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                 WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM (WCS) 1998
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STANDING after 3th WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM, Augsburg/GER,
June 26-28,1998 
                                   
The "Top fivteen"                   World Cup Nr./pts.      Total 
                                   
                                     1   2   3   4   5     Tot.( )
MEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)                                   

 1. ( 1)  Scott SHIPLEY         USA  30  14* 20            50 (44)
 2. (10)  Thomas BECKER         GER  --  17  30            47 (17)
 3. ( 2)  Paul RATCLIFFE        GBR  11* 30  16            46 (41)
 4. ( 3)  Ian RASPIN            GBR  20  20  10*           40 (40)
 4. ( 3)  Pierpaolo FERRAZZI    ITA  25  15   8*           40 (40)  
 6. ( 5)  Andraz VEHOVAR        SLO  14  25   6*           39 (39)
 7. ( 6)  David FORD            CAN  16  16   1*           32 (32)
 8. (28)  Enrico LAZZAROTTO     ITA  --   2  25            27 ( 2)
 9. (12)  Andrew RASPIN         GBR  13  --  12            25 (13)
10. ( 7)  Miroslav STANOVSKY    SVK  12  10   3*           22 (22)
10. (10)  Jiri PRSKAVEC         CZE   8  --  14            22 (14)
12. ( 8)  Helmut OBLINGER       AUT  10  11  --            21 (21)
12. (12)  Shaun PIERCE          GBR  --  13   7            20 (13)
14. (28)  Jean-Yves CHEUTIN     FRA   2  --  17            19 ( 2)
15. (14)  Ludovic BOULESTEIX    FRA  17  1   --            18 (18)

MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)

 1. ( 2)  Michal MARTIKAN       SVK  13* 30  20            50 (43)
 2. ( 2)  Emmanuel BRUGVIN      FRA  30  15* 17            47 (30) 
 3. ( 6)  Stanislav JEZEK       CZE  15  14* 30            45 (29)
 4. ( 4)  Krysztof BIERYT       POL  25  --  14            39 (25)
 5. ( 3)  Juraj MINCIK          SVK  16* 20  16            36 (36)
 6. (11)  Lukas POLLERT         CZE  20  --  15            35 (20)
 7. (19)  Patrice ESTANGUET     FRA   7  --  25            32 ( 7)
 8. ( 5)  Hervé DELAMARE        FRA   6  25  --            31 (31)
 9. ( 6)  David JANKAR          CZE  17  12* 13            30 (29)
10. (15)  Justin BOOCOCK        AUS  --  17  12            29 (17)
11. ( 8)  David HEARN           USA  12  16   8*           28 (28)
12. ( 9)  Tony ESTANGUET        FRA  14  13  11*           27 (27)
13. (12)  Simon HOCEVAR         SLO  10   9* 10            20 (19)
14. (12)  Tomas INDRUCH         CZE   8  11  --            19 (19) 
15. (14)  Danko HERCEG          CRO  11   7   6*           18 (18)

MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)

 1. ( 6)  ADISSON/FORGUES       FRA  11* 20  30             50 (31)
 2. ( 7)  KUBAN/OLEJNIK         SVK  --  30  16             46 (30)
 3. ( 2)  JIRAS/MADER           CZE  30  10* 15             45 (40)  
 4. ( 4)  VOLV/STEPANEK         CZE  25  17  --             42 (25)
 5. ( 3)  STRBA/VAJS            SVK  12* 25  13             38 (37)
 6. ( 5)  EHRENBERG/SENFT       GER  16* 16  20             36 (32)
 7. (11)  STERCL/STERCL         CZE  17  --  17             34 (17)
 7. ( 4)  POSPISIL/POLLERT      CZE  20  14   7*            34 (20)
 9. (13)  BIAU/DAILLE           FRA  15  --  14             29 (15)
10. ( 8)  HALLER/TAYLOR         USA  13  13  --             26 (26)
11. (--)  KOLOMANSKY/STANISZ.   POL  --  --  25             25 (--)
12. (13)  LEPENNEC/QUEMERAIS    FRA  --  15   8             23 (15)
13. (15)  SIMON/SIMON           GER  14  --   6             20 (14)
14. ( 9)  GAUTIER/LETOURNEAU    FRA  10   9                 19 (10)
14. ( 9)  HOCHSCHORNER/HOCHSCH. SVK   7  12  --             19 (19)
  
WOMEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)
 
 1. ( 1)  Elena KALISKA         SVK  30  20  17*            50 (50)
 2. ( 3)  Stepanka HILGERTOVA   CZE  25  13* 20             45 (38)
 3. ( 2)  Brigitte GUIBAL       FRA  14  30  --             44 (44)
 4. ( 7)  Kordula STRIEPECKE    GER  15  16* 25             41 (31)
 5. (18)  Sandra FRIEDLI        SUI   8  --  30             38 ( 8)
 6. ( 4)  Evi HUSS              GER  12  25   6*            37 (37)
 7. ( 5)  Gabriela BROSKOVA     SVK  20  15  12*            35 (35)
 8. ( 6)  Irena PAVELKOVA       CZE  16  17  --             33 (33)
 9. ( 8)  Anouk LOUBIE          FRA  13  14  --             27 (27)
10. (13)  Cathy HEARN           USA  11  --  14             25 (11)
11. (18)  Maria EIZMENDI        ESP  --   8  16             24 ( 8)
11. (16)  Danielle WOODWARD     AUS   9  --  15             24 ( 9) 
11. ( 9)  Mandy PLANERT         GER  17  --   7             24 (17)
14. (15)  Rachel CROSBEE        GBR  10  --  11             21 (10)
15. (16)  Barbara NADALIN       ITA  --   9  10             19 ( 9)  

Next WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM Event (Nr.4): July/August 31-02.
Waussau/USA

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WORLD CUP RULES CANOE SLALOM (WCS)

Categories:
Men.   Kayak (K-1), Canadien Single (C-1), Canadien Double (C-2)
Women. Kayak Single (K-1).  

Point System (all categories, points given only in finals:
Men. K-1 (20 boats), C-1 (15 boats), C-2 (15 boats);
Women. K-1 (15 boats); 1. = 30 pts., 2. = 25, 3. = 20., 4. = 17,
5. = 16., 6. = 15, 7. = 14, 8. = 13, 9, = 8, etc. 
Final Ranking = 3 best results, Final Race La Seu d'Urgell = mandatory; 
* = scratch result

WCR Competitions 1998 (5) Nr. 1, June 12-14, Liptovsky
Mikulas/SVK; Nr. 2, June 19-21, Tacen/SLO; Nr. 3, June 26-28,
Augsburg/GER; Nr. 4, July/August 31-02, Waussau/USA; Nr. 5/Final,
September 11-13, La Seu d'Urgell/ESP.

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