Evy Leibfarth and three opponents sit in kayaks half-suspended off a 6-foot-high platform. In front of them, a ramp slopes sharply downward, reaching halfway to the rushing water below. The ...

Flatwater and whitewater athletes will be ready to race across a combined 10 events at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canoe slalom events will be held starting on Day 1, July 27th and will continue until ...

Just as she does with her paddle and her kayak when negotiating a whitewater slalom course, Evy Leibfarth takes painstaking care to be precise with her words when navigating conversations about her ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In the new Olympic sport of Kayak Cross the rules are quite simple ...

VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Paris got a taste of kayak cross on Sunday, when the World Cup drew capacity crowds to witness the excitement of this extreme canoe slalom event in which ...

World champion Joe Clarke knows from experience that he could spill some blood as he goes for gold in the new Olympic discipline of kayak cross at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in August.

Remember this name: Sam Sharp. Because this Asheville 17-year-old is going places in a boat and going fast. In less than five years Sharp has gone from fearing the kayak roll to confidently racing ...

Smithfield and Virginia Tech are teaming up to donate thousands of pounds of food to Feeding Southwest Virginia, supporting people in need. Flatwater and whitewater athletes will be ready to race ...