Bulgaria at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Bulgaria at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
IOC code BUL
NOC Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website www.bgolympic.org  (in Bulgarian and English)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors20 (12 men and 8 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers Alexandra Feigin & Vladimir Iliev [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Bulgaria will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 213
Biathlon 448
Cross-country skiing 213
Figure skating 011
Ski jumping 101
Snowboarding 314
Total12820

Alpine skiing

Bulgaria qualified one female and two male alpine skiers. [2] On January 20th skiers Albert Popov, Kalin Zlatkov and Anina Zurbriggen were named to the Olympic team. [3]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Albert Popov Men's giant slalom
Men's slalom
Kalin Zlatkov Men's giant slalom
Men's slalom
Anina Zurbriggen Women's giant slalom
Women's slalom

Biathlon

Bulgaria qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. [4] [5] On January 20th the Olympic team was named. [6]

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Vladimir Iliev
Blagoy Todev
Anton Sinapov
Konstantin Vasilev



Team relay
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
Milena Todorova
Lora Hristova
Valentina Dimitrova
Maria Zdravkova



Team relay
Mixed
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank



Relay

Cross-country skiing

Bulgaria qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. [7] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Bulgaria qualified a further one male athlete. [7] On January 20th the following athletes were named to the Olympic team: [8]

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Bulgaria secured one quota in each of the women's singles. [9]

AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Alexandra Feigin Women's singles

Ski jumping

Bulgaria qualified one male athlete. [10] On January 20th Vladimir Zografski was announced as the sole ski jumper in the Olympic team. [11]

AthleteEventFirst roundFinal roundTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Vladimir Zografski Men's normal hill
Men's large hill

Snowboarding

Bulgaria qualified 1 female and 3 male snowboarders. [12] On January 20th the athletes taking part at the Olympics were named. [13]

Men's Parallel
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Radoslav Yankov Men's giant slalom
Tervel Zamfirov
Alexander Krashniak
Women's Parallel
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Malena Zamfirova Women's giant slalom

See also

References

  1. "Весела Лечева: Самото участие на Олимпийски игри вече е победа" [Vesela Letcheva: Just participating in the Olympic Games is already a victory]. Bulgarian News Agency (in Bulgarian). 31 January 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  2. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. https://fakti.bg/sport/1028752-bok-utvardi-20-rodni-sportisti-za-zimnite-olimpiiski-igri-eto-palnia-spisak-na-delegaciata-ni
  4. "World Cup Standings 2024/25". Eurosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. "IBU qualifying points". International Biathlon Union . Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. https://fakti.bg/sport/1028752-bok-utvardi-20-rodni-sportisti-za-zimnite-olimpiiski-igri-eto-palnia-spisak-na-delegaciata-ni
  7. 1 2 "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  8. https://fakti.bg/sport/1028752-bok-utvardi-20-rodni-sportisti-za-zimnite-olimpiiski-igri-eto-palnia-spisak-na-delegaciata-ni
  9. Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  10. https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/jp/2026
  11. https://fakti.bg/sport/1028752-bok-utvardi-20-rodni-sportisti-za-zimnite-olimpiiski-igri-eto-palnia-spisak-na-delegaciata-ni
  12. https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/sb/2026?disciplineCode=PAR
  13. https://fakti.bg/sport/1028752-bok-utvardi-20-rodni-sportisti-za-zimnite-olimpiiski-igri-eto-palnia-spisak-na-delegaciata-ni