Canoeing-Fox rebounds to win canoe slalom World Cup gold in Germany


June 14 (Reuters) - Australian ⁠canoeing great Jessica Fox won gold at ⁠the canoe slalom World Cup in Germany ‌on Saturday, bouncing back from disappointment earlier in the weekend.

The 32-year-old, who secured two gold medals at the previous ​World Cup round in Prague last ⁠week, finished 16th ⁠in the kayak event on Friday and failed to ⁠reach ‌the final.

Fox, a double Olympic champion in canoeing after winning gold at the ⁠2021 Tokyo games and 2024 Paris Olympics, ​delivered a ‌composed performance in the canoe event despite ⁠managing a ​wrist injury this season.

"It's the best feeling," Fox said after her win.

"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.

"This course constantly makes you question your decisions and your line choices, but I managed to piece everything together.

Spain's Nuria Vilarrubla finished second, ​while the Czech Republic's Martina ⁠Satkova took third place.

The result now strengthens Fox's position ​as one of the ‌leading contenders for next month's ​canoe World Championships in Oklahoma.

(Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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