Malena Zamfirova won second place in the parallel giant slalom event of the Snowboard World Cup round in Krynica, Poland.
This is the first time the 15-year old is taking part in a world cup contest after clocking 13th in the qualifications. She won versus Michelle Dekker, the Netherlands by 1.01 seconds and Annamari Dancha, Ukraine, winning a place among the final four. In the semifinal she won by 0.27 seconds versus Olympic bronze medalist Ramona Hofmeister, Germany but lost the gold by 0.43 seconds versus world champion Tsubaki Miki, Japan.
Tervel Zamfirov came 4th in the men’s event.
Nineteen-year-old Tervel Zamfirov achieved his highest ever World Cup finish in alpine snowboarding with a career-best fourth place in the parallel giant slalom in Bansko. Fellow Bulgarian Radoslav Yankov was stopped in the quarter-finals by none..
Radoslav Yankov and Tervel Zamfirov qualified for the first parallel giant slalom of the World Cup in Bansko. Yankov secured second place with a time of 1 minute 13.62 seconds, while Zamfirov finished seventh, achieving a personal best and improving..
A total of 135 competitors from 19 countries will compete in the VISA FIS Snowboard Alpine World Cup in Bansko this weekend, January 18-19. Bulgaria will be represented by its top snowboarders, led by Radoslav Yankov, t he country's only FIS..
Tervel Zamfirov became junior world champion in the parallel giant slalom at the FIS Snowboard Junior World Championships in Poland. This is the second..
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