Bulgaria at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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| Bulgaria at the 2026 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BUL |
| NOC | Bulgarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026 | |
| Competitors | 20 (12 men and 8 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Vladimir Iliev & Alexandra Feigin |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Lora Hristova |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Bulgaria competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
Biathlete Vladimir Iliev and figure skater Alexandra Feigin were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[1][2][3] Meanwhile, biathlete Lora Hristova was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4][5]
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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Tervel Zamfirov | Snowboarding | Men's parallel giant slalom | 8 February |
| Bronze | Lora Hristova | Biathlon | Women's individual | 11 February |
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
Bulgaria qualified one female and two male alpine skiers.[6] On January 20th skiers Albert Popov, Kalin Zlatkov and Anina Zurbriggen were named to the Olympic team.
| 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 | 52.73 | 47 | 57.07 | 41 | 1:49.80 | 41 | |
Biathlon
Bulgaria qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score.[7][8] On January 20th the Olympic team was named.
- 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 | 1:23:42.5 | 10 (4+6) | 12 |
- 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 | 39:14.4 | 5 (0+1+1+3) | 20 | |
| Lora Hristova | Sprint | 21:54.1 | 1 (1+0) | 11 |
| Individual | 42:20.1 | 0 (0+0+0+0) | | |
| Pursuit | 31:24.0 | 0 (0+0+0+0) | 7 | |
| Mass start | 38:40.0 | 2 (0+0+0+2) | 14 | |
| 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 | 1:14:49.9 | 12 (4+8) | 12 |
- 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
Bulgaria qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[9] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Bulgaria qualified a further one male athlete.[9] On January 20th the following athletes were named to the Olympic team:
- 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 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | 2:33:00.0 | +26:15.2 | 42 | |
| 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 | ||||||
| Mario Matikanov Daniel Peshkov |
Men's team sprint | 6:18.21 | 22 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Kalina Nedyalkova | Women's sprint | 4:21.14 | 73 | Did not advance | |||||
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.[10]
| Athlete | Event | SP/SD | FP/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alexandra Feigin | Women's singles | 53.42 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
Ski jumping
Bulgaria qualified one male athlete. On January 20th Vladimir Zografski was announced as the sole ski jumper in the Olympic team.
| 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 | |
