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Jessica Fox has edged her opposition to claim a second gold medal at the canoe slalom World Cup final in Prague.

Jessica Fox has won a record-extending 30th canoe slalom World Cup gold with victory on Sunday to seal her third-straight series title in the C1 class.

The Australian, who a day earlier defended her K1 world title in Prague, Czech Republic, continued her amazing run of form over the past seasons to prove why is the most successful female slalom paddler of all-time.

But the 25-year-old was pushed all the way by Great Britain's Kimberley Woods in the C1 final, winning by just 0.04 seconds, with Czech Tereza Fiserova third.

"I think every race has been pretty tough and challenging, and I think after yesterday's win, it was such a big win for me, so I wanted to come back today and go through the process again and stay grounded," Fox said.

"It wasn't the perfect season like last year but I've learned so much from every race that I've done.

"The competition in the C1 category is getting better and better, the girls are hungry and improving a lot, it makes me really proud to be in this category."

Fox finished well ahead in the overall standings, finishing with 312 points to Brazil's Ana Satila on 225 to make it three C1 titles in a row.

It is her fifth overall world cup title in the women's C1, the boat class which will premier on the Olympic program at the Tokyo Olympics next year.

Fox won Olympic silver (London 2012) and Olympic bronze (2016) in the K1 catergory.

The two-time Olympian heads to La Seu in Spain now, determined to also defend the world championship C1 and K1 titles she won last year.