London 2012: Olympic canoe slalom – in pictures

David Florence has a quiet moment before his race Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Florence and his coach Mark Delaney survey the course before the race begins Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Florence engulfed in waves on the tricky course Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Florence navigates the rapids at the Lee Valley White Water Centre Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Florence rounds one of the posts in the slalom Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Takuya Haneda of Japan heads into the rapids Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Benjamin Savsek of Slovenia struggles against the power of the water Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Kynan Maley of Australia powers his way through the water Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Aleksandr Lipatov of Russia is full of concentration as he tackles the difficult course Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Tony Estanguet won another gold for France Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Estanguet powers his way to the finish Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Sideris Tasiadis of Germany manoeuvres one of the gates Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian Tasiadis won the silver medal Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images Michal Martikan of Slovakia powers his way to the bronze medal Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images Estanguet shakes hands with Tasiadis after winning the final Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images Medal winners Tasiadis of Germany, Estanguet of France and Martikan of Slovakia Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images The crowd look as wet as the competitors Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Guardian