The Bulgarian Figure Skating Championships () are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Bulgarian Skating Federation () to crown the national champions of Bulgaria. The first Bulgarian Championships were held in 1954 in Sofia.

Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although every discipline may not necessarily be 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. 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.

Senior medalists

Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1954 SofiaIvan Hristov 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Ivan Hristov 1961 Todor Barzov 1962 Borislav Vandov 1963 Dimitar Stefanov 1964 Alexander Penchev 1965 Borislav Vandov Alexander Penchev S. Popov 1966 1967 Emil Dimitrov 1968 Alexander Penchev 1969 Nikolai Ianev 1970 Volodya Kanev 1971 Nikolai Yanev Alexander Penchev Pl. Nikolov 1972 Volodya Kanev 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Boyko Aleksiev 1980 1981 No other competitors 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 No other competitors 1988 Alexander Mladenov 1989 1990 1991 Hristo Turlakov Ivan Dinev 1992 Ivan Dinev Hristo Turlakov 1993 1994 Sofia No other competitors 1995 1996 1997 1998 Naiden Borichev 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Naiden Borichev Hristo Turlakov 2005 Georgi Kenchadze 2006 Georgi Kenchadze Ivan Dimitrov 2007 Naiden Borichev No other competitors 2008 No other competitors 2009 Georgi Kenchadze 2010 2011 No competition held 2012 Manol Atanassov No other competitors 2013 2014 Yasen Petkov Pavel Savinov No other competitors 2015 Ivo Gatovski No other competitors 2016 Yasen Petkov 2017 Nicky-Leo Obreykov Ivo Gatovski No other competitors 2018 Aleksander Zlatkov 2019 2020 Larry Loupolover Nicky-Leo Obreykov 2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Larry Loupolover Radoslav Marinov Aleksander Zlatkov 2023 Beat Schümperli Filip Kaimakchiev 2024 Aleksander Zlatkov 2025 2026 Filip Kaimakchiev Larry Loupolover

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

Pairs +Pairs event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1990 Sofia 1991 1992 1993 1994 No pairs competitors 1995 1996 1997 N. Vlahova / A. Korchuchanov 1998 1999 2000 2001 No pairs competitors 2002 2003 2004 No other competitors 2005 2006 2007 2008 No pairs competitors 2009 No other competitors 2010 No other competitors 2011 No competition held 2012 No other competitors 2013 2014 2015 No pairs competitors since 2015

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, in April 2007 from Georgi Parvanov, President of Bulgaria, for their contributions to sport in Bulgaria. 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. +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 1954 Sofia 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 E. Nikolova / G. Velchev 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 A. Raykova / P. Dimitrov 1989 Petya Gavazova / Nikolay Tonev 1990 1991 Maria Hadjiiska / Hristo Nikolov 1992 1993 1994 No other competitors 1995 D. Aleksandrova / R. Yordanov 1996 Daniela Ivanova & Rumen Yordanov 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 No other competitors 2002 No other competitors 2003 2004 No other competitors 2005 2006 2007 No other competitors 2008 2009 2010 No ice dance competitors 2011 No competition held 2012 No other competitors 2013 2014–19 No ice dance competitors 2020 No other competitors No ice dance competitors since 2021

Junior medalists Men's singles +Junior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze Sofia No junior men's competitors 2016 Nikola Zlatanov No other competitors 2017 Alexander Zlatkov Nikola Zlatanov No other competitors 2018 Radoslav Marinov Vasil Dimitrov 2019 Tobija Harms No other competitors 2020 Vasil Dimitrov 2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Filip Kaymakchiev Alexandar Kachamakov Rosen Peev 2023 Rosen Peev No other competitors 2024 Dean Mihaylov Yoanis Apostolu Alexandar Kachamakov 2025 Rosen Peev Kalojan Nalbantov 2026Yoanis ApostoluRosen Peev

Women's singles +Junior women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2014 Sofia Alexandra Feigin Paolina Popova Monika Yordanova 2015 Teodora Markova Simona Arnaudova 2016 Simona Gospodinova 2017 Kristina Grigorova Preslyana Dimitrova Svetoslava Ryadkova 2018 Alexandra Feigin Kristina Grigorova Eliza Pancheva 2019 Maria Levushkina Ivelina Baycheva Thea Boeva 2020 Maria Ilinova 2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Chiara Hristova Daniela Stanimirova Daniela Nikolova 2023 Krista Georgieva Marina Nikolova 2024 Leilah Patten Lia Lyubenova 2025 Lia Lyubenova Chiara Hristova Krista Georgieva 2026Varvara AbramkinaLia Lyubenova

Records + Discipline Most championship titles Skater(s) Years Men's singles 15 1992–2006 Women's singles 10 1962–71 Pairs 4 2012–15 5 2007;2012–15 Ice dance 11 1997–2007 13 1992–93;1997–2007

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References

External links Bulgarian Skating Federation