• Jessica Fox has +110 odds to win the women’s canoe slalom gold medal.
• Andrea Herzog (+400) and Tereza Fiserova (+500) are listed as the biggest threat.
• Nadine Weratschnig (+600) and Mallory Franklin (+700) round out the betting favorites.

TOKYO – Jessica Fox won the bronze medal in 2016 for the women’s slalom kayaking On Tuesday, she is favored to win gold in canoeing.

She’s the betting favorite by a solid margin, but the field remains wide open with ample opportunities for bettors to profit.

Jessica Fox is coming off of a bronze medal in the kayaking slalom event, an event she was favored to win after posting the best number of any semifinal competitor (105.85). While bronze may be slightly disappointing for Fox, the Olympic betting odds suggest she will still get a gold medal.

Tokyo 2021 - Women's C-1

• Jessica Fox (AUS) +110
• Andrea Herzog (GER) +400
• Tereza Fiserova (CZE) +500
• Nadine Weratschnig (AUT) +600
• Mallory Franklin (GBR) +700

The first round of heats will start around just before the turn into Wednesday, with the medal round taking place in the early hours of Thursday morning.

This is the first time that women’s C-1 is in the Olympics, so it’s really anybody’s guess as to how accurate the odds are. Nobody has ever been perfect when doing anything for the first time and legal Olympic betting sites are no exception.

As the initial qualifying rounds for the event begin, the betting odds are likely to fluctuate. Those betting on canoeing can either lock in bets now while every athlete has valuable odds or wait to see how qualifying goes and risk an athlete standing out from the rest and losing their betting value.