Finally, Jessica Fox won Olympic gold!
The Australian-French star won the most beautiful of Olympic metals this Thursday in canoe slalom, a new discipline of these Olympics.
A success that she perhaps owes to a somewhat special technique ... On Instagram, the Olympic champion explained that she sometimes used a condom to repair her boat.
“
I bet you didn't know condoms could be used to repair a kayak,
” the Australian wrote first.
She then explains the beneficial properties of the condom: "
very stretchable and very strong, this gives the carbon a smooth finish
".
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An unusual technique that brought her luck as she remained on two bronze medals and one silver before her title on Thursday. On Tuesday, she finished frustrated after a bronze medal in the kayak. Eleven-time world champion, the 27-year-old could feel cursed. The wheel has finally turned and gold has finally smiled on him. Enough to motivate her for the Paris Olympics: “
I only keep the positive, I tried not to put pressure on myself, to take only good vibes, and it was rather successful for me. Doing a round like that in the final of the Games is something I am proud of. I hope to continue like this and it will perhaps smile on me in Paris in three years,
”she assured after her title.
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