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                 WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM (WCS) 1998 =
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STANDING after 4th WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM, Wausau / USA July 31, 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* 30        60 (50)
 2. ( 3)  Paul RATCLIFFE        GBR  11* 30* 16  25        55 (46)
 3. ( 2)  Thomas BECKER         GER  --  17  30  10*       47 (47)
 4. ( 4)  Ian RASPIN            GBR  20  20  10* --        40 (40)
 4. ( 4)  Pierpaolo FERRAZZI    ITA  25  15   8* --        40 (40)  
 4. ( 6)  Andraz VEHOVAR        SLO  14* 25   6* 15        40 (39)
 7. ( 7)  David FORD            CAN  16  16*  1* 20        36 (32)
 8. (14)  Jean-Yves CHEUTIN     FRA   2* --  17  17        34 (19) 
 9. ( 8)  Enrico LAZZAROTTO     ITA  --   2  25  --        27 (27)
 9. (12)  Helmut OBLINGER       AUT  10* 11  --  16        27 (21) 
11. ( 9)  Andrew RASPIN         GBR  13  --  12  --        25 (25)
12. (  )  Manuel KÖHLER         GER  --  --  15   9        24 (15)
13. (10)  Miroslav STANOVSKY    SVK  12  10   3* --        22 (22)
13. (10)  Jiri PRSKAVEC         CZE   8  --  14  --        22 (22)
15. (12)  Shaun PIERCE          GBR  --  13   7   4*       20 (20)
(44 boats in Worldcup Ranking)

MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)
 1. ( 2)  Emmanuel BRUGVIN      FRA  30  15* 17* 30        60 (47)
 2. ( 8)  Hervé DELAMARE        FRA   6* 25  --  25        50 (31)
 2. ( 1)  Michal MARTIKAN       SVK  13* 30  20  --        50 (50)
 4. ( 3)  Stanislav JEZEK       CZE  15  14* 30  --        45 (45)
 5. ( 7)  Patrice ESTANGUET     FRA   7* --  25  16        41 (32)
 6. ( 5)  Juraj MINCIK          SVK  16* 20  16* 20        40 (36)
 7. ( 4)  Krysztof BIERYT       POL  25  --  14  --        39 (39)
 8. ( 6)  Lukas POLLERT         CZE  20  --  15  --        35 (35)
 9. ( 9)  David JANCAR          CZE  17  12* 13  --        30 (30)
10. (11)  David HEARN           USA  12* 16   8* 13        29 (28)
10. (10)  Justin BOOCOCK        AUS  --  17  12  --        29 (29)
12. (13)  Simon HOCEVAR         SLO  10*  9* 10  17        27 (20)
12. (12)  Tony ESTANGUET        FRA  14  13  11* 12*       27 (27)
14. (  )  Robin BELL            AUS  --  10  --  14        24 (10)
15. (14)  Tomas INDRUCH         CZE   8  11  --  --        19 (19) 
(26 boats in Worldcup Ranking)
MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)
 1. ( 1)  ADISSON/FORGUES       FRA  11* 20  30  --         50 (50)
 2. ( 2)  KUBAN/OLEJNIK         SVK  --  30  16  --         46 (46)
 3. ( 3)  JIRAS/MADER           CZE  30  10* 15  --         45 (45)
 3. ( 9)  BIAU/DAILLE           FRA  15  --  14* 30         45 (29)
 5. ( 4)  VOLV/STEPANEK         CZE  25  17  --  --         42 (42)
 6. ( 5)  STRBA/VAJS            SVK  12* 25  13  --         38 (38)
 7. ( 6)  EHRENBERG/SENFT       GER  16* 16  20             36 (36)
 8. (  )  FOUQUET/LAUVERGNE     FRA   9  --  --  25         34 ( 9)
 8. ( 7)  POSPISIL/POLLERT      CZE  20  14   7* --         34 (34)
 8. ( 7)  STERCL/STERCL         CZE  17  --  17  --         34 (34)
11. (10)  HALLER/TAYLOR         USA  13  13* --  20         33 (26)
12. (12)  LEPENNEC/QUEMERAIS    FRA  --  15   8* 15         30 (23)
13. (14)  GAUTIER/LETOURNEAU    FRA  10   9* --  17         27 (19)
14. (11)  KOLOMANSKY/STANISZ.   POL  --  --  25  --         25 (25)
15. (  )  HEPP/MC CLESKEY       USA  --   7  --  16         23 ( 7)
(26 boats in Worldcup Ranking)
WOMEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)
 1. ( 1)  Elena KALISKA         SVK  30  20  17* --         50 (50)
 2. ( 2)  Stepanka HILGERTOVA   CZE  25  13* 20  --         45 (45)
 3. ( 3)  Brigitte GUIBAL       FRA  14  30  --  --         44 (44)
 3. (10)  Cathy HEARN           USA  11* --  14  30         44 (25)
 5. ( 4)  Kordula STRIEPECKE    GER  15  16* 25  --         41 (41)
 6. (  )  Margaret LANGFORD     CAN  --  --  13  25         38 (13)
 6. ( 5)  Sandra FRIEDLI        SUI   8  --  30  --         38 (38)
 8. ( 6)  Evi HUSS              GER  12  25   6* --         37 (37)
 9. ( 7)  Gabriela BROSKOVA     SVK  20  15  12* --         35 (35)
10. ( 8)  Irena PAVELKOVA       CZE  16  17  --  --         33 (33)
11. (11)  Danielle WOODWARD     AUS   9* --  15  15         30 (24)
12. ( 9)  Anouk LOUBIE          FRA  13  14  --   7*        27 (27)
13. (11)  Maria EIZMENDI        ESP  --   8  16  --         24 (24)
13. (11)  Mandy PLANERT         GER  17  --   7  --         24 (24)
13. (  )  Heather CORRIE        GBR   7   7  --  17         24 (14)
(29 boats in Worldcup Ranking)
Next WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM Event (Nr.5/Final: September 11-13, 1998
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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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