Canoe Slalom World Cup
Top international circuit of canoe slalom competitions
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The ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup is an annual season-long series of top level races in canoe slalom held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. It has been held since 1988 in four canoe and kayak disciplines for men and women. The four original disciplines were men's single canoe (C1), men's double canoe (C2), men's kayak (K1) and women's kayak. A women's single canoe discipline (C1) was added to the world cup in 2010. The men's C2 event was removed from the world cup series in 2018 and it was replaced by the mixed C2 event. The mixed C2 event only lasted for one season, however. 2018 was also the first time that world cup points were awarded for the kayak cross (called extreme K1 at the time). Kayak cross individual (a kayak cross time trial event) was introduced as a separate discipline in 2025. The time trial is simultaneously used as a qualification run for the kayak cross knockout phase.
| Canoe Slalom World Cup | |
|---|---|
Thierry Humeau at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg, 1990 | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | Canoe slalom |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location | mostly Europe |
| Inaugurated | 1988 |
Previous event | 2025 |
Next event | 2027 |
| Organised by | International Canoe Federation (ICF) |
 2026 Canoe Slalom World Cup | |
Competition format
The World Cup is a series of individual races usually taking place during the summer months of June, July, and August. The athlete (or boat) that accumulates the highest number of points from all World Cup races in the given discipline becomes the overall World Cup champion. The scoring system, as well as the number of World Cup races, has changed multiple times over the years. Currently, the winner of a World Cup race receives 60 points (120 points in the World Cup Final). The points awarded for lower positions vary by discipline.
Venues
World Cup races take place mostly in Europe, with the most common stops in Augsburg, Prague, Tacen and La Seu d'Urgell. On rare occasions there were World Cup events on other continents with Penrith being the most visited venue outside of Europe. In the early years the races were sometimes held on natural courses, but only artificial courses have been used in recent years.
World Cup Champions
Canoe/Kayak (C1/K1)
Discontinued events
Kayak cross (KX/KXI)
| Season | Kayak cross men | Kayak cross individual men | Kayak cross women | Kayak cross individual women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Pavel Eigel (RUS) |
– |  Martina Wegman (NED) |
– |
| 2019 |  Pedro Goncalves (BRA) |
– |  Ashley Nee (USA) |
– |
| 2020 | Not declared | – | Not declared | – |
| 2021 |  Vít Přindiš (CZE) |
– |  Caroline Trompeter (GER) |
– |
| 2022 | Vojtěch Heger (CZE) |
– |  Mallory Franklin (GBR) |
– |
| 2023 | Joseph Clarke (GBR) |
– | Kimberley Woods (GBR) |
– |
| 2024 | Joseph Clarke (GBR) |
– | Kimberley Woods (GBR) |
– |
| 2025 | Jonny Dickson (GBR) |
Sam Leaver (GBR) |
Ricarda Funk (GER) |
 Camille Prigent (FRA) |
| 2026 | TBD | Joseph Clarke (GBR) |
TBD | Marjorie Delassus (FRA) |
Overall titles
Showing top ten male and female paddlers.
Men
| Rank | Name | Period | C1 | K1 | KX | KXI | C2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pavol Hochschorner (SVK) | 1996–2017 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 |
| Peter Hochschorner (SVK) | 1996–2017 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | Jiří Rohan (CZE) | 1983–1997 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 |
| Miroslav Šimek (CZE) | 1977–1997 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 1994–active | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| 6 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) | 2005–active | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Matej Beňuš (SVK) | 2002–active | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| 8 | Jon Lugbill (USA) | 1975–1995 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Richard Fox (GBR) | 1977–1993 | - | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Gareth Marriott (GBR) | 1986–1997 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Scott Shipley (USA) | 1988–2004 | - | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 1990–2004 | - | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Ladislav Škantár (SVK) | 1998–2018 | - | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Peter Škantár (SVK) | 1998–2018 | - | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
 Peter Kauzer (SLO) | 1999–active | - | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 1998–2023 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Jiří Prskavec (CZE) | 2008–active | - | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Joseph Clarke (GBR) | 2009–active | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
Women
| Rank | Name | Period | C1 | K1 | KX | KXI | C2X | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jessica Fox (AUS) | 2008–active | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 12 |
| 2 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 1988–2019 | – | 6 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 3 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 1999–2021 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Kimberley Woods (GBR) | 2011–active | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 4 | |
| Ricarda Funk (GER) | 2008–active | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | |
| 6 | Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (FRA) | 1979–1996 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Lynn Simpson (GBR) | 1988–1997 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Tereza Fišerová (CZE) | 2013–active | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 1988–2017 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Rosalyn Lawrence (AUS) | 2006–2019 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) | 2002–2024 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Mallory Franklin (GBR) | 2010–active | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
Race wins
Showing top ten male and female paddlers by race victories. Statistics are missing several races from 1988 and 1989.
