jessica fox Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/jessica-fox/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:52:36 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Alex Ryvchin climbs to 19th on Sydney Power 100 list https://www.jwire.com.au/alex-ryvchin-climbs-to-19th-on-sydney-power-100-list/ https://www.jwire.com.au/alex-ryvchin-climbs-to-19th-on-sydney-power-100-list/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:52:36 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=174957 Alex Ryvchin, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ), has been ranked 19th on this year’s Daily Telegraph Sydney Power 100 list, rising 19 places from his debut at number 38 last year. Ryvchin, a Kyiv-born refugee who came to Australia as a child, has led ECAJ with Peter Wertheim since 2018 […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/alex-ryvchin-climbs-to-19th-on-sydney-power-100-list/feed/ 0 174957 Jessica Fox heartbreak at missing home world championships https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-heartbreak-at-missing-home-world-championships/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-heartbreak-at-missing-home-world-championships/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:40:13 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=173009 Jessica Fox has confirmed she will miss the canoe slalom world championships in Penrith later this month, describing the decision as “absolutely devastating”. The three-time Olympic Gold medallist underwent surgery last month to remove a kidney tumour and had been racing the clock to return in time for the September 29–October 4 event. Despite steady […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-heartbreak-at-missing-home-world-championships/feed/ 0 173009 Jessica Fox undergoes surgery after tumour diagnosis https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-undergoes-surgery-after-tumour-diagnosis/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-undergoes-surgery-after-tumour-diagnosis/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:29:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=172530 Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has withdrawn from upcoming World Cup events in Europe after revealing she had a tumour removed from her kidney. Triple Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has had a cancer scare, undergoing surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney. The 31-year-old, who won two of her three gold medals in […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-undergoes-surgery-after-tumour-diagnosis/feed/ 0 172530 Highs and lows as Fox takes gold from World Cup opener https://www.jwire.com.au/highs-and-lows-as-fox-takes-gold-from-world-cup-opener/ https://www.jwire.com.au/highs-and-lows-as-fox-takes-gold-from-world-cup-opener/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 08:29:23 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=169841 Olympic champion paddlers Jessica and Noemie Fox have experienced mixed fortunes at the first World Cup round in Spain. Three-time Olympic champion Jessica Fox has finished the opening canoe slalom World Cup of the year in Spain with mixed fortunes, unable to add another medal to her C1 triumph. Jessica and younger sister Noemie took […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/highs-and-lows-as-fox-takes-gold-from-world-cup-opener/feed/ 0 169841 Jessica Fox adds World Cup canoe title to stellar year https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-adds-world-cup-canoe-title-to-stellar-year/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-adds-world-cup-canoe-title-to-stellar-year/#comments Sun, 22 Sep 2024 05:08:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=162245 Paris Olympics star Jessica Fox has won again, taking out the overall World Cup canoe title by winning the final round in Spain. Jessica Fox has added the overall canoe World Cup title to her year of triumph. The Australian won the last round at La Seu in Spain to secure the series win as […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-adds-world-cup-canoe-title-to-stellar-year/feed/ 1 162245 Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-elected-to-ioc-as-voice-for-athletes/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-elected-to-ioc-as-voice-for-athletes/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2024 06:26:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=161076 Australia’s golden girl Jessica Fox will represent athletes on the International Olympic Committee after being voted in by her peers in Paris. Jessica Fox, Australia’s double gold medallist in Paris, says her election to the International Olympic Committee’s athletes commission is perfectly timed in the lead-up to the 2032 Brisbane Games. Canoeist Fox is among […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-fox-elected-to-ioc-as-voice-for-athletes/feed/ 1 161076 With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader https://www.jwire.com.au/with-the-pressure-off-fox-turns-australian-cheerleader/ https://www.jwire.com.au/with-the-pressure-off-fox-turns-australian-cheerleader/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:34:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160892 Jessica Fox will spend the rest of the Paris Olympics cheering on her Australian teammates after winning two gold medals. The only weight Jessica Fox happily bears now is the heaviness of the two Olympic gold medals hanging from her neck. As much as she cried after failing to reach the quarter-finals of the kayak […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/with-the-pressure-off-fox-turns-australian-cheerleader/feed/ 0 160892 Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends https://www.jwire.com.au/foxs-triple-gold-medal-hunt-in-paris-ends/ https://www.jwire.com.au/foxs-triple-gold-medal-hunt-in-paris-ends/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:03:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160879 Jessica Fox has been bundled out in the heats of the kayak cross, ending her hopes of a third gold medal in Paris, but her sister Noemie is through to quarters. Jessica Fox’s quest for a historic third Olympic medal in Paris is over with her sister Noemie eliminating the superstar in their kayak cross […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/foxs-triple-gold-medal-hunt-in-paris-ends/feed/ 0 160879 Fox sisters hit the water for new kayak cross event https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-sisters-hit-the-water-for-new-kayak-cross-event/ https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-sisters-hit-the-water-for-new-kayak-cross-event/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:05:30 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160840 A weary Jessica Fox showed the path to a third gold medal in Paris could prove rocky, finishing second in her opening kayak cross round. With the top two advancing, the Australian superstar paddler still avoided the repechage round and said she didn’t think it would affect her ambition of becoming a treble gold medallist […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-sisters-hit-the-water-for-new-kayak-cross-event/feed/ 0 160840 Jessica takes a piece of Paris home in K1 victory https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-takes-a-piece-of-paris-home-in-k1-victory/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-takes-a-piece-of-paris-home-in-k1-victory/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:13:33 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160682 Victory in Paris is extra sweet for Australia’s French-born paddler Jessica Fox with the Olympic medals containing fragments of iron from the Eiffel Tower. With her Olympic K1 gold medal containing a small piece of the Eiffel Tower, Jessica Fox’s victory in Paris is extra special for the French-born champion paddler. An original piece of […]

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