2015 Canoe Slalom article listing

On December 27, 2015December 27, 2015 By gregiejIn Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team, Sportscene articles, World Championships, World Cup racesLeave a comment

Here is a full listing and links to my canoe slalom articles during 2015. These were posted to Sportscene.tv, International Canoe Federation as well as this blog. Through the year I provided live race commentary on Twitter via @gregiej @planetcanoe and using #ICFslalom.

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A day with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team

On December 21, 2015 By gregiejIn Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team, Sportscene articles

I have been following the Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team since 2012. In these 3 years they have made stellar progress towards their podium hopes at their home Rio Olympics.

The statistics reveal a very high historical correlation between Junior World Champions and future Olympic medallist – so you wouldn’t bet against Ana Satila being on the podium on her home course in Rio next summer! Read my latest article to find out why.

Read Breakfast with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team article

The article includes:

Wonderful photography again from Neil Proctor
Quotes from Lisa Micheler-Jones, Ana Satila & Guille Diez-Canedo
Highlights of Brazilian team results

You can also read the original 2013 “An Evening with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team” article here.

Prague 2013 - Brazillian Interview-12 — Photo courtesy of Neil Proctor Photograpy

2015 Sportscene articles

On June 15, 2015December 26, 2015 By gregiejIn Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team, Sportscene articles, World Cup racesLeave a comment

Here is a full listing and links to my 2015 articles posted on Sportscene.tv during 2015. For live ICF race commentary follow me on Twitter @gregiej. Below you can follow the links to both previews and reviews of the Junior / U23 ICF World Championships, ICF World Cup series and Pan Am Games #TO2015.

Breakfast with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom team

2015 season review in just 3 words

ICF World Cup Pau final review

ICF World Cup 4 Seu review & Pau preview

ICF World Cup 4 Seu preview

Pan Am Games Canoe Slalom race review in Minden

Pam Am Games Canoe Slalom race preview in Minden

ICF World Cup 3 Liptovsky review

ICF World Cup 2 Krakow review and Liptovsky preview

ICF World Cup 1 Prague review

ICF Canoe Slalom Prague World Cup 1 preview

ICF Junior / U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships race review in Foz

ICF Junior / U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships Foz preview

King of Slalomia – Interview with multiple World Champions

2015 ICF Canoe Slalom Season preview

2015 ICF Canoe Slalom season preview

On January 30, 2015 By gregiejIn Sportscene articlesLeave a comment

Al Ain photo courtesy of Richard Houslow — Al Ain photo courtesy of Richard Hounslow

Here is my 2015 season preview posted on Sportscene.

If you are an accomplished slalom paddler then good luck this season and alternatively if you are completely new to canoeing then I hope the above post encourages you to pick up a paddle for the first time. Happy reading.

The articles includes interviews with the Brazil team ahead of he Junior/ U23 World Championships, James Cartwright of Canoe-Kayak Canada ahead of the Pan American Games, Paul Owen, British Canoeing Chief Executive ahead of the Senior World Championships at Lee Valley as well as a variety of the top paddlers.

I will be providing live race tweets for the Pan Am Games, Lee Valley Worlds and through the World Cup races using #ICFslalom all season. Follow me @gregiej

Click here to see the 2014 reigning champions

2014 Sportscene articles

On May 4, 2014November 17, 2014 By gregiejIn Sportscene articlesLeave a comment

My support of the Sportscene.tv website has continued this year. Here are links to the 16 articles posted under @gregiej so far, with just a couple extra posted separately to this blog.

2014 ICF Canoe Slalom season preview

Scotland, Canoe Slalom and the impact of of independence

Junior & U23 World Championship race analytics

The Ultimate Run – 25 years on – anniversary of ’89 Savage Worlds

Onwards and Upwards with the Brazilian Canoe Slalom Team

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race 1 preview

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race 2 review & 3 preview

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race 3 review and tribute

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race 4 preview

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race 4 review

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup race 5 preview

ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup final review