Canoe slalom
Analysis
Paris 2024
The 10-minute game that helped Jess Fox calm her nerves before elusive gold
Having snuck through to the women’s kayak singles final, but not without some drama, Jess Fox needed to zone out and focus. So she opened her phone.
- by Rob Harris
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Science of Sport
Paris 2024
Jess Fox and the almost impossible balance between speed and precision
Fox’s stunning success in the canoe slalom relies on a combination of supreme athleticism and an intricate understanding of fluid dynamics.
- by Tony Blazevich
Guts, glory and gold medals: Fox returns to the Olympics a champion
Jess Fox returns to the Olympics as the reigning C1 champion and the feeling of winning gold three years ago still fresh in her mind.
- by Billie Eder
‘She’s sister by blood, so she can’t be mad for too long’: Fox sisters gear up for potential showdown
Jess and Noemie Fox have spoken about their journeys to Paris 2024, their nervous French grandmother and the prospect of competing against each other.
- by Tom Decent
Noemie completes Fox hunt as all four family members become Olympians
Noemie Fox, younger sister of Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox, has qualified for her first Olympics in the kayak cross event at Paris 2024.
- by Billie Eder
‘Try easier’: How letting go helped Jess Fox get what she wanted the most
Jessica Fox’s Olympic campaign in Tokyo has already gone down as one of the greatest in Australia’s Games history - and a new documentary has shed light on the champion paddler’s journey.
- by Vince Rugari
The best moments of the Tokyo Olympics, in pictures
With the world still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of its Delta variant, in some respects these Olympics came at exactly the right time, albeit a year later than scheduled.
- by Natasya Rallios
‘I’ve thrown up but it’s fine’: Fox’s nervous battle before gold run
It was all of Australia who felt like throwing up for the next 105.4 seconds.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
Tokyo Olympics
Funk spoils the party but it’s Fox who’s the gatecrasher
Jessica Fox’s dreams of gold have been dashed, yet a shot at redemption still awaits in Tokyo thanks to her personal crusade.
- by Malcolm Knox
Olympics women’s canoeing slalom features mother-daughter, judge-athlete pair
Judge Kimberly Daniels is already attracting attention for having transitioned to a woman since the Rio Olympics. Now she judges her daughter’s comp.
Flawless Fox on track for gold after qualifying fastest for K1 semis
The Australian world No.1 was three second faster than her nearest rival and is in with a huge shout of winning the gold medal on Tuesday.
- by Vince Rugari
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