Vladimir Zografski

Vladimir Zografski
Vladimir Zografski
	Zografski at the Holmenkollen World Cup in March 2012
Country	Bulgaria
Born	July 14, 1993 (age 31); Samokov, Bulgaria
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Ski club	SC Samokov
Personal best	214 m (Planica)
World Cup career
Seasons	2008–present
Indiv. podiums	0
Indiv. wins	0
Team podiums	0
Team wins	0
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Winter Universiade
Nordic Junior World Ski Championships
European Youth Olympic Festival
	Updated on January 2019.

Last updated December 30, 2024

Vladimir Zografski, born 14 July 1993 in Samokov, Bulgaria, is a Bulgarian ski jumper. He took 14th place at the normal hill individual event at the 2018 Winter Olympics, which was the best result for a Bulgarian ski jumper in Olympic history, beating Vladimir Breitchev's 19th place at the 1984 Winter Olympics.^[1] Zografski is the son of former Olympic ski jumper Emil Zografski.

Career

Early years and World Cup debut (2005-2010)

Zografski's started jumping at an early age in the plastic-covered hills at Chernia kos near his hometown of Samokov. His debut in the Ski jumping Continental Cup took place in 2005 when Zografski was 12 years old. In 2007 he made his debut in the Junior World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, finishing last. His best placement in the 2008 Ski Jumping Fis-Cup was fourth place in Oberwiesenthal, while he managed 23rd in Villach during the 2008 Continental Cup.^[3]

Zografski made his World Cup debut in December 2008, finishing 43rd in Pragelato.^[3] He then received the silver medal at the 2009 European Olympic Youth Festival in Silesia,^[4] before finishing 43rd in the Normal Hill competition during the 2009 World Championships in Liberec. Zografski recorded his best-ever WC placement during a 2009 Summer Grand-Prix competition in Klingenthal, finishing 36th. He ended up 9th at Bischofshofen 2010 for the Ski jumping Continental Cup, his best result in the competition.

During the winter of 2010, Zografski participated in the Junior World Championships in Hinterzarten, Germany, finishing 7th with jumps of 104 and 99 meters. He finished 4th in a summer CoC competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and made it to the second round of the Summer Grand Prix (SGP) a week later, eventually finishing in 17th and recording his first points at the highest level of ski jumping competition. In August 2010, Zografski reached a new career high by finishing 5th at the SGP in Courchevel, and later won silver twice at the Continental Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

First World Cup points and international breakthrough (2011-2013)

The 2010/11 season did not start well in Kuusamo and Kuopio, but in Engelberg, Zografski got his first World Cup points ever thanks to 28th- and 23rd-place finishes. He continued with 16th and 19th place in Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen during the 2011 Four Hills Tournament but was disqualified in Innsbruck for fielding skis that were deemed too long. The event later started a major conflict in ski jumping, with Zografski's father and coach Emil Zografski arguing that Eastern European athletes and lesser-known jumpers were being treated worse by the FIS. Zografski failed to reach the final 4HT competition in Bischofshofen and finished 37th overall with 450.6 points. In 2011 he also won the Junior World Championships in Otepää, Estonia, ahead of Kaarel Nurmsalu.

In 2011–12 Zografski had his major international breakthrough. After finishing 12th at the Summer Grand Prix and picking up a few top-5 placements, he started the World Cup season in Kuusamo. Although not able to pick up any wins or podiums, Zografski established himself as one of the top athletes in the World Cup. His best performance was 8th place at Lillehammer, though he frequently finished in the top 20. By this time, Zografski was also becoming more known in his home country Bulgaria and started receiving features in TV, radio and print media. He also won the Winter Sports Performance of the Year award in Bulgaria due to his World Championship win in Otepää. The latter part of the season found Zografski in poorer form, as he failed to qualify for several World Cup events. He finished the season with 20th place in Holmenkollen, Oslo, with a total of 61 points and an overall rank of 45th.

In April 2012, Zografski was sidelined for a while due to an arm injury but returned for the first Grand Prix competition in Poland. As in the previous year, he was very successful in the Summer Grand Prix, finishing 13th overall, with a 4th-place finish in Hakuba being the highlight. During the 2012–13 World Cup season, Zografski picked up points in several competitions, ending the season in 33rd place overall with a personal best points tally of 183.

