 Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski at the 2004 World Championships |
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| Personal information | |
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| Country represented: |  Bulgaria |
| Date of birth: | December 3, 1974 |
| Height: | 165 cm (5.4 ft) |
| Partner: | Maxim Staviski |
| Former partner: | Hristo Nikolov |
| Coach: | Natalia Linichuk, Gennadi Karpanosov |
| Former coach: | Alexei Gorshkov |
| Choreographer: | Natalia Linichuk |
| Skating club: | SC Ice Dance Denkova/Staviski |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined Total: | 210.44 2003 Trophee Lalique |
| Comp. Dance: | 41.05 2004 Skate Canada |
| Original Dance: | 62.79 2005 Worlds |
| Free Dance: | 108.03 2003 Trophee Lalique |
Albena Denkova (Bulgarian: Албена Денкова) (born December 3, 1974 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner [1] Maxim Staviski, she is a two-time World Champion, two-time European silver medalist, and Grand Prix Final champion. Denkova & Staviski are the first Bulgarian figure skaters to medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.
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Denkova began her athletic career as a gymnast and changed to figure skating at the age of 8 or 9. Her first ice dance partner was Hristo Nikolov. In 1996 she teamed up with Maxim Staviski, and they soon became a couple off-ice, as well. In 2000 they moved from Sofia to Odintsovo, to have better training conditions.
Until 2005 the pair was coached by Alexei Gorshkov in Sofia and in Odintsovo near Moscow in Russia. After the 2005 World Championships, Denkova and Staviski moved to Delaware, U.S. to train with Natalia Linichuk and Gennadi Karponossov. In October 2006, it was announced that Denkova had been elected President of the Bulgarian Skating Federation. Her current term will run for five years.
On August 5, 2007, Maxim Staviski caused a car accident while driving drunk in Bulgaria that left 24-year-old Petar Petrov dead and Petrov's fiancee, 18-year-old Manuela Gorsova, in a coma.[2] He subsequently announced his retirement from competitive skating and Denkova was thus forced to retire, as well.
Denkova has a younger sister, Ina Demireva, who is also an ice dancer currently competing on the junior level.
Although she holds a degree in economics from Sofia University, Denkova continues to skate full-time in shows and on Russian television.
In April, 2007, Denkova & Staviski were awarded the Stara Planina Order, the highest Bulgarian award.[3]
On April 19, 2006, they received a star on Bulgaria's Walk of Fame.[4]
| Season | Original Dance | Free Dance |
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| 2006/2007 | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla |
Lacrimosa modern arrangement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Romeo and Juliet soundtrack by Nino Rota and André Rieu |
| 2005/2006 | Cha Cha Santa Esmeralda Bésame Mucho from Un Bolero Por Favor by Consuelo Velázquez |
Adagio modern arrangement by Tomaso Albinoni |
| 2004/2005 | Charleston by Big Beat Band You've Got a Friend in Me Slow Foxtrot Music |
Bach to Africa by Lambarena and Johan Sebastian Bach |
| 2003/2004 | It's a Man's Man's Man's World Blues by James Brown Big and Bad Swing by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |
Suite No. 4 in D-Minor by George Friedrich Haendel |
| 2002/2003 | March for the Turkish Ceremonies by Jean-Baptiste Lully performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Waltz: Dance of the Witches by Henry Purcell performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
Afrah Baladi by Mostafa Sax |
| 2001/2002 | Fugata Astor Piazzola br>Duende by Terry Bozzio |
O from Cirque de Soleil |
| 2000/2001 | Pink Panther soundtrack by Henry Mancini |
Journey to the Heart from Cirque de Soleil |
| 1999/2000 | Speak up Mambo & Soledad & Give it up |
Journey to the Heart from Cirque de Soleil |
| 1998/1999 | Song of the Spirit Karl Jenkins |
Sarabande by Jon Lord-Bouree |
| 1997/1998 | Wolly-Bully by Domingo Samudio |
Sing,
Sing, Sing by Louis Prima 1941 Hollywood by John Williams |
| 1996/1997 | El Choclo by Angel Villoldo |
Sing,
Sing, Sing by Louis Prima 1941 Hollywood by John Williams |
(with Maxim Staviski)
| Event | 2001–2002 | 2002–2003 | 2003–2004 | 2004–2005 | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 7th | 5th | ||||
| World Championships | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st |
| European Championships | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | WD | 3rd | |
| Bulgarian Nationals | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Grand Prix Final | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | ||
| Skate America | 1st | |||||
| Trophee Eric Bompard | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Cup of Russia | 3rd | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | ||
| Skate Canada International | 4th | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Bofrost Cup | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 1st | 1st |
| Event | 1996–1997 | 1997–1998 | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 | 2000–2001 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 18th | ||||
| World Championships | 19th | 17th | 11th | WD | 10th |
| European Championships | 17th | 16th | 9th | WD | 8th |
| Bulgarian Nationals | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Cup of Russia | 5th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 6th | ||||
| Skate Canada International | 5th | ||||
| Bofrost Cup | 6th | 3rd | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| Golden Spin, Zagreb | 2nd | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 1st |
(with Hristo Nikolov)
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[[File:|thumb|right|Denkova and Staviski in exhibition]] Albena Denkova (born December 3, 1974 in Sofia) is an ice dancer from Bulgaria. Her skating partner and fiancee is Maxim Staviski.
Denkova and Staviski are the first Bulgarian skaters to win Worlds, which they did in 2006 and 2007.
In 2006, Denkova was elected as the president of the Bulgarian figure skating federation.
After 2007 Worlds, Denkova and Staviski did not announce if they would retire, leaving it open. However, in the summer of 2007, Staviski was involved in a fatal car crash that killed a man and left someone else in a coma.[1][2] Staviski survived unharmed. However, he was legally drunk.[3] Denkova and Staviski have withdrawn from the Grand Prix events they were scheduled to attend. Denkova has not made an official announcement as to their retirement, but if Staviski goes to jail, they will be unable to compete.
Denkova's younger sister Ina Demireva is also an ice dancer.
Denkova and Staviski are known for being pioneers of dance lifts. They invented or popularized most of the ice dance lifts currently in use at the international level.
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