Whitewater churns into foam as double-ended paddles windmill one-person boats into position. The paddles go up in the air as the boats slide through red or green gates, then the furious wind milling ...

Here's a guide on how scoring works for the canoeing events at the Olympics. The first boat to cross the finish line without any penalties is the winner of the race. To clear the finish line, the bow ...

Hungary has the most total canoeing medals in Olympics history with 86: 28 gold, 31 silver and 27 bronze. Germany (34) and the Soviet Union (29), however, have more gold medals. All canoeing events ...

Evy Leibfarth is a proud North Carolinian. Her home state is where her parents, river guides and paddling instructors on the Nantahala River in the western part of the state, first took her out on the ...

In the men’s kayak single (K1), 21 athletes entered the Rio Games and only 15 advanced to the semifinal. With varied results in the men’s K1 heats on Sunday, August 7, the field is wide open to crown ...

On a sunny, 74 degree day in Rio de Janeiro, four Olympic champions were crowned in canoe/kayak sprint. Two reigning, two new. The crowd cheered as Sebastian Brendel pumped both of his fists in the ...

Canoeists kneel in their boat and use a single-bladed paddle on one side at a time. Kayakers sit in their boat and use a double-bladed paddle. As an Olympic sport, “canoeing” includes both canoe and ...