I learned this morning that the ICF has made its decision, and the U.S. will indeed be allowed to enter boats in all four whitewater slalom classes at the Olympic Games this summer. And so the U.S. Olympic Team is now set in this discipline. Here are the U.S. athletes you'll see paddling whitewater on TV this August:
Women's kayak: Ashley Nee, Darnestown, Maryland
Men's kayak: Michal Smolen, Gastonia, North Carolina
Men's single canoe: Casey Eichfeld, Drums, Pennsylvania
Men's double canoe: Casey Eichfeld, Drums, Pennsylvania, and Devin McEwan, Lakeville, Connecticut
I've also recently learned that Michal Smolen's first name is pronounced "mee-how." I'd just assumed it was pronounced just like "Michael."
Meanwhile, the Pan American Championships for flatwater sprint are taking place right now on Lake Lanier at Gainesville, Georgia. This event will determine the boat classes in which each nation of the Americas will be allowed to enter athletes. I'll share the results when I know them.
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