Jess Fox’s gold at World Cup as canoe slalom cousin Mark Crosbee turns heads in senior debut

Jessica Fox was back to her winning ways after a rare stuff-up while a less known relative of the Olympic champion was making quite a splash in his senior World Cup debut

Australia's Jessica Fox is on a winning streak in Europe.

Olympic champion Jessica Fox rarely makes mistakes but when she does it tends to make her a better paddler.

Annoyance at missing a gate - and a medal in the C1 racing at the Ljubljana Tacen canoe slalom World Cup on the weekend - inspired Fox’s gold in the K1 on Sunday.

It was the Penrith paddler’s fourth gold medal in three weeks.

Prior to the weekend’s racing Fox had raced off with double gold in the C1 and K1 in the Prague World Cup and C1 gold in Augsburg, Germany.

While Fox, now on a short break after an arduous schedule of elite racing over the last month, is at the zenith of her career, young cousin Mark Crosbee is making a mark as one of Australia’s most promising paddlers.

Australia's Jessica Fox after winning in Augsburg.

The 19-year-old has impressed at the junior level in recent times and owns a junior world crown.

On the weekend he also turned heads in his senior World Cup debut where he made the final and finished 10th in the C1 in Slovenia.

Rising star Mark Crosbee. Supplied Paddle Australia.

The teenager from Melbourne won the world junior C1 championship at the ICF canoe slalom Junior Championships on the comeback from a rib stress fracture just a year ago.

Now the exciting talent is preparing for more success at the upcoming junior and under 23 world championships in Poland.

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Originally published as Jess Fox’s gold at World Cup as canoe slalom cousin Mark Crosbee turns heads in senior debut