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Noemie Fox misses final but claims Oceania title

Noemie Fox has narrowly missed a spot in the women's kayak cross final at the Oceania championships. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Olympic gold medallist Noemie Fox has capped another huge weekend by being crowned Oceania kayak cross champion despite narrowly missing a spot in the women's final against a world-class field at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium.

Fox, 27, progressed to the semi-finals on Sunday but was eliminated after finishing third.

"It was a very stacked kayak cross field - we had Olympic champions, world champion, European champion, lots of World Cup winners," she said.

"So in the female field it was so stacked and it's incredible to have them all here training and to go up against them.

"Disappointed to be knocked out in the semis and I felt like I couldn't do anything (differently) so there's lots to build and learn from.

"But it feels like a real privilege to have such high-level competition at home."

Noemie Fox
Noemie Fox has enjoyed another big weekend on and off the water. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Germany's Ricarda Funk won the women's final.

Fox and her celebrated sister Jessica were among the group of Australian gold medallists from the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics to be awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as part of the Australia Day honours list.

Fellow Australian Ben Pope won the men's kayak cross final on the last day of racing at the 2025 canoe slalom Oceania championships.

Pope exploded off the start ramp in the final and held the advantage all the way to the finish line ahead of Mathurin Madore from France and Swiss paddler Jan Rohrer.

"It was a big day today - lots of kayak cross. I had a really good time trial run, I finished in third and I was super happy with that, and that set me up really well for the rest of the racing," Pope said.

"Through the head to heads, and each round, I managed to just get out in front of everybody and I built a lead through the rest of the run."

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