REZULTATI: https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-slalom-world-cup/ljubljana-tacen-2022/results

V Ljubljani se med petkom in nedeljo obeta kajakaški spektakel, saj tacenska proga gosti tretjo tekmo za svetovni pokal. Slovenci so bili na savskih brzicah na Brodu vselej zelo uspešni, pa naj je šlo za svetovne pokale ali svetovna in evropska prvenstva. Tokratna proga, ki sta jo postavila Nemec Sebastian Schubert in vodja slovenske ekipe Iñaki Gomez, bo zaradi zelo nizkega vodostaja Save precej krajša, kot običajno. V kvalifikacijah bo tako le 18 vrat, v polfinalu in finalu pa 21.

Tacen je eno izmed tradicionalnih prizorišč slalomskih tekem najvišjega mednarodnega nivoja. Od prve izvedbe serije, v sezoni 1989, je večkrat kot Ljubljana tekmo svetovnega pokala gostil le Augsburg, in sicer 22-krat, medtem ko so se najboljši slalomisti na tekmi svetovnega pokala v Ljubljani doslej mudili 18-krat.

V devetnajsti izvedbi svetovnega pokala bodo slovenski tekmovalci in tekmovalke lovili petnajsto zmago na domači progi v tej seriji tekmovanj. Kot prvi je pred domačimi navijači slavil kajakaš Andraž Vehovar, in sicer v sezoni 1995, sledili pa so mu Dejan Kralj (2001), Miha Terdič (2002), Andrej Nolimal (2003), Jure Meglič (2007), Peter Kauzer (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016), Anže Berčič (2013), Benjamin Savšek (2014, 2016), Žan Jakše (2018) in Luka Božič (2020).

Tudi bera srebrnih odličij je nadvse bogata. Že v prvi izvedbi leta 1989 je bil kanuist Boštjan Žitnik drugi, na naslednje srebro pa je bilo potrebno počakati šest let. Leta 1995 je bil drugi Fedja Marušič, ki je do srebra dvakrat priveslal še v sezoni 1999. Takrat je Tacen gostil kar dva svetovna pokala, saj so zaradi politične situacije v Skopju tamkajšnjo tekmo organizirali v Tacnu in Primorec je bil obakrat drugi. Srebrni so bili tudi Andraž Vehovar (1998), Simon Hočevar (2003), Dejan Stevanovič (2007), Jure Meglič (2011), Luka Božič in Sašo Taljat (2014), Anže Berčič (2019), Peter Kauzer (2019, 2020) in Eva Terčelj (2019). Za točke svetovnega pokala je v sezoni 2005 štelo tudi evropsko prvenstvo na Savi, kjer je bil Kauzer prav tako drugi.

Seveda na seznamu ne manjkajo niti bronaste medalje. Za prvo je leta 1999 poskrbel kajakaš Miha Štricelj, ki si je stopničko delil z Avstrijcem Manuelom Koehlerjem, s katerim sta dosegla do stotinke identičen čas. Leta 2001 je bil tretji Simon Hočevar, leta 2011 Urša Kragelj, v sezoni 2013 pa Eva Terčelj in dvojec Božič –Taljat. Leto kasneje je Luka Božič osvojil bron še v kanuju enosedu, v sezoni 2019 pa je Ajda Novak priveslala do tretjega mesta v ekstremnem slalomu.

V ekipi, ki bo ta konec tedna lovila nove vrhunske rezultate je precej tistih, ki so se na Savi na najvišja mesta uvrščali v preteklosti, zato lahko z nestrpnostjo pričakujemo prve tekme.

Vstopnice so v preprodaji na voljo na eventim.si in prodajnih mestih Petrol, v času tekmovanja pa jih bo mogoče kupiti tudi pri vhodu na prizorišče. V petek bo vstop prost, za sobotni oziroma nedeljski del programa pa je cena 5,00 evrov.

LPP imetnikom dnevne vstopnice omogoča brezplačen mestni avtobusni prevoz na tekmo v Tacen.

