Noémie Fox emulates sister Jess by winning Paris 2024 gold with kayak cross victory

Noémie Fox emulates sister Jess by winning Paris 2024 gold with kayak cross victory

Australian wins final to add third gold to family’s Games tallyFox finishes ahead of Angele Hug and Kimberley Woods

Paddler Noémie Fox won Olympic gold in the kayak cross to cap off a remarkable Games in canoe slalom for Australia and the Fox family. The 27-year-old delivered on a hot day in the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, in the debut of the combative format within the Olympics’ canoe slalom programme.

In a dramatic final, Fox enjoyed the right starting position, and was second behind Team GB’s Kimberley Woods after the initial exchanges. But a brilliant eskimo roll – mandatory in the event – saw her take the lead, and she was able to head off a late challenge to cross the line first ahead of local favourite Angele Hug, with Woods in third.

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