the rules. Courses Slalom courses are usually on Class II - IV whitewater. Some courses are technical, containing many rocks. Others are on stretches containing fewer rocks and larger waves and holes. Olympics Slalom canoeing made its Olympic debut in 1972 in Augsburg, West Germany, for the Munich Games. It was not seen again until 1992 in La Seu d'Urgell as part of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Since then, slalom paddling has been a regular Olympic event in the following locations: 1972: Augsburg, West Germany 1992: La Seu d'Urgell, Spain 1996: Ocoee River, United States 2000: Penrith, Australia 2004: Athens, Greece 2008: Shunyi, Beijing, China 2012: Lee Valley, UK 2016: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2020: Tokyo, Japan 2024: Vaires-sur-Marne, Paris, France 2028: Sepulveda Dam, Los Angeles, United States 2032: TBA, Brisbane, Australia The 1972 Olympics in Augsburg were held on an artificial whitewater course. The Augsburg Eiskanal set the stage for the future of artificial course creation. With the exception of the altered river bed of the Ocoee River in 1996, every Olympic venue has been a manmade concrete channel. Since the late 1980s, artificial course creation has surged; now most countries that field Olympic slalom teams have more than one artificial course to train on. Artificial river creation has evolved and new courses have fewer issues than some of the initial designs. See also Canoe Slalom World Cup ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Canoeing at the Summer Olympics Wildwater canoeing List of artificial whitewater courses Results Archive References External links International Canoe Federation International Slalom Rules Latest ICF Slalom Results Slalom: American Canoe Association Canoe Slalom UK Canoeing disciplines Canoe slalom