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 ...

A native of small-town Bryson City in Swain County became a three-time world champion kayaker on Aug. 17, just one month before the qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. In her first ...

Western North Carolina native Evy Leibfarth paddled her way to the podium on Wednesday, winning a bronze medal in the women’s canoe slalom at the Paris Olympic Games. The whitewater phenom from Bryson ...

Kayak Cross, formerly known as Extreme Slalom, is mayhem. Kayakers bombard down strong currents, knocking other athletes out of the way while... Action-packed and heart-thumping, Kayak Cross makes its ...

March 13 (Reuters) - Canoe slalom athlete Luuka Jones will become New Zealand's third woman to compete at a fifth Olympics when she bids for a second medal at the Paris Games after overcoming a battle ...

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.