Evy Leibfarth and three opponents sit in kayaks half-suspended off a 6-foot-high platform. In front of them, a ramp slopes sharply downward, reaching halfway to the rushing water below. The ...

Flatwater and whitewater athletes will be ready to race across a combined 10 events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canoe slalom events will be held starting on Day 1, July 27th and will continue until ...

A native of small-town Bryson City in Swain County became a three-time world champion kayaker on Aug. 17, just one month before the qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. In her first ...

Kayak Cross, formerly known as Extreme Slalom, is mayhem. Kayakers bombard down strong currents, knocking other athletes out of the way while... Action-packed and heart-thumping, Kayak Cross makes its ...

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Paris got a taste of kayak cross on Sunday, when the World Cup drew capacity crowds to witness the excitement of this extreme canoe slalom event in which ...

March 13 (Reuters) - Canoe slalom athlete Luuka Jones will become New Zealand's third woman to compete at a fifth Olympics when she bids for a second medal at the Paris Games after overcoming a battle ...

World champion Joe Clarke knows from experience that he could spill some blood as he goes for gold in the new Olympic discipline of kayak cross at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in August.

It might be hot in Tokyo - in the 90s this first week of Olympic competition - but Evy Leibfarth is on fire. Leibfarth, 17, of Bryson City, advanced July 27 to the semifinals in women's slalom canoe ...

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NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In the new Olympic sport of Kayak Cross the rules are quite simple ...

Read full article: Metro Detroit school closings, delays: Check the list for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2025 National Weather Service 24-hour forecast map. Flatwater and whitewater athletes will be ready to ...