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USA Canoe Slalom and Extreme Slalom Olympic and National Team Trials 2021 Official Results and Nominations April 14, 2021

USA Olympic Team Nomination – Canoe Slalom (CSL)

Women Canoe Single (WC1) Evy Leibfarth

Evy Leibfarth placed fourth in the WC1 event at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championship in Seu, , where she earned an Olympic quota for the USA and four points towards a nomination to the USA Olympic Team. She placed first in the WC1 event at the USA Canoe Slalom Olympic and National Team Trials in Charlotte, NC, this week, and earned an additional three points towards a nomination to the USA Olympic Team. With a total of seven points and a tie-break advantage, no other athlete can overtake her point advantage. Therefore, the ACA is proud to nominate Evy Leibfarth to the USA Olympic Team.

2021 USA Canoe Slalom (CSL) and Extreme Slalom (CSLX) National Team The following athletes met the ACA performance requirements and will represent the USA at the 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cups and World Championship. Athletes in men’s events will compete for the right to be nominated to the USA Olympic Team at the ICF CSL World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic, June 11-13, 2021.

Women Canoe Single (WC1) 1. Evy Leibfarth – Athlete nominated to the USA Olympic Team

Men Canoe Single (MC1) 1. Zachary Lokken 2. Casey Eichfeld 3. Nathaniel Francis

Women Kayak Single (WK1)* * USA doesn’t have an Olympic Quota in this event 1. Evy Leibfarth 2. Ria Sribar

Results – USA Canoe Slalom Olympic and National Team Trials 1 Men Kayak Single (MK1) 1. Michal Smolen 2. Tyler Westfall 3. Joshua Joseph

Women Kayak Single (WCSLX)** 1. Ria Sribar 2. Isabel Long 3. Emma Morgan Joseph 4. Evy Leibfarth

Men Kayak Single (MCSLX)** 1. Kaelin Friedenson 2. Kyler Long 3. 4. Tren Long

** Not an Olympic event in 2020; scheduled in 2024

Results – USA Canoe Slalom Olympic and National Team Trials 2 2021 USA U23 Canoe Slalom (CSL) and Extreme Slalom (CSLX) National Team The following athletes met the ACA performance requirements and will represent the USA at the 2021 ICF U23 Canoe Slalom World Championship in Tacen, Slovenia.

Women Kayak Single (WK1) 1. Ria Sribar

Men Kayak Single (MK1) 1. Joshua Joseph 2. Wesley Bolyard

Women Kayak Single (WCSLX) 1. Ria Sribar 2. Emma Morgan Joseph

Men Kayak Single (MCSLX) 1. Kenny Hank 2. Merle Long

2021 USA Junior Canoe Slalom (CSL) and Extreme Slalom (CSLX) National Team The following athletes met the ACA performance requirements and will represent the USA at the 2021 ICF Junior Canoe Slalom World Championship in Tacen, Slovenia.

Women Canoe Single (WK1) 1. Evy Leibfarth

Men Canoe Single (MK1) 1. Nathaniel Francis

Women Kayak Single (WK1) 1. Evy Leibfarth

Men Kayak Single (MK1) 1. Kaelin Friedenson

Women Kayak Single (WCSLX) 1. Isabel Long 2. Evy Leibfarth Results – USA Canoe Slalom Olympic and National Team Trials 3 Men Kayak Single (MCSLX) 1. Kaelin Friedenson 2. Kyler Long 3. Samuel Sharp 4. Arjun Pathiyal

Right to compete

Senior Events: Besides athletes nominated to the USA National Team, the following athletes have earned the right to compete and represent the USA at international events, including the 2021 ICF CSL World Cups and World Championship.

Women Canoe Single (WC1): Harriet Rollins Women Kayak Single (WK1): Marcella Altman Men Kayak Single (MK1): Kaelin Friedenson, Jordan Sherman, and Wesley Bolyard.

U23 Events: Besides the athletes nominated to the USA National Team, the following athletes have earned the right to compete and represent the USA at the international events, including the 2021 ICF U23 CSL World Championship.

Men Canoe Single (MC1): Micajah Mc Curry Women Kayak Single (WK1): Emma Morgan Joseph Men Kayak Single (MK1): Robert Healy

Junior Events: Besides the athletes nominated to the USA National Team, the following athletes have earned the right to compete and represent the USA at the international events, including the 2021 ICF Junior CSL World Championship.

Men Canoe Single (MC1): Luca Bohn Women Kayak Single (WK1): Marcella Altman and Isabel Long Men Kayak Single (MK1): Kyler Long and Davis Jung

Results – USA Canoe Slalom Olympic and National Team Trials 4