Fox on top of the world

NSWIS paddler Jessica Fox has added another title to her already impressive resume by winning gold at the 2013 Under-23 Canoe Slalom World Championships in Slovakia.

Fox triumphed in the U23 women’s C1 despite two gate touches and another mistake on gate 13, clocking a time of 133.62 to win by nearly three seconds from her nearest competitor.

Fox’s latest medal comes on the back of a strong world cup campaign and nearly a year after winning silver in the women’s K1 at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Fellow NSWIS athlete Alison Borrows finished seventh in the final of the C1, before the two combined to take bronze in the U23 women’s C1 team event.

Not to be outdone, Fox’s sister Noemie also triumphed at the event, which doubles as the junior world championships, by winning gold in the junior women’s C1 team event. Fox was joined by fellow NSWIS athlete Alexandra Broome as the Australians powered to victory over Germany and Great Britain.