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... It's got the finals for the 2004 olympics, every class. the videos take a while, but are well worth it. martikan and estanguet are the only ones I have watched so far, but man . . . I can feel myself getting better at paddling just watching those guys. ...

so guys,
I haven't seen (or should i say, c-een -- how about that one, Adam?) the C-1 finals . . .

Did Martikan really hit a pole or what?

??

Alden

well it's official: estanguet takes gold, martikan silver, pfannmueller (?) takes bronze. this is exactly what people expected! rebecca giddens took silver in k1-w. it really is cool to hear Jon Lugbill. it was even funnier last olympics when ...

... guess. The saltwater certainly adds a different "flavor" to the water. Based on the prelim. performances, MacIntosh (Brit racer?), Estanguet, and Martikan are definitely going to be the ones to watch in the finals. It'll be interesting to see if the Brit racer is going to beat out the other two? ...

martikan and estanguet made that look so easy. i couldnt believe how many guys flipped. that course is stompin! definitely some big time whitewater. LOTS of mandatory offside surfs. that was a shame that chris flipped and ...

... (or so I've heard). Prague doesn't have much drop, but Ive seen pictures, looks pretty OK. Liptovsky-Mikulas is pretty famous too (the home of Martikan) but I don't know much about it. And I had no idea they had TWO parks in one city! Those eastern Europeans LOVE their whitewater parks . . ...

... are 2 lefty world champs and 2 rightys in the freestyle. That's a distinct showing for the lefties who would expect to be 0.4 of a person ... And Martikan is world champ again ... ?? ;) Anyway, the point is they have a much higher than you'd expect from their incidence in the population .... /edwin ...

... score is 4-2, with righties in front! Oh, and did I mention slalom racing in the Olympics? 1992 champ -- Lukas Pollert (rightie) 1996 -- Michal Martikan (Leftie) 2000 -- Tony Estanguet (Rightie) Oh darn, righties are still ahead! later Alden

I have a Galasport Michal Martikan Elite Carbon layup ergo shaft -- huge HUGE blade, paper thin, super feel, incredibly light ... but I reserve it for flat water racing and would never let it near a rock! I also have a fabulous paddle ...

... made in Ireland they ship UPS anywhere in the world. http://www.galasport.cz I have a 3M bent shaft designed by World Slalom C1 champion Michal Martikan -- so beautiful to look at. Carbon with steel tip. Fantastic feel and light weight and super slicey through water with great pull and comfy ...