Elena Danilova (RUS) is the new European U23 Champions after a pulsating competition in Penza.
Danilova delighted the home crowd with victory, her third win in three years on this course following her 2012 and 2013 European Cup victories.
She held off the challenge of the impressive Leonie Periault (FRA) who was competing in her first U23 European Championships and finished in second place. Sofie Hooghe (BEL) continued her improvement at this level. In 2012 she finished 12th, last year she broke into the top ten and here in Penza she finally made it onto the podium with third place.