V Tacnu se ta konec tedna obeta izvrstno slalomsko tekmovanje. Na mednarodni tekmi, ki bo štela za ECA evropski pokal in ICF jakostno lestvico, hkrati pa bo prinesla tudi dva rezultata izmed štirih v seriji slovenskih izbirnih tekem, se obeta več zvenečih imen svetovnega slaloma na divjih vodah.

Na savskih brzicah bo nastopilo 150 tekmovalk in tekmovalcev iz Slovenije, Italije, Avstrije, Nemčije, Francije, Hrvaške, Brazilije, Madžarske, Belgije, Velike Britanije, Kosova in Alžirije. Tekmovanje bo za slovenske slalomiste še posebej pomembno, saj bosta rezultata prvih kvalifikacijskih voženj v soboto in polfinalne vožnje v nedeljo štela za izbirne tekme. Tisti, ki se ne bodo uvrstili v nedeljski polfinale, bodo v posebni vožnji izbirnih tekem startali pred začetkom nedeljske mednarodne tekme.

Po zaslugi lanskoletnih uspehov in kolajn imajo mesto v slalomski ekipi že zagotovljeno olimpijski prvak Benjamin Savšek ter dobitnika posamičnih kolajn na EP Eva Terčelj in Peter Kauzer, za preostala mesta pa se bodo Slovenke in Slovenci potegovali ta vikend v Tacnu in prihodnji konec tedna (30. april in 1. maj) v italijanski Ivrei.

Poleg najboljših slovenskih predstavnikov in predstavnic, na čelu z olimpijci Benjaminom Savškom, Luko Božičem, Petrom Kauzerjem,  Evo Terčelj, Aljo Kozorog …, bomo imeli v Tacnu priložnost uživati v vožnjah aktualne olimpijske in svetovne prvakinje kajakašice Nemke Ricarde Funk, njene rojakinje Elene Lilik, ki je navduševala na lanskem svetovnem prvenstvu v Bratislavi, večkratne svetovne in evropske prvakinje Corinne Kuhnle iz Avstrije, Viktorie Wolffhardt, Brazilke Ane Satile, nekdanje evropske prvakinje Carole Bouzidi, ki je francosko ekipo zamenjala za barve Alžirije … Na startu bodo tudi odlični kajakaši Giovanni de Gennaro, Felix Oschmautz, Pedro Goncalves, Stefan Hengst, pa kanuistka Marta Bertoncelli, kanuisti Matija Marinić, Roberto Colazingari in Raffaello Ivaldi ter številni drugi.

V soboto so na sporedu kvalifikacijske vožnje. Prva vožnja kvalifikacij za kanuistke in kajakaše se bo začela ob 10. uri, druga pa ob 12. uri. V popoldanskem delu sporeda, z začetkom ob 13.30, sledijo še kvalifikacije kajakašic in kanuistov (druga vožnja ob 15. uri).

V nedeljo se tekmovalni dan začenja ob 9. uri, ko bodo najprej na izbirnih tekmah nastopili tisti tekmovalci in tekmovalke, ki se iz sobotnih kvalifikacij ne bodo uvrstili v polfinalne vožnje ECA evropskega pokala. Polfinale mednarodne tekme se bo začel ob 9.50, ko bodo kanuistke, kajakaši, kajakašice in kajakaši veslali za uvrstitev v finale, ki bo ob 13.30. Ob 16.30 sledi še glavni del tekmovanja v ekstremnem slalomu.

Spletni prenos: https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

Nedeljski finale ob 13.30 si bo mogoče ogledati tudi na Sportu Klubu.

