Bulgaria at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria at the
2018 Winter Olympics

Flag of Bulgaria

IOC code| BUL
NOC| Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website| www.bgolympic.org/home-en
in Pyeongchang
Competitors| 21 in 6 sports
Flag bearers | Radoslav Yankov (opening)[1]
Yordan Chuchuganov (closing)
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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* 1960
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* 2022

Bulgaria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 21 competitors in 6 sports.

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3
Biathlon | 5 | 5 | 10
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3
Luge | 1 | 0 | 1
Ski jumping | 1 | 0 | 1
Snowboarding | 1 | 2 | 3
Total | 12 | 9 | 21

## Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria has qualified 2 men and 1 female competitors

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Albert Popov | Men's slalom | DNF
Men's giant slalom | 1:12.39  | 34  | 1:11.21  | 22  | 2:23.60  | 28
Kamen Zlatkov | Men's slalom | DNF
Men's giant slalom | 1:17.65  | 59  | DNF

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Maria Kirkova | Women's slalom | 54.87  | 41  | 54.14  | 35  | 1:49.01  | 35
Women's giant slalom | 1:18.39  | 46  | 1:14.38  | 37  | 2:32.77  | 40

## Biathlon

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Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Bulgaria has qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.[2][3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Krasimir Anev | Sprint | 25:08.8  | 2 (1+1)  | 37
Pursuit | 37:57.9  | 5 (0+0+3+2)  | 45
Individual | 50:41.8  | 1 (0+0+0+1)  | 25
Dimitar Gerdzhikov | Sprint | 26:47.9  | 4 (2+2)  | 81
Individual | 52:12.0  | 3 (2+0+1+0)  | 43
Vladimir Iliev | Sprint | 25:42.7  | 4 (0+4)  | 54
Pursuit | 38:08.7  | 7 (1+3+2+1)  | 46
Individual | 50:25.9  | 3 (0+1+1+1)  | 19
Anton Sinapov | Sprint | 25:47.9  | 3 (2+1)  | 56
Pursuit | 40:49.1  | 8 (0+1+3+4)  | 60
Individual | 54:48.4  | 5 (0+2+0+3)  | 71
Krasimir Anev
Dimitar Gerdzhikov
Vladimir Iliev
Anton Sinapov | Team relay | LAP | 16 (6+10)  | 16

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Desislava Stoyanova | Sprint | 24:54.3  | 5 (2+3)  | 76
Individual | 50:25.9  | 7 (2+2+2+1)  | 79
Emilia Yordanova | Sprint | 23:50.0  | 1 (1+0)  | 60
Pursuit | 37:04.3  | 6 (2+1+3+0)  | 55
Individual | 50:56.3  | 6 (4+0+1+1)  | 82
Stefani Popova | Individual | 50:20.3  | 5 (1+0+2+2)  | 77
Daniela Kadeva | Sprint | 24:39.2  | 3 (2+1)  | 72
Individual | 46:52.7  | 3 (0+0+1+2)  | 53
Milena Todorova | Sprint | 25:33.6  | 2 (1+1)  | 84
Daniela Kadeva
Stefani Popova
Desislava Stoyanova
Emilia Yordanova | Team relay | 1:14:38.0  | 11 (4+7)  | 16

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Misses  | Rank

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Emilia Yordanova
Daniela Kadeva
Krasimir Anev
Vladimir Iliev | Team relay | 1:12:31.7  | 11 (0+11)  | 17

## Cross-country skiing

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Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria has qualified 2 male and 1 female athletes.

Distance
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Deficit  | Rank
Yordan Chuchuganov | Men's 15 km freestyle | 40:39.6  | +6:55.7  | 95
Veselin Tzinzov | Men's 15 km freestyle | 36:17.3  | +2:33.4  | 36
Men's 50 km classical | DNF
Antoniya Grigorova-Burgova | Women's 10 km freestyle | 29:32.8  | +4:32.3  | 66

Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Yordan Chuchuganov | Men's sprint | 3:32.62  | 68  | Did not advance
Veselin Tzinzov | 3:28.19  | 59  | Did not advance
Yordan Chuchuganov
Veselin Tzinzov | Men's team sprint | —  | 17:38.26  | 12  | did not advance
Antoniya Grigorova-Burgova | Women's sprint | 3:59.77  | 66  | did not advance

## Luge

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Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Bulgaria qualified 1 sled.[4]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Run 4  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Pavel Angelov | Men's singles | 51.569  | 37  | 49.449  | 36  | 50.094  | 39  | did not advance  | 2:31.112  | 37

## Ski jumping

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Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria has qualified 1 male athlete: Vladimir Zografski.

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | First round  | Final  | Total

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Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Vladimir Zografski | Men's normal hill | 98.5  | 118.8  | 17 Q | 101.5  | 106.8  | 23 Q | 108.5  | 119.7  | 8  | 226.5  | 14
Men's large hill | 123.0  | 94.3  | 31 Q | 119.5  | 105.9  | 35  | Did not advance

## Snowboarding

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Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria has qualified 1 male and 1 female athletes. On 25 January they received a reallocation quota in the Women's giant slalom.

Parallel
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Opposition
Time  | Rank
Radoslav Yankov | Men's giant slalom | 1:26.04  | 19  | did not advance
Teodora Pencheva | Women's giant slalom | 1:38.63  | 27  | did not advance

Snowboard cross
Athlete  | Event  | Seeding  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Best  | Seed
Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Position  | Position  | Position  | Rank
Aleksandra Zhekova | Women's snowboard cross | 1:20.23  | 9  | Bye  | 1:20.23  | 9  | 1 Q | 3 FA | 6  | 6

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to consolation final

## References

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1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
3. ^ "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
4. ^ "Ranking list" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

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