Watching artistic gymnastics and Formula One with her father, kart racing, solving the Rubik's Cube, spending time by the sea, hiking in the mountains. (Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 22 Feb 2023)

SKHG Trakia: Plovdiv, BUL

Kristina Ilieva [national], BUL

She took up the sport at age three.

As a young child she would go to a gymnasium where her parents worked as coaches. Her mother trained in rhythmic gymnastics while her father was involved in artistic gymnastics. She focused on rhythmic gymnastics, and her aunt Nina Sarasakalova became her first coach.

Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Maria Petrova. (Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation Facebook page, 22 Feb 2023)