| Areál vodného slalomu Ondreja Cibáka | |
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| About | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia |
| Managing agent | Tatra Canoe Club |
| Designer | Ondrej Cibák |
| Main shape | Y-shaped |
| Adjustable | No |
| Water source | Váh River |
| Pumped | No |
| Flow diversion | Yes |
| Practice pool | Yes |
| Grandstands | Covered Stadium |
| Canoe lift | No |
| Facilities | Yes |
| Construction | 2002 North (Orava) reconstruction
2004 South (Váh) reconstruction 2012 Stadium |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Stats | |
| Length | North (Orava): 300 metres (984 ft) South (Váh): 335 metres (1,099 ft) |
| Drop | 7.5 metres (25 ft) |
| Slope | North (Orava): 2.5% (132 ft/mi) South (Váh): 2.2% (118 ft/mi) |
| Flowrate | 15 m3/s (530 cu ft/s) |
| Tatra Canoe Club | |
49°04′25″N 19°37′08″E / 49.0735°N 19.619°E
The Ondrej Cibak Whitewater Slalom Course, in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, is the world's second-oldest artificial whitewater venue for international canoe slalom competition, after the Augsburg Eiskanal. Built in 1978, it diverts water around a small dam on the Váh river. With recent upgrades, including a covered stadium for spectators, it remains a prime site for the sport.[1]
As a training facility, it is home course for canoe slalom's most highly decorated athlete, Michal Martikán, who has five Olympic medals, two of them gold, and for Elena Kaliská, who also has two Olympic golds. Both athletes have won numerous World and European Championships.[2]
In addition to slalom practice, experienced paddlers can train in kayaks and canoes for running narrow creeks. For the general public, it operates as a family water park with guided raft trips.
- ^ "The Bid for 2013 ICF Junior Canoe Slalom World Championships". Slovak Canoe Assoviation. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Whitewater slalom Ondrej Cibák". Information center of Liptovsky Mikulas. Retrieved 2 May 2013.