Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships

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Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships
Bulgarian Skating Federation logo.jpg
StatusActive
Genre National championships
FrequencyAnnual
Venue Winter Sports Palace
Location(s) Sofia
Country Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Inaugurated1954
Organized byBulgarian Skating Federation

The Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships are a competition held annually to determine the national champions of Bulgaria. Skaters compete in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior, junior, and novice levels, although not every discipline is held every year due to a lack of participants. The event is organized by the Bulgarian Skating Federation, the sport's governing body.

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History

Bulgaria's national governing body was established on 16 September 1949 and initially included ice hockey. [1] The first Bulgarian figure skaters to compete internationally were Aleksandr Penchev,at the 1966 Winter Universiade and Emil Dimitrov, at the 1966 Prague Skate. [2] Bulgaria joined the International Skating Union in 1967. [3]

Evelina Panova competed at the inaugural World Junior Championships (1976). [1] Over the next seven years, Bulgaria debuted at the European Championships in three disciplines — Margarita Dimitrova in women's singles (1979), Boyko Aleksiev in men's singles (1980), and Hristina Boyanova and Yavor Ivanov in ice dance (1983). In 1984, Boyanova and Ivanov became the first figure skaters to represent Bulgaria at the Olympics. A year later, figure skating and ice hockey were split into separate federations. [2]

Senior medalists

Alexandra Feigin 2024 Worlds Short Program 2.jpg
2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Larry Loupolover jsw dwc12056.jpg
DenkowaStawiski.jpg
From left to right: Alexandra Feigin, six-time Bulgarian champion in women's singles; Larry Loupolover, four-time Bulgarian champion in men's singles; and Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski, eleven-time Bulgarian champions in ice dance

Men's singles

Men's event medalists
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1954Ivan Hristov
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960Ivan Hristov
1961Todor Barzov
1962Borislav Vandov
1963Dimitar Stefanov
1964Borislav Vandov
1965Alexander Penchev
1966
1967Emil Dimitrov
1968Alexander Penchev
1969Nikolai Ianev
1970Volodya Kanev
1971Nikolai Ianev
1972Volodya Kanev
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979 Boyko Aleksiev
1980
1981
1982Atanas Ognyanov
1983
1984 Boyko Aleksiev
1985
1986
1987
1988Alexander Mladenov
1989
1990
1991 Hristo Turlakov Ivan Dinev
1992 Ivan Dinev [4] Hristo Turlakov
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998 Naiden Borichev
1999
2000
2001 [5]
2002
2003 [6]
2004 Naiden Borichev Hristo Turlakov [7]
2005 Georgi Kenchadze [8]
2006 Georgi Kenchadze Ivan Dimitrov [9]
2007 Naiden Borichev No other competitors
2008No other competitors [10]
2009 Georgi Kenchadze [11]
2010 [12]
2011Unknown
2012 Manol Atanassov No other competitors [13]
2013 [14]
2014Iassen PetkovPavel SavinovNo other competitors [15]
2015Ivo GatovskiDaniel Nikolov [16]
2016Iassen PetkovNo other competitors [17]
2017Nicky ObreykovIvo GatovskiNo other competitors [18]
2018 Aleksander Zlatkov [19]
2019 [20]
2020 Larry Loupolover Nicky Obreykov Radoslav Marinov [21]
2021Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2022 Larry Loupolover Radoslav Marinov Aleksander Zlatkov [23]
2023 Beat Schümperli Filip Kaymakchiev [24]
2024 Aleksander Zlatkov [25]
2025 [26]

Women's singles

Women's event medalists
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1954Maria Stolarova
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960Lyubka Tomova
1961
1962Evgenia Nikolova
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972Eva Drumeva
1973
1974Ludmila Plaharova
1975
1976
1977Tsvetanka Alexandrova
1978Margarita Dimitrova
1979Elizabeth Levy
1980Margarita Dimitrova
1981Tatiana Yordanova
1982Tsvetanka Alexandrova
1983
1984Svetla Staneva
1985 Petya Gavazova
1986Biliana Vladimirova
1987Svetla Staneva
1988Asia Aleksieva
1989Tsvetelina Yankova
1990Milena Marinovich
1991 Viktoria Dimitrova
1992
1993
1994Tsvetelina Yankova
1995 Sofia Penkova
1996
1997
1998
1999Anna Dimova Sonia Radeva
2000 Hristina Vassileva
2001 Sonia Radeva Nina Ivanova [5]
2002 Sonia Radeva
2003 Sonia Radeva Nina Ivanova [6]
2004 Sonia Radeva Hristina Vassileva Lilia Dimitrova [7]
2005Nina Ivanova [8]
2006Manuela Stanukova [9]
2007No other competitors
2008Nina Ivanova [10]
2009Manuela Stanukova [11]
2010Daniela Paskaleva Hristina Vassileva [12]
2011Unknown
2012Daniela StoevaNo other competitors [13]
2013Anna AfonkinaDaniela StoevaNo other competitors [14]
2014 [15]
2015Daniela StoevaNo other competitors [16]
2016 Hristina Vassileva Daniela Stoeva Elizaveta Makarova [17]
2017 Alexandra Feigin Teodora MarkovaMonika Yordanova [18]
2018Presiyana Dimitrova Simona Georgieva Svetoslava Ryadkova [19]
2019 Alexandra Feigin Kristina Grigorova [20]
2020 Simona Georgieva [21]
2021Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2022 Kristina Grigorova Ivelina Baycheva Simona Georgieva [23]
2023 Alexandra Feigin Kristina Grigorova [24]
2024 Daniela Nikolova [25]
2025 Galena Todorova [26]

