Hayward, Smedley and McGee head to Slalom World Cup semis - August 1st, 2014
Broadcast note: ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 will be broadcast on Sportsnet One on Saturday 12:30 and Sunday at 10 a.m. EST. See broadcast schedule for details. Sportsnet is the official Broadcast partner of CanoeKayak Canada.
LA SEU D’URGELL, SPAIN – International competition for slalom athletes resumed today with ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 4 in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain. Three Canadian athletes advanced to the semi-finals.
Ben Hayward of Edmonton ranked 26th after preliminary heats in Men’s K1. He will fight for a spot in the final in tomorrow’s semi. Hayward has been successful in getting through to the final twice this season with seventh and night place results at the two previous World Cups.
Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin, ON ranked 27th in Men’s C1 in the heats. He too is eyeing a spot in the final which he’s done before but not yet this year. Smedley‘s top result for 2014 has been 14th place at World Cup 1.
Alexandra McGee of Ottawa is competing at her first World Cup of the season and advanced to the Women’s C1 semi-finals with a 12th place finish in heats.
Michael Tayler of Ottawa, ON just missed advancing to semi-finals in Men’s K1 and has ranked 43rd overall. Tayler was within a second of making the semi but touching a gate at the bottom of his second run cost him a two second penalty.
In Women’s K1, Thea Froehlich of Ottawa, ON ranked 36th. Jessica Groeneveld of Innisfail, AB finished in the next spot in 37th and Jazmyne Denhollander of Chilliwack, BC was 49th.
World Cup 4 continues tomorrow and Sunday. Semi-finals and finals for all events Canada is in take place on Saturday.
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- Paddlers lead medal parade for Chilliwack athletes
- by Staff Writer - Chilliwack Progress
- posted Jul 25, 2014 at 8:00 AM
Chilliwack athletes did well on the water at the BC Summer Games, winning eight individual medals in canoe and kayak races.
Austin Atkins earned double gold in the boys’ K1 (single person kayak) slalom and C1 (single-person canoe) slalom.
Rhys Taylor finished second in both races.
Maddison Atkins finished first in the girls’ K1 slalom, adding bronze in the C1 race. Isabel Taylor won that race and scored silver in the K1.
These athletes won many more medals on the team side.
Chilliwack Centre of Excellence coach Jon Allen guided the Cariboo-North East zone to bronze in the two-person 2000 metre canoe race.
Still in the water, Chilliwack’s Olivia Strickland shone in synchronized swimming, winning silver in the tier four/five solo event.
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There are sessions being hosted in June for everyone of every level. Check out the list below for an idea and then go register at chilliwackcentreofexcellence.sportical.com
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