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                 WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM (WCS) 1999
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STANDING after 2nd WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM, Tacen / SLO 
June 22 -24, 1999 
                                      World Cup Nr./pts.   Total 
                                   
"The Top 15"                           1   2   3   4   5   Tot.( )
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MEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)                                   

1. (  )  SHIPLEY Scott           USA  30  20              50 (30)  
1. (  )  MARUSIC Fedja           SLO  25  25              50 (25)
3. (  )  KÖHLER Manuel           AUT  20  12              32 (20)
4. (  )  STRICELJ Miha           SLO  20  11              31 (11)
4. (  )  OBLIGER Helmut          AUT  14  17              31 (14)
6. (  )  RATCLIFFE Paul          GBR  --  30              30 (--)
7. (  )  BECKER Thomas           GER  13  16              29 (13)
8. (  )  KOBES Tomas             CZE  15  10              25 (15)
9. (  )  VEHOVAR Andraz          SLO   4  15              19 ( 4)
10. (  )  OUD Sam                 NED  16  --              16 (16)
10. (  )  PRSKAVEC Jiri           CZE   3  13              16 ( 3)
10. (  )  WALSH Campbell          GBR   7   9              16 ( 7)
13. (  )  RAAB Ondrej             CZE  --  14              14 (--)
14. (  )  BURTZ Laurent           FRA  12  --              12 (12)
15. (  )  STANOVSKY Miroslav      SVK  11  --              11 (11)

(28 boats with World Cup Points)

MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)

1. (  )  POLLERT Lukas           CZE  30  30              60 (30)
2. (  )  ESTANGUET Patrice       FRA  25  17              42 (25) 
3. (  )  WIECZOREK Mariusz       POL  13  25              38 (13)
4. (  )  MINCIK Juraj            SVK  14  20              34 (14)
5. (  )  McINTOSH Stuart         GBR  15  14              29 (15)
6. (  )  OVCARIK Dusan           SVK  10  15              25 (10)
7. (  )  BIERYT Krzysztof        POL  12  10              22 (12)
8. (  )  ESTANGUET Tony          FRA  20  --              20 (20)
9. (  )  BOOCOCK Justin          AUS  17  --              17 (17)
9. (  )  HOCEVAR Simon           SLO   6  11              17 ( 6)
11. (  )  LANG Martin             GER  --  14              14 (--)
12. (  )  HERCEG Danko            CRO  14  --              14 (14)
13. (  )  SLAFKOVSKY Alexander    SVK  --  13              13 (--)
14. (  )  JANCAR David            CZE  --  12              12 (--)
15. (  )  BRUGVIN Emmanuel        FRA  11  --              11 (11) 

(22 boats with WORLD CUP points)


MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)

1. ( 1)  JIRAS/MADER             CZE  30  30              60 (30)
2. ( 6)  STRBA/VAJS              SVK  15  20              35 (15)
3. (12)  VOLF/STEPANEK           CZE   9  25              34 ( 9)
4. ( 8)  KUBAN/OLEJNIK           CZE  13  17              30 (13)
5. ( 7)  POSPISIL/POLLERT        CZE  14  12              26 (14)
6. ( 2)  HOCHSCHORNER/HOCHSCH.   SVK  25  --              25 (25)
7. ( 3)  KOLOMANSKI/STANISZEWSKI POL  20  --              20 (20)
8. (13)  WALTER/HENZE            GER   8  10              18 ( 8)
9. ( 4)  BIAU/DAILLE             FRA  17  --              17 (17)
10. (  )  ADISSON/FORGUES         FRA  16  --              16 (16)
11. (  )  STERCL/STERCL           CZE  --  15              15 (--)
12. (  )  WOIS/MORDARSKY          POL  --  14              14 (--) 
13. (  )  LE PENNEC/QUEMERAIS     FRA  --  13              13 (--) 
14. ( 9)  BOWMAN/SMITH            GBR  12  --              12 (12)
15. (10)  GAUTHIER/LETOURNEAU     FRA  11  --              11 (11)
15. (--)  EHRENBERG/SENFT         GER  --  11              11 (--)

(25 boats with WORLD CUP points)


WOMEN. KAYAK SINGLE (K-1)

1. (  )  HILGERTOVA Stepanka     CZE  30  30              60 (30)
2. (  )  KALISKA Elena           SVK  25  17              42 (25)
3. (  )  SADILOVA Marcela        CZE  13  25              38 (13)
4. (  )  CROSBEE Rachel          GBR  11  20              31 (11)
4. (  )  EIZMENDI Maria          ESP  16  15              31 (16)
6. (  )  NADALIN Barbara         ITA  20  --              20 (20)
7. (  )  BENNETT Rebecca         USA   8  11              19 ( 8)
8. (  )  PANNEWIG Hella          GER  17  --              17 (17)
9. (  )  STACHEROVA Gabriele     SVK  --  16              16 (--)
10. (  )  PONCET Anne Line        FRA  15  --              15 (15)
11. (  )  NICHALLARAIN Eadaoin    IRL  --  14              14 (--)
11. (  )  FRIEDLI Sandra          SUI  14  --              14 (14)
13. (  )  GASPARD Marie           FRA  --  13              13 (--)
14. (  )  LANGFORD Margaret       CAN  --  12              12 (--)
14. (  )  HUSS Evi                GER  12  --              12 (12)



Next WORLD CUP CANOE SLALOM Event (Nr.3): 13 - 15 August 1999

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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. 

(..) = previous ranking, previos points.

The WCS normally consist of 5 events in at least 2 continents.
The final being mandatory. Competitors must have startetd in at
least the heats of the final World Cup Competition to be included
in the final World Cup Ranking.

After all the competions are concluded, the final ranking, in
each category is established by adding together the best three
results one ofwhich has to bethe result of the final event.
Competotors competing in the heats but not reaching the final
will receive 0 points for the World Cup Final only. 

World Cup Slalom Competitions 1999 (5): Nr. 1, June 18 -20,
Tacen/SLO; Nr. 2, June 22 - 24; Nr. 3, August 13 - 15,
Bratislava/SVK; Nr. 4, August 20 - 22, Augsburg/GER; Nr 5 (Final),
October 1 - 3, Sydney/AUS. 

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Tel. +41-61/701 99 29, Fax +41-61/701 99 17, Natel +41-79/334 19 73
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