Več na: www.slalomtacen.com

Program:

Petek, 24. junij

9.00                 Kvalifikacije – kajak moški in kajak ženske

14.15               Kvalifikacije – kanu moški in kanu ženske

Sobota, 25. junij

9.00                 Polfinale – kajak moški in kajak ženske

12.00               Finale – kajak moški in kajak ženske

16.00               Kvalifikacije ekstremnega slaloma

Nedelja, 26. junij

9.00                 Polfinale – kanu moški in kanu ženske

11.30               Finale – kanu moški in kanu ženske

15.15               Finalni del ekstremnega slaloma

16:30               Ekstremni slalom (četrtfinale, polfinale, finale)

SLOVENSKA EKIPA

Kajak moški: Peter Kauzer, Martin Srabotnik, Ulan Valant

Kajak ženske: Eva Terčelj, Eva Alina Hočevar, Ajda Novak

Kanu moški: Benjamin Savšek, Luka Božič, Anže Berčič

Kanu ženske: Alja Kozorog, Eva Alina Hočevar, Lea Novak

Ekstremni slalom – moški: Vid Kuder Marušič, Tine Kancler, Marko Petek, Martin Srabotnik

Ekstremni slalom – ženske: Ajda Novak, Eva Terčelj

Ljubljana, more precisely the famous canoe slalom course in Tacen, which has been hosting the biggest international wild water competitions since 1955, will be in the spotlight of the kayak and sports community between 24th and 26th June 2022. It will host the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race in the season 2022. More than 200 competitors from 32 countries will compete on the Sava River. 

Among the main favourites for the top positions on the Sava River will certainly be Slovenian competitors, who always achieve excellent results on the domestic course, and in addition, this year they have already proven that they are in exceptional shape. At the end of May, Tokyo Olympic Champion Benjamin Savšek, became the European Canoe Slalom Champion for the fourth time, and in the last World Cup race before the athletes moved to Ljubljana, he was second. At the first World Cup race of the season in Prague, Peter Kauzer won in men’s kayak final and Luka Božič in men’s canoe.

Promising results were achieved also in the youngest canoeing discipline – extreme slalom – which will be featured in the Olympic programme for the first time in Paris 2024. Ajda Novak was third in the women’s competition at the European Championships, and Vid Kuder Marušič was second in the men’s extreme kayak final at the World Cup in Krakow.

Slovenians have more than a good record before the race in front of their home crowd and expectations will be accordingly high. This time, Tacen will host the Canoe Slalom World Cup race for the nineteenth time in history, and the local competitors have collected 14 gold medals, 12 silver and seven bronze medals so far.

But the task of conquering the highest places will not be easy. Practically all the best canoe slalom paddlers in the world came to Slovenia, including the superstar of this sport, Australian Jessica Fox. In addition to Jessica Fox, Benjamin Savšek and Peter Kauzer, we will be able to enjoy the performances of other Olympic medal winners too, such as Matej Benuš, Jakub Grigar, Sideris Tasiadis, Mallory Franklin, Joseph Clark, Denis Gargaud Chanut, Lukaš Rohan, Jiri Prskavec and many other medallists from major canoeing competitions.  

The organisers expect competitors from Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, North Macedonia, Mauritius, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Senegal, Switzerland, Slovakia, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, the United States of America and Slovenia.

Tickets are available at eventim.si and Petrol service stations, and during the competition days they will also be available for purchase at the entrance to the venue. Admission will be free on Friday, and the price for the Saturday’s or Sunday’s part of the programme is 5.00 EUR.

Ljubljana Public Transport (LPP) provides day ticket holders with a free city bus to the race in Tacen.

More at: www.slalomtacen.com

Programme:

Friday, June 24th

9.00 Heats – women’s kayak and men’s kayak

14.15 Heats – women’s canoe and men’s canoe

Saturday, June 25th

9.00 Semifinals – women’s kayak and men’s kayak

12.00 Finals – women’s kayak and men’s kayak

16.00 Extreme Slalom Time trial

Sunday, June 26^th

 9.00 Semifinals – women’s canoe and men’s canoe

11.30 Finals – women’s canoe and men’s canoe

15.15 Extreme slalom – final phase

16:30 Extreme slalom – quarterfinal, semifinal, final

TEAM SLOVENIA

Kayak men: Peter Kauzer, Martin Srabotnik, Ulan Valant

Kayak women: Eva Terčelj, Eva Alina Hočevar, Ajda Novak

Canoe men: Benjamin Savšek, Luka Božič, Anže Berčič

Canoe women: Alja Kozorog, Eva Alina Hočevar, Lea Novak

Extreme slalom – men: Vid Kuder Marušič, Tine Kancler, Marko Petek, Martin Srabotnik

Extreme slalom – women: Ajda Novak, Eva Terčelj, Eva Alina Hočevar