2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

Schedule

Opening ceremonies took place on 9 September at 8 PM CEST. Heats took place on 10–11 September for individual events. Team events took place on 12 September. The finals for all individual events took place on 13 September 2009 from Noon to 2:30 PM CEST. Medal and closing ceremonies took place on 13 September at 2:10 PM CEST.

Technical officials

42 officials from 24 countries and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) were involved in the event judging. The five-member jury is chaired by ICF official Richard Fox of Australia.

Nations

A total of 60 nations were scheduled to participate at the championships.

Athletes

Prior to the start of the meeting, several slalom canoers had a discussion with the ICF on the future of slalom canoeing. Among those in the discussion were ICF President Perurena, Slalom Championships jury chair Fox, and slalom canoers Tony Estanguet (France), Michal Martikán (Slovakia), Pavol Hochschorner (Slovakia), Peter Hochschorner (Slovakia), Elena Kaliská (Slovakia), and David Florence (Great Britain).

Event ticket prices

Ticket prices for the heat events on 10–11 September were €10 while it was €15 for the finals on 12–13 September.

Accommodations

Accommodations took place in La Seu d'Urgell and surrounding areas. Besides hotels, other accommodations include rural rooms, rent a house, and rural apartments.

Event innovations

At these championships, there was an automatic timing system that was both on the slalom canoer's bib and on the course itself. There were a total of ten antennas on the course that once an electronic marker in a canoer's bib approaches an antenna, it triggered video camera and timing controls. These course antennas were located at the start line, the finish line, and eight points in between. This system was used as video feed for the championships. It was an automatic system that times in the 1/100ths of a second and is uploadable on any Windows or Mac computer.

Media coverage

Besides using the traditional coverage of television, the championships were also covered by Twitter and Blogspot. Live streaming was done on both the ICF website and the event website. Live internet results were shown from the official championships website. Another Internet site covering the championships with the ICF was KayakSession.com. Televised coverage was also provided by UniversalSports.com and premiered on the Universal Sports broadcast channel in early October.

Medal summary

Men's

Canoe

Slovakia won the most medals with five. The Hochschorner twins each won two golds, so they were the big medal winners in this discipline at these championships. France and Germany each won two medals with Tony Estanguet being the only non-Slovakian to win gold in this discipline.

Kayak

Spain won the most medals in this discipline though they were both bronzes. The Czech Republic and Slovenia each won gold while France and Great Britain each won silver. Carles Juanmartí had the most medals in this discipline with two.

Women's

Kayak

Germany and Great Britain each won two medals at this discipline with Jasmin Schornberg of Germany and Lizzie Neave of Great Britain each winning a gold and a bronze being the top individual medal winners.

Exhibition

Women's canoe

20 women from 12 nations competed in this exhibition event. This event became an official event at next year's world championships in Tacen, Slovenia. Australia swept the event.

Medal table

This does not count the C1 women's event.

References

References

1. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/2nd_newsletter_2009_csl_wch.pdf 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships August 2009 newsletter.] {{webarchive. link. (20 September 2009 - Retrieved 9 September 2009.)
2. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/SL_Thursday.pdf 10 September 2009 startlist released by event organizers.]{{Dead link. (September 2018)
3. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/SL_Friday.pdf 11 September 2009 startlist released by event organizers.] {{Webarchive. link. (20 September 2009 - Retrieved 10 September 2009.)
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5. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/hotels_eng.htm List of accommodations for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{Webarchive. link. (15 September 2009 - Retrieved 9 September 2009.)
6. [https://twitter.com/PlanetCanoe Planet Canoe Twitter.com for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] - Retrieved 10 September 2009.
7. [https://canoeicf.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-post-in-icf-canoe-slalom-world.html Blogspot.com information on the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships] - 10 September 2009 article Retrieved 10 September 2009.
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9. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/livetv.htm 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships official website live streaming.] {{Webarchive. link. (14 September 2009 - 10 September 2009 article Retrieved 10 September 2009.)
10. [http://www.123result.com/Live.aspx?EventId=105&User=siwidata&Season=CS_2009 Live timing of the Men's C2 heats on 10 September 2009 from SiwiData.] - 10 September 2009 article Retrieved 10 September 2009.
11. [http://www.kayaksession.com/WC-slalom-2009.php Kayak Session webpage featuring the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{Webarchive. link. (6 October 2009 - Retrieved 13 September 2009.)
12. [http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?SPSID=95599&SPID=11656&DB_OEM_ID=23000&id=648321&db_oem_id=23000 13 September 2009 UniversalSports.com video coverage Day 2 of the finals of the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] - Retrieved 17 September 2009.
13. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/C1Men-finalResult.pdf 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{webarchive. link. (20 September 2009 - Retrieved 13 September 2009.)
14. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/C1Men-TeamsFinalResult.pdf 12 September 2009 final results of the men's C1 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{webarchive. link. (20 September 2009 - Retrieved 12 September 2009.)
15. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/C2Men-finalResult.pdf 13 September 2009 final results of the men's C2 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{webarchive. link. (7 October 2009 - Retrieved 13 September 2009.)
16. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200615104820/http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/C2Men-TeamsFinalResult.pdf 12 September 2009 final results for the men's C2 team slalom event for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] - Retrieved 12 September 2009.
17. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/K1Men-finalResult.pdf 13 September 2009 final results of the men's K1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{webarchive. link. (7 October 2009 - Retrieved 13 September 2009.)
18. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/K1Men-TeamsFinalResult.pdf 12 September 2009 final results for the men's K1 team event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{webarchive. link. (7 October 2009 - Retrieved 12 September 2009.)
19. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200615104752/http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/K1Women-finalResult.pdf 13 September 2009 final results of the women's K1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] - Retrieved 13 September 2009.
20. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200615104822/http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/K1Women-TeamsFinalResult.pdf 12 September 2009 results of the women's K1 team finals at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] - Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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22. [http://worldseu09.parcolimpic.com/results/C1Women-finalResult.pdf 13 September 2009 final results for the women's C1 event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.] {{Webarchive. link. (7 October 2009 - Retrieved 13 September 2009.)