2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships – Women's kayak cross

The women's kayak cross event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships took place on 24 September 2023 at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in London.

Women's kayak cross
at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
VenueLee Valley White Water Centre
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
Dates24 September 2023
Competitors70 from 33 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Great Britain
silver medal    France
bronze medal    Slovenia
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Competition format

The kayak cross event (formerly known as extreme kayak) is split into two phases - qualification time trials and knockout phase where 4 paddlers race each other head-to-head. Top 20 paddlers from the qualification advance to the knockout phase plus the 12 next fastest paddlers from countries that have not qualified in the top 20. There are 8 heats in the first round of the knockout phase with the top 2 paddlers from each heat advancing to the next round. The same rules apply in quarterfinals and semifinals.

Paddlers start their run by sliding off the starting platform several meters above the water. Then they must navigate the downstream and upstream gates. Unlike in classic slalom, paddlers are allowed to touch the gates and even intentionally move them with their paddle, but not with a free hand. There is also a designated zone where paddlers must perform an Eskimo roll.

Athletes can be penalized in three ways in each round, by receiving a fault (FLT) or by being ranked as lower (RAL). Faults are incurred for false starts, missing gates or failing to correctly perform the Eskimo roll. Athletes are ranked as lower (RAL) if they breach the safety requirements of the competition, such as by holding back another athlete with their hands or paddle, deliberately paddling over another athlete's boat, or by making dangerous contact with another athlete's head or body - all other non-dangerous contact is allowed. In each round athletes are ranked first by the order in which they cross the finish line, with those incurring penalties ranked in the following order: FLT, RAL, DNF, DNS.

The final classification of athletes is determined in the following manner: Athletes eliminated at any phase of the competition will be given their rank based on the comparison of the qualification times of athletes eliminated at the same phase. All 3rd ranked athletes will be ranked above all 4th ranked athletes. The final rank of athletes who did not progress to the heats is determined by their qualification results.

Schedule

All times listed are UTC+1.

DateTimeRound
24 September 2023
09:00Time trials
11:55Heats
13:34Quarterfinals
14:11Semifinals
14:31Final

Results

Time trials

Top 20 qualify automatically. The last 12 spots go to fastest paddlers from countries not yet qualified.[1]

RankBibAthleteCountryTimeNotes
110Camille Prigent  France78.80Q
219Mallory Franklin  Great Britain79.83Q
32Kimberley Woods  Great Britain79.85Q
434Angèle Hug  France80.78Q
513Tereza Fišerová  Czech Republic80.93Q
628Nikita Setchell  Great Britain81.40Q
720Marjorie Delassus  France81.44Q
818Stefanie Horn  Italy81.53Q
93Elena Lilik  Germany82.13Q
1022Maialen Chourraut  Spain82.38Q
1114Luuka Jones  New Zealand82.51Q
1249Phoebe Spicer  Great Britain82.61Q
136Eva Terčelj  Slovenia82.87Q
1435Emma Vuitton  France83.07Q
155Ricarda Funk  Germany83.09Q
1621Eliška Mintálová  Slovakia83.50Q
1724Zuzana Paňková  Slovakia83.71Q
1811Noemie Fox  Australia83.79Q
1915Martina Wegman  Netherlands83.82Q
208Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla  Andorra84.05Q
2123Alena Marx   Switzerland84.15Q
2266Jasmin Schornberg  Germany84.28FR: 33
237Evy Leibfarth  United States84.54Q
2439Amálie Hilgertová  Czech Republic84.58FR: 34
2517Miren Lazkano  Spain84.59FR: 35
269Viktoriia Us  Ukraine85.13Q
2716Klaudia Zwolińska  Poland85.18Q
284Ana Sátila  Brazil86.14Q
2929Soňa Stanovská  Slovakia86.35FR: 36
3041Carole Bouzidi  Algeria86.75Q
311Jessica Fox  Australia86.84FR: 37
3225Ajda Novak  Slovenia86.92FR: 38
3350Florence Maheu  Canada87.37Q
3431Omira Estácia Neta  Brazil87.83FR: 39
3532Lois Betteridge  Canada87.90FR: 40
3648Eva Alina Hočevar  Slovenia88.22FR: 41
3737Tereza Kneblová  Czech Republic89.55FR: 42
3855Kate Eckhardt  Australia89.68FR: 43
3946Aleksandra Stach  Poland90.29FR: 44
4042Viktoria Wolffhardt  Austria90.76Q
4133Hannah Thomas  New Zealand90.87FR: 45
4226Léa Baldoni  Canada91.53FR: 46
4344Lena Teunissen  Netherlands91.53FR: 47
4456Li Lu  China97.12Q
4540Florencia Aguirre Gonzalez  Chile97.32Q
4663Dominika Brzeska  Poland97.63FR: 48
4752Chiara Sabattini  Italy97.88FR: 49
4859Wan Shunfang  China98.24FR: 50
4938Courtney Williams  New Zealand99.15FR: 51
5047Sofía Reinoso  Mexico99.79Q
5136Klara Olazabal  Spain100.65FR: 52
5251Iris Sommernes  Norway102.99Q
5357Yekaterina Tarantseva  Kazakhstan104.03
5454Nerea Castiglione  Argentina105.96
5567Sára Tímea Seprenyi  Hungary106.01
5653Marcella Altman  United States107.35
5768Wu Ting-I  Chinese Taipei108.72
5862Blandine Xhemajlji  Kosovo115.99
5964Veronika Šalaševičiūtė-Turbinova  Lithuania116.69
6058Anastassiya Ananyeva  Kazakhstan118.76
6145Laura Pellicer Chica  Andorra88.02FLT (6)
6227Olatz Arregui  Spain99.13FLT (5)
6361Chantal Bronkhorst  South Africa137.10FLT (4)
6465Emilie Armani  Ecuador129.92FLT (3)
6570Anaïs Mouhoub  Algeria126.39FLT (1)
6630Veronika Vojtová  Czech Republic83.83FLT (S)
6769Nidhi .  India118.82FLT (1, 3, 6)
-60Beatriz Da Motta  Brazil-DNS
-12Corinna Kuhnle  Austria-DNS
-43Li Tong  China-DNS

