# 2023 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2023 Canoe Slalom World Cup was the highest level season-long series of competitions across six canoe slalom disciplines organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 36th edition and featured five stops (or races) in five different venues.
Canoeists competed for the title of the overall world cup champion in each of the six disciplines (3 for men and 3 for women), which was determined by the total number of points obtained from the five races.

## Calendar

The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Augsburg, Germany (1–4 June) and concluded with the World Cup Final in Vaires-sur-Marne, France (5-8 October).
| Label | Venue | Date |
| World Cup Race 1 | Augsburg | 1–4 June |
| World Cup Race 2 | Prague | 8–11 June |
| World Cup Race 3 | Tacen | 15–18 June |
| World Cup Race 4 | La Seu | 31 August – 3 September |
| World Cup Final | Vaires-sur-Marne | 5–8 October |

## Standings

The winner of each race was awarded 60 points (with double points awarded for the World Cup Final). 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.
| C1 men Pos Athlete GER CZE SLO ESP FRA Points 1 Luka Božič (SLO)916124270 2 Matej Beňuš (SVK)22858268 3 Raffaello Ivaldi (ITA)1743011257 4 Benjamin Savšek (SLO)713299229 5 Jiří Prskavec (CZE)3912245222 6 Adam Burgess (GBR)1585810216 7 Miquel Travé (ESP)563186 8 Nicolas Gestin (FRA)42676183 9 Marko Mirgorodský (SVK)1113311176 10 Václav Chaloupka (CZE)561415171 | C1 women Pos Athlete GER CZE SLO ESP FRA Points 1 Jessica Fox (AUS)111011334 2 Kimberley Woods (GBR)7535222 3 Viktoriia Us (UKR)13132811217 4 Elena Lilik (GER)3811528194 5 Zuzana Paňková (SVK)86196188 6 Evy Leibfarth (USA)1911151210183 7 Mallory Franklin (GBR)493182 8 Noemie Fox (AUS)28244177178 9 Gabriela Satková (CZE)3252175 10 Angèle Hug (FRA)292116167 |
| K1 men Pos Athlete GER CZE SLO ESP FRA Points 1 Vít Přindiš (CZE)112232304 2 Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA)13679271 3 Jiří Prskavec (CZE)511387252 4 Jonny Dickson (GBR)1961492248 5 Titouan Castryck (FRA)10551244 6 Lucien Delfour (AUS)4810116240 7 Joseph Clarke (GBR)2219216231 8 Hannes Aigner (GER)3941711229 9 Jakub Krejčí (CZE)67301217187 10 Dariusz Popiela (POL)93351515184 | K1 women Pos Athlete GER CZE SLO ESP FRA Points 1 Jessica Fox (AUS)261121308 2 Elena Lilik (GER)112354277 3 Klaudia Zwolińska (POL)474133262 4 Stefanie Horn (ITA)214310202 5 Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla (AND)7987194 6 Eva Terčelj (SLO)181651612185 7 Corinna Kuhnle (AUT)5132184 8 Luuka Jones (NZL)623145178 9 Viktoriia Us (UKR)162621222168 10 Eliška Mintálová (SVK)1018120165 |
| Kayak cross men Pos Athlete GER CZE SLO ESP FRA Points 1 Joseph Clarke (GBR)3351213189 2 Boris Neveu (FRA)61791171 3 Timothy Anderson (AUS)5128126161 4 Finn Butcher (NZL)482652156 5 Jan Rohrer (SUI)82122148 6 Titouan Castryck (FRA)143345141 7 Anatole Delassus (FRA)2310139 8 Dimitri Marx (SUI)341414125 9 Vít Přindiš (CZE)261114334120 10 Isak Öhrström (SWE)19868114 | Kayak cross women Pos Athlete GER CZE SLO ESP FRA Points 1 Kimberley Woods (GBR)25122229 2 Luuka Jones (NZL)9761204 3 Jessica Fox (AUS)53183194 4 Stefanie Horn (ITA)13714158 5 Veronika Vojtová (CZE)53518152 6 Noemie Fox (AUS)26265135139 7 Viktoriia Us (UKR)6161459127 8 Nikita Setchell (GBR)353413104122 9 Ana Sátila (BRA)225421112 10 Tereza Fišerová (CZE)102818105 |

## Points

* World Cup points were awarded based on the results of each race at each event as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| C1 M | 60 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 |
| C1 W | 60 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 |
| K1 M | 60 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
| K1 W | 60 | 55 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 |
| Kayak cross | 60 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 17 |

## Results
### World Cup Race 1

1–4 June in Augsburg, Germany
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Sideris Tasiadis (GER) | 98.25 | Matej Beňuš (SVK) | 101.33 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) | 101.44 |
| C1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 105.04 | Angèle Hug (FRA) | 111.55 | Elena Lilik (GER) | 112.10 |
| K1 men | Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA) | 90.71 | Joseph Clarke (GBR) | 93.69 | Hannes Aigner (GER) | 93.74 |
| K1 women | Elena Lilik (GER) | 101.66 | Stefanie Horn (ITA) | 105.95 | Viktoria Wolffhardt (AUT) | 106.14 |
| Kayak cross men | Benjamin Renia (FRA) | Benjamin Renia (FRA) | Martin Dougoud (SUI) | Martin Dougoud (SUI) | Joseph Clarke (GBR) | Joseph Clarke (GBR) |
| Kayak cross women | Stefanie Horn (ITA) | Stefanie Horn (ITA) | Ana Sátila (BRA) | Ana Sátila (BRA) | Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla (AND) | Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla (AND) |

