CANOE-KAYAK Preview: Fox still looking for first win as Slalom World Cup visits Tacen

2015 World K-1 Slalom Champion Jiri Prskavec (CZE). (Photo: Martin Dvoracek via Wikimedia Commons)

The third of five legs in the 2019 ICF Slalom World Cup is being readied in Ljubljana (SLO), at the famed Tacen Whitewater Course. The competition through the first two legs has been fierce, with no one winning both!

The current standings (scoring 60-55-50 for the top three and then varies by event):

Men/C-1:
1. 99 Matej Benus (SVK) ~ 2016 Olympic silver; 2011 Worlds bronze; Bratislava silver
2. 98 Franz Anton (GER) ~ 2018 World Champion; Bratislava winner
3. 96 Luka Bozic (SLO) ~ Third in Bratislava
4. 72 Casey Eichfeld (USA) ~ Fourth in Bratislava
5. 70 Benjamin Savsek (SLO) ~ 2017 World Champion; 2014-15 Worlds silvers

Men/K-1:
1. 99 Jiri Prskavec (CZE) ~ 2015 World Champion; Lee Valley runner-up
2. 96 Michal Pasiut (POL) ~ Bratislava runner-up
3. 90 Hannes Aigner (GER) ~ 2018 World Champion; Lee Valley bronze
4. 85 Andrej Malek (SVK) ~ Bratislava winner
5. 82 Peter Kauzer (SLO) ~ 2009 & 2011 World Champion; 2016 Olympic silver

Women/C-1:
1. 100 Claire Jacquet (FRA) ~ Bratislava winner
2. 88 Andrea Herzog (GER)
3. 82 Jessica Fox (AUS) ~ 2013-14-15-18 World Champion; Lee Valley bronze
4. 73 Lucie Baudu (FRA)
5. 70 Sophie Ogilve (GBR)

Women/K-1:
1. 105 Ricarda Funk (GER) ~ 2015 Worlds silver; Lee Valley silver; Bratislava bronze
2. 92 Jessica Fox (AUS) ~ 2014-17-18 World Champion; Lee Valley bronze
3. 92 Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) ~ 2010-11 World Champion; Bratislava winner
4. 88 Maialen Chorraut (ESP) ~ 2016 Olympic gold; 2009 Worlds silver; 2011 bronze
5. 79 Luuka Jones (NZL) ~ 2016 Olympic silver; Bratislava silver

Britain’s Mallory Franklin, who posted a rare double in winning both the C-1 and K-1 at Lee Valley, is skipping this week’s event. Fox has a streak of at least one World Cup win over the past six seasons going – 2013-14-15-16-17-18 – but is still looking for her first this year.

Look for results here.