| Bulgaria at the 2014 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sochi | |
| Competitors | 18 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Maria Kirkova (opening) [1] [2] Nikola Chongarov (closing) [3] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Bulgarian team consisted of 18 athletes in 6 sports. [4] [5] The team will also consist of 21 officials. [6]
According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Bulgaria qualified four athletes. [7] The team was officially announced on 20 January 2014. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Nikola Chongarov | Men's combined | 1:58.68 | 41 | 53.73 | 18 | 2:52.41 | 23 |
| Men's downhill | — | 2:12.57 | 38 | ||||
| Men's slalom | 51.12 | 40 | DNF | ||||
| Men's super-G | — | 1:22.59 | 39 | ||||
| Georgi Georgiev | Men's combined | 1:57.69 | 38 | DNF | |||
| Men's downhill | — | 2:12.49 | 36 | ||||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Men's super-G | — | 1:22.72 | 41 | ||||
| Stefan Prisadov | Men's giant slalom | DNF | |||||
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Maria Kirkova | Women's giant slalom | 1:24.11 | 37 | 1:23.48 | 40 | 2:47.59 | 36 |
| Women's slalom | 1:02.33 | 42 | DNF | ||||
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Bulgaria qualified 5 men and 1 woman. [8] The team was officially announced on 20 January 2014. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krasimir Anev | Sprint | 26:28.0 | 3 (3+0) | 49 |
| Pursuit | 38:47.6 | 5 (0+1+3+1) | 48 | |
| Individual | 53:30.3 | 2 (0+0+2+0) | 36 | |
| Vladimir Iliev | Sprint | 26:55.9 | 4 (2+2) | 60 |
| Pursuit | 39:44.6 | 7 (3+1+2+1) | 55 | |
| Individual | 53:52.6 | 3 (2+0+0+1) | 39 | |
| Miroslav Kenanov | Individual | 58:01.1 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 75 |
| Michail Kletcherov | Sprint | 27:13.6 | 2 (1+1) | 70 |
| Individual | 56:41.8 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | 68 | |
| Ivan Zlatev | Sprint | 27:48.5 | 2 (1+1) | 76 |
| Krasimir Anev Vladimir Iliev Michail Kletcherov Ivan Zlatev | Team relay | 1:17:38.4 | 10 (2+8) | 15 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desislava Stoyanova | Sprint | 23:48.1 | 2 (1+1) | 61 |
| Individual | 54:41.1 | 6 (1+2+0+3) | 72 |
According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Bulgaria qualified four athletes. [7] The team was officially announced on 20 January 2014. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Andrey Gridin | Men's 30 km skiathlon | 39:56.3 | 58 | 35:11.9 | 53 | 1:15:44.7 | 7:29.3 | 57 |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | — | 1:51:41.7 | +4:46.5 | 41 | ||||
| Veselin Tsinzov | Men's 15 km classical | — | 42:06.3 | +3:36.6 | 41 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 39:01.1 | 57 | 34:40.1 | 49 | 1:14:12.0 | +5:56.6 | 53 | |
| Men's 50 km freestyle | — | DNF | ||||||
| Antoniya Grigorova-Burgova | Women's 15 km skiathlon | 22:12.5 | 57 | 21:40.9 | 51 | 44:27.9 | +5:54.3 | 56 |
| Women's 30 km freestyle | — | 1:23:05.6 | +12:00.4 | 50 | ||||
| Teodora Malcheva | Women's 30 km freestyle | — | DNF | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andrey Gridin | Men's sprint | 3:50.57 | 64 | Did not advance | |||||
| Andrey Gridin Veselin Tsinzov | Men's team sprint | — | 25:11.06 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Antoniya Grigorova-Burgova | Women's sprint | 2:54.31 | 60 | Did not advance | |||||
| Teodora Malcheva | 2:49.66 | 54 | did not advance | ||||||
Bulgaria received a reallocation quota spot in luge.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stanislav Benyov | Men's singles | 55.040 | 38 | 55.006 | 37 | 54.558 | 36 | 54.476 | 38 | 3:39.080 | 38 |
According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Bulgaria qualified one athlete. [7] The team was officially announced on 20 January 2014. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | First round | Final | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Vladimir Zografski | Men's normal hill | 89.0 | 97.8 | 43 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Men's large hill | 112.0 | 87.9 | 39 Q | 110.0 | 89.3 | 47 | Did not advance | |||||
According to the quota allocation released on 30 December 2013, Bulgaria qualified one athlete. [7] The team was officially announced on 20 January 2014. [4] Bulgaria also received a reallocation quota in men's parallel events.
| 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 | 1:42.08 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Men's slalom | 1:00.24 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Aleksandra Zhekova | Women's snowboard cross | 1:24.29 | 11 | 2 Q | 2 FA | 5 | 5 |
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to consolation final
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