Canoe slalom is all about speed and perfection. For this purpose they hang gates in white-water courses, which have to be passed through without touching, similar to ski slalom.
There are two different boat classes:
The kayak K1 is driven in a sitting position with a paddle that has two paddle blades. It is called K one because there is just one athlet in the boat.
In the canadier C1 one drives in the kneeling position with a paddle that has one paddle blade.
Bread and games for the people:
In this spectacle a group of four competitors jump off a ramp simultaneously into the water. During the parcourse the particitpants have to go around several bollards and perform a roll. They are allowed to attack their opponents hard but fair and push them out of the course.