Slalom Canoeing Qualification to Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

[JoshMartini007 2,820]

Just now, Olympian1010 said:

Which wouldn’t really make sense. Both Evy and Ana are much better in both boats than anyone else,

 

True, but they may try to qualify it on the off-chance someone decides to outperform them and decline it if no one does. It probably won't happen, but they could.

[titicow 39]

Our Confederation has already decided that Ana Satila will be our representative at K1 and C1 in Tokyo.

 

http://www.canoagem.org.br/imprensa/noticia/titulo/canoagem_slalom_carimba_o_passaporte_para_toquio_no_mundial/paginas_id/166/noticias_id/3387

[hckošice 16,569]

7 hours ago, JoshMartini007 said:

and picked K1 so the C1 quotas were reallocated to and

 

and picked C1 so the K1 quotas were reallocated to and

 

So our girls will have to fight   and   in the W C1 for the only and sole eligible quota

[intoronto 6,843]

 selected two of its participants for Tokyo.

 

Cameron Smedley (C1) and Florence Maheu (K1) will represent Canada...

[hckošice 16,569]

Updated as of February 2nd, 2020

[dodge 1,040]

Liam Jegou will represent  in C1 

 

The place was secured by Robert Hendrick at the World Champs but Jegou has been selected on the basis of a 3 race series between our C1 paddlers

 

Press Release

[hckošice 16,569]

3 hours ago, dodge said:

Liam Jegou will represent  in C1 

 

The place was secured by Robert Hendrick at the World Champs but Jegou has been selected on the basis of a 3 race series between our C1 paddlers

 

Press Release

 

Good for him and for Ireland as well. Liam is the current number 1 paddler, no doubts about, I can see him to battle for the final. The guy has actually more chances for something interesting in Tokyo than anyone else from Ireland in this sport.

[dodge 1,040]

For sure. I don't know what result Liam can expect in Tokyo but the qualification/selection criteria was well know and included the results from the World Championships so I don't think anyone can have too many complaints.

 

Hopefully Robert can continue to progress himself.  In 2014 Jegou won silver a the Junior World Champs while Hendrick won silver at the Youth Olympics.

[hckošice 16,569]

11 minutes ago, dodge said:

For sure. I don't know what result Liam can expect in Tokyo but the qualification/selection criteria was well know and included the results from the World Championships so I don't think anyone can have too many complaints.

 

Hopefully Robert can continue to progress himself.  In 2014 Jegou won silver a the Junior World Champs while Hendrick won silver at the Youth Olympics.

 

Yes, well, I wouldn´t valuate the youth olympics medal too much, that BS "obstacle" head to head flat water competition on the youth olympics is far from the real canoeing slalom.

 

Jegou was always a pure talent, but seems to struggle on harder tracks, his main problem is the lack of stamina and endurance, he should to work more on his musculature, in other hand he has good technique and has enough dynamic strength to be really fast on shorter or easier tracks (like the Tokyo one) Personally I would not be surprised to see him in the final at all

[Cobi 1,024]

David Llorente has been officially selected to represent  in K1. He joins Ander Elosegi (C1) and Maialen Chorraut (K1) in the Olympic team, so women's C1 is the only category to be decided.