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

Ljubljana, natančneje znamenita kajakaška proga v Tacnu, ki največja mednarodna tekmovanja na divjih vodah gosti že od leta 1955, bo med 24. in 26. junijem v središču pozornosti kajakaške in športne javnosti. Gostila bo namreč tretjo tekmo za ICF svetovni pokal v slalomu na divjih vodah v sezoni 2022. Tekmovalo bo več kot 200 tekmovalk in tekmovalcev iz 32 držav.

Med glavne favorite za najvišja mesta na Savi bodo vsekakor sodili slovenski tekmovalci in tekmovalke, ki na domači progi vedno dosegajo odlične rezultate, poleg tega pa so letos že dokazali, da so v izjemni formi. Benjamin Savšek je ob koncu maja še četrtič postal evropski prvak v kanuju, na zadnji tekmi svetovnega pokala preden se je karavana preselila v Ljubljano pa je bil drugi. Na prvi tekmi svetovnega pokala v Pragi sta z zmagama zablestela Peter Kauzer v kajaku in Luka Božič v kanuju, veselita pa tudi dve kolajni v najmlajši disciplini – ekstremnem slalomu – ki bo leta 2024 v Parizu prvič na programu olimpijskih iger. Ajda Novak je bila v ženski konkurenci na evropskem prvenstvu namreč tretja, Vid Kuder Marušič pa v moškem ekstremnem kajaku drugi na svetovnem pokalu v Krakovu.

Slovenci imajo pred domačo tekmo več kot dobro popotnico in pričakovanja bodo temu primerno visoka. Tacen bo tokrat devetnajstič v zgodovini gostil tekmo za svetovni pokal in domači tekmovalci so doslej zbrali 14 zmag, 12 srebrnih in sedem bronastih kolajn. 

A naloga osvajanja najvišjih mest ne bo enostavna. V Slovenijo so namreč pripotovali praktično vsi najboljši slalomisti in slalomistke sveta, vključno s prvo zvezdnico tega športa Avstralko Jessico Fox. Poleg Jessice Fox, Benjamina Savška in Petra Kauzerja bomo lahko uživali v predstavah tudi drugih dobitnikov olimpijskih kolajn: Mateja Benuša, Jakuba Grigarja, Siderisa Tasiadisa, Mallory Franklin, Josepha Clarka, Denisa Gargauda Chanuta, Lukaša Rohana, Jirija Prskavca in številnih drugih nosilcev kolajn z največjih tekmovanj.

Organizatorji pričakujejo tekmovalce in tekmovalke iz Alžirije, Argentine, Avstralije, Avstrije, Brazilije, Kanade, Kitajske, Hrvaške, Češke, Španije, Francije, Velike Britanije, Nemčije, Madžarske, Irske, Italije, Japonske, Kazahstana, Latvije, Severne Makedonije, Mavricija, Nizozemske, Nove Zelandije, Poljske, Senegala, Švice, Slovaške, Švedske, Tajske, Ukrajine, Združenih držav Amerike in Slovenije. 

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, Eva Alina Hočevar

Med 24. in 26. junijem 2022 vas vabimo, da se nam pridružite na tretji tekmi za svetovni pokal v slalomu na divjih vodah v Ljubljani – Tacnu.

V petek so na sporedu kvalifikacije, v soboto in nedeljo pa polfinalne in finalne tekme za kolajne.

Vstopnice lahko kupite na eventim.si, prodajnih mestih Petrol Ticket ali pred vhodom na prizorišče (v času tekmovanja). V petek bo vstop prost, v soboto in nedeljo pa je cena dnevne vstopnice 5,00 EUR.

Vabljeni!

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Ljubljana – Tacen will host the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race between 24th and 16th June.

On Friday we will see heats, while on Saturday and Sunday semifinal and final races for the medals are on the programme.

You can get your tickets online at eventim.si, at Petrol service stations or at the entrance to the venue (on competition days). On Friday the entry is free, while Saturday’s and Sunday’s tickets cost 5,00 EUR for each day.