Bulgaria at the
2022 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors15 (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)

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

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "16 athletes to represent Bulgaria at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing". www.bnr.bg/. Bulgarian National Radio. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Bulgaria to send 16 athletes to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics". Xinhua. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Мария Здравкова ще замени Милена Тодорова като знаменосец на българската делегация в Пекин" [Maria Zdravkova will replace Milena Todorova as flagbearer of the Bulgarian delegation in Beijing]. Bulgarian National Television (in Bulgarian). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  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.
  10. ^ "XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing - Quota places luge" (PDF). www.fil-luge.org/. International Luge Federation. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  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.
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