Canoe slalom at the 2023 European Games – Women's kayak cross

The women's kayak cross event at the 2023 European Games took place on 2 July 2023 at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course in Kraków, with the qualification on 1 July 2023.

Women's kayak cross
at the 2023 European Games
VenueKraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course
Date1-2 July
Competitors40 from 17 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Ukraine
silver medal    Germany
bronze medal    Italy

Competition format

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The kayak cross event is split into two phases - qualification time trials and knockout phase where 4 paddlers race each other head-to-head. Top 16 paddlers from the qualification advance to the quarterfinal. There are 4 quarterfinal heats with the top 2 paddlers advancing from each to the semifinal. Same rules apply in the two semifinals and the medals are then decided in the final run.

Paddlers start the cross run by sliding off the starting platform several meters above the water. Then they must navigate the downstream and upstream gates. Unlike in classic slalom, paddlers are allowed to touch the gates and even intentionally move them with their paddle, but not with a free hand. There is also a designated zone where paddlers must perform an Eskimo roll.

Athletes can be penalized in three ways in each round, by receiving a fault (FLT) or by being ranked as lower (RAL). Faults are incurred for false starts, missing gates or failing to correctly perform the Eskimo roll. Athletes are ranked as lower (RAL) if they breach the safety requirements of the competition, such as by holding back another athlete with their hands or paddle, deliberately paddling over another athlete's boat, or by making dangerous contact with another athlete's head or body - all other non-dangerous contact is allowed. In each round athletes are ranked first by the order in which they cross the finish line, with those incurring penalties ranked in the following order: FLT, RAL, DNF, DNS.

The final classification of athletes is determined in the following manner: Athletes eliminated at any phase of the competition will be given their rank based on the comparison of the qualification times of athletes eliminated at the same phase. All 3rd ranked athletes will be ranked above all 4th ranked athletes. The final rank of athletes who did not progress to the heats is determined by their qualification results.[1]

Schedule

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All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
1 July 2023
15:50 Qualification
2 July 2023
15:20 Quarterfinals
15:47 Semifinals
16:05 Final

Results

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Qualification

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Rank Bib Athlete Country Time[2] Notes
1 18 Stefanie Horn   Italy 67.37 Q
2 5 Ricarda Funk   Germany 67.57 Q
3 21 Maialen Chourraut   Spain 67.99 Q
4 15 Eliška Mintálová   Slovakia 68.01 Q
5 10 Klaudia Zwolińska   Poland 68.29 Q
6 4 Elena Lilik   Germany 68.41 Q
7 16 Zuzana Paňková   Slovakia 68.86 Q
8 14 Marjorie Delassus   France 69.19 Q
9 12 Viktoriia Us   Ukraine 69.35 Q
10 7 Martina Wegman   Netherlands 69.36 Q
11 13 Mallory Franklin   Great Britain 69.38 Q
12 1 Kimberley Woods   Great Britain 69.47 Q
13 23 Veronika Vojtová   Czech Republic 69.56 Q
14 17 Alena Marx    Switzerland 69.62 Q
15 19 Ajda Novak   Slovenia 69.69 Q
16 3 Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla   Andorra 69.73 Q
17 6 Camille Prigent   France 69.83
18 2 Eva Terčelj   Slovenia 69.87
19 11 Miren Lazkano   Spain 70.18
20 20 Olatz Arregui   Spain 70.26
21 9 Tereza Fišerová   Czech Republic 70.47
22 28 Emma Vuitton   France 70.53
23 8 Corinna Kuhnle   Austria 70.90
24 37 Chiara Sabattini   Italy 71.33
25 32 Phoebe Spicer   Great Britain 71.41
26 27 Lena Teunissen   Netherlands 72.17
27 22 Soňa Stanovská   Slovakia 72.79
28 25 Eva Alina Hočevar   Slovenia 73.51
29 34 Viktoriia Dobrotvorska   Ukraine 73.73
30 26 Laura Pellicer Chica   Andorra 73.89
31 30 Aleksandra Stach   Poland 74.65
32 39 Dominika Danek   Poland 76.76
33 31 Iris Fyksen Sommernes   Norway 81.55
34 40 Blandine Myriam Xhemajlji   Kosovo 83.80
35 29 Zita Mária Lakner   Hungary 90.53
36 35 Tereza Kneblová   Czech Republic 71.72 FLT (6)
37 33 Emily Apel   Germany 76.39 FLT (4)
38 38 Agata Spagnol   Italy 82.59 FLT (4)
39 36 Anna Lychko   Ukraine 82.70 FLT (R)
- 24 Viktoria Wolffhardt   Austria - DNS

Knockout rounds

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Quarterfinals

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Heat 1
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 12 Kimberley Woods   Great Britain Q
2 1 Stefanie Horn   Italy Q
3 16 Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla   Andorra FLT (2)
4 8 Marjorie Delassus   France FLT (1)
Heat 2
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 4 Eliška Mintálová   Slovakia Q
2 9 Viktoriia Us   Ukraine Q
3 13 Veronika Vojtová   Czech Republic
4 5 Klaudia Zwolińska   Poland FLT (3, 4)
Heat 3
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 6 Elena Lilik   Germany Q
2 10 Martina Wegman   Netherlands Q
3 3 Maialen Chourraut   Spain FLT (3)
4 14 Alena Marx    Switzerland FLT (2)
Heat 4
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 2 Ricarda Funk   Germany Q
2 15 Ajda Novak   Slovenia Q, FLT (6)
3 7 Zuzana Paňková   Slovakia FLT (3)
4 11 Mallory Franklin   Great Britain FLT (3)

Semifinals

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Heat 1
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 9 Viktoriia Us   Ukraine Q
2 1 Stefanie Horn   Italy Q
3 4 Eliška Mintálová   Slovakia FLT (4)
4 12 Kimberley Woods   Great Britain FLT (4)
Heat 2
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 2 Ricarda Funk   Germany Q
2 10 Martina Wegman   Netherlands Q
3 6 Elena Lilik   Germany
4 15 Ajda Novak   Slovenia

Final

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Rank Bib Name Country Notes
  9 Viktoriia Us   Ukraine
  2 Ricarda Funk   Germany
  1 Stefanie Horn   Italy
4 10 Martina Wegman   Netherlands FLT (8)

Final ranking (Top 16)

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The top 16 ranking determined by the knockout rounds. Bib numbers correspond to qualification ranking.[4]

Rank Bib Athlete Country Heat rank
  9 Viktoriia Us   Ukraine 1
  2 Ricarda Funk   Germany 2
  1 Stefanie Horn   Italy 3
4 10 Martina Wegman   Netherlands 4
5 4 Eliška Mintálová   Slovakia SF1 (3)
6 6 Elena Lilik   Germany SF2 (3)
7 12 Kimberley Woods   Great Britain SF1 (4)
8 15 Ajda Novak   Slovenia SF2 (4)
9 3 Maialen Chourraut   Spain QF3 (3)
10 7 Zuzana Paňková   Slovakia QF4 (3)
11 13 Veronika Vojtová   Czech Republic QF2 (3)
12 16 Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla   Andorra QF1 (3)
13 5 Klaudia Zwolińska   Poland QF2 (4)
14 8 Marjorie Delassus   France QF1 (4)
15 11 Mallory Franklin   Great Britain QF4 (4)
16 14 Alena Marx    Switzerland QF3 (4)

References

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  1. ^ "CANOE SLALOM COMPETITION RULES 2023" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Women's Kayak Cross - Qualification" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Women's Kayak Cross - Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Women's Kayak Cross" (PDF). Retrieved 5 July 2023.