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Bulgaria at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Bulgaria at the
2026 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBUL
NOCBulgarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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
Ranked 18th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
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.

On February 8, Tervel Zamfirov won a bronze medal in the snowboard giant slalom, thus winning Bulgaria's seventh medal at the Winter Olympics and the first medal after a 20-year hiatus. They last won a medal in Italy in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Medalists

Further information: 2026 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2026 Winter Olympics medal winners

Competitors

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 4 4 8
Cross-country skiing 2 1 3
Figure skating 0 1 1
Ski jumping 1 0 1
Snowboarding 3 1 4
Total 12 8 20

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Albert Popov Men's slalom DNF
Kalin Zlatkov Men's giant slalom 1:22.32 40 1:16.76 38 2:39.08 36
Men's slalom DNF
Anina Zurbriggen Women's giant slalom DNF
Women's slalom

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Vladimir Iliev Sprint 26:17.8 4 (2+2) 70
Individual 1:01:22.8 9 (3+2+3+1) 75
Blagoy Todev Sprint 25:23.6 1 (1+0) 42
Individual 55:10.9 2 (1+0+0+1) 22
Pursuit LAP (3+2+0+) DNF
Anton Sinapov Sprint 27:04.4 3 (0+3) 80
Individual 1:00:50.1 4 (1+1+0+2) 69
Konstantin Vasilev Sprint 25:52.3 4 (0+4) 56
Individual 1:01:55.1 9 (3+2+3+1) 78
Pursuit 40:00.7 7 (1+3+1+2) 57
Vladimir Iliev
Blagoy Todev
Anton Sinapov
Konstantin Vasilev 		Team relay
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Milena Todorova Sprint 21:20.8 1 (1+0) 4
Individual 47:02.9 5 (1+2+1+1) 59
Pursuit 31:57.0 3 (0+0+1+2) 14
Mass start
Lora Hristova Sprint 21:54.1 1 (1+0) 11
Individual 42:20.1 0 (0+0+0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pursuit 31:24.0 0 (0+0+0+0) 7
Mass start
Valentina Dimitrova Sprint 24:56.1 3 (2+1) 85
Individual 48:35.8 2 (0+1+1+0) 73
Maria Zdravkova Sprint 24:44.2 4 (1+3) 83
Individual 49:21.7 6 (1+1+1+3) 77
Milena Todorova
Lora Hristova
Valentina Dimitrova
Maria Zdravkova 		Team relay
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Milena Todorova
Lora Hristova
Vladimir Iliev
Blagoy Todev 		Relay 1:07:46.0 15 (8+7) 16

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]

Distance
Athlete Event Final
Time Deficit Rank
Mario Matikanov Men's 20 km skiathlon 54:04.4 +7:53.4 62
Men's 10 km freestyle 23:00.5 +2:24.3 49
Daniel Peshkov Men's 20 km skiathlon DNF
Men's 10 km freestyle 23:54.8 +3:18.6 67
Kalina Nedyalkova Women's 10 km freestyle 29:02.5 +6:13.3 87
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mario Matikanov Men's sprint 3:37.97 74 Did not advance
Daniel Peshkov 3:37.69 73 Did not advance
Kalina Nedyalkova Women's sprint 4:21.14 73 Did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Alexandra Feigin Women's singles

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete Event First round Final round Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Vladimir Zografski Men's normal hill 98.0 121.5 32 Did not advance 121.5 32
Men's large hill 133.5 139.3 6 Q 133.5 138.0 10 277.3 10

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics - Qualification

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
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 1:27.44 13 Q  Gaudet (CAN)
L +0.11 		Did not advance 13
Tervel Zamfirov 1:26.58 5 Q  Huber (GER)
W 		 Gaudet (CAN)
W 		 Kim (KOR)
L +0.23 		 Mastnak (SLO)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alexander Krashniak 1:32.27 31 Did not advance 31
Women's Parallel
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
Malena Zamfirova Women's giant slalom 1:34.29 10 Q  Hofmeister (GER)
L +0.02 		Did not advance 9

See also

  • Bulgaria at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

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. ^ a b "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
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