1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup
# 1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 1999 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 12th edition. The series consisted of 4 regular world cup races and the world cup final.

## Calendar

| Label | Venue | Date |
| - | - | - |
| World Cup Race 1 | Tacen | 18–20 June |
| World Cup Race 2 | Tacen | 22–24 June |
| World Cup Race 3 | Bratislava | 13–15 August |
| World Cup Race 4 | Augsburg | 20–22 August |
| World Cup Final | Penrith | 30 September - 3 October |

## Final standings

The winner of each world cup race was awarded 30 points. The points scale reached down to 1 point for 20th place in the men's K1, while in the other three categories only the top 15 received points (with 6 points for 15th place). Only the best two results of each athlete from the first 4 world cups plus the result from the world cup final counted for the final world cup standings. Furthermore, an athlete or boat had to compete in the world cup final in order to be classified in the world cup rankings.

| C1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Stanislav Ježek (CZE)75 2 Michal Martikán (SVK)75 3 Patrice Estanguet (FRA)75 4 Lukáš Pollert (CZE)71 5 Juraj Minčík (SVK)55 6 Mariusz Wieczorek (POL)49 7 Martin Lang (GER)46 8 Tony Estanguet (FRA)42 9 Krzysztof Bieryt (POL)40 10 Justin Boocock (AUS)37 | C2 men Pos Athletes Points 1 Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner (SVK)90 2 Marek Jiras/Tomáš Máder (CZE)77 3 André Ehrenberg/Michael Senft (GER)65 4 Frank Adisson/Wilfrid Forgues (FRA)58 5 Krzysztof Kołomański/Michał Staniszewski (POL)55 6 Milan Kubáň/Marián Olejník (SVK)53 7 Jaroslav Volf/Ondřej Štěpánek (CZE)52 8 Kay Simon/Robby Simon (GER)39 9 Stuart Bowman/Nick Smith (GBR)38 10 Andrzej Wójs/Sławomir Mordarski (POL)35 |
| - | - |
| K1 men Pos Athlete Points 1 Paul Ratcliffe (GBR)90 2 Scott Shipley (USA)80 3 Fedja Marušič (SLO)65 4 Thomas Becker (GER)61 5 Helmut Oblinger (AUT)50 6 Manuel Köhler (AUT)48 7 Enrico Lazzarotto (ITA)45 8 Laurent Burtz (FRA)44 9 Miha Štricelj (SLO)38 10 Ondřej Raab (CZE)35 | K1 women Pos Athlete Points 1 Susanne Hirt (GER)90 2 Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)80 3 Elena Kaliská (SVK)62 4 Rachel Crosbee (GBR)58 5 Marcela Sadilová (CZE)55 6 Mandy Planert (GER)47 7 Evi Huss (GER)46 8 María Eizmendi (ESP)44 9 Gabriela Stacherová (SVK)38 10 Rebecca Bennett (USA)36 |

## Results

### World Cup Race 1

The first world cup race of the season took place at the Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia from 18 to 20 June.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Lukáš Pollert (CZE) | 201.61 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 202.26 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 203.13 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 209.11 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 215.25 | Poland Krzysztof Kołomański Michał Staniszewski | 215.77 |
| K1 men | Scott Shipley (USA) | 183.69 | Fedja Marušič (SLO) | 187.42 | Miha Štricelj (SLO) Manuel Köhler (AUT) | 189.14 189.14 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 213.56 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 218.17 | Barbara Nadalin (ITA) | 227.23 |

### World Cup Race 2

The second world cup race was originally scheduled to take place on June 25–27 in Skopje, Macedonia, but was eventually moved to Tacen due to political reasons. The race was held at the Tacen Whitewater Course from 22 to 24 June.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Lukáš Pollert (CZE) | 199.43 | Mariusz Wieczorek (POL) | 201.14 | Juraj Minčík (SVK) | 203.15 |
| C2 men | Czech Republic Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 207.79 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 211.96 | Slovakia Roman Štrba Roman Vajs | 214.24 |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 180.22 | Fedja Marušič (SLO) | 184.53 | Scott Shipley (USA) | 184.64 |
| K1 women | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 215.63 | Marcela Sadilová (CZE) | 220.71 | Rachel Crosbee (GBR) | 221.05 |

### World Cup Race 3

The third world cup race of the season took place at the Čunovo Water Sports Centre, Slovakia from 13 to 15 August.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 209.76 | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 211.61 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 212.60 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 222.54 | Germany André Ehrenberg Michael Senft | 226.02 | Slovakia Roman Štrba Roman Vajs | 227.48 |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 199.02 | Scott Shipley (USA) | 200.38 | Vojtěch Bareš (CZE) | 206.27 |
| K1 women | Susanne Hirt (GER) | 231.34 | Mandy Planert (GER) | 232.01 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 232.57 |

### World Cup Race 4

The fourth world cup race of the season took place at the Augsburg Eiskanal, Germany from 20 to 22 August.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 197.50 | Juraj Minčík (SVK) | 202.31 | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 202.36 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 210.55 | Germany André Ehrenberg Michael Senft | 213.17 | Slovakia Milan Kubáň Marián Olejník | 214.51 |
| K1 men | Scott Shipley (USA) | 188.66 | Enrico Lazzarotto (ITA) | 189.03 | Thomas Becker (GER) | 190.08 |
| K1 women | Susanne Hirt (GER) | 211.30 | Evi Huss (GER) | 213.37 | Sandra Friedli (SUI) | 215.50 |

### World Cup Final

The final world cup race of the season took place at the newly built Penrith Whitewater Stadium, Australia from 30 September to 3 October.

| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 men | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 239.85 | Michal Martikán (SVK) | 240.87 | Patrice Estanguet (FRA) | 243.03 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 249.37 | France Frank Adisson Wilfrid Forgues | 252.64 | Poland Krzysztof Kołomański Michał Staniszewski | 254.12 |
| K1 men | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 223.54 | Thomas Becker (GER) | 226.40 | Scott Shipley (USA) | 226.41 |
| K1 women | Susanne Hirt (GER) | 250.93 | Rachel Crosbee (GBR) | 257.38 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 257.66 |
