This weekend, the Sava River hosts a major international competition, the I Feel Slovenia Canoe Slalom Cup Tacen 2025, which also counts as a 2025 ECA Open Canoe Slalom European Cup race and ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking race. On Saturday, the canoe events saw victories for Slovenian athletes Eva Alina and Žiga Lin Hočevar, while the kayak wins went to Italy.

The I Feel Slovenia Canoe Slalom Cup Tacen 2025 brought two victories for young Slovenian national team members. Eva Alina Hočevar claimed the win in the women’s canoe final, posting a time of 95.20 seconds and beating Italy’s Marta Bertoncelli by 1.57 seconds. French paddler Doriane Delassus finished third, almost three seconds behind Eva Alina. Six other Slovenian athletes competed in the final: Alja Kozorog narrowly missed the podium in fourth, followed by Lea Novak in fifth, Sara Belingar in seventh, Ema Lampič in eighth, and Lea Senica in ninth.

In the last final of the day, Žiga Lin Hočevar secured a dominant win in the men’s canoe final, finishing 2.79 seconds ahead of Tokyo Olympic champion Benjamin Savšek. Croatian paddler Matija Marinić, who often trains on the Tacen course, came third. Luka Božič, after a touch and two penalty seconds, placed sixth, and Juš Javornik also had a touch and finished seventh.

Eva Alina Hočevar also stood on the podium in the women’s kayak event, finishing third. She was beaten by two Italian competitors: Stefanie Horn, the 2017 European silver medallist in Tacen, and Francesca Malaguti. Eva Alina was less than four seconds off the winning time. Sara Belingar also competed in the final and took sixth place.

Another Slovenian third place came from Solkan native Tine Kancler, who finished behind two Italian athletes in the men’s kayak final. He crossed the finish line a little over three seconds behind the winner. The victory went to young Xabier Ferrazzi, the son of an Olympic champion from Barcelona and a former top-level Spanish kayaker. Reigning Olympic and European champion Giovanni de Gennaro came second. Peter Kauzer finished fourth.

The competition weekend in the Kayak Centre Tacen carries extra weight for Slovenian athletes, as Saturday’s and Sunday’s heats runs also count as the first selection races for the national team. The third and fourth selection races will take place next weekend in Ivrea, Italy.

In the first national team selection race, Eva Alina Hočevar was the top Slovenian in the women’s canoe event, followed by Alja Kozorog, Lea Novak, Sara Belingar, and Ema Lampič. In the men’s kayak, Žiga Lin Hočevar led the selection standings, followed by Martin Srabotnik and Peter Kauzer, who is already on the team due to last season’s results. They were trailed by Lan Tominc, Ulan Valant, and Jan Ločnikar. Eva Alina Hočevar also led the women’s kayak rankings, ahead of Ajda Novak, Lea Novak, Sara Belingar, and Ula Skok. In the men’s canoe category, the top three were Benjamin Savšek, Žiga Lin Hočevar, and Luka Božič – all already secured spots on the national team – followed by Juš Javornik.

LIVE STREAM – I FEEL SLOVENIA CANOE SLALOM CUP TACEN 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/kajakzveza
https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

RESULTS:
https://www.timing-mojstrana.com

Savske brzice ta konec tedna gostijo močno mednarodno tekmo I Feel Slovenia pokal v slalomu na divjih vodah, ki šteje kot tekma evropskega pokala in tekma za točke jakostne lestvice ICF.  V soboto sta se zmag v kanuistični konkurenci veselila Eva Alina in Žiga Lin Hočevar, kajakaški zmagi pa sta odšli v Italijo.

