Bulgaria at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Bulgaria at the 2022 Winter Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	15 (9 men and 6 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Maria Zdravkova Radoslav Yankov
Flag bearer (closing)	Volunteer
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Bulgaria competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.^[1][2]

The Bulgarian delegation consisted of ten men and six women competing in six sports.^[3][4] Biathlete Maria Zdravkova and snowboarder Radoslav Yankov were named as co-flagbearers for the team at the opening ceremony. Originally biathlete Milena Todorova was scheduled to be flagbearer at the opening ceremony, but for was replaced by Zdravkova as Todorova was scheduled to compete in the mixed relay the following day.^[3][5] A volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^[6]

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	1	3
Biathlon	4	4	8
Figure skating	0	1	1
Luge	1	0	1
Ski jumping	1	0	1
Snowboarding	1	0	1
Total	9	6	15

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria qualified 2 men and 1 female competitors.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Albert Popov	Men's slalom	54.62	9	50.53	8	1:45.15	9
	Men's giant slalom	1:07.60	27	1:07.34	7	2:14.94	17
Kamen Zlatkov	Men's slalom	55.66	20	DNF
Eva Vukadinova	Women's slalom	1:00.71	49	DNF
	Women's giant slalom	1:05.58	44	1:05.88	37	2:11.46	36

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria qualified a team of 4 men and 4 women.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Dimitar Gerdzhikov	Sprint	26:56.5	2 (1+1)	63
	Individual	53:54.2	2 (1+0+1+0)	41
Vladimir Iliev	Sprint	25:52.2	2 (0+2)	31
	Pursuit	43:41.3	7 (2+2+2+1)	25
	Individual	55:37.5	5 (2+1+1+1)	61
Anton Sinapov	Sprint	26:45.4	2 (0+2)	56
	Pursuit	47:08.3	7 (2+0+3+2)	55
	Individual	58:47.6	6 (2+1+1+2)	85
Blagoy Todev	Sprint	26:39.2	1 (0+1)	52
	Pursuit	47:05.0	6 (1+3+1+1)	53
Dimitar Gerdzhikov Vladimir Iliev Anton Sinapov Blagoy Todev	Team relay	1:27:05.3	13 (2+11)	18

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Lora Hristova	Sprint	26:27.7	4 (3+1)	89
Daniela Kadeva	Sprint	24:33.1	1 (1+0)	84
	Individual	59:30.4	8 (4+1+2+1)	86
Milena Todorova	Sprint	22:15.4	1 (1+0)	17
	Pursuit	39:20.6	6 (0+0+2+4)	31
	Individual	50:14.9	5 (0+2+0+3)	52
Maria Zdravkova	Sprint	24:39.1	1 (0+1)	78
	Individual	50:13.1	1 (0+1+0+0)	50
Lora Hristova Daniela Kadeva Milena Todorova Maria Zdravkova	Team relay	LAP	8 (1+7)	18

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Vladimir Iliev Dimitar Gerdzhikov Milena Todorova Maria Zdravkova	Team relay	LAP	12 (3+9)	19

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Bulgaria secured one quota in the ladies singles competition.^[8]

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alexandra Feigin	Women's	59.16	23 Q	100.15	24	159.31	24

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Bulgaria qualified 1 sled in the men's singles.^[9][10]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pavel Angelov	Men's singles	59.555	29	59.753	29	59.545	29	Did not advance		2:58.853	28

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria qualified 1 male athlete.

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Vladimir Zografski	Men's normal hill	97.5	99.7	13 Q	99.0	126.7	24 Q	97.0	118.6	23	245.3	22
	Men's large hill	117.0	95.6	37 Q	125.0	112.5	38	Did not advance

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Bulgaria qualified 1 male athlete.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Radoslav Yankov	Men's giant slalom	1:22.48	15 Q	Karl (AUT) L +0.36	Did not advance			15

Non-competing sports

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Bulgaria qualified one male cross-country skier. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee had nominated Simeon Deyanov, but was ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.^[11][12]

References

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8. "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
9. "Standing - quota places OWG Men" (PDF). International Luge Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
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11. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
12. "Скиорът Симеон Деянов пропуска Олимпийските игри" [Skier Simeon Deyanov will miss the Olympic Games]. Bulgarian National Television (in Bulgarian). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.