Jess Fox reigns in Spain with World Cup gold

New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder Jessica Fox made a sensational return to the ICF World Cup circuit,  winning her third C1 world cup gold of the season on the first day of competition in La Seu, Spain.

Fox continued her strong form of 2023, winning her third C1 gold from four starts. Despite two gate touches and four seconds in penalties, Fox still finished just 0.08 seconds ahead of Germany’s Andrea Herzog.

The reigning Olympic gold medalist said she took risks in her final run because she wanted to test herself.

“I analysed the risks, I hesitated, I think it’s always good to challenge yourself because sometimes you’re in a position where you know that it is faster and riskier, but sometimes you’ve just got to try and give it everything and take that risk to try and scrape a few seconds,” Fox said.

“I don’t think you can be complacent. It’s been a good world cup season so far, we’ve only got a couple of weeks to go before the world championships so hopefully I can just keep plodding along.”

Competition from the World Cup continued later with the K1, with six Aussies including Fox all through to the Semi Finals.

The Australian Canoe Slalom team are on the countdown to Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, which will take place from 19-24 September 2023.  It will be the first opportunity to earn quota spots for the London Olympic Games.

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Story and photograph courtesy of Paddle Australia