This weekend’s fifth Slalom World Cup will be the season-ender and with double points being awarded, there is no way to tell who will become seasonal champions.
It’s literally a wide-open race, with 120-110-100 points being awarded for the top three places and fewer on down through the semifinals. The current standings:
● Men/C-1:
1. 187 ~ Luka Bozic (SLO)
2. 169 ~ Matej Benus (SVK) ~ 2010 World Cup Champion
3. 161 ~ Alexander Slafkovsky (SVK) ~ 2012-16-18 World Cup Champion
4. 160 ~ Michal Martikan (SVK) ~ 2006-14 World Cup Champion
5. 158 ~ Benjamin Savsek (SLO) ~ 2017 World Champion
● Men/K-1:
1. 199 ~ Jiri Prskavec (CZE) ~ 2018 World Cup Champion
2. 178 ~ Peter Kauzer (SLO) ~ 2009-11-15 World Cup Champion
3. 152 ~ Vit Prindis (CZE) ~ 2017 World Cup Champion
4. 137 ~ Michal Pasiut (POL)
5. 134 ~ Hannes Aigner (GER) ~ 2018 World Champion
● Women/C-1:
1. 192 ~ Jessica Fox (AUS) ~ 2013-15-17-18 World Cup Champion
2. 145 ~ Ana Satila (BRA) ~ 2017 World Championships bronze medalist
3. 136 ~ Viktoria Wolffhardt (AUT)
4. 134 ~ Andrea Herzog (GER)
5. 127 ~ Eva Alina Hocevar (SLO)
● Women/K-1:
1. 180 ~ Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) ~ 2014-15 World Cup Champion
2. 165 ~ Ricarda Funk (GER) ~ 2016-17 World Cup Champion
3. 165 ~ Eva Tercelj (SLO)
4. 158 ~ Jessica Fox (AUS) ~ 2018 World Cup Champion
5. 144 ~ Stefanie Horn (ITA)
American teen Evy Leibfarth stands eighth in the C-1 standings at 103 points and while a very longshot to win, a medal performance might get her into the top three in the seasonal standings in her first year on the World Cup circuit!
Qualifying will be on Friday, with the men’s C-1 and women’s K-1 finals on Saturday, and the men’s K-1 and women’s C-1 finals on Sunday. Look for results here.