Knockout rounds

Top 2 from each heat, quarterfinal and semifinal advance to the next round.[2]

Heats

Heat 1
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
11Camille Prigent  FranceQ
216Eliška Mintálová  SlovakiaQ
317Zuzana Paňková  Slovakia
432Iris Sommernes  Norway
Heat 2
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
18Stefanie Horn  ItalyQ
224Klaudia Zwolińska  PolandQ
39Elena Lilik  Germany
425Ana Sátila  Brazil
Heat 3
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
121Alena Marx   SwitzerlandQ
228Viktoria Wolffhardt  AustriaQ
35Tereza Fišerová  Czech Republic
412Phoebe Spicer  Great Britain
Heat 4
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
113Eva Terčelj  SloveniaQ
24Angèle Hug  FranceQ
320Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla  Andorra
429Li Lu  ChinaFLT (3)
Heat 5
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
13Kimberley Woods  Great BritainQ
214Emma Vuitton  FranceQ
319Martina Wegman  Netherlands
430Florencia Aguirre Gonzalez  Chile
Heat 6
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
16Nikita Setchell  Great BritainQ
227Florence Maheu  CanadaQ
322Evy Leibfarth  United States
411Luuka Jones  New ZealandFLT (S)
Heat 7
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
17Marjorie Delassus  FranceQ
210Maialen Chourraut  SpainQ
326Carole Bouzidi  Algeria
423Viktoriia Us  UkraineFLT (6)
Heat 8
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
118Noemie Fox  AustraliaQ
215Ricarda Funk  GermanyQ
331Sofía Reinoso  Mexico
42Mallory Franklin  Great BritainFLT (5)

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
18Stefanie Horn  ItalyQ
21Camille Prigent  FranceQ
316Eliška Mintálová  Slovakia
424Klaudia Zwolińska  PolandFLT (6)
Quarterfinal 2
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
113Eva Terčelj  SloveniaQ
24Angèle Hug  FranceQ
328Viktoria Wolffhardt  Austria
421Alena Marx   SwitzerlandFLT (6)
Quarterfinal 3
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
114Emma Vuitton  FranceQ
23Kimberley Woods  Great BritainQ
36Nikita Setchell  Great Britain
427Florence Maheu  Canada
Quarterfinal 4
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
118Noemie Fox  AustraliaQ
210Maialen Chourraut  SpainQ
315Ricarda Funk  Germany
47Marjorie Delassus  France

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
11Camille Prigent  FranceQ
213Eva Terčelj  SloveniaQ
34Angèle Hug  France
48Stefanie Horn  ItalyDNF
Semifinal 2
RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
13Kimberley Woods  Great BritainQ
214Emma Vuitton  FranceQ
310Maialen Chourraut  Spain
418Noemie Fox  Australia

Final

RankBibAthleteCountryNotes
3Kimberley Woods  Great Britain
1Camille Prigent  France
13Eva Terčelj  Slovenia
414Emma Vuitton  France

Final ranking (Top 32)

The top 32 ranking determined by the knockout rounds. Bib numbers correspond to seeding after time trials.[3]

RankBibAthleteCountryHeat rank
3Kimberley Woods  Great Britain1
1Camille Prigent  France2
13Eva Terčelj  Slovenia3
414Emma Vuitton  France4
54Angèle Hug  FranceSF1 (3)
610Maialen Chourraut  SpainSF2 (3)
78Stefanie Horn  ItalySF1 (4)
818Noemie Fox  AustraliaSF2 (4)
96Nikita Setchell  Great BritainQF3 (3)
1015Ricarda Funk  GermanyQF4 (3)
1116Eliška Mintálová  SlovakiaQF1 (3)
1228Viktoria Wolffhardt  AustriaQF2 (3)
137Marjorie Delassus  FranceQF4 (4)
1421Alena Marx   SwitzerlandQF2 (4)
1524Klaudia Zwolińska  PolandQF1 (4)
1627Florence Maheu  CanadaQF3 (4)
175Tereza Fišerová  Czech RepublicH3 (3)
189Elena Lilik  GermanyH2 (3)
1917Zuzana Paňková  SlovakiaH1 (3)
2019Martina Wegman  NetherlandsH5 (3)
2120Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla  AndorraH4 (3)
2222Evy Leibfarth  United StatesH6 (3)
2326Carole Bouzidi  AlgeriaH7 (3)
2431Sofía Reinoso  MexicoH8 (3)
252Mallory Franklin  Great BritainH8 (4)
2611Luuka Jones  New ZealandH6 (4)
2712Phoebe Spicer  Great BritainH3 (4)
2823Viktoriia Us  UkraineH7 (4)
2925Ana Sátila  BrazilH2 (4)
3029Li Lu  ChinaH4 (4)
3130Florencia Aguirre Gonzalez  ChileH5 (4)
3232Iris Sommernes  NorwayH1 (4)

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