### World Cup Race 2

8–11 June in Prague, Czech Republic
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Benjamin Savšek (SLO) | 97.65 | Matej Beňuš (SVK) | 101.26 | Jules Bernardet (FRA) | 102.90 |
| C1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 109.13 | Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla (AND) | 110.57 | Gabriela Satková (CZE) | 111.02 |
| K1 men | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) | 89.67 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) | 90.55 | Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA) | 90.82 |
| K1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 98.95 | Ricarda Funk (GER) | 103.58 | Mallory Franklin (GBR) | 104.90 |
| Kayak cross men | Dimitri Marx (SUI) | Dimitri Marx (SUI) | Jan Rohrer (SUI) | Jan Rohrer (SUI) | Titouan Castryck (FRA) | Titouan Castryck (FRA) |
| Kayak cross women | Kimberley Woods (GBR) | Kimberley Woods (GBR) | Tereza Fišerová (CZE) | Tereza Fišerová (CZE) | Stefanie Horn (ITA) | Stefanie Horn (ITA) |

### World Cup Race 3

15–18 June in Tacen, Slovenia. The third world cup was skipped by many of the top European paddlers in favor of preparation for the European Games in Kraków, which would also serve as the European qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Luka Božič (SLO) | 90.29 | Zachary Lokken (USA) | 91.43 | Benjamin Savšek (SLO) | 93.14 |
| C1 women | Elena Lilik (GER) | 101.97 | Viktoriia Us (UKR) | 105.27 | Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) | 108.00 |
| K1 men | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) | 85.02 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) | 89.46 | Felix Oschmautz (AUT) | 90.05 |
| K1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 96.22 | Viktoriia Us (UKR) | 98.91 | Elena Lilik (GER) | 98.92 |
| Kayak cross men | Joseph Clarke (GBR) | Joseph Clarke (GBR) | Anatole Delassus (FRA) | Anatole Delassus (FRA) | Stefan Hengst (GER) | Stefan Hengst (GER) |
| Kayak cross women | Veronika Vojtová (CZE) | Veronika Vojtová (CZE) | Eva Terčelj (SLO) | Eva Terčelj (SLO) | Jessica Fox (AUS) | Jessica Fox (AUS) |

### World Cup Race 4

31 August – 3 September in La Seu, Spain
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Raffaello Ivaldi (ITA) | 96.52 | Luka Božič (SLO) | 97.53 | Marko Mirgorodský (SVK) | 97.63 |
| C1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 107.09 | Andrea Herzog (GER) | 107.17 | Kimberley Woods (GBR) | 109.02 |
| K1 men | Peter Kauzer (SLO) | 89.36 | Joseph Clarke (GBR) | 90.44 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) | 90.90 |
| K1 women | Eliška Mintálová (SVK) | 99.36 | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 99.42 | Stefanie Horn (ITA) | 100.23 |
| Kayak cross men | Jan Rohrer (SUI) | Jan Rohrer (SUI) | Joseph Clarke (GBR) | Joseph Clarke (GBR) | Anatole Delassus (FRA) | Anatole Delassus (FRA) |
| Kayak cross women | Elena Lilik (GER) | Elena Lilik (GER) | Kimberley Woods (GBR) | Kimberley Woods (GBR) | Ricarda Funk (GER) | Ricarda Funk (GER) |

### World Cup Final

5–8 October in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. This was the first major international competition on the new course built for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The competition format mimicked that which would be used at the Olympics, i.e. different from regular World Cup events. With the number of participants that meant top 24 boats progressing to the semifinals from the heats (best of 2 runs) and then top 12 to the finals in the classic slalom events. The kayak cross events included repechage rounds.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| C1 men | Raffaello Ivaldi (ITA) | 95.50 | Franz Anton (GER) | 96.18 | Miquel Travé (ESP) | 96.83 |
| C1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 106.04 | Gabriela Satková (CZE) | 110.08 | Mallory Franklin (GBR) | 111.97 |
| K1 men | Titouan Castryck (FRA) | 89.20 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) Jonny Dickson (GBR) | 91.78 | - | - |
| K1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 100.78 | Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) | 102.37 | Klaudia Zwolińska (POL) | 102.73 |
| Kayak cross men | Boris Neveu (FRA) | Boris Neveu (FRA) | Finn Butcher (NZL) | Finn Butcher (NZL) | Felix Oschmautz (AUT) | Felix Oschmautz (AUT) |
| Kayak cross women | Luuka Jones (NZL) | Luuka Jones (NZL) | Kimberley Woods (GBR) | Kimberley Woods (GBR) | Jessica Fox (AUS) | Jessica Fox (AUS) |