Last weekend at the ICF Slalom World Cup’s first stop of the year in Ivrea, Italy the US didn’t have any of their top athletes as none of the Olympic team members were present. That might have been reflected in the final standings as the US wasn’t able to advance anyone past the semifinals other than the new K1 cross event. Things will be a bit different this weekend as those Olympians will be competing in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain. All of the events begin on Friday with heats to qualify competitors for the semifinals which will take place on Saturday or Sunday depending on the event.

The Olympic athletes joining this week are Casey Eichfeld in the men’s C1, Eichfeld and Devin McEwan in the men’s C2, Michal Smolen in the men’s K1, and Ashley Nee in the women’s K1. They are joined by returning athletes from last weekend, most notably the two semifinalists from last weekend, Zachary Lokken in the men’s C1 (29th last weekend), Richard Powell in the men’s K1 (30th last weekend)..

Previous ICF Slalom World Cup Coverage:
Ivrea Recap