Born in Marseilles to an Olympic medalwinning French mom, Australian canoeing terrific Jessica Fox will savour a special Games in Paris when she paddles for more glory in the slalom occasions.

Fox will bid for back-to-back gold medals in the females's canoe singles (C-1) at her fourth Games, while also hunting podiums in kayak songs (K-1) and the brand-new Olympic classification, kayak cross.

Coached by her mother Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi, who won K-1 bronze for France at the 1996 Atlanta Games, Fox will have no problem entering the swing of things in Paris.

Being born in France and having household there makes this Games extremely various and distinct-- and a bit more unique, the 14-times world champ told Reuters before training in Paris.

I've got all the advantages of comprehending the language and feeling comfy here.

Spending quality time here doesn't feel tiring like when you travel in a different nation with a various culture.

If anyone was ever destined for canoeing success it might be Fox, whose father Richard won 5 specific K-1 world championships for Britain in the 1980s and '90s.

Fox's more youthful sis Noemie has actually also contributed to the family's bursting trophy cabinet by winning team world titles with Fox in K-1 (2023) and C-1 (2019 ).

The sisters could have represented either of their moms and dads' nations however relocated to Australia when they were small children.

Fox-Jerusalmi will once again coach in an Australian tracksuit while Fox's canoeist partner Mathieu Biazizzo, who won K-1 team world titles for France in 2014 and 2021, will remain in support.

The French connection exists however I have actually matured in Australia and I feel quite in your home there, stated Fox, long based in Sydney's external western suburban areas.

I'm really Aussie. However hopefully I'll have a few French fans, too.

'FEELING PROUD'

The 29-year-old will bid to end up being the very first ladies's slalom canoeist to medal at 4 Games at the Vaires-Sur-Marne place, having actually declared K-1 silver at her debut 2012 London Olympics and bronzes at Rio and Tokyo.

Winning a fourth K-1 world title in London in 2015 along with bronze in the C-1, Fox stays at the peak of the sport which involves competitors speeding down a whitewater course and guiding through gates.

Her record 8 individual world titles has seen her called the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of ladies's canoeing.

Winning the evasive K-1 gold at Paris would enhance that claim-- but Fox is not consumed by it.

Like, if I were to retire today, I think I 'd quite happy with what I've got, she said.

But certainly, you're constantly striving to be the best you can be on that one day every four years.

It's practically crossing that finish line and sensation proud of your effort. Ideally then the result corresponds to a pretty colour that I like.

At 18, Fox was the youngest lady to medal in Olympic canoe slalom at London after recovering from capsizing in the heats up.

She ended up in front of 44-year-old Czech paddler, Štepánka Hilgertová, who took the K-1 gold ahead of Fox's mom at Atlanta.

Durability is a hallmark of elite canoeing, and Paris is highly not likely to be Fox's Olympic swansong.

She likes the idea of imitating Fox-Jerusalmi, who won her Olympic medal 2 years after bring to life Fox.

For female athletes, it's always challenging, Fox said of motherhood.

I'm uncertain whether I 'd wish to have a break or wait until the end of my career but we've got a couple of Olympians heading to Paris who are mums, which is remarkable to see.

I know I can connect to them for some ideas once I'm ready for that. However certainly not now.