Nickname
Stili (24chasa.bg, 05 Dec 2020)
Hobbies
Painting, dancing. (24chasa.bg, 05 Dec 2020)
Spoken languages
Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Russian
Club
SC Iliana: Sofia, BUL
Coach
Valentina Ivanova [personal], BUL
Sporting relatives
Her mother Paulina Nikolova [Krasteva] represented Bulgaria in rhythmic gymnastics and won gold medals in the group events at the world championships in 1983 and 1985. Her father Ilia Dyakov represented Bulgaria in football at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. (24chasa.bg, 05 Dec 2020; trud.bg, 04 Dec 2020; borbabg.com, 03 May 2016)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age four.
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother, 1983 and 1985 world champion Paulina Nikolova, introduced her to the sport at an early age when she moved to train in Cairo, Egypt, where Stiliana was born. "My first memory of the gym is when I was four years old. I was playing with the ribbon. I was constantly boiling between the big ones. I don't know when I decided that I wanted to become a gymnast, it just came naturally. I went on my way and began competing."
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (btvsport.bg, 07 Apr 2023)
Hero / Idol
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Boryana Kaleyn. (24chasa.bg, 05 Dec 2020)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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