| Bulgaria at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang | |
| Competitors | 21 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers | Radoslav Yankov (opening) [1] Yordan Chuchuganov (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 21 competitors in 6 sports.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Bulgaria has qualified 2 men and 1 female competitors
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emilia Yordanova Daniela Kadeva Krasimir Anev Vladimir Iliev | Team relay | 1:12:31.7 | 11 (0+11) | 17 |
Bulgaria has qualified 2 male and 1 female athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Bulgaria has qualified 1 male athlete: Vladimir Zografski.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | First round | Final | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
Bulgaria has qualified 1 male and 1 female athletes. On 25 January they received a reallocation quota in the Women's giant slalom.
| 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 | 1:26.04 | 19 | did not advance | ||||
| Teodora Pencheva | Women's giant slalom | 1:38.63 | 27 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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