David is a former World Champion and World Cup Champion and is a five time Olympian in the sport of Whitewater Slalom Kayaking. In 2003 he was voted Canada's Male Athlete of the year.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

BC Championships on the Rutherford Whitewater Park

The BC Whitewater Championships were held this past weekend on the Rutherford Whitewater Park, Canada's first and only purpose built whitewater park. The event was hosted by Canoe Kayak BC, Rutherford Creek Power and Innergex.

The event went off without a hitch and marks a milestone for Canadian Paddling. Kelly Vanderbeek put together a short montage on the weekends events and can be viewed on youtube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=0Fo242trjSQ

The course can be best described as Bourg St. Maurice meets Bratislava and is a fun and challenging track. There is no doubt that whitewater sport in BC is moving into a new and exciting era.

See you on the river!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Next Stop Beijing

Home at last for ten days before heading to Beijing for the Games. The past four weeks in Europe for the World Cup were tough mentally and physically. We made a conscious decision to train through the races this year and it made for some interesting racing. The points race was tight and I hung on to the top ten finishing ninth in the overall. I am happy with how I am paddling but still not race ready and it showed. It will be nice to start the taper and begin final preparations for Beijing.

Kelly made a video montage from footage she shot while she was with me in Beijing. She did a great job and you can view it on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zAIeDVMXJI.