Bulgaria competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.
Biathlete Vladimir Iliev and figure skater Alexandra Feigin were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, biathlete Lora Hristova was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
On February 8, Tervel Zamfirov won a bronze medal in the snowboard giant slalom, thus winning Bulgaria's seventh medal at the Winter Olympics and the first medal after a 20-year hiatus. They last won a medal in Italy in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Snowboarding Men's parallel giant slalom Biathlon Women's individual
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing213Biathlon448Cross-country skiing213Figure skating011Ski jumping101Snowboarding314 Total12820
Alpine skiing
Bulgaria qualified one female and two male alpine skiers. On January 20th skiers Albert Popov, Kalin Zlatkov and Anina Zurbriggen were named to the Olympic team.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlbert PopovMen's slalomKalin ZlatkovMen's giant slalom1:22.32401:16.76382:39.08 36Men's slalomAnina ZurbriggenWomen's giant slalomWomen's slalom52.734757.07411:49.8041
Biathlon
Bulgaria qualified four female and four male biathletes through the 2024–25 Biathlon World Cup score. On January 20th the Olympic team was named.
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankVladimir IlievSprint26:17.8 4 (2+2)70Individual1:01:22.8 9 (3+2+3+1) 75Blagoy TodevSprint25:23.6 1 (1+0)42Individual55:10.92 (1+0+0+1)22Pursuit (3+2+0+) Anton SinapovSprint27:04.4 3 (0+3)80Individual1:00:50.14 (1+1+0+2) 69Konstantin VasilevSprint25:52.3 4 (0+4)56Individual1:01:55.1 9 (3+2+3+1)78Pursuit40:00.7 7 (1+3+1+2)57Vladimir IlievBlagoy TodevAnton SinapovKonstantin VasilevTeam relay1:23:42.510 (4+6) 12
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankMilena TodorovaSprint21:20.81 (1+0)4Individual47:02.9 5 (1+2+1+1) 59Pursuit31:57.0 3 (0+0+1+2)14Mass start39:14.4 5 (0+1+1+3) 20Lora HristovaSprint21:54.11 (1+0)11Individual42:20.1 0 (0+0+0+0) Pursuit31:24.0 0 (0+0+0+0)7Mass start38:40.0 2 (0+0+0+2)14Valentina DimitrovaSprint24:56.13 (2+1)85Individual48:35.8 2 (0+1+1+0)73Maria ZdravkovaSprint24:44.24 (1+3)83Individual49:21.7 6 (1+1+1+3) 77Milena TodorovaLora HristovaValentina DimitrovaMaria ZdravkovaTeam relay1:14:49.912 (4+8)12
Mixed AthleteEventTimeMissesRankMilena TodorovaLora HristovaVladimir IlievBlagoy TodevRelay1:07:46.015 (8+7)16
Cross-country skiing
Bulgaria qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Bulgaria qualified a further one male athlete. On January 20th the following athletes were named to the Olympic team:
Distance AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRankMario MatikanovMen's 20 km skiathlon54:04.4 +7:53.4 62Men's 10 km freestyle23:00.5 +2:24.3 49Daniel PeshkovMen's 20 km skiathlonMen's 10 km freestyle23:54.8 +3:18.6 67Men's 50 km classical 2:33:00.0 +26:15.2 42Kalina NedyalkovaWomen's 10 km freestyle29:02.5 +6:13.3 87
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank TimeRankMario MatikanovMen's sprint3:37.9774Did not advanceDaniel Peshkov3:37.6973Did not advanceMario MatikanovDaniel PeshkovMen's team sprint6:18.21 22colspan=4 Did not advanceKalina NedyalkovaWomen's sprint4:21.1473Did not advance
Figure skating
In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Bulgaria secured one quota in each of the women's singles.
AthleteEvent//TotalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankAlexandra FeiginWomen's singles53.42 28Did not advance
Ski jumping
Bulgaria qualified one male athlete. On January 20th Vladimir Zografski was announced as the sole ski jumper in the Olympic team.
AthleteEventFirst roundFinal roundTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankVladimir ZografskiMen's normal hill98.0121.532Did not advance121.532Men's large hill133.5139.36 Q133.5138.010277.310
Snowboarding
Bulgaria qualified 1 female and 3 male snowboarders. On January 20th the athletes taking part at the Olympics were named.
Men's Parallel AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankRadoslav YankovMen's giant slalom1:27.44 13 Q L +0.11Did not advance13Tervel Zamfirov1:26.585 Q W W L +0.23 W Alexander Krashniak1:32.2731Did not advance31
Women's Parallel AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankMalena ZamfirovaWomen's giant slalom1:34.29 10 Q L +0.02Did not advance9
See also Bulgaria at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
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