The women's C-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 and 29 July 2021 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course.[1] 22 canoeists from 22 nations competed.[2][3] The event was won by Jessica Fox from Australia, who already had three medals (one silver and two bronzes) in K-1 slalom from the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympics. Briton Mallory Franklin won silver, and German Andrea Herzog bronze. For both of them it was the first Olympic medal.
| Women's slalom C-1 at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Kasai Canoe Slalom Course | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 July 2021 (heats) 29 July 2021 (semifinal & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 105.04 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Background edit
This was the debut appearance of the event, replacing the men's C-2. Previously, there had been three men's events (C-1, C-2, and K-1) and only one women's event (K-1) in slalom canoeing at the Olympics; as of 2020, both men and women will have the C-1 and K-1 events.
Reigning World Champion Andrea Herzog earned a place for, and has been selected to compete by, Germany.[4]
Qualification edit
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified canoeist in the women's slalom C-1 event. A total of 17 qualification places were available, allocated as follows:
- 1 place for the host nation, Japan
- 11 places awarded through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
- 5 places awarded through continental tournaments, 1 per continent
Five additional athletes will compete, having already earned a quota in the Women's K1 event.
Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place.[2]
The World Championships quota places were allocated as follows:[5][6]
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Qualification | Selected competitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Herzog |  Germany
|
1st placed NOC | Andrea Herzog |
| 2 | Jessica Fox |  Australia
|
2nd placed NOC | Jessica Fox |
| 3 | Nadine Weratschnig |  Austria
|
4th placed NOC | Nadine Weratschnig |
| 4 | Evy Leibfarth |  United States
|
3rd placed NOC | Evy Leibfarth |
| 5 | Klara Olazabal |  Spain
|
5th placed NOC | Núria Vilarrubla |
| 6 | Tereza Fišerová |  Czech Republic
|
6th placed NOC | Tereza Fišerová |
| 8 | Mònica Dòria |  Andorra
|
Earned quota in K1 | Mònica Dòria |
| 9 | Luuka Jones |  New Zealand
|
Earned quota in K1 | Luuka Jones |
| 10 | Ana Sátila |  Brazil
|
7th placed NOC | Ana Sátila |
| 11 | Mallory Franklin |  Great Britain
|
8th placed NOC | Mallory Franklin |
| 15 | Marta Bertoncelli |  Italy
|
9th placed NOC | Marta Bertoncelli |
| 17 | Lucie Prioux |  France
|
10th placed NOC | Marjorie Delassus |
| 19 | Alja Kozorog |  Slovenia
|
11th placed NOC | Alja Kozorog |
| 22 | Viktoriia Us |  Ukraine
|
Earned quota in K1 | Viktoriia Us |
| 24 | Alsu Minazova |  ROC
|
Earned quota in K1 | Alsu Minazova |
| 61 | Jane Nicholas |  Cook Islands
|
Earned quota in K1 | Jane Nicholas |
Continental and other places:[5]
| Nation | Canoeist | Qualification | Selected competitor |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan
|
- | Host nation | Ayano Sato |
 Canada
|
Lois Betteridge | Americas quota[a] | Haley Daniels |
 China
|
Huang Yanzhi | Asia quota | Chen Shi |
 Slovakia
|
Monika Škáchová | Europe quota | Monika Škáchová |
 Poland
|
- | Reallocation of Oceania quota | Aleksandra Stach |
 Hungary Switzerland
|
- | Reallocation of Africa quota[b] | Alena Marx |
Notes
a The quota for the Americas was allocated to the NOC with the highest-ranked eligible athlete, due to the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships.