Olympic Games and new career highs (2014-present)

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Zografski took 14th place at the normal hill individual event and 35th at the large hill individual event. The former was the best-ever finish for a Bulgarian ski jumper at the Olympics, beating the previous record held by Vladimir Breitchev, who finished 19th on the K-70 hill at the 1984 games.^[1]

In November 2018, Zografski finished 6th in Ruka, bettering his record for the best result by a Bulgarian jumper in a World Cup race.^[5]

Record

World Cup

Individual starts (166)

winner (1); second (2); third (3); did not compete (–); failed to qualify (q); did not start (DNS); disqualified (DQ); - points finish
Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	Points

2008/09																																0
2008/09	q	–	–	q	43	q	q	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	55	–	–	–	–	–	–	–					0

2009/10																																0
2009/10	–	q	–	q	49	q	q	q	DNS	–	–	–	q	–	–	–	–	q	46	–	–	–	–									0

2010/11																																38
2010/11	DQ	48	–	–	28	47	23	16	19	DQ	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31	–	–	–	49	–	–						38

2011/12																																61
2011/12	DQ	8	45	50	DQ	29	43	22	41	q	–	–	–	q	26	49	37	39	29	50	–	–	q	20	–	–						61

2012/13																																183
2012/13	40	19	29	15	29	10	41	42	17	16	22	29	19	42	11	–	–	–	–	27	12	q	23	q	47	16	–					183

2013/14																																0
2013/14	q	q	50	–	q	–	–	–	DNS	–	–	–	–	–	37	q	–	–	q	45	q	–	50	q	q	q	q	–				0

2014/15																																11
2014/15	–	–	–	27	32	–	–	q	51	q	45	48	q	–	32	41	–	–	41	45	49	44	35	DQ	24	51	45	43	31	39	–	11

2015/16																																6
2015/16	DQ	25	–	–	–	q	44	q	46	42	47	–	DQ	q	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	48	–	–	q	q	–	–	–			6

2016/17																																0
2016/17	q	–	q	q	–	q	50	45	q	q	49	q	–	q	DNS	–	–	q	47	q	–	–	–	–	–	–						0

2017/18																																15
2017/18	q	–	39	36	q	43	37	q	42	q	q	26	34	–	–	31	32	38	21	32	q	–										15

2018/19																																134
2018/19	47	6	48	15	15	19	26	23	25	27	28	28	27	31	–	–	–	39	–	18	–	–	34	q	q	q	q	27				134

2019/20																																48
2019/20	32	44	30	q	44	44	27	48	–	–	–	33	42	36	22	25	–	–	16	–	32	27	22	36	38	39	q	31	46	q		48

2020/21																																19
2020/21	46	37	–	–	–	–	–	29	31	46	44	30	40	–	–	25	44	34	31	44	44	21	–	46	–							19

2021/22																																28
2021/22	38	25	45	40	–	46	43	35	–	49	33	36	34	12	44																	28

World Ski Championships

Event	Normal hill	Large hill	Team
2009 Liberec	43rd	q	N/A
2011 Oslo	34th	37th	N/A
2013 Val di Fiemme	40th	31st	N/A
2015 Falun	30th	47th	N/A
2017 Lahti	42nd	DSQ	N/A
2019 Seefeld in Tirol	37th	DSQ	N/A
2021 Oberstdorf	43rd	37th	N/A
2023 Planica	19th	32nd	N/A

Olympic Games

Event	Normal hill	Large hill	Team
2014 Sochi	q	47th	N/A
2018 Pyeongchang	14th	35th	N/A
2022 Beijing	22nd	38th	N/A

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References

1 2 "Владимир Зографски пренаписа историята на българските ски скокове с 14-o място в Пьонгчанг". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2018-02-10.
↑ Fisskijumping.com – TEAM – Bulgaria
1 2 Vladimir Zografski at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
↑ Bulgarian Team 2008–09
↑ "Владимир Зографски записа рекордно класиране в Световната купа по ски скокове". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2018-11-25.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Владимир Зографски пренаписа историята на българските ски скокове с 14-o място в Пьонгчанг". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2018-02-10.

[2] Fisskijumping.com – TEAM – Bulgaria

[fis-3] 1 2 Vladimir Zografski at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

[4] Bulgarian Team 2008–09

[5] "Владимир Зографски записа рекордно класиране в Световната купа по ски скокове". www.dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2018-11-25.

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