Salapatiyska won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 1993 Junior European Championships held in Bucharest. She also won gold in the team competition with her teammates Boriana Docheva and Elena Stefanova.[1]
At the 1996 European Championships in Asker, she won the team bronze along with her teammate Diana Popova. She also placed fifth in the individual all-around competition and tied for seventh in the ball final.[2] Although she had placed higher than Popova (who was seventh in the all-around), Popova was chosen over her to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]
In 1997, at the European Championships in Patras, she placed seventh in the all-around, sixth in the rope final and seventh in the ribbon final.[4]
Salapatiyska was removed from the national team before the 1997 World Championships due to conflicts with the national coach, Neshka Robeva, over her abusive treatment.[3] Salapatiyska alleged experiencing physical abuse as well as insults.[5] She was suspended from competing for two years, and with little hope that she could continue her competitive career afterward, she chose to study to become a coach instead.[3]
Although she received offers to work abroad, she stayed in Bulgaria and began coaching at the club founded by Iliana Raeva. She has coached gymnasts such as Elizabeth Paisieva.[3]
Bulgaria 
