{"id":703498,"date":"2026-05-30T03:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T03:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/703498\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T03:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T03:36:15","slug":"jess-fox-wins-silver-medal-at-canoe-slalom-world-cup-nine-months-after-surgery-to-remove-kidney-tumour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/703498\/","title":{"rendered":"Jess Fox wins silver medal at Canoe Slalom World Cup nine months after surgery to remove kidney tumour"},"content":{"rendered":"

The entire canoeing world knows Jess Fox is a winner \u2014 her three Olympic gold medals and a raft of world championship and World Cup titles bearing testimony to that.<\/p>\n

But never before has winning silver meant more for the golden girl of Australian canoeing.<\/p>\n

Fox came second overnight in the women’s K1 final at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Tacen, Slovenia, finishing only 0.13 seconds behind Slovenian gold-medal winner Eva Alina Hocevar (81.61).<\/p>\n

It was the 31-year-old’s first race back at the World Cup and her podium finish came nine months after she underwent surgery to remove a benign tumour<\/a> from her left kidney.<\/p>\n

“This is probably the first time a silver medal has felt like a gold medal to me,” the four-time Olympian who won double-gold in the C1 and K1 events at the 2024 Paris Games, said.<\/p>\n

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“Just getting to the start line today was the biggest challenge. To put down two solid runs \u2014 they weren’t perfect, but they were good enough \u2014 and make the final made me really happy.<\/p>\n

“Then to back it up with another good run in the final feels amazing. I lost a little bit of time in a couple of gates, but honestly, I can’t complain.<\/p>\n

“It’s my first race back. It’s just wonderful to be back racing and to start this way.”<\/p>\n

The Penrith superstar qualified fourth fastest with a clean run in the women’s K1 heats, before clocking 81.74 in the final.<\/p>\n

“I’m really happy to take this silver medal, and I’m also really stoked for Eva [Alina Hocevar]. She looked so happy after her run and she put down a fantastic performance.”<\/p>\n

Racing continues at the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Tacen with the men’s and women’s canoe events.<\/p>\n

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