1998 Canoe Slalom World Cup


The 1998 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation. It was the 11th edition. The series consisted of 4 regular world cup races and the world cup final.

Calendar

LabelVenueDate
World Cup Race 1 Liptovský Mikuláš13–14 June
World Cup Race 2 Tacen20–21 June
World Cup Race 3 Augsburg27–28 June
World Cup Race 4 Wausau31 July - 2 August
World Cup Final La Seu d'Urgell11–13 September

Final standings

The winner of each world cup race was awarded 30 points. The points scale reached down to 1 point for 20th place in the men's K1, while in the other three categories only the top 15 received points. Only the best two results of each athlete from the first 4 world cups plus the result from the world cup final counted for the final world cup standings. Furthermore, an athlete or boat had to compete in the world cup final in order to be classified in the world cup rankings.

C1 men

C2 men

K1 men

K1 women

Results

World Cup Race 1

The first world cup race of the season took place at the Ondrej Cibak Whitewater Slalom Course in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia from 13 to 14 June.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men214.70216.56218.06
C2 men
Marek Jiras
Tomáš Máder		230.14
Jaroslav Volf
Ondřej Štěpánek		232.24
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Jaroslav Pollert		233.10
K1 men205.65206.78209.24
K1 women224.74228.66231.28

World Cup Race 2

The second world cup race of the season took place at the Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia from 20 to 21 June.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men202.14209.05209.19
C2 men
Milan Kubáň
Marián Olejník		224.27
Roman Štrba
Roman Vajs		226.48
Frank Adisson
Wilfrid Forgues		227.02
K1 men188.01189.67190.71
K1 women232.81234.18241.53

World Cup Race 3

The third world cup race of the season took place at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 27 to 28 June.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men228.61230.34231.52
C2 men
Frank Adisson
Wilfrid Forgues		233.75
Krzysztof Kołomański
Michał Staniszewski		241.75
André Ehrenberg
Michael Senft		241.85
K1 men215.75216.03217.26
K1 women257.46258.80261.14

World Cup Race 4

The fourth world cup race of the season took place in Wausau, Wisconsin from 31 July to 2 August.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men245.99249.16250.00
C2 men
Éric Biau
Bertrand Daille		265.33
Nathanael Fouquet
Alexandre Lauvergne		266.93
Matt Taylor
Lecky Haller		268.96
K1 men233.82237.62242.17
K1 women273.52273.94274.51

World Cup Final

The final world cup race of the season took place at the Segre Olympic Park in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 11 to 13 September.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men208.44213.93214.21
C2 men
Roman Štrba
Roman Vajs		223.00
Petr Štercl
Pavel Štercl		228.89
Marek Jiras
Tomáš Máder		229.14
K1 men200.49201.13202.90
K1 women224.68232.30236.78