What is Slalom?

The Olympic discipline of canoe slalom is contested on a whitewater course with athletes navigating through a combination of 18-24 upstream(red) and downstream(green) gates.  Athletes have to navigate their canoe or kayak through 300m of whitewater rapids in the fastest time possible. A 2-second penalty is given for a touched gate, and if the gate is missed completely there is a 50-second penalty. Male athletes compete in three classes: Kayak (K1M), Single Canoe (C1M) and Mixed Double Canoe (C2Mix). Female athletes also compete in three classes: kayak (K1W), Single Canoe (C1W), and Mixed Double Canoe (C2Mix). Canoe Slalom, listed then on the Olympic program as "whitewater slalom", made its debut during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany and did not reappear until the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain.

In the previous Olympics, the USA has had 1 Gold Medal (C2M), 2 Silver Medals (K1W) and 2 Bronze Medals (C1M & K1W) in Slalom.

Connect:

• ACA Slalom Team Facebook Page (Facebook)
• Competition section of Paddle eMagazine
  
• www.americancanoe.org/Slalom
  

Events:

• Slalom Racing Calendar
  • USA and International Slalom Races
  • Post a Race
• Team Trials
  • 2019 - Oklahoma City
  • April 12-14
  • Results
• Youth Olympic Games
  • 2018 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Age Group Nationals
  • TBD
•  USA Slalom Nationals
  • 2019 - TBD
  • October 6-7, 2018: Dickerson, MD: Potomac Whitewater Racing Center
    • Results
    • Judges Report
•  Pan American Games
  • 2019 - Lima, Peru
    • Qualification Process
•  Olympics
  • 2016 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  •  2020 - Tokyo, Japan
    • Qualification System
  •  2024 - Paris, France
  •  2028 - Los Angeles, USA

Athletes:

• Athlete Code of Conduct (2019)
• Selection Criteria
  • 2020 Tokyo Olympics
    • DRAFT Selection Procedures (PDF)
      
  • 2019 U.S. National Slalom & Extreme Teams Selection Procedures (PDF)
    • Addendum to the 2019 Athlete Selection Procedures (PDF)
      
    • Selection Procedures Letter (PDF)
      
    • Selection Procedures EAP Calculation (PDF)
  • 2019 Pan American Games (PDF)
  • 2019 U.S. National Teams (PDF)
• 2018 USOC DAS Athlete Criteria (PDF)
  • Eligibility requirements for US Olympic Committee Direct Athlete Support (DAS)
• Travel
  • International Travel Requirements
  • United Airlines
  • 2018 Travel
    • Estimated 2018 National Team Trip Expenses (PDF)
    • Links to Deposits & Payments:
      • World Cups 1-3
      • Jr & U23 World Championships
      • World Cups 4-5
      • World Championships
• Athlete Grievance Process (online)
• U.S. Center for SafeSport (ACA Policies / U.S. Center for SafeSport)
• U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) 
• Elite Athlete Slalom Director to the ACA Board
  • Scott Mann (contact)
• Athlete Advisory Council (USOC)
  • Representative: Emily Mary Wright (contact / Bio)
  • Alternate: Brandon Holiday (contact / Bio)
• Slalom National Teams
  • 2019
  • 2018
    
• Slalom Olympians (excel)
• Grants:
  • ACA Elite Female Slalom Athlete: Grant
  • Women's Sports Foundation: Grants
  • Women's Sports Foundation: Travel & Training Grant

Racing Rules:

• Racing Rules - 2018 (PDF)

Coaches:

•   SafeSport: www.americancanoe.org/SafeSport
•  Submit Staff/Volunteer Code of Conduct (PDF)
•  Successfully pass the NCIS Background Check (Link)
•  Will register my whereabouts with the U.S. State Department Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) while traveling for international events at: https://step.state.gov/step/  

• Travel
  • International Travel Requirements
  • United Airlines
• Pan American Games 2019
  • Staff & Coach Selection Procedure (PDF)
  • Volunteer Selection Procedure (PDF)
    

Officials:

• Slalom Officials Policy (PDF)

Volunteers:

• Review ACA Volunteer and Staff Selection Procedures (PDF)
• Submit Staff/Volunteer Code of Conduct (PDF)
• Complete SafeSport Training: www.americancanoe.org/SafeSport
• Successfully pass the NCIS Background Check (PDF)
• Will register my whereabouts with the U.S. State Department Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) while traveling for international events at: https://step.state.gov/step/
• Background Check (Link)

Slalom Paddling Clubs:

• Nantahala Racing Club: Bryson City, NC (NRC)
• Mach 1 Slalom Team: State College, PA (Mach1)
• Potomac Whitewater Racing Center: Potomac, MD (PWRC)
• Durango Whitewater: Durango, CO. (DW)
• Team Colorado: Colorado Front Range. (TC)

In Memory Of:

• First Coach of U.S. Whitewater Team - Jay Evans

Reporting Abuse or Misconduct:

To report forms of misconduct or abuse, such as sexual, emotional or physical misconduct, bullying, hazing or harassment, please report via: 

• www.americancanoe.org/SafeSport

Support the Slalom Community:

• Donate to Slalom (online)
• Charitable Travel Contributions (webpage)

Governance:

• ACA Board of Directors
  • Competition Council
    • Slalom Committee
      • Slalom Coaches, sub-committee
      • Slalom Officials, sub-committee
      • Event Planning, sub-committee
      • Club Presidents, sub-committee
      • Slalom Olympians, sub-committee
    • Slalom Committee Meeting Minutes
      • February 19, 2019 (PDF)
      • February 5, 2019 (PDF)
      • 2018 Meeting Minutes (PDF)

National Office Staff: 

• Director of High Performance & Competition: vacant
  • Slalom High Performance Manager: vacant
    • Slalom National Team Coach: Rafal Smolen