6 August |
| 2006 Pan American Championships | Madawaska | 20 August |
| 2006 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships | Zhangjiajie | 26–27 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 continental championships had a lesser status with the winner earning 20 points, semifinalists at least 2 points and all others were awarded 1 point for participation. Because the continental championships were not open to all countries, every athlete could only compete in one of them. The world championships points scale was the same as for the world cups multiplied by a factor of 1.5. That meant the world champion earned 45 points, semifinalists got at least 7.5 points and paddlers eliminated in heats received 3 points apiece. If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions at the world championships.
| C1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Michal Martikán (SVK)130.5 2 Tony Estanguet (FRA)92 3 Nico Bettge (GER)82.5 4 Jan Benzien (GER)79 5 Juraj Minčík (SVK)71 6 Tomáš Indruch (CZE)69.5 7 David Florence (GBR)69 8 Stanislav Ježek (CZE)67 9 Robin Bell (AUS)61 10 Alexander Slafkovský (SVK)59.5 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner (SVK)107 2 Marek Jiras/Tomáš Máder (CZE)99.5 3 Jaroslav Volf/Ondřej Štěpánek (CZE)83 4 Cédric Forgit/Martin Braud (FRA)78 5 Andrea Benetti/Erik Masoero (ITA)72.5 6 Marcus Becker/Stefan Henze (GER)67.5 7 Felix Michel/Sebastian Piersig (GER)63.5 8 Hu Minghai/Shu Junrong (CHN)60 9 Christophe Luquet/Pierre Luquet (FRA)58.5 10 Milan Kubáň/Marián Olejník (SVK)57 |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Erik Pfannmöller (GER)95 2 Julien Billaut (FRA)91 3 Alexander Grimm (GER)82 4 Peter Kauzer (SLO)80 5 Fabien Lefèvre (FRA)63.5 6 Daniele Molmenti (ITA)59.5 7 Helmut Oblinger (AUT)59 8 Michael Kurt (SUI)56.5 9 Scott Parsons (USA)56.5 10 Eoin Rheinisch (IRL)55.5 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Elena Kaliská (SVK)115 2 Jennifer Bongardt (GER)112 3 Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)105.5 4 Jana Dukátová (SVK)103 5 Mathilde Pichery (FRA)67 6 Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT)62 7 Marie Řihošková (CZE)61 8 Irena Pavelková (CZE)61 9 Fiona Pennie (GBR)59.5 10 Li Jingjing (CHN)58.5 |

## Results
### Oceania Championships 2006

The Oceania Championships took place in Mangahao, New Zealand from 25 to 26 February.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Matthew Gabb (AUS) | 198.04 | James Dawson (NZL) | 222.11 | Mark Yungnickel (NZL) | 224.51 |
| C2 men | Australia Mark Bellofiore Lachie Milne | 225.52 | New Zealand Bryden Nicholas Andrew Robinson | 286.86 | - | |
| K1 men | Warwick Draper (AUS) | 183.85 | Jared Meehan (NZL) | 189.80 | Sam Lyons (AUS) | 191.08 |
| K1 women | Katrina Lawrence (AUS) | 219.05 | Jacqueline Lawrence (AUS) | 224.26 | Victoria Milne (AUS) | 227.39 |

### World Cup Race 1

World Cup Race 1 took place at the Hellinikon Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre in Athens, Greece from 27 to 28 May.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 184.34 | Robin Bell (AUS) | 185.28 | Jan Benzien (GER) | 187.79 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 202.06 | France Christophe Luquet Pierre Luquet | 205.09 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 206.37 |
| K1 men | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 184.51 | Erik Pfannmöller (GER) | 185.50 | Alexander Grimm (GER) | 186.12 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 207.57 | Gabriela Stacherová (SVK) | 207.69 | Irena Pavelková (CZE) | 208.55 |

### World Cup Race 2

World Cup Race 2 took place at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 2 to 4 June.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | David Florence (GBR) | 203.29 | Juraj Minčík (SVK) Michal Martikán (SVK) | 206.38 206.38 | - | |
| C2 men | Germany Marcus Becker Stefan Henze | 218.54 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 219.94 | United Kingdom Stuart Bowman Nick Smith | 222.05 |
| K1 men | Erik Pfannmöller (GER) | 193.43 | Helmut Oblinger (AUT) | 194.86 | Fabien Lefèvre (FRA) | 194.88 |
| K1 women | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 215.56 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 219.32 | Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT) | 219.50 |

### World Cup Race 3

World Cup Race 3 took place at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 10 to 11 June.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Nico Bettge (GER) | 201.25 | Juraj Minčík (SVK) | 201.51 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 202.37 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 209.50 | Italy Andrea Benetti Erik Masoero | 210.48 | Germany Kay Simon Robby Simon | 210.60 |
| K1 men | Peter Kauzer (SLO) | 189.56 | Alexander Grimm (GER) | 189.73 | Dejan Kralj (SLO) | 190.35 |
| K1 women | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) | 209.76 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 210.10 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 210.48 |

### 2006 European Championships

The European Championships took place in L'Argentière-la-Bessée, France from 30 June to 2 July.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 221.24 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 224.82 | Tomáš Indruch (CZE) | 225.96 |
| C2 men | France Martin Braud Cédric Forgit | 237.51 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 237.91 | Germany Kay Simon Robby Simon | 238.73 |
| K1 men | Fabian Dörfler (GER) | 211.61 | Erik Pfannmöller (GER) | 212.09 | Diego Paolini (ITA) | 212.73 |
| K1 women | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 237.11 | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) | 238.34 | Mathilde Pichery (FRA) | 238.86 |

### 2006 World Championships

The World Championships took place at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre, Czech Republic from 3 to 6 August.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 207.69 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 209.00 | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 211.01 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 224.67 | Germany Marcus Becker Stefan Henze | 226.86 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 229.84 |
| K1 men | Stefano Cipressi (ITA) Julien Billaut (FRA) | 202.02 204.49 | - | | Campbell Walsh (GBR) | 204.78 |
| K1 women | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 224.09 | Fiona Pennie (GBR) | 227.41 | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) | 229.29 |

### 2006 Pan American Championships

The Pan American Championships took place in Madawaska, Ontario on 20 August.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | James Cartwright (CAN) | 212.72 | Casey Eichfeld (USA) | 214.45 | Erik Amason (USA) | 217.40 |
| C2 men | Canada Mike Holroyd Tom Hewitt | 244.16 | Canada Jamie Cutts Adam Cutts | 245.03 | United States Trevor Soileau Chris Soileau | 254.67 |
| K1 men | David Ford (CAN) | 186.95 | Scott Parsons (USA) | 187.06 | Brett Heyl (USA) | 189.91 |
| K1 women | Saskia Van Mourik (CAN) | 225.68 | Zuzana Vanha (USA) | 226.58 | Sarah Boudens (CAN) | 227.96 |

### 2006 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships

The Asia Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Zhangjiajie, China from 26 to 27 August.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| C1 men | Takuya Haneda (JPN) | Feng Liming (CHN) | Chen Fangjia (CHN) |
| C2 men | China Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | China Gong Jian Tian Qin | China Chen Ze Min Xiaowei |
| K1 men | Ding Fuxue (CHN) | Hermann Husslein (THA) | Xian Jinbin (CHN) |
| K1 women | Li Tong (CHN) | Li Jingjing (CHN) | Cen Nanqin (CHN) |