LIPTOVSKY MIKULAS, SLOVAKIA – Ben Hayward of Edmonton, AB finished twenty-seventh overall after his K1 semi-final run of the third ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia. In the Women’s K1 Team event, the trio of Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) and Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) finished ninth on Sunday.
The Canadian team has returned home to focus on final preparations for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. World Cups 4 and 5 continue in August.
Summary of Results
| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Ben Hayward (Edmonton, AB) | Men’s K1 | 27th in semi |
| Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB), Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC), Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) | Women’s K1 Team Event | 9th overall |
| Friday Results | ||
| Haley Daniels (Calgary, AB) | Women’s C1 | 28th in heats |
| Jessica Groeneveld (Innisfail, AB) | Women’s K1 | 33rd in heats |
| Jazmyne Denhollander (Chilliwack, BC) | Women’s K1 | 47th in heats |
| Michael Tayler (Ottawa, ON) | Men’s K1 | 51st in heats |
| Thea Froehlich (Ottawa, ON) | Women’s K1 | 55th in heats |
| David Ford (Edmonton, AB) | Men’s K1 | 63rd in heats |
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