• Jess Fox displayed her vulnerable side on Instagram
  • Many of Fox’s 321,000 plus followers loved her honesty
  • Fox had a ‘meltdown’ before gruelling training session

By ANDREW PRENTICE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Jess Fox is Australian sporting royalty given she has won three Olympic gold medals in her decorated career – but the champion slalom canoeist has revealed she still endures tough days like the rest of us.

In a raw video recently posted to Instagram, Fox, 30, can be seen crying in her car and having a ‘meltdown’ before a gruelling indoor training session.

Eventually Fox composes herself as the elite athlete knew what was required, mainly the importance of ‘showing up and getting it done.’

The clip continues with Fox put through her paces in the gym – while wearing an oxygen mask.

Close to reaching the point of exhaustion, Fox pushes through the pain, showing why she is a ten-time world champion.

In January, Fox turned heads following a memorable entrance to the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

She arrived at the venue in style – on a kayak, naturally.

At the time, Fox posted a clip to social media of herself on the Yarra River.

Jess Fox is Australian sporting royalty given she has won three Olympic gold medals - but the champion slalom canoeist has revealed she still endures tough days like the rest of us

Jess Fox is Australian sporting royalty given she has won three Olympic gold medals – but the champion slalom canoeist has revealed she still endures tough days like the rest of us

In a raw video recently posted to Instagram, Fox can be seen crying in her car and having a 'meltdown' (pictured) before a gruelling training session

In a raw video recently posted to Instagram, Fox can be seen crying in her car and having a ‘meltdown’ (pictured) before a gruelling training session

Eventually Fox composed herself as the elite athlete knew what was required, mainly the importance of 'showing up and getting it done' (pictured)

Eventually Fox composed herself as the elite athlete knew what was required, mainly the importance of ‘showing up and getting it done’ (pictured)

Fox, 30 has won three Olympic gold medals in her decorated slalom career (pictured, at the Paris Games)

Fox, 30 has won three Olympic gold medals in her decorated slalom career (pictured, at the Paris Games)

‘How do you get to the Aus Open?’ she says in the clip. ‘I just paddle here.’

Fox had no previous experience covering tennis, but the Aussie sporting champion, alongside swimmer Ariarne Titmus, was part of the Nine network’s coverage across the two weeks of action.

She is also believed to be single after splitting from her long-term French partner Mathieu Biazizzo.

Daily Mail Australia understands Fox and the Frenchman went their separate ways prior to the Paris Olympics last year. 

The couple are said to have ‘simply grown apart’ because of long periods spent apart as each pursued their own canoe careers.

Four-time Olympian Fox is currently in a training block ahead of the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith from September 29 to October 4.

At this stage, Fox is also working towards the LA Olympics in 2028 – but it remains uncertain if Fox will compete at the 2032 Games in Brisbane.

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Aussie Olympics queen Jess Fox posts raw video as she breaks down in tears in her car during ‘meltdown’

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