Pairs

Pairs event medalists
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 N. Vlahova / A. Korchuchanov
1998
1999
2000
2001No pairs competitors [5]
2002Unknown
2003
No other competitors [6]
2004 [7]
2005 [8]
2006 [9]
2007
2008No pairs competitors [10]
2009
No other competitors [11]
2010
No other competitors [12]
2011Unknown
2012No other competitors [13]
2013 [14]
2014 [15]
2015 [16]
2016–25No pairs competitors since 2015

Ice dance

Ice dance event medalists
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968 E. Nikolova / G. Velchev
1969 E. Nikolova / G. Velchev
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980 Hristina Boyanova / Yavor Ivanov
1981
1982
1983 Hristina Boyanova / Yavor Ivanov
1984
1985 Hristina Boyanova / Yavor Ivanov
1986
1987
1988A. Raykova / P. Dimitrov
1989 Petya Gavazova / Nikolay Tonev
1990
1991 Maria Hadjiiska / Hristo Nikolov
1992 Albena Denkova / Hristo Nikolov
1993
1994
1995D. Aleksandrova / R. Yordanov
1996D. Ivanova / R. Yordanov
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001No other competitors [5]
2002
  • Ina Demireva
  • Tsvetan Georgiev
No other competitors
2003 [6]
2004No other competitors [7]
2005 [8]
2006
  • Lora Semova
  • Dimitar Lichev
 [9]
2007No other competitors
2008
 [10]
2009 [11]
2010No ice dance competitors [12]
2011Unknown
2012
  • Alexandra Chistyakova
  • Dimitar Lichev
No other competitors [13]
2013
 [14]
2014No ice dance competitors [15]
2015No other competitors [16]
2016–19No ice dance competitors
2020No other competitors [21]
2021–25No ice dance competitors since 2021

Junior medalists

Men's singles

Junior men's event medalists
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2014–15No junior men's competitors
2016Nikola ZlatanovNo other competitors [17]
2017Alexander ZlatkovNikola ZlatanovNo other competitors [18]
2018Radoslav MarinovVassil DimitrovNikola Zlatanov [19]
2019Tobija HarmsNo other competitors [20]
2020Vassil DimitrovFilip KaymakchievNo other competitors [21]
2021Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2022Filip KaymakchievAleksandar KachamakovRosen Peev [23]
2023Rosen PeevNo other competitors [24]
2024Deyan MihaylovIoanis ApostoluAleksandar Kachamakov [25]
2025Rosen PeevKaloyan Nalbantov [26]

Women's singles

Junior women's event medalists
YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
2014 Alexandra Feigin Paolina PopovaMonika Yordanova [27]
2015Teodora MarkovaSimona Arnaudova [28]
2016Simona GospodinovaMonika Yordanova [17]
2017Kristina GrigorovaPreslyana DimitrovaSvetoslava Ryadkova [18]
2018 Alexandra Feigin Kristina GrigorovaEliza Pancheva [19]
2019 Maria Levushkina Ivelina BaychevaThea Boeva [20]
2020Maria Ilinova [21]
2021Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [22]
2022Chiara HristovaDaniela StanimirovaDaniela Nikolova [23]
2023Krista GeorgievaMarina Nikolova [24]
2024Leilah PattenLia Lyubenova [25]
2025Lia LyubenovaChiara HristovaKrista Georgieva [26]

References

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  24. 1 2 3 4 "Bulgarian Championships 2023". Rink Results. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 4 "Bulgarian Championships 2024". Rink Results. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  26. 1 2 3 4 "Bulgarian Championships 2025". Rink Results. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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