What is Angela Nikodinov?
[[File:Angela Nikodinov.jpg|right|thumb|Nikodinov completes her short program at the 2004 Four Continents Championships in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.]] '''Angela Nikodinov''' (born May 9, 1980 in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[South Carolina]]), is an [[Americans|American]] [[Figure skating|figure skater]]. She is the 2000 [[Four Continents Championships|Four Continents Champion]]. ==Biography== Nikodinov is the daughter of [[Bulgaria|Bulgarian immigrants]]. She speaks [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] fluently.<ref name=nikisubio>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000158.htm |title =Angela Nikodinov at the International Skating Union}}</ref><ref name=lat011305>{{cite news | url = http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/13/sports/sp-skate13 | title = Nikodinov's Mother Is Killed in Auto Accident | last = Elliott | first = Helene |date = January 13, 2005 | work = [[Los Angeles Times]] | access-date = April 27, 2011}}</ref> She was born in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]. Her family moved to southern [[California]] when she was very young.<ref name=lat011305/> She was raised in [[San Pedro, Los Angeles, California]]. Nikodinov trained at [[Lake Arrowhead, California]]. She also trained in [[Detroit]] for one season (1999-2000) but moved back to California in fall 2000.<ref name=nikisubio/> Her [[coach (sport)|coach]]es included [[John Nicks]], [[Peter Oppegard]], [[Frank Carroll]], Elena Tcherkasskaia, [[Richard Callaghan]], [[Igor Pashkevich]]. Her coach Tcherkasskaia, with whom she was very close, died of [[cancer]] in November 2001.<ref name=ap011305>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2005-01-13-nikodinov-accident_x.htm | title = Skater's mother killed in car accident |date = January 13, 2005 | agency = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = usatoday | access-date = April 27, 2011}}</ref> Nikodinov missed the 2002-2003 season. She [[injury|injured]] her [[shoulder]] in February 2002 and again in September. She also had a [[virus]].<ref name=ap011305