Elena Lilik from Augsburg paddled sensationally to gold in the canoe single at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava.

One day after silver in the kayak behind her teammate Ricarda Funk, the 23-year-old, better known by her maiden name Apel, was unbeatable on Sunday after an impressive final run, especially in the last third of the canal.

Second place went to Australian Mallory Franklin.

Olympic champion Jessica Fox (Australia) and Olympic third party Andrea Herzog (Leipzig) surprisingly failed in the semifinals.