{"id":735542,"date":"2026-06-14T07:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/735542\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T07:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T07:24:12","slug":"jessica-fox-wins-gold-at-icf-canoe-slalom-world-cup-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/735542\/","title":{"rendered":"Jessica Fox wins gold at ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian Olympic great Jessica Fox has shown steely resolve to win gold in the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup event in Germany.<\/p>\n

Arriving in Augsburg on the back of her double gold at the previous World Cup round in Prague<\/a>, Fox had to refocus after finishing 16th in the standings in the K1 event and missing the final.<\/p>\n

Despite posting a time that would have placed her sixth, she was pinged for hitting the second and 13th gates.<\/p>\n

On the comeback trail after surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney nine months ago<\/a>, Fox was back to her best in the C1, an event in which she has won two Olympic golds.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old qualified second fastest for the women’s C1 final behind Andorra’s M\u00f2nica D\u00f2ria and stormed to victory in the 12-strong medal round.<\/p>\n

While she picked up another time penalty on the second-last gate of the challenging course, Fox finished 2.34 seconds ahead of Spain’s N\u00faria Vilarrubla, while her younger sister, No\u00e9mie Fox, placed fifth.<\/p>\n

“It’s the best feeling,” Fox said.<\/p>\n

“I was disappointed yesterday not to make the final in the kayak, so to come out on this course today and put together a winning run means a lot.<\/p>\n

“This course constantly makes you question your decisions and your line choices, but I managed to piece everything together.<\/p>\n

“The touch near the bottom was probably the only thing stopping it from being a perfect run, but overall I’m really pleased.”<\/p>\n

Fox is set to start favourite in the C1 for the World Championships next month in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

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