CANOE-KAYAK: Tasiadis wins third Slalom World Cup; Kuhnle stops Fox’s streak

Germany’s Sideris Tasiadis won his third World Cup Slalom of the season, but Australia’s Jessica Fox suffered her first defeat of 2018.

Tasiadis won the C-1 on Saturday by just 0.68 over Slovakia’s Alexander Slafkovsky, but Fox ended up second to Austria’s two-time Olympian, Corinna Kuhnle, 107.94-109.01 as both had penalty-free runs.

The men’s K-1 and women’s C-1 finals scheduled or Sunday were canceled; the ICF announced that “The torrential rain and expected water flow from surrounding mountains means water levels will rise dramatically overnight.”

The World Cup Final will follow next week from 7-9 September in La Seu d’Urgell (ESP). Summaries:

ICF Slalom World Cup
Tacen (SLO) ~ 31 August-2 September 2018
(Full results here)

Men’s C-1: 1. Sideris Tasiadis (GER), 103.00 seconds; 2. Alexander Slafkovsky (SVK), 103.68; 3. Franz Anton (GER), 104.29.

Men’s K-1: Cancelled due to flooding. Women’s C-1: Cancelled due to flooding.

Women’s K-1: 1. Corinna Kuhnle (AUT), 107.94; 2. Jessica Fox (AUS), 109.01; 3. Viktoria Wolffhardt (AUT), 113.10.

Mixed C-2: 1. Veronika Vojtova/Jan Masek (CZE), 140.47; 2. Yves Prigent/Margaux Henry (FRA), 166.86; 3. Jana Matulkova/ Vojtech Mruzek (CZE), 208.56.