title: Bulgaria at the 2006 Winter Olympics
text: # Bulgaria at the 2006 Winter Olympics
  
  Bulgaria competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Evgenia Radanova | Short track speed skating | Women's 500 m |
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  | Athlete | Event |
  | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank |
  | Stefan Georgiev | Men's slalom | 58.30 | 54.25 | n/a | 1:52.55 | 25 |
  | Stefan Georgiev | Men's combined | 1:43.86 | DNF |
  | Maria Kirkova | Women's slalom | 46.58 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  | Mihail Sediankov | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  | Mihail Sediankov | Men's combined | 1:46.10 | 49.11 | 48.69 | 3:23.90 | 31 |
  | Dean Todorov | Men's slalom | 1:00.69 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  
  Note: In the men's combined, run 1 is the downhill, and runs 2 and 3 are the slalom. In the women's combined, run 1 and 2 are the slalom, and run 3 the downhill.
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event |
  | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | Vitaliy Rudenchyk | Sprint | 27:59.1 | 1 (0+1) | 21 |
  | Vitaliy Rudenchyk | Pursuit | 39:04.76 | 4 (1+1+2+0) | 33 |
  | Vitaliy Rudenchyk | Individual | 1:02:30.0 | 6 (0+3+1+2) | 61 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event |
  | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | Ekaterina Dafovska | Sprint | 24:23.2 | 2 (0+2) | 33 |
  | Ekaterina Dafovska | Pursuit | 42:07.68 | 3 (0+1+3+2) | 28 |
  | Ekaterina Dafovska | Mass start | 42:09.4 | 3 (1+1+0+1) | 8 |
  | Ekaterina Dafovska | Individual | 52:45.1 | 3 (0+1+1+1) | 11 |
  | Pavlina Filipova | Sprint | 24:53.2 | 2 (1+1) | 46 |
  | Pavlina Filipova | Pursuit | 43:04.53 | 8 (0+1+2+3) | 32 |
  | Pavlina Filipova | Individual | 56:07.7 | 5 (1+0+1+3) | 43 |
  | Nina Kadeva | Individual | 57:15.0 | 5 (2+1+0+2) | 54 |
  | Irina Nikulchina | Sprint | 24:30.4 | 4 (2+2) | 36 |
  | Irina Nikulchina | Pursuit | 42:26.84 | 7 (1+0+3+3) | 30 |
  | Irina Nikulchina | Individual | 54:29.3 | 6 (1+2+2+1) | 28 |
  | Radka Popova | Sprint | 26:01.1 | 2 (0+2) | 58 |
  | Radka Popova | Pursuit | LAP | 3 (0+1+0+2) | n/a |
  | Pavlina Filipova Radka Popova Irina Nikulchina Ekaterina Dafovska | Relay | 1:20:38.7 | 17 (5+12) | 8 |
  
  Key: LAP indicates an athlete was lapped, and did not finish the race.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Distance
  
  | Athlete | Event |
  | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
  | Ivan Bariakov | Men's 15 km classical | 44:06.3 | 67 |
  | Ivan Bariakov | Men's 30 km pursuit | DNF | DNF |
  
  ### Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Ivan Bariakov | Men's sprint | 2:32.18 | 71 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  | Athlete | Event | CD | CD | SP/OD | SP/OD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Ivan Dinev | Men's | n/a | n/a | 63.64 | 15 Q | 116.47 | 18 | 180.11 | 17 |
  | Albena Denkova Maxim Staviski | Ice dance | 37.65 | 3 | 55.85 | 5 | 96.03 | 5 | 189.53 | 5 |
  | Rumyana Spasova Stanimir Todorov | Pairs | n/a | n/a | 37.27 | 19 | 73.98 | 18 | 111.25 | 19 |
  
  Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short program
  
  ## Luge
  
  | Athlete | Event |
  | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | Rank |
  | Peter Iliev | Men's singles | 54.806 | 55.189 | 55.761 | 53.927 | 3:39.683 | 31 |
  
  ## Short track speed skating
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Evgenia Radanova | Women's 500 m | 45.703 | 1 Q | 44.252 | 1 Q | 44.711 | 2 Q | 44.374 | |
  | Evgenia Radanova | Women's 1000 m | 1:35.765 | 1 Q | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified |
  | Evgenia Radanova | Women's 1500 m | 2:27.155 | 1 Q | n/a | n/a | 2:27.145 | 3 | Final B 2:29.314 | 6 |
  
  Key: 'ADV' indicates a skater was advanced due to being interfered with.
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank |
  | Petar Fartunov | Men's normal hill | 85.0 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Petar Fartunov | Men's large hill | 26.6 | 52 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Georgi Zharkov | Men's normal hill | 77.5 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Georgi Zharkov | Men's large hill | 59.3 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  Note: PQ indicates a skier was pre-qualified for the final, based on entry rankings.
  
  ## Snowboarding
  
  ### Parallel GS
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
  | Aleksandra Zhekova | Women's parallel giant slalom | 1:25.01 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  Key: '+ Time' represents a deficit; the brackets indicate the results of each run.
  
  ### Snowboard Cross
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | 1/8 Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank |
  | Aleksandra Zhekova | Women's snowboard cross | 1:35.50 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  