Olympic and world canoe slalom champion Jessica Fox will write herself into Australian sporting history as she chases gold on three fronts at the 2024 Paris Games.
Having already collected medals in the kayak at the London 2012 (silver), Rio 2016 (bronze) and Tokyo 2020 (bronze) Olympics, Fox topped the podium in the canoe event in Japan.
In November, she was named in Australia's team for next year's events in Paris - making her the nation's first canoe slalom athlete to be selected for four Olympics.
As well as the single canoe and kayak disciplines, Fox will also contest the newly introduced kayak cross event at Paris 2024, in which four competitors face off against each other in an adrenalin-fuelled race to the line.
Kayak cross permits contact between athletes, meaning paddles and kayaks can be used to impede others, while an eskimo roll - in which competitors must flip their kayaks 360 degrees - is also required to successfully complete the course.
The 29-year-old won the women's canoe and kayak races at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in October.
That event was held at Vaires-sur-Marne, east of Paris - the venue for the canoe-kayak events for next year's Olympics.
"It was a really great exercise to be in Paris, to race at the venue of the Olympics," Fox said on Tuesday.
"I had good results, winning two golds. But just knowing what the course feels like, it's quite physical and the features can be quite technical."
Fox's Olympic preparations have been boosted thanks to recent upgrades to Penrith's Whitewater Stadium, which hosted the kayak-canoe events at the Sydney 2000 Games.
"We're getting a new start ramp, which will be international standard for the kayak cross," Fox said.
"(It) makes a huge difference for our training and for race preparation.
"The head-to-head format (of kayak cross) means the start is important, you've got to get that practice in."
A dominant force in canoe slalom, Fox's enthusiasm for the sport's dynamic new discipline is palpable.
Kayak cross demands not only Fox's proven precision and skill in navigating rapids but also an extra layer of race-smarts as athletes go head to head.
"It's head-to-head racing, a lot more about the strategy and adaptability in the moment, and I'm really loving that challenge," Fox said.
The four-time Olympic medallist admitted it would be a challenge to contest three different disciplines at the Games, but said kayak cross would be an exciting addition to the program.
"At this point in my career, it's been a welcome addition," Fox said.
"It's about learning fast. I hope to keep learning and improving."
