The ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings are the performance-based rankings of canoe slalom athletes competing in the official International Canoe Federation (ICF) Ranking Series of events. It is used to determine the starting order for qualification at international events, most notably World Cups and World Championships, across all current Olympic disciplines, with athletes starting in the reverse order of their ICF Canoe Slalom Ranking. The rankings are updated quarterly but were frozen from December 2019 to September 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Ranking method
Rankings are determined by an athlete's average score across their 5 best results in the 2 year period directly beforehand. The athlete with the lowest average score will be ranked number 1 in their respective discipline (C1M, C1W, K1M, K1W, C2M or C2Mx). An athlete who has competed in less than 5 ICF events will be ranked below all athletes who have completed five or more events, regardless of their average score.
ICF points are calculated for each stage of competition (Heats, Semi finals and Finals), with an athlete's lowest score across the three stages contributing towards their average. The earlier stages are offset by 20 and 10 points respectively so that qualifying first in the heats stage or winning the semi-final are not equivalent to winning the final.
Additionally, scores are offset by a "quality factor" added to an athlete's score at a given event in order to accommodate for the varying levels of competition across the ICF Ranking Series of events. World Cups, World Championships and the Olympic Games are prescribed a quality factor of zero, whilst less competitive events may be prescribed a quality factor of over 100. The lowest quality factor outside of the major events is typically the Australian Open, which is prescribed a quality factor of approximately 2 (varying year to year).
Within these rules, an athlete may achieve an average score of 0 if they win five of the 12 races that hold a quality factor of zero across a 2 year period (5 World Cups and a World Championships or Olympic Games each year).
Current rankings
Below are the current ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings, correct as of the end of 2023 season. Movement is shown relative to the rankings from the previous quarter. A † denotes the current Olympic champion, the reigning world champion is shown in bold and the overall world cup winner is in italics.
Canoe men
| # | Athlete | Average Score | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benjamin Savšek (SLO) |
0.94 |  1
|
| 2 |  Nicolas Gestin (FRA) † |
2.33 | 1
|
| 3 | Luka Božič (SLO) |
2.42 |  2
|
| 4 | Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO) |
3.11 | 1
|
| 5 |  Miquel Travé (ESP) |
3.31 | 1
|
| 6 |  Raffaello Ivaldi (ITA) |
3.32 | 1
|
| 7 |  Jiří Prskavec (CZE) |
3.84 | 1
|
| 8 |  Matej Beňuš (SVK) |
4.42 | 2
|
| 9 |  Ryan Westley (GBR) |
4.46 | 
|
| 10 | Marko Mirgorodský (SVK) |
5.85 | 2
|
| 11 | Adam Burgess (GBR) |
6.78 |
|
| 12 |  Sideris Tasiadis (GER) |
6.80 | 2
|
| 13 | Paolo Ceccon (ITA) |
7.46 | 1
|
| 14 | Václav Chaloupka (CZE) |
7.68 | 1
|
| 15 | Yohann Senechault (FRA) |
7.94 | ?
|
| 16 | Jules Bernadet (FRA) |
8.03 | 2
|
| 17 | Lukáš Rohan (CZE) |
8.52 | 1
|
| 18 | Martino Barzon (ITA) |
10.05 | 4
|
| 19 | Timo Trummer (GER) |
10.76 |
|
| 20 |  Tristan Carter (AUS) |
11.00 | 1
|
Kayak men
| # | Athlete | Average Score | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni De Gennaro (ITA) † |
0.59 | 1
|
| 2 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) |
0.66 | 1
|
| 3 | Joseph Clarke (GBR) |
1.59 | 1
|
| 4 | Titouan Castryck (FRA) |
2.02 | 3
|
| 5 | Peter Kauzer (SLO) |
2.87 |
|
| 6 | Anatole Delassus (FRA) |
3.40 | 3
|
| 7 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) |
3.43 | 4
|
| 8 |  Martin Dougoud (SUI) |
3.96 | 2
|
| 9 |  Felix Oschmautz (AUT) |
5.59 | 1
|
| 10 | Jakub Krejčí (CZE) |
6.40 |
|
| 11 | Timothy Anderson (AUS) |
6.77 | 3
|
| 12 | Lucien Delfour (AUS) |
7.11 | 1
|
| 13 | Žiga Lin Hočevar (SLO) |
8.35 | 9
|
| 14 |  Mateusz Polaczyk (POL) |
8.58 | 10
|
| 15 | Hannes Aigner (GER) |
8.75 |
|
| 16 | Lan Tominc (SLO) |
9.44 | ?
