Latest new winners in kayak cross
ICFslalom podcast
The ICF World Cup race 4 in Tacen provided plenty of surprises across canoe slalom and kayak cross. Host John Gregory (gregiej) chats with the two kayak cross head-to-head winners from Tacen, Andrea Herzog (GER) and Mathurin Madoré. Our next episode will feature results and insights from the ICF World Cup final in Augsburg.
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Exceeding expectations on turquoise Soča River
ICFslalom podcast
The European Canoe Association Junior and U23 European Champions in Solkan, Slovenia, brought top paddlers competing across canoe slalom and kayak cross events. Host Joh Gregory (gregiej) chats with U23 European Champions Eva Alina Hocevar (SLO) and Elouan Debliquy (FRA), and Junior European Champions Karolina Abrahamova (SVK) and Anna Simona (ESP). Our next episode will feature results and insights from the remaining two ICF World Cup races in Tacen, Slovenia and Augsburg, Germany.
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Olympians making a mark at Foix Junior /U23 Worlds
ICFslalom podcast
The ICF Junior and U23 World Champions in Foix, France, include six Olympians competing across canoe slalom and kayak cross events. Host Joh Gregory (gregiej) chats with U23 World Champions Titouan Castryck (FRA), Eva Alina Hocevar (SLO), Sam Leaver (GBR), Nick Collier (NZL) and Junior World Champion Ziga Lin Hocevar. Our next episode will feature results and insights from the European Canoe Association Junior / U23 Championships in Solkan, Slovenia.
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Theatrical Prague World Cup awards 36 medals
ICFslalom podcast
The ICF World Cup 3 in Prague was as theatrical as ever and awarded 36 medals across canoe slalom and kayak cross events. Host Joh Gregory (gregiej) chats with Olympic Champion Finn Butcher (NZL), Olympic silver medallist Adam Burgess (GBR), and Tereza Kneblova (CZE), plus commentator and former World No. 1 Ros Lawrence (AUS). Our next episode will feature results and insights from the ICF Junior / U23 World Championships in Foix, France. It will include an interview recorded with Olympic silver medallist, Titouan Castryck (FRA).
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Kayak cross – Spanish momentum builds
ICFslalom podcast
Spain's winter training in kayak cross is paying off with medals and growing momentum in Seu and Pau. Host John Gregory (gregiej) chats with double European Champion Ryan Westley (GBR), European Champion Miren Lazkano (ESP), and Olympic bronze medallist Pau Echaniz (ESP). Our next episode will feature results and insights from ICF World Cup race 3 in Prague, Czechia, followed by ICF Junior/U23 World Championships in Foix, France.
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New race format makes a splash
ICFslalom podcast
The 2025 Canoe Slalom and Kayak Cross World Cup series kicked off in La Seu d'Urgell with a splash in a new race format. Host John Gregory (gregiej) chats with race winners Sona Stanovska (SVK), Titouan Castryck (FRA), Jess Fox (AUS), Luka Bozic (SLO), Angele Hug (FRA), and Manuel Ochoa (ESP). Our next episode will feature results and insights from the ICF World Cup 2 in Pau, France.
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Performance mastery with Jana Dukatova
ICFslalom podcast
Host John Gregory chats with double World Champion Jana Dukatova about performance mastery in canoe slalom. Jana represented Slovakia at two Olympic Games. Red Bull athlete and now owner of . Our next episodes will bring results and insights from the first World Cup races during June 2025. Look out for the separate episode exploring multiple class winners.
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Settling of scores in Paris
ICFslalom podcast
Scores were settled at the European Championships on the Olympic course in Vaires-sur-Marne, outside Paris. We bring results and insights from the 2005 senior European Canoe Association canoe slalom and kayak cross championships. Host John Gregory (gregiej) chats with Miquel Trave (ESP), Monica Doria (AND), Jiri Prskavec (CZE), Camille Prigent (FRA), Jakub Krejci (CZE), and Sam Leaver (GBR). Our next episode will feature my conversation with World Champion Jana Dukatova (SVK).
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The 100th as fresh as the first with Evy Leibfarth
ICFslalom podcast
Our special 100th ICFslalom podcast episode with US Olympic bronze medallist Evy Leibfarth comes full circle to where the podcast began. Episode 1 focused on Evy Leibfarth on the banks of the course at the 2019 ICF La Seu d'Urgell World Championships. Listen again as eleven top athletes who made canoe slalom what it is today describe the then-15-year-old Leibfarth. Host John Gregory (gregiej) chats with this incredible Red Bull sponsored athlete about the last 5-6 year journey ahead of the 2026 World Championships and 2028 Olympics at the Riversport venue in Oklahoma City, USA. We thank...
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International racing back in the USA
ICFslalom podcast
Two weeks of international canoe slalom and kayak cross racing returned to the USA in Montgomery, Alabama, and Oklahoma City. Host John Gregory chats with Andraz Echeverria Olguin (CHI), Pedro (Pepe) Goncalves (BRA), and Casey Eichfeld (USA). The races included ICF ranking races, the 2025 Pan American Championships, and US team selection trials. Oklahoma City is also the site of the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the LA2028 Olympics. The next episode represents the 100th ICFslsalom podcast episode and returns to the story of Evy Leibfarth, US Olympic bronze...
info_outlineThe ICF World Cup 3 in Prague was as theatrical as ever and awarded 36 medals across canoe slalom and kayak cross events.
Host Joh Gregory (gregiej) chats with Olympic Champion Finn Butcher (NZL), Olympic silver medallist Adam Burgess (GBR), and Tereza Kneblova (CZE), plus commentator and former World No. 1 Ros Lawrence (AUS).
Our next episode will feature results and insights from the ICF Junior / U23 World Championships in Foix, France. It will include an interview recorded with Olympic silver medallist, Titouan Castryck (FRA).