Bulgaria at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:BUL
Nocname:Bulgarian Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:2014
Website: 
Location:Sochi
Competitors:18
Sports:6
Flagbearer:Maria Kirkova (opening)[1] [2]
Nikola Chongarov (closing)[3]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1936

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

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=4Nikola ChongarovMen's combined1:58.684153.73182:52.4123
Men's downhill2:12.5738
Men's slalom51.1240
1:22.5939
align=left rowspan=4Georgi GeorgievMen's combined1:57.6938
Men's downhill2:12.4936
Men's slalom
1:22.7241
align=left rowspan=2Stefan PrisadovMen's giant slalom
Men's slalom
align=left rowspan=2Maria Kirkova1:24.11371:23.48402:47.5936
1:02.3342

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=3Krasimir AnevSprint26:28.03 (3+0)49
Pursuit38:47.65 (0+1+3+1)48
Individual53:30.32 (0+0+2+0)36
align=left rowspan=3Vladimir IlievSprint26:55.94 (2+2)60
Pursuit39:44.67 (3+1+2+1)55
Individual53:52.63 (2+0+0+1)39
Miroslav KenanovIndividual58:01.11 (0+0+1+0)75
align=left rowspan=2Michail KletcherovSprint27:13.62 (1+1)70
Individual56:41.82 (0+0+1+1)68
Ivan ZlatevSprint27:48.52 (1+1)76
Krasimir Anev
Vladimir Iliev
Michail Kletcherov
Ivan Zlatev
Team relay1:17:38.410 (2+8)15
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=2Desislava StoyanovaSprint23:48.12 (1+1)61
Individual54:41.16 (1+2+0+3)72

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
align=left rowspan=2Andrey GridinMen's 30 km skiathlon39:56.35835:11.9531:15:44.77:29.357
Men's 50 km freestyle1:51:41.7+4:46.541
align=left rowspan=3Veselin TsinzovMen's 15 km classical42:06.3+3:36.641
Men's 30 km skiathlon39:01.15734:40.1491:14:12.0+5:56.653
Men's 50 km freestyle
align=left rowspan=2Antoniya Grigorova-BurgovaWomen's 15 km skiathlon22:12.55721:40.95144:27.9+5:54.356
Women's 30 km freestyle1:23:05.6 +12:00.450
Teodora MalchevaWomen's 30 km freestyle
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank TimeRank
Andrey GridinMen's sprint3:50.5764Did not advance
Andrey Gridin
Veselin Tsinzov
Men's team sprint25:11.0610Did not advance
Antoniya Grigorova-Burgovaalign=left rowspan=2Women's sprint2:54.3160Did not advance
Teodora Malcheva2:49.6654did not advance

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Bulgaria received a reallocation quota spot in luge.

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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]

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Vladimir ZografskiMen's normal hill89.097.843Did not advance
Men's large hill112.087.939 Q110.089.347Did not advance

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics. 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
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
align=left rowspan=2Radoslav YankovMen's giant slalom1:42.0825Did not advance
Men's slalom1:00.2421Did not advance
Snowboard cross
Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal final; FB – Qualify to consolation final

Notes and References

  1. News: 29 January 2014 . Alpine Skier Maria Kirkova Named Bulgarian Flag-Holder for Sochi . . . 29 January 2014 .
  2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org . . 7 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. 23 February 2014.
  4. News: 20 January 2014 . Bulgarian Team for Sochi with 6 biathletes! . BiathlonNews . 20 January 2014 . 23 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140123015808/http://www.biathlonews.com/bulgarian-team-for-sochi-with-6-biathletes/ . dead .
  5. News: . Bulgaria’s Olympic team off to Sochi with no expectations . The Sofia Globe . 5 February 2014 . 14 February 2014 .
  6. News: 20 January 2014 . Bulgaria sends delegation of 37 to the Olympics in Sochi . . 20 January 2014 .
  7. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 30.12.2013 . 30 December 2013 . www.fis-ski.com . . 5 January 2014.
  8. News: 2014 Winter Olympics Biathlon NOC quota. Real Biathlon. 16 March 2013.