Jessica Fox has won silver in the women's K1 final at the ICF Slalom World Cup in Pau, France.
With double points on offer at the fifth and final World Cup, the second place finish elevated Fox to second on the overall standings behind joint-winners Jana Dukatova of Slovakia and Austrian Corinna Kuhnle.
On a tough course, Fox produced a clean run in the final but fell agonisingly short of victory.
The 21-year old finished 0.37 seconds behind Olympic champion Emilie Fer of France who won in 103.53.
Kuhnle finished third in 106.48.
"I am really happy with that run and with the second place," Fox said.
It was her second silver medal in Pau after finishing second behind Nuria Vilarrubla of Spain in the C1 final on Saturday.
"It was a really tight race, a tough course and a tough weekend with the C1 yesterday," she said.
"But I am really happy with the way that I paddled and to finish the World Cup series in second, it motivates me and encourages me for the Worlds in a month."
This year's world championships will be held from 16 to 20 September and double as Olympic qualification.
Coincidentally they will he held in London, with Fox set to embark on another Olympic campaign on the same course she won silver on in 2012.
Earlier in the day Rosalyn Lawrence finished 25th in the women's K1 semifinal.
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