Men
| Rank | Name | Period | C1 | K1 | KX | KXI | C2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavol Hochschorner (SVK) | 1996–2017 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 30 |
| Peter Hochschorner (SVK) | 1996–2017 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 30 | |
| 3 | Jiří Rohan (CZE) | 1983–1997 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 20 |
| Miroslav Šimek (CZE) | 1977–1997 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | |
| Michal Martikán (SVK) | 1994–active | 20 | – | – | – | – | 20 | |
| 6 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 1994–2012 | 18 | – | – | – | – | 18 |
| 7 | Peter Kauzer (SLO) | 1999–active | - | 13 | – | – | – | 13 |
| 8 | Jon Lugbill (USA) | 1975–1995 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Frank Adisson (FRA) | 1989–2000 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
| Wilfrid Forgues (FRA) | 1989–2000 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
| Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 1990–2004 | - | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | |
| Scott Shipley (USA) | 1988–2004 | - | 11 | – | – | – | 11 |
Women
| Rank | Name | Period | C1 | K1 | KX | KXI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 2008–active | 37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| 2 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 1988–2017 | – | 20 | – | – | 20 |
| 3 | Ricarda Funk (GER) | 2008–active | – | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 1988–2019 | – | 14 | – | – | 14 |
| 5 | Mallory Franklin (GBR) | 2010–active | 7 | 1 | 3 | – | 11 |
| 6 | Lynn Simpson (GBR) | 1988–1997 | – | 10 | – | – | 10 |
| 7 | Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (FRA) | 1979–1996 | – | 9 | – | – | 9 |
| Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 1999–2021 | – | 9 | – | – | 9 | |
| 9 | Mandy Planert (GER) | 1992–2008 | – | 8 | – | – | 8 |
 Maialen Chourraut (ESP) | 2000–active | – | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Kimberley Woods (GBR) | 2011–active | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 8 |
Medals per discipline
Showing top ten paddlers by medal record per discipline. Statistics are missing several races from 1988 and 1989.
C1 men
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K1 men
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Kayak cross men
|
Kayak cross individual men
|
C1 women
|
K1 women
|
Kayak cross women
|
Kayak cross individual women
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C2 men
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C2 mixed
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Overall titles per country
As of the end of 2025 season.
| Nation | C1 men | C1 women | C2 men | C2 mixed | K1 men | K1 women | KX men | KX women | KXI men | KXI women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia |
12 | 14 | 10 | 36 | |||||||
| 2 | Great Britain |
4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | |||
| 3 | France |
7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Germany |
5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 23 | ||||||
| 5 | Czech Republic |
3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |||
| 6 | Australia |
2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |||||||
| 7 |  United States |
3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | Slovenia |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 9 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| 10 |  Italy |
3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 11 | Austria |
2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 |  China |
1 | 1 | |||||||||
 Canada |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Russia |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Brazil |
1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 |
Venue usage
49 unique venues have held a Canoe Slalom World Cup between 1988 and 2026. This includes those that have held the World Championships or Continental Championships which counted towards world cup points (2005–2010 and 2018). As of 2008, a world cup has been held on every inhabited continent.