Rezultati: www.timing-mojstrana.com

PROGRAM

(okviren, organizator si pridržuje pravico do spremembe, glede na nepredvidljive okoliščine)

Sobota, 23. 4. 2022

10:00 Kvalifikacije C1ž, K1m (1. vožnja)

12:00 Kvalifikacije C1ž, K1m (2. vožnja)

13:30 Kvalifikacije K1ž, C1m (1. vožnja)

15:00 Kvalifikacije K1ž, C1m (2. vožnja)

Nedelja, 24. 4. 2022

9:00 Izbirna tekma za tiste, ki se ne bodo iz sobotnih kvalifikacij uvrstili v nedeljski polfinale

9:50 Polfinale vse kategorije

13:30 Finale vse kategorije

15:55 Kvalifikacijske vožnje na čas v ekstremnem slalomu

16:30 Finalni del tekmovanja v ekstremnem slalomu

Switzerland has lay claim to be one of the world’s leading extreme canoe slalom nations with two gold medals and a silver medal on the final day of the 2021 ICF junior and U23 canoe slalom world championships in Slovenia.

There were also gold medals for Great Britain and the United States, with the Czech Republic finishing the week as the most successful nation.

Dmitri Marx won his second men’s U23 extreme slalom gold, adding the 2021 title to the crown he won in Italy in 2018.

“It’s working well for me,” Marx said.

“After the slalom I was quite disappointed not to make the finals, so this was good for me.

“I think the Swiss have a bit of a different background to most other slalom paddlers, we all start as freestyle or whitewater paddling, and then later move to slalom.”

It was a Swiss quinella, with teammate Jan Rohrer winning silver, with Poland’s Jakub Brzezinski taking the bronze.

Switzerland also won a gold in the women’s junior extreme slalom final, with Jessica Duc taking advantage of a collision between the leading two paddlers, Russia’s Marina Novysh and Czech Tereza Kneblova, to squeeze through from third into first place.

“I was surprised to be first, I was just happy to be in the final, so to be first was incredible,” Duc said.

“I saw I got a chance to get in front, and I was very shocked to get there. This is my first world championships, but I wasn’t too worried. I have to train hard if I want a chance to progress more.”

Novysh finished second, with Kneblova taking the bronze.

Great Britain’s Nikita Setchell had never competed in an extreme slalom race before this weekend, but showed she is a quick learner with a clever win in the women’s U23 final.

“This was my first time, so it’s good to come away with this memory,” Setchell said.

“I had a few tips from some of the experts back home, so that helped me to get through. Your heart really races at the start, which is the nervous bit.

“It’s such good fun and a great spectator sport. It will be exciting in Paris.”

Setchell finished ahead of the highly regarded Czech pair of Martina Satkova and Antonie Galuskova.

The last time American Kaelin Friedenson competed in an international extreme slalom race he lost his paddle and had to complete the course using his arms. There were no similar mistakes on Sunday, with the teenager capping off an impressive day of racing with gold in the juniors.

“It helps a lot to keep hold of your paddle,” Friedenson said.

“I’m so excited to win, I can’t believe it. I’m definitely not the strongest paddler, but I still like attacking it.

“It’s such fun. I do a lot of plastic boating outside of slalom, and this is a great way to bring that into this event.”

Czech Martin Rudorfer picked up the silver, with New Zealand’s George Snook the bronze.

The Czech Republic finished the week as the most successful nation, with 395 points in the ICF Nations Cup. France finished second on 368 points, with Slovakia on 230.

RESULTS – EXTREME CANOE SLALOM

U23 MEN

1. MARX Dimitri        (SUI)
2. ROHRER Jan           (SUI)
3. BRZEZINSKI Jakub (POL)

JUNIOR MEN

1. FRIEDENSON Kaelin   (USA)
2. RUDORFER Martin     (CZE)
3. SNOOK George           (NZL)

U23 WOMEN

1. SETCHELL Nikita         (GBR)
2. SATKOVA Martina      (CZE)
3. GALUSKOVA Antonie (CZE)

JUNIOR WOMEN

1. DUC Jessica             (SUI)
2. NOVYSH Marina    (RUS)
3. KNEBLOVA Tereza (CZE)

Source: ICF