Learn what kayak cross is, where kayak cross competitions are happening, and how to learn this extreme activity yourself. Participating in competitive kayaking offers a special kind of thrill, but it ...

Splash, bang, wallop! The bangs and wallops are as inevitable as all the splashing in an event where chaos reigns and kayakers are prone to lose a tooth or two. When the IOC added kayak cross – ...

Kayak cross is one of the new events making an Olympic debut at the 2024 Paris Games, and it's one you'll want to see for yourself because it is absolutely chaotic. Part of the canoe slalom family of ...

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 ...

The event is new at the Games this year and it will feature plenty of barrel-rolling action on the water. Plus, Stephen Nedoroscik and Simone Biles compete for more medals. It’s Day 8 of the Olympics, ...

Evy Leibfarth has been pushing canoe slalom limits ever since she was a young teen. At the Paris Games, she showed her incredible talent. When Evy Leibfarth was a teenager, she was already a champion ...

The world’s strongest and most skilled paddlers are heading to Paris. Canoeing and kayaking have been part of the Olympics for a full century and will be back for the 2024 Games with a new event.

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In the new Olympic sport of Kayak Cross the rules are quite simple. Four kayakers position themselves side-by-side on a platform about 15 feet above an artificially-made whitewater slalom course. They ...