2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup
# 2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2007 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of four races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 20th edition. The series consisted of Pan American continental championships which were open to all countries and 3 world cup races.

## Calendar

| Label | Venue | Date |
| - | - | - |
| 2007 Pan American Championships | Foz do Iguaçu | 16–18 March |
| World Cup Race 1 | Prague | 29 June - 1 July |
| World Cup Race 2 | Tacen | 7–8 July |
| World Cup Race 3 | Augsburg | 13–15 July |

## Final standings

The winner of each race was awarded 50 points. Paddlers outside the top 20 in the C2 event and outside the top 40 in the other 3 events were awarded 2 points for participation. If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions in the final world cup race.

| C1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Nico Bettge (GER)168 2 David Florence (GBR)162 3 Robin Bell (AUS)153 4 Stuart McIntosh (GBR)136 5 Dejan Stevanovič (SLO)127 6 Michal Martikán (SVK)125 7 Stefan Pfannmöller (GER)120 8 Tomáš Indruch (CZE)116 9 Stanislav Ježek (CZE)111 10 Ronnie Dürrenmatt (SUI)108 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner (SVK)195 2 Jaroslav Volf/Ondřej Štěpánek (CZE)165 3 Marek Jiras/Tomáš Máder (CZE)162 4 Tim Baillie/Etienne Stott (GBR)147 5 Aljaž Kulovec/Simon Hočevar (SLO)123 6 Mark Bellofiore/Lachie Milne (AUS)117 7 Felix Michel/Sebastian Piersig (GER)105 8 Marcus Becker/Stefan Henze (GER)97 9 Daniel Goddard/Nick Smith (GBR)97 10 Marcin Pochwała/Paweł Sarna (POL)95 |
| - | - |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Fabian Dörfler (GER)164 2 Michael Kurt (SUI)150 3 Alexander Grimm (GER)149 4 Campbell Walsh (GBR)128 5 Erik Pfannmöller (GER)123 6 Ivan Pišvejc (CZE)115 7 Peter Kauzer (SLO)114 8 Scott Parsons (USA)107 9 Helmut Oblinger (AUT)102 10 Dejan Kralj (SLO)98 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Jasmin Schornberg (GER)159 2 Irena Pavelková (CZE)146 3 Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT)145 4 Fiona Pennie (GBR)142 5 Laura Blakeman (GBR)134 6 Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)130 7 Jana Dukátová (SVK)125 8 Jennifer Bongardt (GER)118 9 Elena Kaliská (SVK)106 10 Ariane Herde (NED)101 |

## Results

### 2007 Pan American Championships

The 2007 Pan American Championships were held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil on March 16–18. Czech Republic was the most successful country taking home 2 golds and 1 bronze.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 192.57 | Nico Bettge (GER) | 196.22 | David Florence (GBR) | 196.67 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 203.22 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 205.64 | France Cédric Forgit Martin Braud | 211.51 |
| K1 men | Fabian Dörfler (GER) | 183.73 | Michael Kurt (SUI) | 186.53 | Alexander Grimm (GER) | 186.90 |
| K1 women | Marie Řihošková (CZE) | 208.17 | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) | 209.61 | Irena Pavelková (CZE) | 210.07 |

### World Cup Race 1

Prague, Czech Republic hosted the first regular world cup race of the season from June 29 to July 1. Czech paddlers took full advantage of the home water by winning 3 golds, a silver and a bronze.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 191.57 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 191.71 | David Florence (GBR) | 198.10 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 201.97 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 206.33 | China Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | 210.87 |
| K1 men | Vavřinec Hradilek (CZE) | 186.19 | Fabian Dörfler (GER) | 186.89 | Ivan Pišvejc (CZE) | 187.05 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 207.19 | Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT) | 210.46 | Fiona Pennie (GBR) | 211.87 |

### World Cup Race 2

The penultimate race took place in Tacen, Slovenia on July 7–8. Slovakia won the medal table with 2 golds and a silver while the home Slovenian paddlers captured 1 gold and 1 silver.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 197.20 | Dejan Stevanovič (SLO) | 198.58 | Nico Bettge (GER) | 199.68 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 204.22 | United Kingdom Tim Baillie Etienne Stott | 205.93 | Germany Felix Michel Sebastian Piersig | 215.35 |
| K1 men | Jure Meglič (SLO) | 181.71 | Scott Parsons (USA) | 183.76 | Fabian Dörfler (GER) | 184.03 |
| K1 women | Mandy Planert (GER) | 199.56 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 200.88 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 208.57 |

### World Cup Race 3

The series concluded with the race in Augsburg, Germany on July 13–15. Germany topped the medal table with 3 golds and 2 silvers.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Nico Bettge (GER) | 193.71 | Robin Bell (AUS) | 195.45 | David Florence (GBR) | 196.21 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 204.43 | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 212.76 | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 214.25 |
| K1 men | Alexander Grimm (GER) | 182.67 | Erik Pfannmöller (GER) | 183.91 | Michael Kurt (SUI) | 184.28 |
| K1 women | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) | 205.71 | Jasmin Schornberg (GER) | 208.22 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 209.40 |
