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What is Canoe freestyle in Canoeing?

A judged ICF discipline where paddlers perform tricks — loops, spins, aerial moves — on a standing river wave or hole within a time window, scored for variety and difficulty.

Example: Freestyle is canoeing's answer to skateboarding's park contest.

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