Fox hunting a strong season

WORLD champion paddler Jessica Fox has kicked off her European season with a win in her first event.

The Sydneysider scored an emphatic victory at a canoe slalom World Cup event in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia.

Fox went into the final as the fastest qualifier and emerged with almost a two-second victory over Austria’s Corinna Kuhnle. Germany’s Ricarda Funk was third.

“I’m really pleased with my K1 races, second in the heats, first in the semis, and then to back that up with a win is awesome,” Fox said.

“It’s always tough the first race of the season. Our last competition was the Australian Open.”