Bulgaria competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
The Bulgarian delegation consisted of ten men and six women competing in six sports. Biathlete Maria Zdravkova and snowboarder Radoslav Yankov were named as co-flagbearers for the team at the opening ceremony. Originally biathlete Milena Todorova was scheduled to be flagbearer at the opening ceremony, but for was replaced by Zdravkova as Todorova was scheduled to compete in the mixed relay the following day. A volunteer served as the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
Competitors The following is a list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing213Biathlon448Figure skating011Luge101Ski jumping101Snowboarding101Total9615
Alpine skiing
Bulgaria qualified 2 men and 1 female competitors.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlbert PopovMen's slalom54.62950.5381:45.159Men's giant slalom1:07.60271:07.3472:14.9417Kamen ZlatkovMen's slalom55.6620Eva VukadinovaWomen's slalom1:00.7149Women's giant slalom1:05.58441:05.88372:11.4636
Biathlon
Bulgaria qualified a team of 4 men and 4 women.
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankDimitar GerdzhikovSprint26:56.52 (1+1)63Individual53:54.2 2 (1+0+1+0)41Vladimir IlievSprint25:52.2 2 (0+2)31Pursuit43:41.37 (2+2+2+1)25Individual55:37.5 5 (2+1+1+1)61Anton SinapovSprint26:45.4 2 (0+2)56Pursuit47:08.37 (2+0+3+2)55Individual58:47.66 (2+1+1+2)85Blagoy TodevSprint26:39.2 1 (0+1)52Pursuit47:05.06 (1+3+1+1)53Dimitar GerdzhikovVladimir IlievAnton SinapovBlagoy Todev Team relay1:27:05.313 (2+11)18
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankLora HristovaSprint26:27.74 (3+1)89Daniela KadevaSprint24:33.11 (1+0)84Individual59:30.48 (4+1+2+1)86Milena TodorovaSprint22:15.41 (1+0)17Pursuit39:20.66 (0+0+2+4) 31Individual50:14.95 (0+2+0+3)52Maria ZdravkovaSprint24:39.1 1 (0+1)78Individual50:13.11 (0+1+0+0)50Lora HristovaDaniela KadevaMilena TodorovaMaria ZdravkovaTeam relay8 (1+7) 18
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankVladimir IlievDimitar GerdzhikovMilena TodorovaMaria ZdravkovaTeam relay 12 (3+9)19
Figure skating
In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Bulgaria secured one quota in the ladies singles competition.
AthleteEventSPFSTotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankAlexandra FeiginWomen's 59.16 23 Q 100.15 24 159.31 24
Luge
Based on the results during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Bulgaria qualified 1 sled in the men's singles.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPavel AngelovMen's singles59.5552959.7532959.54529Did not advance2:58.85328
Ski jumping
Bulgaria qualified 1 male athlete.
AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankVladimir ZografskiMen's normal hill97.599.713 Q99.0126.724 Q97.0118.623245.322Men's large hill117.095.637 Q125.0 112.538Did not advance
Snowboarding
Bulgaria qualified 1 male athlete.
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankRadoslav YankovMen's giant slalom1:22.4815 Q L +0.36Did not advance15
Non-competing sports Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards Bulgaria qualified one male cross-country skier. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee had nominated Simeon Deyanov, but was ruled out of the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19.
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