2023 Canoe Slalom World Cup

The 2023 Canoe Slalom World Cup was the highest level season-long series of competitions across six canoe slalom disciplines organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 36th edition and featured five stops (or races) in five different venues.

Canoeists competed for the title of the overall world cup champion in each of the six disciplines (3 for men and 3 for women), which was determined by the total number of points obtained from the five races.

Calendar
The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in Augsburg, Germany (1–4 June) and concluded with the World Cup Final in Vaires-sur-Marne, France (5-8 October).

Standings
The winner of each race was awarded 60 points (with double points awarded for the World Cup Final). 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.

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C1 women

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K1 women

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Kayak cross women

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Points

 * World Cup points were awarded based on the results of each race at each event as follows:

World Cup Race 1
1–4 June in Augsburg, Germany

World Cup Race 2
8–11 June in Prague, Czech Republic

World Cup Race 3
15–18 June in Tacen, Slovenia. The third world cup was skipped by many of the top European paddlers in favor of preparation for the European Games in Kraków, which would also serve as the European qualifier for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

World Cup Race 4
31 August – 3 September in La Seu, Spain

World Cup Final
5–8 October in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. This was the first major international competition on the new course built for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The competition format mimicked that which would be used at the Olympics, i.e. different from regular World Cup events. With the number of participants that meant top 24 boats progressing to the semifinals from the heats (best of 2 runs) and then top 12 to the finals in the classic slalom events. The kayak cross events included repechage rounds.