The 2010 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of five races in 5 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 23rd edition and it marked the first time that women competed for the single canoe world cup points and title. The series consisted of 2 continental championships (Oceania and Asia) which were open to all countries and 3 world cup races. The athletes gained points for their results in the three world cup races plus their best result from any of the two continental championships.
| Label | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oceania Open Continental Championships |  Penrith | 19–21 February |
| 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships |  Xiasi | 1–3 May |
| World Cup Race 1 |  Prague | 18–20 June |
| World Cup Race 2 |  La Seu d'Urgell | 26–27 June |
| World Cup Race 3 |  Augsburg | 2–4 July |
The winner of each race was awarded 60 points. Points for lower places differed from one category to another. Every participant was guaranteed at least 2 points for participation and 5 points for qualifying for the semifinal run.
C1 men
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K1 men
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The Oceania Canoe Slalom Open took place in Penrith, Australia on February 19–21. Five countries won a gold medal at the event. Slovakia was the most successful with a gold and two silvers. Home paddlers from Australia won one gold and two bronze medals.
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men [2] |  Edern Le Ruyet (FRA) | 105.28 | Vítězslav Gebas (CZE) | 107.50 |  Takuya Haneda (JPN) | 108.46 |
| C1 women [3] | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 125.01 |  Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 126.88 | Leanne Guinea (AUS) | 129.44 |
| C2 men [4] | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 109.03 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 111.60 |  United Kingdom Daniel Goddard Colin Radmore | 114.32 |
| K1 men [5] |  Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 97.63 | Vavřinec Hradilek (CZE) | 99.42 | Pierre Bourliaud (FRA) | 99.87 |
| K1 women [6] |  Corinna Kuhnle (AUT) | 111.35 | Kateřina Kudějová (CZE) | 112.86 | Sarah Grant (AUS) | 112.92 |
The 2010 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Xiasi, China on May 1–3. Chinese paddlers won 4 out of the 5 events and added 5 silvers and 3 bronzes. [7]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men | Ian Borrows (AUS) | 100.70 | Teng Zhiqiang (CHN) | 102.93 | Feng Liming (CHN) | 104.52 |
| C1 women | Cen Nanqin (CHN) | 124.18 | Teng Qianqian (CHN) | 133.37 | Wang Yawei (CHN) | 198.94 |
| C2 men | China Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | 104.65 | China Yu Hongmin Chen Jin | 112.19 | China Shan Bao Chen Fei | 118.26 |
| K1 men | Tan Ya (CHN) | 97.76 | Huang Cunguang (CHN) | 98.53 |  Hermann Husslein (THA) | 99.27 |
| K1 women | Shu Zhenghua (CHN) | 114.62 | Zou Yingying (CHN) | 115.47 | Aki Yazawa (JPN) | 119.76 |
The first regular world cup race took place in Prague, Czech Republic on June 18–20. China topped the medal table with 2 golds and a silver. Czech paddlers took one medal of each color. [8]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men | Michal Jáně (CZE) | 98.69 |  Benjamin Savšek (SLO) | 100.10 | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | 100.36 |
| C1 women | Cen Nanqin (CHN) | 129.86 | Teng Qianqian (CHN) | 137.03 | Katarína Macová (SVK) | 141.53 |
| C2 men | China Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | 108.05 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 108.38 |  Poland Piotr Szczepański Marcin Pochwała | 108.70 |
| K1 men | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 92.62 | Luboš Hilgert (CZE) | 94.02 |  Michael Kurt (SUI) | 94.68 |
| K1 women | Jasmin Schornberg (GER) | 109.05 | Fiona Pennie (GBR) | 109.16 | Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) | 109.79 |
The penultimate race of the series took place in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain on June 26–27. Five different nations won gold with Slovakia adding 2 silver medals to top the medal table. Spain had a gold and a bronze. [9]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 men | Stanislav Ježek (CZE) | 91.34 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 95.58 | Ander Elosegi (ESP) | 95.73 |
| C1 women | Jessica Fox (AUS) | 116.15 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 119.15 | Leanne Guinea (AUS) | 121.42 |
| C2 men | Slovakia Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 98.08 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 98.63 | Germany Marcus Becker Stefan Henze | 99.10 |
| K1 men | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) | 88.61 | Michael Kurt (SUI) | 89.18 | Peter Kauzer (SLO) | 89.91 |
| K1 women | Maialen Chourraut (ESP) | 99.65 | Elena Kaliská (SVK) | 100.73 | Fiona Pennie (GBR) | 100.75 |
The final world cup race was held in Augsburg, Germany on July 2–4. The home German paddlers won 4 out of 5 events and added 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. [10]
| Event | Gold | Score | Silver | Score | Bronze | Score |
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| C1 men | Nico Bettge (GER) | 104.69 | Tony Estanguet (FRA) | 105.77 | Sideris Tasiadis (GER) | 106.27 |
| C1 women | Cen Nanqin (CHN) | 142.75 | Leanne Guinea (AUS) | 150.72 | Kateřina Hošková (CZE) | 150.79 |
| C2 men | Germany David Schröder Frank Henze | 116.68 | France Fabien Lefèvre Denis Gargaud Chanut | 116.74 | United Kingdom Tim Baillie Etienne Stott | 117.05 |
| K1 men | Hannes Aigner (GER) | 98.91 | Alexander Grimm (GER) | 100.12 | Paul Böckelmann (GER) | 100.19 |
| K1 women | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) | 114.97 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | 115.09 | Lizzie Neave (GBR) | 117.29 |
