Wave
This trick, valued at 10 points, requires at least a 360° horizontal angle rotation of the boat at a vertical angle between 0° and 45°.
What is a Spin?
To correctly score a Cartwheel, both consecutive ends must be performed in the same rotational direction and reach a vertical angle between 45° and this maximum degree.
What is 100°?
If a squirt boater stays entirely above the surface and registers "No submersion," they receive a Mystery Multiplier of this base numerical value.
What is 1.0?
According to the Competition Format appendix, this is the time limit for a single run in all phases of a Squirt event.
What is 60 seconds?
Unlike decked kayak competitors, Canoe athletes must paddle from a kneeling position and use this specific type of paddle.
What is a single bladed paddle?
To score this specific bonus, an athlete is allowed to skip the last 30 degrees of rotation of their first move in order to smoothly transition into a consecutive move.
What is the Link bonus?
A standard Front Loop is defined as a front flip that is initiated and finished between a horizontal angle of -20° and +20°, and rewards the paddler with this many base points.
What is 60 points?
The technical score for a Mystery/Mush is calculated by taking the number of seconds the paddler's head is completely underwater and multiplying it by this specific number.
What is 20?
For surface boat events, the Chief Judge must announce if a feature is this term, meaning the feature can be re-accessed during the course of the run within the allotted time.
What is an "attainable" feature?
To ensure fairness, an International Judge (IJCFR) must judge the same event throughout the entire competition and cannot be changed except in the case of force-majeure, a decision that can only be made by this specific official.
Who is the Chief Judge (ICJCFR)?
While a Pan Am and a Back Pan Am are both elevated aerial rotations greater than 90°, the Back Pan Am specifically requires the competitor to rotate around this part of the boat.
What is the stern?
In a Split-wheel, the two consecutive ends are linked together by a horizontal rotation of at least this many degrees near the vertical point of the first end on the long axis.
What is 160°?
To earn a Heli Bonus on a clean trick, the paddle must be spun 360 degrees while the boat is held vertical between an angle of 60 degrees and this maximum angle limit.
What is 120 degrees?
During the Semi-finals of a surface boat event that takes place on a "non-attainable" feature, athletes get 3 runs of 45 seconds, and their phase score is determined using this specific calculation method.
What is "Best 2 scores added"?
If the Chief Judge overrules an IJCFR's call to maintain consistency, they must document an explanation containing the date, time, class, phase, paddler, original decision, overruling decision, and this final crucial piece of information.
What is the reasoning for the overruling?
To properly execute a Donkey Flip, the boat must end its 360° longitudinal rotation within this many degrees of the trick's original initiation angle.
What is +/- 45°?
The Mc Nasty (or Pistol Flip) requires at least a 150° horizontal angle rotation (or half barrel roll) that flows directly into a front loop or this other 100-point advanced aerial trick.
What is a Space Godzilla?
A "Washout" is technically defined as a Bow Screw that has no initiation stroke, but the boat must be at an extreme vertical angle of over this many degrees.
What is 140°?
To calculate how many athletes progress from the heats, the ICF formula dictates adding 10 to the number of athletes in the class, dividing by 3, and then rounding down to the nearest multiple of this number.
What is 5?
If a Team Leader wishes to protest a ruling to the Competition Committee, they must submit the protest in writing with a 200€ cash fee within this precise number of minutes after the event phase results are displayed.
What is 20 minutes?
Earning 170 points, the Silly Flip requires an aerial rotation around the longitudinal axis of at least 180°, which must then be followed by a rotation around this specific axis, landing with the stern facing upstream.
What is the short axis?
For the Tricky-Loop to be valid, the final bow end must transition into a front loop while the boat is still above this precise vertical angle threshold.
What is a 45° vertical angle?
To successfully score the 120-point "Changing Around," a paddler must alternate two Bow Screws and two Stern Screws, with two changes of direction performed while the boat is over vertical on this specific end of the boat.
What is the bow?
If two athletes are still tied in the Heats after comparing their highest, 2nd highest, and 3rd highest scoring runs, the fourth tie-breaker is the highest scoring move judged by at least this many International Judges (IJCFR).
What is one (1)?
According to strict equipment rules, an Open Canoe (OC1) must have an open depth of at least 37.5 cm for a length of 80 cm, and the overall open surface area must measure at least this many square centimeters.
What is 3800 square centimeters?