Bulgaria at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Bulgaria at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Bulgaria at the; 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	BUL
NOC	Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.bgolympic.org (in Bulgarian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors	18 in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Maria Kirkova (opening); Nikola Chongarov (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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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]

Alpine skiing

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
Athlete	Event	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
Stefan Prisadov	Men's slalom	DNF
Maria Kirkova	Women's giant slalom	1:24.11	37	1:23.48	40	2:47.59	36
Maria Kirkova	Women's slalom	1:02.33	42	DNF

Biathlon

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]

Men

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
Michail Kletcherov	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

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Desislava Stoyanova	Sprint	23:48.1	2 (1+1)	61
Desislava Stoyanova	Individual	54:41.1	6 (1+2+0+3)	72

Cross-country skiing

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]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Andrey Gridin	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
Antoniya Grigorova-Burgova	Women's 30 km freestyle	—				1:23:05.6	+12:00.4	50
Teodora Malcheva	Women's 30 km freestyle	—				DNF

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	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	Women's sprint	2:49.66	54	did not advance

Luge

Bulgaria received a reallocation quota spot in luge.

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Event	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

Ski jumping

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
Athlete	Event	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
Vladimir Zografski	Men's large hill	112.0	87.9	39 Q	110.0	89.3	47	Did not advance

Snowboarding

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.

Alpine

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Radoslav Yankov	Men's giant slalom	1:42.08	25	Did not advance
Radoslav Yankov	Men's slalom	1:00.24	21	Did not advance

Snowboard cross

Athlete	Event	Seeding		Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	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

References

^ "Alpine Skier Maria Kirkova Named Bulgarian Flag-Holder for Sochi". Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). Sofia, Bulgaria. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bulgarian Team for Sochi with 6 biathletes!". BiathlonNews. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "Bulgaria's Olympic team off to Sochi with no expectations". The Sofia Globe. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ "Bulgaria sends delegation of 37 to the Olympics in Sochi". Radio Bulgaria. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Summary of Quota allocation as per 30.12.2013" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^ "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

External links

Bulgaria at the 2014 Winter Olympics (Sochi2014.com) at the Wayback Machine (archived February 25, 2014)
Bulgaria at the 2014 Winter Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

[1] "Alpine Skier Maria Kirkova Named Bulgarian Flag-Holder for Sochi". Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). Sofia, Bulgaria. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[2] "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

[3] "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.

[a-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Bulgarian Team for Sochi with 6 biathletes!". BiathlonNews. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[5] "Bulgaria's Olympic team off to Sochi with no expectations". The Sofia Globe. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.

[6] "Bulgaria sends delegation of 37 to the Olympics in Sochi". Radio Bulgaria. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[quota-7] "Summary of Quota allocation as per 30.12.2013" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[biathlonquota-8] "2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota". Real Biathlon. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

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