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Athlete Stories

Hearn and Others Cleared on Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges as DOJ Admits “Botched Installation”

According to multiple national news sources, Federal prosecutors asked that indictment charges against former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn be dismissed. He was previously...
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Athlete Stories

Oklahoma City Hosts the World—and Evy Leibfarth Takes Silver (By Kent Ford)

The lead story from the World Championships in Oklahoma City has to be Evy Leibfarth's silver-medal performance in women's kayak, where she was beaten only...
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Athlete Stories

Three-time C-1 Olympian Davey Hearn Arrested in Reflecting Pool Incident (Bonus: Hearn’s Attorney’s Video!)

While he might just use one blade paddling, three-time whitewater C-1 Olympian Davey Hearn had both hands cuffed after being arrested recently by U.S....
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Athlete Stories

Half the Paddle, Twice the Man: Catching Up with C1 Sensation Erik Amason

Who tries a “new” line on the Southeast's notorious Oceana Rapid? In a C-1, to boot? Erik Amason does, going far right on the...
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Canoeing

All Eyes on Evy: Leibfarth Wins Bronze in Women’s C-1 (First US Slalom Medal Since 2004)

Chalk one up for Evy. Twenty-year-old Evy Leibfarth from North Carolina made history by winning the bronze medal in the women's canoe singles (C1)...
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Athlete Stories

Fox Takes Olympic Gold in Women’s K-1

There was nothing sly at all about Australian Jessica Fox's commanding gold medal win in women's K1 Slalom at the Paris Olympics. She won...
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Canoeing

Extra, Extra: Oklahoma City to Host 2028 Olympic Slalom Events

If you build it, they will come. The Olympics, that is. That's the case with the RiverSport Rapids Canoe Slalom Center in Oklahoma City,...
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Athlete Stories

Three, Three, Three Golds in One: Aussie Jessica Fox Makes History Winning Triple Golds at Slalom World Cup

Really, is there anyone who has dominated the slalom kayaking scene more than Australia’s Jessica Fox? Fox made more canoeing history in early June, becoming...
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Ken Sleight, River Guide Who Inspired Edward Abbey’s Seldom Seen Smith, Dies at 97

Ken Sleight, the river guide who inspired Edward Abbey's Seldom Seen Smith in "The Monkey Wrench Gang," has died...
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Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River, billed as a faith-based survival thriller. Filmed among the rugged canyons...
Events

That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.

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Films & Books

Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River,...
Events

That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.