20 Aug 04. Final day for canoe kayak slalom here in Athens. Semifinals and Finals for C2 and men's K1.

As it was expected Slovakians reigned in C2 while the French Peschier and Lefevre took gold and bronze in K1.

TEAMadara was there to report!

18 Aug 04. Pavol and Peter Hochschorner, the Slovakian twins and golden olympic champions of 2000, had no trouble at all taking the lead in both runs, while in men's K1, British Cambell Walsh had the fastest run in his first attempt but at the end of the day ranked second, after Swiss Michael Kurt.
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18 Aug 04. Action day 2 for canoe kayak slalom here in Athens. Semifinals and finals for C1 and women's K1.
French Tony Estanguet won the most difficult battle to Slovakian Michal Martikan, in C1, while world no 1 Elena Kaliska (SVK) as expected, monopolised both semifinals and finals to the gold medal.
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17 Aug 04. Action day 1 for canoe kayak slalom here in Athens with C1 for men and K1 for women.

Slovakian champion Michal Martikan, the 1996 gold and 2000 silver medalist is on the lead of the prelimineries, only 0.09 seconds before Sidney gold medal holder, Tony Estanguet from France. A fast second run recovered strong Martikan from the 6th place in the 1st run, in front of Estanguet who kept his smooth style all along.
Only the leading 12 will race at the semifinals tomorrow.

In women K1, Jennifer Bongardt of Germany has the lead, with world no 1, Elena Kaliska (SVK) less than a second away.
The first 15 will continue to tomorrow's semifinals.
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14 Aug 04. Olympic games have officialy started with an astonishing opening ceremony yesterday night.

A splendid show presenting the creation of mankind and the history of Greece, was presented before the 80.000 spectators and athletes from 202 countries, marched right after into the olympic stadium. Read more about this night from Athens 2004 site and browse the image gallery

Greek K1 slalom contenter may not be as famous as his olympic rivals, but he is an accomplished river kayaker and former freestyle athlete, until devoting himself to the olympic sport the last 4 years.

Let us meet Alex Dimitriou through his personnal page.

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• 17 Aug 04. Martikan first in men's whitewater canoe heats
  Martikan is considered the gold-medal favourite once again in Athens. Read more
• 17 Aug 04. Giddens advances to women's kayak semis
  Giddens (USA) was fifth after the second run with the top 12 qualifying for the semifinals. Read more
• 16 Aug 04. U.S. slalom team leader Endicott to U.S. presidential candidate Kerry:
  "It is ironic that the smallest country to host the Olympics in 50 years built the best whitewater slalom course in history" Read more
• 16 Aug 04. Defending Olympic champions take on challenging course.
  Champions and chalengers getting ready for tomorrow. Read more
• 13 Aug 04. 2000 champions are back to defend their titles.
  All the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games gold medallists are back to defend their titles at the only seawater artificial slalom course in the world. Read more
• 13 Aug 04. The new venue in Athens is nothing short of mind-blowing
  I think this venue really favors our Canadian paddlers who are born and raised on big, bouncy whitewater rivers Read more
• 10 Aug 04. Slovakian paddler Michal Martikan is studying the course.
  "If I want to go faster, I have to learn the course, especially the tricky spots, even better," said Martikan. Read more
• 10 Aug 04. Greek youngster with potential
  Christos Tsakmakis, the 16- year-old C1 paddler from Greece, has the ability to astonish the crowd. Read more
• 09 Aug 04. Final preparations key to success at Olympics.
  The physical side of preparing for the Olympics is nearing a peak, but this is no time for any athlete to back off -- not if he or she wants to be a medal contender. Read more
• 09 Aug 04. Triple crown?
  Two top-ranked athletes -- one female, one male -- are aiming for an unprecedented third whitewater Olympic medal at the 2004 Games. Read more
• 07 Aug 04. Former teammates go head to head in Athens.
  Stepanka HILGERTOVA (CZE) and Elena KALISKA (SVK), who once were teammates, are now considered the favourites for the gold medal. Read more
• 06 Aug 04. Gold rush for Europe.
  Aside from a handful of new world competitors, European athletes look set to grasp glory in the canoeing and kayaking. Read more
• 06 Aug 04. Australians arrive with great expectations.
  "I am only aiming for the gold medal. You 've got to have great ambitions." said Mark Bellofiore, who is competing in men's C2. Read more
• 06 Aug 04. Extreme race, Extreme competition.
  "It is a very hard and extreme course," said Maria Cristina GIAIPRON (ITA). Read more
• 04.08.04 Full training programme.
  83 out of 84 competitors are already training every morning. Read more
• 01.08.04 Challenging verdict on venue.
  Chief judge Peter HORSTER (GER), predicted today that the Helliniko Centre course would set the stage for an exciting and challenging Olympic competition. Read more
• 31.07.04 Competing for 8th time in Olympics.
  Seven-time Olympic flatwater champion Birgit FISCHER (GER) will be seeking her eighth -- and perhaps ninth -- gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. Read more
• 30.07.04 Slalom Centre opens to athletes' applause.
  At the tender age of 16, the youngest competitor in Canoe/Kayak Slalom is Christos TSAKMAKIS from Greece racing in C1. Read more