Final scramble for a slot
From a nasty riverbed sucked dry in southern Tennessee has blossomed one of the best whitewater slalom racing venues in the world. And the best on the water were there April 19-21 for the season's first World Cup competition.
Results--April 24
Shipley blisters the Ocoee rapids
The Olympic stakes were high as U.S. paddlers scrambled for the few remaining places in Atlanta's whitewater events. But precise, powerful effort paid in full, and a full U.S. flotilla is assured based on Sunday's finals.
An Introduction--April 19
Rebirth of a river of dreams
The stakes are high this weekend on the Ocoee River as world-class paddlers scramble for the few remaining Olympic berths in this precise power sport.
Whitewater slalom primer
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