2018 Tom Dollé - France
Dollé is one of the up-and-coming young paddlers the canoe freestyle world is watching closely.
2018 Nominees | Sports Junior
2018 Thorbjorn Rask - Denmark
Thorbjorn is known as a down to earth and humble champion who is always willing to help out.
2018 Terence Saramandif - Mauritius
Saramandif did his country proud with its first gold medal in an Olympic competition.
2018 Sophia Jensen - Canada
Sophia Jensen is described as a friendly, approachable and outgoing young woman who makes friends with all of her competitors and is always happy to chat with young up and coming paddlers.
2018 Ottilie Robinson Shaw - Great Britain
She paddles well beyond her years and is redefining what is possible in junior women’s freestyle.
2018 Eva Alina Hocevar - Slovenia
With canoeing in her blood she sat in the boat for the first time at the age of one when she joined her father in the boat after his competitions.
2018 Doriane Delassus - France
Doriane Delassus picked up both gold and silver medals in the women’s Canoe Slalom competitions.
2018 Benedek Kos - Hungary
Benedek’s accomplishment is unusual in that kayakers don’t often excel in both the 500m and 1000m distances.
2018 Barbora Dimovova - Czech Republic
Although she initially started off with Sprint, Dimovova quickly transitioned to Wildwater canoeing once she got a taste of the rapids and adrenaline.