|
| 17 | Pau Echaniz (ESP) |
9.71 | 13
|
| 18 | Jonny Dickson (GBR) |
10.50 | 1
|
| 19 | Xabier Ferrazzi (ITA) |
10.07 | 10
|
| 20 | Noah Hegge (GER) |
10.99 | 3
|
Canoe women
| # | Athlete | Average Score | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Fox (AUS) † |
0.00 |
|
| 2 | Gabriela Satková (CZE) |
1.69 | 1
|
| 3 | Elena Lilik (GER) |
4.28 | 1
|
| 4 | Kimberley Woods (GBR) |
4.66 | 2
|
| 5 | Andrea Herzog (GER) |
5.67 | 3
|
| 6 | Mallory Franklin (GBR) |
6.48 | 1
|
| 7 |  Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla (AND) |
8.04 | 1
|
| 8 |  Ana Sátila (BRA) |
8.92 | 2
|
| 9 | Zuzana Paňková (SVK) |
9.80 | 2
|
| 10 | Marjorie Delassus (FRA) |
10.43 | 1
|
| 11 | Angèle Hug (FRA) |
10.50 | 1
|
| 12 | Eva Alina Hočevar (SLO) |
11.48 | 5
|
| 13 |  Viktoriia Us (UKR) |
11.50 | 3
|
| 14 |  Evy Leibfarth (USA) |
11.85 | 1
|
| 15 | Klaudia Zwolińska (POL) |
11.98 | 1
|
| 16 | Núria Vilarrubla (ESP) |
12.15 | 4
|
| 17 | Tereza Kneblová (CZE) |
13.52 | 2
|
| 18 | Noemie Fox (AUS) |
13.69 |
|
| 19 | Marta Bertoncelli (ITA) |
13.92 | 4
|
| 20 | Martina Satková (CZE) |
15.19 | 2
|
Kayak women
| # | Athlete | Average Score | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Fox (AUS) † |
0.00 |
|
| 2 | Ricarda Funk (GER) |
1.82 |
|
| 3 | Klaudia Zwolińska (POL) |
3.39 | 2
|
| 4 | Elena Lilik (GER) |
3.74 | 1
|
| 5 | Stefanie Horn (ITA) |
4.03 | 1
|
| 6 | Eva Terčelj (SLO) |
4.49 | 1
|
| 7 | Camille Prigent (FRA) |
6.42 | 3
|
| 8 | Maialen Chourraut (ESP) |
7.08 |
|
| 9 | Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) |
7.27 |
|
| 10 | Ana Sátila (BRA) |
7.79 | 4
|
| 11 | Eliška Mintálová (SVK) |
8.46 |
|
| 12 | Kimberley Woods (GBR) |
8.51 | 2
|
| 13 | Emma Vuitton (FRA) |
9.37 | 4
|
| 14 |  Luuka Jones (NZL) |
9.62 | 1
|
| 15 | Mònica Dòria Vilarrubla (AND) |
9.92 | 2
|
| 16 |  Martina Wegman (NED) |
10.39 | 4
|
| 17 | Evy Leibfarth (USA) |
11.20 | 2
|
| 18 | Mallory Franklin (GBR) |
13.31 | 2
|
| 19 | Antonie Galušková (CZE) |
13.57 | 8
|
| 20 | Viktoriia Us (UKR) |
13.67 | 4
|
Year-end No. 1 ranked athletes
Canoe
Kayak
| Season | K1 men | K1 women | Kayak cross men | Kayak cross women |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Alexander Grimm (GER) (0.48)
|
Jennifer Bongardt (GER) (0)
|
- | - |
| 2008 | Erik Pfannmöller (GER) (0.27)
|
Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) (0)
|
- | - |
| 2009 | Peter Kauzer (SLO) (0)
|
Elena Kaliská (SVK) (0.15)
|
- | - |
| 2010 | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) (0)
|
Jana Dukátová (SVK) (0.64)
|
- | - |
| 2011 | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) (0)
|
Jana Dukátová (SVK) (0.05)
|
- | - |
| 2012 | Étienne Daille (FRA) (0)
|
Jana Dukátová (SVK) (0)
|
- | - |
| 2013 | Étienne Daille (FRA) (0.14)
|
Émilie Fer (FRA) (0.43)
|
- | - |
| 2014 | Sebastian Schubert (GER) (1.28)
|
Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) (1.90)
|
- | - |
| 2015 | Boris Neveu (FRA) (0.21)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (1.32)
|
- | - |
| 2016 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) (0.86)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (0.89)
|
- | - |
| 2017 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) (0.01)
|
Ricarda Funk (GER) (0)
|
- | - |
| 2018 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) (1.02)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (0)
|
- | - |
| 2019 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) (0.68)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (0)
|
- | - |
| 2020 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) (0.68)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (0)
|
- | - |
| 2021 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) (0.36)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (0)
|
Mario Leitner (AUT) (165)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (175)
|
| 2022 | Vít Přindiš (CZE) (0)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (0)
|
Joseph Clarke (GBR) (320)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (325)
|
| 2023 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) (0.14)
|
Jessica Fox (AUS) (0)
|
Joseph Clarke (GBR) (342)
|
Kimberley Woods (GBR) (338)
|
Notes
Following the 2018 Season, C2M events were dropped from the schedule of all major events due to their Olympic status being removed. Despite this, the ICF continued to calculate the C2M world rankings for two more years.
Following the 2019 Season, C2X events were dropped from the schedule of all major events. Despite this, the ICF continued to calculate the C2X world rankings until the third quarter of 2023.
The 2020 ICF World Rankings were frozen due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with all rankings maintained from the 2019 Season.
References
- "ICF Canoe Slalom Competition Rules 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "ICF Ranking Competition Handbook 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-02-13.
- ^ "ICF Canoe Slalom World Rankings". Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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