OTTAWA, ONTARIO (Mai 15, 2018) – Canoe Kayak Canada is proud to name 21 athletes to represent Canada at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cups and 2018 ICF Junior, U23 and Senior World Championships. Canadian athletes were selected this weekend during the National Slalom Team Trials in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec.
“It was great to see our Canadian athletes back on the race course this week-end and we look forward to taking these groups of athletes to compete on the international stage in the coming weeks,” announced James Cartwright, Slalom High Performance Manager at Canoe Kayak Canada. “They have been working hard all winter and they look ready to compete against the best athletes in the world.
The named athletes will be representing Canada at five Slalom World Cups hosted by the International Canoe Federation starting June 22 in Slovakia. The next World Cups will be held in Poland, Germany and Spain over different week-ends between June and September.
The Junior/U23 teams will also compete at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom Junior/U23 World Championships taking place July 17 to 22 in Ivrea, Italy, and the senior teams will compete at the 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, September 25 to 30.
You can get the Slalom National Team Trials results online on the Canoe Kayak Canada Website and you can find more information about the ICF events by visiting the International Canoe Federations event’s calendar online.
Team Announcement
Men’s Canoe
| TEAM | ATHLETE | HOMETOWN | PROVINCE |
| Senior | Cameron Smedley | Dunrobin, QC | Whitewater Ontario |
| Senior | Spencer Pomeroy | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| U23/Senior | Liam Smedley | Dunrobin, QC | Whitewater Ontario |
| U23 | Yannick Laviolette | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC | Whitewater Ontario |
| Junior | Jakob Kryworuchko | Vancouver, BC | Canoe Kayak BC |
| Junior | James Risk | Ottawa, ON | Canoe Kayak BC |
Women’s Canoe
| TEAM | ATHLETE | HOMETOWN | PROVINCE |
| Senior | Haley Daniels | Calgary, AB | Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak |
| Senior/U23 | Lois Betteridge | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
Men’s Kayak
| TEAM | ATHLETE | HOMETOWN | PROVINCE |
| Senior | Michael Tayler | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| Senior | *Conditional
Ben Hayward |
Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| Senior/U23 | Keenan Simpson | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| U23 | Trevor Boyd | Calgary, AB | Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak |
| U23 | Darius Ramrattan | Innisfail, AB | Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak |
| Junior | Mael Rivard | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| Junior | Austin Atkins | Chilliwack, BC | Canoe Kayak BC |
| Junior | Finley Capstick | Chilliwack, BC | Canoe Kayak BC |
Women’s Kayak
| TEAM | ATHLETE | HOMETOWN | PROVINCE |
| Senior | Florence Maheu | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC | Eau Vive Québec |
| Senior/U23 | Lois Betteridge | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| Junior | Jocelyn Taylor | Calgary, AB | Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak |
| Alternate | Haley Daniels | Calgary, AB | Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak |
Men’s Extreme Slalom
| TEAM | ATHLETE | HOMETOWN | PROVINCE |
| Senior | *Conditional
Ben Hayward |
Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| Senior/U23/
Junior |
Mael Rivard | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| U23 | Trevor Boyd | Calgary, AB | Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak |
| Junior | Félix Filion | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC | Eau Vive Québec |
Women’s Extreme Slalom
| TEAM | ATHLETE | HOMETOWN | PROVINCE |
| Senior | Florence Maheu | Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QC | Eau Vive Québec |
| Senior | Haley Daniels | Calgary, AB | Alberta Slalom Canoe Kayak |
| Junior | Luanda Pronovost | Whitehorse, YT | Canoe Kayak BC |
| Junior | Olivia Norman | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
Mixed Double Canoe
| TEAM | ATHLETE | HOMETOWN | PROVINCE |
| Senior | Lois Betteridge | Ottawa, ON | Whitewater Ontario |
| Senior | Yannick Laviolette | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, QC | Eau Vive Québec |
About Canoe Kayak Canada
Canoe Kayak Canada is the national governing body for competitive paddling in Canada, one of Canada’s top performing summer sports with a total of 24 Olympic medals, and a leader in the Paralympic movement. Canoe Kayak Canada is a member-based organization that includes an intricate network of clubs as well as provincial, territorial and divisional paddling associations. Elite National Team athletes proudly represent Canada at various competitions around the globe – most notably the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Pan American Games, ICF World Cups as well as Junior, Under 23 and Senior World Championships. Follow Canoe Kayak Canada on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
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For more information :
Joannie Verret
Communications Coordinator
(418) 271-3785