I Feel Slovenia pokal v slalomu na divjih vodah je postregel z dvema zmagama mladih slovenskih reprezentantov. Eva Alina Hočevar je bila najboljša v finalu kanuistk, kjer je postavila čas 95,20 in tako za 1,57 sekunde prehitela Italijanko Marto Bertoncelli. Na tretje mesto je priveslala francoska kanuistka Doriane Delassus, ki je za Evo Alino Hočevar zaostala za skoraj tri sekunde. V finalu I Feel Slovenia evropskega pokala v slalomu na divjih vodah je veslalo še šest Slovenk. Alja Kozorog je preizkušnjo končala tik pod zmagovalnim odrom na četrtem mestu, Lea Novak je bila peta, Sara Belingar sedma, Ema Lampič osma, Lea Senica pa deveta.

V zadnjem finalu dneva se je zmage veselil Žiga Lin Hočevar, ki je suvereno opravil s kanuističnim finalom in zmagal z 2,79 sekunde naskoka pred olimpijskim prvakom iz Tokia Benjaminom Savškom. Hrvaški reprezentant Matija Marinić, ki večino časa trenira na tacenski progi, je bil tretji. Luka Božič je z dotikom in dvema kazenskima sekundama zasedel šesto mesto, Juš Javornik pa je bil prav tako z dotikom sedmi.

Eva Alina Hočevar je bila na zmagovalnem odru tudi v konkurenci kajakašic, kjer je zasedla tretje mesto. Prehiteli sta jo italijanski predstavnici Stefanie Horn, ki je leta 2017 v Tacnu postala evropska podprvakinja, in Francesca Malaguti. Eva Alina Hočevar je za zmago zaostala za slabe štiri sekunde. V finalu je nastopila še Sara Belingar in zasedla šesto mesto.

Za še eno slovensko tretje mesto je poskrbel Solkanec Tine Kancler, ki je v finalu kajakašev premoč priznal dvema italijanskima predstavnikoma, v cilju pa za zmagovalcem zaostal za nekaj več kot tri sekunde. Zmagal je mladi Xabier Ferrazzi, sin olimpijskega prvaka iz Barcelone in nekdanje vrhunske španske kajakašice, drugi pa je bil aktualni olimpijski in evropski prvak Giovanni de Gennaro. Peter Kauzer je bil tokrat četrti.

Tekmovalni konec tedna v Kajakaškem centru Tacen ima za slovenske tekmovalke in tekmovalce še večjo težo. Kvalifikacijski vožnji v soboto in nedeljo namreč štejeta za prvi izbirni tekmi za sestavo reprezentance, prihodnji konec tedna v Ivrei pa bosta na sporedu še tretja in četrta izbirna tekma.

Na prvi tekmi za sestavo članske reprezentance je bila najvišje uvrščena Slovenka med kanuistkami Eva Alina Hočevar, za njo so se zvrstile Alja Kozorog, Lea Novak, Sara Belingar in Ema Lampič. Med kajakaši je s prvo izbirno tekmo najbolje opravil Žiga Lin Hočevar, sledili so mu Martin Srabotnik, Peter Kauzer, ki je na podlagi lanskih uspehov že uvrščen v ekipo, Lan Tominc, Ulan Valant in Jan Ločnikar. Eva Alina Hočevar je bila na vrhu tudi med kajakašicami, za njo so se uvrstile Ajda Novak, Lea Novak, Sara Belingar in Ula Skok. Med kanuisti so bili na vrhu Benjamin Savšek, Žiga Lin Hočevar in Luka Božič, ki so že uvrščeni v člansko reprezentanco, sledil pa jim je Juš Javornik.

SPLETNI PRENOS – I FEEL SLOVENIA CANOE SLALOM CUP TACEN 2025: https://www.youtube.com/kajakzveza in https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

REZULTATI:  https://www.timing-mojstrana.com/

I Feel Slovenia Canoe Slalom Cup Tacen 2025 šteje za ECA evropski pokal v slalomu na divjih vodah in točke mednarodne lestvice ICF.

I Feel Slovenia Canoe Slalom Cup Tacen 2025 is a part of the 2025 ECA Open Canoe Slalom European Cup series and counts towards the ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking.

PRENOS/STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/kajakzveza & https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

REZULTATI/RESULTS: https://www.timing-mojstrana.com/