After Jessica Fox, one of Australia’s Flag Bearers at the Paris Opening Ceremony, won historic gold medals in the K-1 canoe slalom and C-1 canoe slalom events last week, on Monday her younger sister, Noémie Fox, took home the gold in the KX-1 canoe slalom cross, her first Olympic gold medal in the event’s first appearance at the Olympic Games.

Along the way Noémie had to get past sister Jessica, who was eliminated from competition in the heats. At the end of competition, France’s Angele Hug took the silver and Great Britain’s Kimberley Woods took the bronze.

Noémie Fox spoke with the Australian Olympic Team website after the victory.

“It’s a dream. It’s a dream come true. I enjoyed every single second of racing, of just being here. Like the privilege of being at the Olympics and showing up in your best form mentally, physically, and enjoying it. It’s just, this is the only thing you can really hope for. And this is the biggest possible reward. It’s unreal. It’s just insane. I’m so, so proud of this whole campaign, the whole journey.”

Jessica and mother Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi – Noémie’s coach and a former Olympian herself, winning the bronze medal in the K-1 canoe slalom for France in Atlanta 1996 – were elated after the victory, jumping in the water to celebrate together with the champion.

“I’m just in awe of her and I can’t believe it,” proud sister Jessica Fox said after the conclusion of the event. “Everyone was talking about Jess, ‘Are you going to win three gold medals?’ No because Noémie gets one of her own and it’s absolutely incredible! She’s Olympic champion and she has worked so hard for that. I’m so proud of her and I’m drenched because I jumped into the water because there is so much emotion in this moment. It’s amazing.

“We were both screaming. She was like, ‘What is going on?’ Now this means that poor dad [former British Olympic canoeist and Jessica’s coach] is the only one without an Olympic medal!” Jess said.

The Australian Jewish community was not only shepping nachas in the water, but athletics star Jemima Montag finished her Games with two bronze medals. Montag won her first bronze medal in the women’s 20km individual walk last week with a time of 1:26:25, 31 seconds behind Chinese Jiayu Yang and 6 seconds behind Spaniard Maria Perez. Her second bronze came in the marathon race walk mixed relay, in which the pair finished the 40km relay with a time of 2:51:38, behind gold medalists Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez from Spain with 2:50:31 and silver medalists Brian Daniel Pintado and Glenda Morejon from Ecuador with a time of 2:51:22.

Montag is the first Australian woman to win two athletic medals in the same Olympic games since legend Raelene Boyle won silver medals in the 100 meter and 200 meter events in Munich 1972.

“The day after my individual, I was trying to just go for an easy race walk again to prepare for this,” Montag said to the Australian Olympic Team website. “My coach said, ‘I’m going to dangle a carrot for you. There’s only been four track and field Olympians to get two medals at the same championships and you’re in for a chance. I thought, ‘Oh gosh.’ Anytime someone dangles a carrot, that competitor in me has to go after it. I’ve never had to double before. The hardest part about it was just lifting again, physically and emotionally. It was all about teamwork today. When I lost motivation to do it for myself, it was about doing it for Ryds, doing it for our coach who was going bonkers on the sidelines and doing it.”