# Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom C-1

The women's C-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 and 29 July 2021 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course. 22 canoeists from 22 nations competed. The event was won by Jessica Fox from Australia, who already had three medals (one silver and two bronzes) in K-1 slalom from the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympics. Briton Mallory Franklin won silver, and German Andrea Herzog bronze. For both of them it was the first Olympic medal.

## Background

This was the debut appearance of the event, replacing the men's C-2. Previously, there had been three men's events (C-1, C-2, and K-1) and only one women's event (K-1) in slalom canoeing at the Olympics; as of 2020, both men and women will have the C-1 and K-1 events.
Reigning World Champion Andrea Herzog earned a place for, and has been selected to compete by, Germany.

## Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified canoeist in the women's slalom C-1 event. A total of 17 qualification places were available, allocated as follows:
* 1 place for the host nation, Japan
* 11 places awarded through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
* 5 places awarded through continental tournaments, 1 per continent
Five additional athletes will compete, having already earned a quota in the Women's K1 event.
Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place.
The World Championships quota places were allocated as follows:
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Qualification | Selected competitor |
| 1 | Andrea Herzog | Germany | 1st placed NOC | Andrea Herzog |
| 2 | Jessica Fox | Australia | 2nd placed NOC | Jessica Fox |
| 3 | Nadine Weratschnig | Austria | 4th placed NOC | Nadine Weratschnig |
| 4 | Evy Leibfarth | United States | 3rd placed NOC | Evy Leibfarth |
| 5 | Klara Olazabal | Spain | 5th placed NOC | Núria Vilarrubla |
| 6 | Tereza Fišerová | Czech Republic | 6th placed NOC | Tereza Fišerová |
| 8 | Mònica Dòria | Andorra | Earned quota in K1 | Mònica Dòria |
| 9 | Luuka Jones | New Zealand | Earned quota in K1 | Luuka Jones |
| 10 | Ana Sátila | Brazil | 7th placed NOC | Ana Sátila |
| 11 | Mallory Franklin | Great Britain | 8th placed NOC | Mallory Franklin |
| 15 | Marta Bertoncelli | Italy | 9th placed NOC | Marta Bertoncelli |
| 17 | Lucie Prioux | France | 10th placed NOC | Marjorie Delassus |
| 19 | Alja Kozorog | Slovenia | 11th placed NOC | Alja Kozorog |
| 22 | Viktoriia Us | Ukraine | Earned quota in K1 | Viktoriia Us |
| 24 | Alsu Minazova | ROC | Earned quota in K1 | Alsu Minazova |
| 61 | Jane Nicholas | Cook Islands | Earned quota in K1 | Jane Nicholas |
Continental and other places:
| Nation | Canoeist | Qualification | Selected competitor |
| Japan | - | Host nation | Ayano Sato |
| Canada | Lois Betteridge | Americas quota | Haley Daniels |
| China | Huang Yanzhi | Asia quota | Chen Shi |
| Slovakia | Monika Škáchová | Europe quota | Monika Škáchová |
| Poland | - | Reallocation of Oceania quota | Aleksandra Stach |
| Hungary Switzerland | - | Reallocation of Africa quota | Julia Schmid Alena Marx |
Notes $^a$ The quota for the Americas was allocated to the NOC with the highest-ranked eligible athlete, due to the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships. $^b$ The Africa quota was initially reallocated to Hungary, but was further reallocated to Switzerland following the Hungarian Olympic Committee's decision to only send athletes vaccinated against COVID-19 to the Games, and Schmid's subsequent withdrawal.

## Competition format

Slalom canoeing uses a three-round format, with heats, semifinal, and final. In the heats, each canoeist has two runs at the course with the better time counting. The top 15 advance to the semifinal. In the semifinal, the canoeists get a single run; the top 10 advance to the final. The best time in the single-run final wins gold.
The canoe course is approximately 250 metres long, with up to 25 gates that the canoeist must pass in the correct direction. Penalty time is added for infractions such as passing on the wrong side or touching a gate. Runs typically last approximately 95 seconds.

## Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
The women's slalom C-1 took place over two consecutive days.
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday, 28 July 2021 | 13:00 | Heats |
| Thursday, 29 July 2021 | 14:00 | Semifinal Final |

## Results

| Rank | Bib | Canoeist | Nation | Preliminary Heats | Preliminary Heats | Preliminary Heats | Preliminary Heats | Preliminary Heats | Preliminary Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Rank | Bib | Canoeist | Nation | 1st Ride | Pen. | 2nd Ride | Pen. | Best | Order | Time | Pen. | Order | Time | Pen. | Order |
| | 1 | Jessica Fox | Australia | 109.96 | 4 | 110.93 | 4 | 109.96 | 5 | 110.59 | 0 | 1 | 105.04 | 0 | 1 |
| | 2 | Mallory Franklin | Great Britain | 107.51 | 0 | 105.06 | 2 | 105.06 | 1 | 117.75 | 0 | 6 | 108.68 | 2 | 2 |
| | 4 | Andrea Herzog | Germany | 113.69 | 2 | 106.34 | 0 | 106.34 | 2 | 114.61 | 2 | 4 | 111.13 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | Marjorie Delassus | France | 121.74 | 6 | 167.47 | 52 | 121.74 | 17 | 117.71 | 0 | 5 | 115.93 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Nadine Weratschnig | Austria | 112.47 | 0 | 115.56 | 2 | 112.47 | 6 | 119.69 | 0 | 7 | 119.41 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Tereza Fišerová | Czech Republic | 110.45 | 2 | 109.16 | 0 | 109.16 | 3 | 113.23 | 0 | 2 | 120.99 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | Viktoriia Us | Ukraine | 123.97 | 2 | 119.05 | 0 | 119.05 | 15 | 122.12 | 2 | 9 | 124.85 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Núria Vilarrubla | Spain | 118.03 | 2 | 121.00 | 8 | 118.03 | 13 | 119.99 | 2 | 8 | 127.33 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | Monika Škáchová | Slovakia | 125.65 | 2 | 116.85 | 2 | 116.85 | 12 | 124.87 | 2 | 10 | 129.39 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | Ana Sátila | Brazil | 120.56 | 4 | 109.90 | 2 | 109.90 | 4 | 114.27 | 0 | 3 | 164.71 | 52 | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | Mònica Dòria | Andorra | 113.78 | 2 | 119.69 | 4 | 113.78 | 9 | 128.32 | 6 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 12 | 15 | Alja Kozorog | Slovenia | 124.08 | 4 | 113.07 | 0 | 113.07 | 8 | 129.72 | 2 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 13 | 10 | Luuka Jones | New Zealand | 116.55 | 0 | 115.19 | 2 | 115.19 | 11 | 130.39 | 6 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 14 | 11 | Alsu Minazova | ROC | 176.02 | 54 | 118.45 | 4 | 118.45 | 14 | 135.80 | 6 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 15 | 18 | Marta Bertoncelli | Italy | 121.83 | 0 | 113.91 | 2 | 113.91 | 10 | 145.71 | 2 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 16 | 21 | Alena Marx | Switzerland | 120.12 | 2 | 150.84 | 4 | 120.12 | 16 | 163.09 | 6 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | 13 | Chen Shi | China | 127.36 | 2 | 124.15 | 0 | 124.05 | 18 | 164.99 | 12 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 18 | 9 | Evy Leibfarth | United States | 115.55 | 2 | 113.06 | 0 | 113.06 | 7 | 183.32 | 50 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 19 | 17 | Aleksandra Stach | Poland | 145.58 | 2 | 134.03 | 6 | 134.03 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 20 | 21 | Ayano Sato | Japan | 161.77 | 8 | 151.03 | 10 | 151.03 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 21 | 22 | Jane Nicholas | Cook Islands | 151.95 | 6 | 205.74 | 62 | 151.95 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 22 | 19 | Haley Daniels | Canada | 152.98 | 8 | 191.00 | 56 | 152.98 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |