Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships

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The Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships (Bulgarian: Първенство на България по фигурно пързаляне) are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Bulgarian Skating Federation (Bulgarian: Българска федерация по кънки) to crown the national champions of Bulgaria. The first Bulgarian Championships were held in 1954 in Sofia.

StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
VenueWinter Sports Palace
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Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships
Logo of the Bulgarian Skating Federation
StatusActive
GenreNational championships
FrequencyAnnual
VenueWinter Sports Palace
LocationSofia
CountryBulgaria Bulgaria
Inaugurated1954
Organized byBulgarian Skating Federation
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Medals are awarded 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. Ivan Dinev currently holds the record for winning the most Bulgarian Championship titles in men's singles (with fifteen), while Evgenia Nikolova holds the record in women's singles (with ten). Elizaveta Makarova and Leri Kenchadze hold the record in pair skating (with four), although Kenchadze won an additional title with a different partner. Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski hold the record in ice dance (with eleven), and Denkova won an additional two titles with a previous partner.

History

There is evidence of skating in Bulgaria as early as 1929 with the establishment of skating clubs and the staging of a public exhibition of figure skating and speed skating. Skating was most common at the Borisova gradina, the oldest and most well-known public park in Sofia. More than 10,000 people participated in ice skating in Sofia.[1] After World War II, progress in skating stalled due to the lack of indoor ice rinks and inadequate equipment. The Bulgarian Skating and Ice Hockey Federation was founded in 1949 to oversee figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey in Bulgaria. The first Bulgarian Figure Skating Champions were held in 1954 at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. The winners of the inaugural men's and women's events were Georgi Hristov and Elisaveta Ivanova, respectively. Bulgaria joined the International Skating Union in 1967. In 1985, The Bulgarian Skating and Ice Hockey Federation was split to form separate federations for figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey.[2]

Senior medalists

Alexandra Feigin at the 2024 World Championships
Larry Loupolover at the 2014 World Junior Championships
Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski at the 2007 European Championships
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

More information Year, Location ...
Men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954 SofiaIvan Hristov
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960 Ivan Hristov
1961 Todor Barzov
1962 Borislav Vandov
1963 Dimitar Stefanov
1964 Alexander Penchev [3]
1965 Borislav Vandov Alexander Penchev S. Popov [4]
1966
1967 Emil Dimitrov
1968 Alexander Penchev
1969 Nikolai Ianev
1970 Volodya Kanev
1971 Nikolai Yanev Alexander Penchev Pl. Nikolov [5]
1972 Volodya Kanev
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979 Boyko Aleksiev
1980
1981 No other competitors [6]
1982
1983
1984 [7]
1985 [8]
1986
1987 No other competitors [9]
1988 Alexander Mladenov
1989
1990
1991 Hristo Turlakov Ivan Dinev
1992 Ivan Dinev[10] Hristo Turlakov
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998 Naiden Borichev
1999
2000
2001 [11]
2002
2003 [12]
2004 Naiden Borichev Hristo Turlakov [13]
2005 Georgi Kenchadze [14]
2006 Georgi Kenchadze Ivan Dimitrov [15]
2007 Naiden Borichev No other competitors
2008 No other competitors [16]
2009 Georgi Kenchadze [17]
2010 [18]
2011 No competition held
2012 Manol Atanassov No other competitors [19]
2013 [20]
2014 Yasen Petkov Pavel Savinov No other competitors [21]
2015 Ivo Gatovski No other competitors [22]
2016 Yasen Petkov [23]
2017 Nicky-Leo Obreykov Ivo Gatovski No other competitors [24]
2018 Aleksander Zlatkov [25]
2019 [26]
2020 Larry Loupolover Nicky-Leo Obreykov [27]
2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022 Larry Loupolover Radoslav Marinov Aleksander Zlatkov [29]
2023 Beat Schümperli Filip Kaimakchiev [30]
2024 Aleksander Zlatkov [31]
2025 [32]
2026 Filip Kaimakchiev Larry Loupolover [33]
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Women's singles

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Women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954 Sofia Elisaveta Ivanova
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960Lyubka Tomova
1961
1962Evgenia Nikolova
1963
1964 [3]
1965 A. Miteva [4]
1966
1967
1968 Emilia Kamenova
1969
1970
1971 V. Cholakova R. Yoncheva [5]
1972Eva Drumeva
1973
1974Ludmila Plaharova
1975
1976
1977Tsvetanka Alexandrova
1978Margarita Dimitrova
1979
1980
1981Tsvetanka Alexandrova
1982Tatiana Yordanova
1983
1984 Svetla Staneva Petya Gavazova Vessela Baycheva [7]
1985 Petya Gavazova Svetla Staneva [8]
1986Biliana Vladimirova
1987 Petya Gavazova Svetla Staneva No other competitors [9]
1988Asia Aleksieva
1989Tsvetelina Yankova
1990Milena Marinovich
1991Viktoria Dimitrova
1992
1993
1994Tsvetelina Yankova
1995Sofia Penkova
1996
1997
1998
1999Anna DimovaSonia Radeva
2000Hristina Vassileva
2001 Sonia Radeva Nina Ivanova [11]
2002 Sonia Radeva
2003 Sonia Radeva Nina Ivanova [12]
2004 Sonia Radeva Hristina Vassileva Lilia Dimitrova [13]
2005 Nina Ivanova [14]
2006 Manuela Stanukova [15]
2007 No other competitors
2008 Nina Ivanova [16]
2009 Manuela Stanukova [17]
2010 Daniela Paskaleva Hristina Vassileva [18]
2011 No competition held
2012 Daniela Stoeva No other competitors [19]
2013 Anna Afonkina Daniela Stoeva No other competitors [20]
2014 [21]
2015 Daniela Stoeva No other competitors [22]
2016 Hristina Vassileva Elizaveta Makarova [23]
2017 Alexandra Feigin Teodora Markova Monika Yordanova [24]
2018 Presiyana Dimitrova Simona Gospodinova Svetoslava Ryadkova [25]
2019 Alexandra Feigin Kristina Grigorova [26]
2020 Simona Gospodinova [27]
2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022 Kristina Grigorova Ivelina Baicheva Simona (Gospodinova) Georgieva [29]
2023 Alexandra Feigin Kristina Grigorova [30]
2024 Daniela Nikolova [31]
2025 Galena Todorova [32]
2026 Anastasia Yurchuk [33]
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Pairs

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Pairs event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1990 Sofia
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997N. Vlahova / A. Korchuchanov
1998
1999
2000
2001 No pairs competitors [11]
2002
2003
2004
No other competitors [13]
2005 [14]
2006 [15]
2007
2008 No pairs competitors [16]
2009
No other competitors [17]
2010
No other competitors [18]
2011 No competition held
2012 No other competitors [19]
2013 [20]
2014 [21]
2015 [22]
2016–26 No pairs competitors since 2015
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Ice dance

Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski, eleven-time Bulgarian champions ice dance, received the Order of Stara Planina, the highest honor that Bulgarian citizens can receive,[34] in April 2007 from Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria, for their contributions to sport in Bulgaria.[35] In 2012, the first edition of the Denkova-Staviski Cup – an international figure skating competition named in honor of Denkova and Staviski – was held for the first time at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia.[36]

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Ice dance event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1954 Sofia
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968E. Nikolova / G. Velchev
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987 [9]
1988A. Raykova / P. Dimitrov
1989Petya Gavazova / Nikolay Tonev
1990
1991Maria Hadjiiska / Hristo Nikolov
1992Albena Denkova / Hristo Nikolov
1993
1994
1995D. Aleksandrova / R. Yordanov
1996D. Ivanova / R. Yordanov
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001 No other competitors [11]
2002
  • Ina Demireva
  • Tzvetan Georgiev
 No other competitors
2003 [12]
2004 No other competitors [13]
2005 [14]
2006
  • Lora Semova
  • Dimitar Lichev
 [15]
2007 No other competitors
2008
[16]
2009 [17]
2010 No ice dance competitors [18]
2011 No competition held
2012
  • Alexandra Chistyakova
  • Dimitar Lichev
 No other competitors [19]
2013
[20]
2014–19 No ice dance competitors
2020 No other competitors [27]
2021–26 No ice dance competitors since 2021
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Junior medalists

Men's singles

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Junior men's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2014–15 Sofia No junior men's competitors
2016 Nikola Zlatanov No other competitors [23]
2017 Alexander Zlatkov Nikola Zlatanov No other competitors [24]
2018 Radoslav Marinov Vasil Dimitrov [25]
2019 Tobija Harms No other competitors [26]
2020 Vasil Dimitrov [27]
2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022 Filip Kaymakchiev Alexandar Kachamakov Rosen Peev [29]
2023 Rosen Peev No other competitors [30]
2024 Dean Mihaylov Yoanis Apostolu Alexandar Kachamakov [31]
2025 Rosen Peev Kalojan Nalbantov [32]
2026 Yoanis Apostolu Rosen Peev [33]
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Women's singles

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Junior women's event medalists
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
2014 Sofia Alexandra Feigin Paolina Popova Monika Yordanova [37]
2015 Teodora Markova Simona Arnaudova [38]
2016 Simona Gospodinova [23]
2017 Kristina Grigorova Preslyana Dimitrova Svetoslava Ryadkova [24]
2018 Alexandra Feigin Kristina Grigorova Eliza Pancheva [25]
2019 Maria Levushkina Ivelina Baycheva Thea Boeva [26]
2020 Maria Ilinova [27]
2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [28]
2022 Chiara Hristova Daniela Stanimirova Daniela Nikolova [29]
2023 Krista Georgieva Marina Nikolova [30]
2024 Leilah Patten Lia Lyubenova [31]
2025 Lia Lyubenova Chiara Hristova Krista Georgieva [32]
2026 Varvara Abramkina Lia Lyubenova [33]
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Records

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Records
Discipline Most championship titles
Skater(s) No. Years Ref.
Men's singles 15 1992–2006 [10]
Women's singles
  • Evgenia Nikolova
 10 1962–71
Pairs 4 2012–15 [39][40]
[a] 5 2007;
2012–15
Ice dance 11 1997–2007 [41][42]
[b] 13 1992–93;
1997–2007
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  1. [a]
    Leri Kenchadze won one championship title while partnered with Nina Ivanova (2007), and four with Elizaveta Makarova (2012–15).
  2. [b]
    Albena Denkova won two championship titles with Hristo Nikolov (1992–93), and eleven with Maxim Staviski (1997–2007).

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