Canoe Slalom

Canoe Slalom is a thrilling and highly physical sport where athletes navigate turbulent whitewater courses in a canoe or kayak. Faced with challenging rapids, paddlers employ precise strokes, core strength and fearless power to complete the course as fast as possible while passing through a series of gates. Athletes kneel and use a single-blade paddle in a canoe while they sit and maneuver with a double-bladed paddle in a kayak. Canoe Slalom features single Canoe and Kayak events along with Kayak Cross, a full-contact, high-speed spectacle where four competitors launch off a ramp, race to the finish and must complete a compulsory 360-degree roll along the way. Canoe Slalom is all speedy, breathtaking action, wowing spectators from splash to finish.