Posts Tagged ‘Hradilek’

Canoe Slalom Training in historical downtown of Bratislava

Canoe Slalom Training in historical downtown of Bratislava

In a few days European Canoe Slalom Championships 2010 starts in Bratislava, Slovakia. Well known artificial water sports course in Bratislava–Čunovo, is nowadays shared between 225 competitors from 27 European countries, so training hours on the wild water of Čunovo are strictly divided. For each country there is only one hour a day available for [...]

Savšek defeats Estanguet

Savšek defeats Estanguet

Tacen (CSN) – Benjamin Savšek was the best in canoe event of ICF ranking race in Tacen and Blaž Cof accompanied this success with a third place. Urša Kragelj also performed a great final run, ensuring her a second position. Slovenian national team which will compete at European Championships in Bratislava and World Cup races [...]

Interview with Daniele Molmenti and Vavra Hradilek

Interview with Daniele Molmenti and Vavra Hradilek

Penrith (CSN) – After the 2010 Oceania Open we interviewed Daniele Molmenti and Vavrinec Hradilek. What do they expect from this season and who might make a chance to win the Worlds in Tacen this year?

Czech team selected

Czech team selected

Czech team selections are over. After four rounds (two in Cunovo and two in Trnavka) we know new Czech team for European Championships and World Cups. There are two well-known names Stanislav Jezek and Jan Masek amended by young man Michal Jane in C1 men category. In K1 women category is a stable situation. Three [...]

New Zealand Slalom Open

New Zealand Slalom Open

This weekend 30-31 January 2010 will be held NZ Ranking and the opening ICF World Ranking Race in Mangahao River in National White Water Park, which is 5 minutes from Shannon in Manawatu. Selection of competitors will be varied, except New Zealanders who has their ranking races here, there will be many paddlers from Australia, [...]

World Cup opinions

World Cup opinions

The ICF Board of Directors approved the extension of the World Cup series from 3 competitions per year to 4 plus a World Cup final. Also Continental Championships won’t calculate to World cup series. This system will start in 2011. We asked athletes what they think about these changes. Brett Heyl, K1M – USA I [...]

VIDEO Czech this out!

Breaking into an old treatment works and going underground, Vavra Hradilek shows another way of getting to the beautiful historic centre of Czech capital Prague.

Czech paddler of the year 2009

28th of November, in Olomouc was the best Czech paddler of the year 2009 announced. Paddler of the year became Vavřinec Hradílek from USK Praha, who won European Championship under 23 and K1 teams in World Championship in Seu. The second finished downriver C2 Lukáš Uncajtik – Marek Rygel, who at European Championship got two [...]

Hradilek’s plans for winter

Hradilek’s plans for winter

How did you spend days after the Worlds? After Worlds, i stayed in Spain with my girlfriend. We were cruising around the east coast of Spain. It was amazing. After this relax trip, I spent some time in the mountains. So most of all I was travelling without kayak. Plus I am working on few [...]