If you’ve been wondering what’s in the long, skinny, gold box that the Olympic medalists receive at the podium — as an alternative to flowers — one of the athletes has your answer.
If you’ve been wondering what’s in the long, skinny, gold box that the 2024 Summer Olympics medalists receive at the podium — as an alternative to flowers — one of the athletes has your answer.
Australia’s Jessica Fox, the most decorated canoe slalom athlete in Olympic history, responded to a fan’s comment — “Well done but what’s in the box?” — Fox, who’s racked up two gold medals in Paris so far, pulled out a rolled-up print of the official Paris Olympics poster, which was adorned in gold embroidery.Almost three days later, Fox, 30, captured gold — her third career Olympic gold medal —in the women’s canoe final.
Fox etched her name in Olympic history books as the first athlete to win gold medals in both K-1 and C-1 in the same games.6Australia’s Jessica Fox during the Women’s C1 Canoe Slalom Final at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre on the sixth day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.Fox is set to compete in the kayak cross event on Friday — alongside her younger sister Noemie Fox, 27, — which kicks off at 10:40 a.m. ET.
Gold medalist Jessica Fox of Australia, silver medalist Elena Lilik of Germany, and bronze medalist Evy Leibfarth of USA celebrating on the podium at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 Women's Canoe Slalom event.Australia's Jessica Fox during the Women's C1 Canoe Slalom Final at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre on the sixth day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
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