Education
Vasil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia, BUL
Family
Partner David Huddleston
Spoken languages
Bulgarian, English
Sporting relatives
Her partner David Huddleston represented Bulgaria in artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sportlive.bg, 24 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 28 Sep 2021)
Start sporting career
She began training at age seven at Velbazhd Kyustendil Gymnastics School in Kyustendil, Bulgaria. (hotarena.net, 28 Aug 2018; Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 01 Jan 2017; dariknews.bg, 23 Nov 2013)
Reason for taking up the sport
She was inspired to try the sport after watching the performances of Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Simona Peycheva. (hotarena.net, 28 Aug 2018)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the group all-around competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 09 Aug 2021)
Awards
In 2021 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Madlen Radukanova, Stefani Kiryakova and Simona Dyankova received the Woman of the Year award at the gala ceremony held by Grazia magazine in Bulgaria. (graziaonline.bg, 08 Oct 2021)
In September 2021 she received the title of Honorary Citizen of Kyustendil, Bulgaria, in recognition of the gold medal she won at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 18 Sep 2021)
In 2019 she and her Bulgarian teammates Laura Traets, Simona Dyankova, Stefani Kiryakova and Madlen Radukanova were named Team of the Year at the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year awards after they won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (bnr.bg, 20 Dec 2019)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT
In October 2021 she was part of the Bulgarian group that withdrew from the world championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, due to an injury suffered by Laura Traets. Following the withdrawal, she announced her retirement from the sport alongside her national teammates Simona Dyankova, Laura Traets, Madlen Radukanova and Stefani Kiryakova, who claimed gold together in the group event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "To be honest, I hesitated whether to continue training and competing. I decided to retire with the team because this is my peak moment, and there is simply nothing more to take from the sport. I took everything - the love of the people, all the highest successes that an athlete can achieve, so I retired satisfied, calm and happy." (sportal.bg, 29 May 2022; epicenter.bg, 28 Oct 2021)
Last update : 2022-08-05
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