Gold and silver medal is hanging on neck of two Czech kayakers. It was amazing race for Vít Přindiš, who won semifinal and later became World Cup winner in K1 men category. Best of Czech kayakers made clean ride in 88,55 seconds.

British national colours dominated in the C1 women final, when Kimberley Woods and Mallory Franklin won gold and silver medal. Behind them, the Czech competitor Monika Jančová winning the second medal for the organiser of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup.

The C2 men category has its winners in Prague. Jonáš Kašpar with Marek Šindler confirmed the shape after the bronze from the European championships in Tacen and took gold in Prague.

Semi-final in Prague proved the potential of the canoeists in Prague. The new built course was at first tested by the canoe double crews, followed by the semi-final competition of women canoeists.

Afternoon programme with Friday´s qualifications at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague continued with C2 mix, K1W and C1M.
There were 4 boats in C2 mix category including 3 Czech and 1 from India. The best couple was Tereza Fišerová-Jakub Jáně who managed ride with no penalties. All boats passed the semifinal which takes place on Sunday.

Traditionally, Friday started with the qualification rounds of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague. First in the waves of the artificial canoe slalom course in Prague – Troja were the C2 men with the three Czech teams: Kašpar - Šindler, Karlovský-Jáně, Koplík-Vrzáň. The first rounds were dominated by the performance of the first named Jonáš Kašpar with Marek Šindler, the Rio de Janeiro Olympic finalists who managed to get through the channel in fastest time of 93.92.

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Since 2012, the lion Véna belongs to the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague like the Vltava River to Prague. The fans and also the foreign competitors cannot imagine the atmosphere of the event without the popular mascot. But who is hidden in the lion´s fur? You will find out more in this special interview.

On Thursday 15 June, the official press conference of the first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup this year started in the morning. The president of the Czech Canoe Union Jan Boháč was present as well as the president of the organising committee Jiří Rohan. From the competitors, Jiří Prskavec, Vavřinec Hradilek, Vítězslav Gebas with Tereza Fišerová and the Slovak canoeists Alexander Slafkovský took part.

The first ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup of this season was opened by welcoming the best athletes at residence of Prague’s Mayor. The elite of the world and Czech canoe slalom was welcomed by Adriana Krnáčová, the Mayor of the City of Prague, and Jaroslav Pollert, chairman of the Czech Canoe Union.