Zografski

Vladimir Zografski overcame the qualification in ski jumping on the small ramp in the first Bulgarian start of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Our best jumper entered the top 50 with a 13th result after jumping 97.5 m in crosswinds. He overcame the qualification with a total score of 99.7 points.

The Beijing Winter Olympics have officially opened, and Bulgarian participation begins on Saturday.

Nearly 3,000 athletes will take part in the games. The Bulgarian team is left without one of its competitors and will have 15 athletes. Ski runner Simeon Deyanov has not recovered from the coronavirus and will not travel to Beijing.

At least 19 athletes will be included in the Bulgarian delegation at the XXIII Winter Olympics in PyongChang '18 (9-25 February). The composition was endorsed by the General Assembly of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee, and it could additionally include athletes who eventually manage to meet the norm by the end of the month.

Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has opened a three-day tourist fair in the French capital Paris. The official slogan of the event is ''Bulgaria - Culture and Traditions''.

Bulgarian snowborder Aleksandra Zhekova has won a gold medal in the 2015 Winter Universiade in Sierra Nevada, Spain.

This is the second gold in the student games, with Vladimir Zografski also grabbing a medal last week.

Businessman Vetko Arabadzhiev is poised to become the new owner of Kempinski Hotel Zografski, also known as "the Japanese hotel", media reports suggest.

Arabadzhiev has reportedly paid off Kempinski and the purchase is expected to be formalized later on Monday, Capital Daily informs.

The price tag has not been disclosed, but previous reports suggest it is about EUR 45 B.