b The Africa quota was initially reallocated to Hungary, but was further reallocated to Switzerland following the Hungarian Olympic Committee's decision to only send athletes vaccinated against COVID-19 to the Games, and Schmid's subsequent withdrawal.[7][8]
Competition format edit
Slalom canoeing uses a three-round format, with heats, semifinal, and final. In the heats, each canoeist has two runs at the course with the better time counting. The top 15 advance to the semifinal. In the semifinal, the canoeists get a single run; the top 10 advance to the final. The best time in the single-run final wins gold.[9]
The canoe course is approximately 250 metres long, with up to 25 gates that the canoeist must pass in the correct direction. Penalty time is added for infractions such as passing on the wrong side or touching a gate. Runs typically last approximately 95 seconds.[9]
Schedule edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
The women's slalom C-1 took place over two consecutive days.[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 28 July 2021 | 13:00 | Heats |
| Thursday, 29 July 2021 | 14:00 |
Semifinal Final |
Results edit
| Rank | Bib | Canoeist | Nation | Preliminary Heats[10] | Semifinal[11] | Final[12] | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ride | Pen. | 2nd Ride | Pen. | Best | Order | Time | Pen. | Order | Time | Pen. | Order | |||||||
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1 | Jessica Fox | Australia |
109.96 | 4 | 110.93 | 4 | 109.96 | 5 | 110.59 | 0 | 1 | 105.04 | 0 | 1 | |||
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2 | Mallory Franklin | Great Britain |
107.51 | 0 | 105.06 | 2 | 105.06 | 1 | 117.75 | 0 | 6 | 108.68 | 2 | 2 | |||
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4 | Andrea Herzog | Germany |
113.69 | 2 | 106.34 | 0 | 106.34 | 2 | 114.61 | 2 | 4 | 111.13 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 14 | Marjorie Delassus | France |
121.74 | 6 | 167.47 | 52 | 121.74 | 17 | 117.71 | 0 | 5 | 115.93 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Nadine Weratschnig | Austria |
112.47 | 0 | 115.56 | 2 | 112.47 | 6 | 119.69 | 0 | 7 | 119.41 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Tereza Fišerová | Czech Republic |
110.45 | 2 | 109.16 | 0 | 109.16 | 3 | 113.23 | 0 | 2 | 120.99 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 16 | Viktoriia Us | Ukraine |
123.97 | 2 | 119.05 | 0 | 119.05 | 15 | 122.12 | 2 | 9 | 124.85 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Núria Vilarrubla | Spain |
118.03 | 2 | 121.00 | 8 | 118.03 | 13 | 119.99 | 2 | 8 | 127.33 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 12 | Monika Škáchová | Slovakia |
125.65 | 2 | 116.85 | 2 | 116.85 | 12 | 124.87 | 2 | 10 | 129.39 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 3 | Ana Sátila | Brazil |
120.56 | 4 | 109.90 | 2 | 109.90 | 4 | 114.27 | 0 | 3 | 164.71 | 52 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 8 | Mònica Dòria | Andorra |
113.78 | 2 | 119.69 | 4 | 113.78 | 9 | 128.32 | 6 | 11 | did not advance | |||||
| 12 | 15 | Alja Kozorog | Slovenia |
124.08 | 4 | 113.07 | 0 | 113.07 | 8 | 129.72 | 2 | 12 | did not advance | |||||
| 13 | 10 | Luuka Jones | New Zealand |
116.55 | 0 | 115.19 | 2 | 115.19 | 11 | 130.39 | 6 | 13 | did not advance | |||||
| 14 | 11 | Alsu Minazova | ROC |
176.02 | 54 | 118.45 | 4 | 118.45 | 14 | 135.80 | 6 | 14 | did not advance | |||||
| 15 | 18 | Marta Bertoncelli | Italy |
121.83 | 0 | 113.91 | 2 | 113.91 | 10 | 145.71 | 2 | 15 | did not advance | |||||
| 16 | 21 | Alena Marx | Switzerland |
120.12 | 2 | 150.84 | 4 | 120.12 | 16 | 163.09 | 6 | 16 | did not advance | |||||
| 17 | 13 | Chen Shi | China |
127.36 | 2 | 124.15 | 0 | 124.05 | 18 | 164.99 | 12 | 17 | did not advance | |||||
| 18 | 9 | Evy Leibfarth | United States |
115.55 | 2 | 113.06 | 0 | 113.06 | 7 | 183.32 | 50 | 18 | did not advance | |||||
| 19 | 17 | Aleksandra Stach | Poland |
145.58 | 2 | 134.03 | 6 | 134.03 | 19 | did not advance | ||||||||
| 20 | 21 | Ayano Sato | Japan |
161.77 | 8 | 151.03 | 10 | 151.03 | 20 | did not advance | ||||||||
| 21 | 22 | Jane Nicholas | Cook Islands |
151.95 | 6 | 205.74 | 62 | 151.95 | 21 | did not advance | ||||||||
| 22 | 19 | Haley Daniels | Canada |
152.98 | 8 | 191.00 | 56 | 152.98 | 22 | did not advance | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Canoe Slalom Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Canoe Slalom" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). olympics.com. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "DOSB NOMINATES ANOTHER 14 ATHLETES FOR TOKYO". DOSB. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
- ^ "Canoe Slalom - Athlete Profiles". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ MTI (19 July 2021). "Lemondott az olimpiai szereplésről Schmid Julia, miután előírták a Covid-védettséget [Julia Schmid resigned from the Olympic show after being granted Covid protection]". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Kanutin Marx für Olympia nachselektioniert [Canoeist Marx selected for the Olympics]". srf.ch (in German). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Olympic Canoe Slalom at Tokyo 2020: Top Five Things to Know". IOC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Results (Heats)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Results (Semifinal)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Results (Final)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2020.