Albena Denkova

Albena Denkova
Denkova with Staviski
Personal Information
Country Represented	Bulgaria
Native Name	Албена Петрова Денкова
Born	December 3, 1974 Sofia
Home Town	Sofia
Age	50 years
Club	SC Ice Dance Denkova/Staviski
Languages	Bulgarian
Career Info
Former Partner	Maxim Staviski (1996-2007) Hristo Nikolov (1988-1995)
Former Coaches	Alexei Gorshkov, Gennadi Karponosov, Natalia Linichuk
Former Choreographers	Natalia Linichuk, Sergei Petukhov, Tatiana Sokolova
Former Training Locations	Sofia Newark, NJ, USA Odintsovo, Russia
Began Skating	1982 (Aged 7-8)
Retired	2007 (Aged 32)
Physical Description
Height	165 cm (5' 4.5")
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Ethnicity	Bulgarian
Personal International Bests
CD	41.05 - 2004 Skate Canada
OD	62.79 - 2005 World Championships
FD	108.03 - 2003 Trophée Lalique
Total	210.44 - 2003 Trophée Lalique

Albena Petrova Denkova (Bulgarian: Албена Петрова Денкова; born December 3, 1974) is a Bulgarian retired competitive ice dancer. With former partner Maxim Staviski, she is a two-time World champion (2006 & 2007), a two-time European silver medalist (2003 & 2004), the 2006-07 Grand Prix Final champion, and an eleven-time Bulgarian national champion (1997-2007).

Programs

With Staviski

Season	Original Dance	Free Dance
2006-2007	Tango: Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Natalia Linichuk	Lacrimosa (from Requiem) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart O Verona (from Romeo + Juliet) by Craig Armstrong, Des'ree, Marius de Vries, Nellee Hooper, & Timothy Atack choreo. by Natalia Linichuk
2005-2006	Salsa: Another Cha-Cha by Jimmy Goings & Nicolas Skorsky performed by Santa Esmeralda Rhumba: Bésame Mucho by Consuelo Velázquez choreo. by Natalia Linichuk	Adagio in G Minor by Remo Giazotto choreo. by Natalia Linichuk
2004-2005	Charleston Slow Foxtrot: You've Got a Friend in Me (from Toy Story) by Randy Newman choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	Sankanda Bombé by Johann Sebastian Bach & traditional choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2003-2004	Blues: It's a Man's Man's Man's World by Betty Jean Newsome & James Brown performed by James Brown Swing: Big and Bad by Scotty Morris performed by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	Keyboard Suite in D Minor by Georg Friedrch Handel choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2002-2003	March: March pour la Cérémonie des Turcs (from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme) by Jean-Baptiste Lully Waltz: Come Away, Fellow Sailors (from Dido and Aeneas) by Henry Purcell choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	Afrah Baladi by Mostafa Sax choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2001-2002	Tango: Fugata by Ástor Piazzolla Flamenco: Duende by Steve Stevens, Terry Bozzio, & Tony Levin performed by Bozzio Levin Stevens choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	O by Benoît Jutras Birimbau (from Mystère) by Benoît Jutras & René Dupéré choreo. by Sergei Petukhov
2000-2001	Foxtrot: Theme (from The Pink Panther) by Henry Mancini Quickstep: I Wan'na Be Like You (from The Jungle Book) by Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman performed by Louis Prima & Phil Harris choreo. by Sergei Petukhov	Xotica: Journey to the Heart by René Dupéré choreo. by Tatiana Sokolova
1999-2000	Mambo: The Speak Up Mambo by Al Castellanos Rhumba: En Mi Soledad by Miguel Pous Samba: Give It Up by Carlinhos Brown, DJ Zki, & Dobre performed by The Good Men choreo. by Tatiana Sokolova	Xotica: Journey to the Heart by René Dupéré choreo. by Tatiana Sokolova
1998-1999	Waltz: Song of the Spirit by Karl Jenkins	Sarabande Bourée by Jon Lord
1997-1998	Jive: Wooly Bully by Domingo Samudio	Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima Lu's Blues by Tony Guerrero
1996-1997	Tango: El Choclo by Ángel Villoldo	Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima Lu's Blues by Tony Guerrero

Compulsory Dances

Season	Competition	Rhythm	Music
2006-2007	2007 World Championships	Rhumba
	2007 European Championships	Golden Waltz
	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	Westminster Waltz
	2006 Skate America
2005-2006	2006 World Championships	Ravensburger Waltz
	2006 Winter Olympics
	2005 NHK Trophy	Tango Romantica
2004-2005	2005 World Championships	Midnight Blues
	2005 European Championships	Golden Waltz
	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	Rhumba
	2004 NHK Trophy	Midnight Blues
	2004 Skate Canada	Rhumba
2003-2004	2004 World Championships	Midnight Blues
	2004 European Championships	Austrian Waltz
	2003 NHK Trophy	Yankee Polka
	2003 Trophée Lalique	Austrian Waltz
	2003 Skate Canada	Ravensburger Waltz
	2003 Finlandia Trophy	unknown
2002-2003	2003 World Championships	Austrian Waltz
	2003 European Championships	Tango Romantica
	2002 Cup of Russia	Quickstep
	2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice	Tango Romantica
	2002 Skate Canada	unknown
2001-2002	2002 World Championships	Quickstep
		Golden Waltz	Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
	2002 Winter Olympics	Blues
		Quickstep
	2002 European Championships	Blues
		Ravensburger Waltz
	2001 NHK Trophy	Golden Waltz
	2001 Trophée Lalique	unknown
	2001 Finlandia Trophy	unknown
2000-2001	2001 World Championships	Tango Romantica
		Rhumba
	2001 European Championships	unknown
	2000 Skate Israel
	2000 Cup of Russia
	2000 Finlandia Trophy
1999-2000	2000 World Championships
	1999 NHK Trophy
	1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice
	1999 Golden Spin of Zagreb
	1999 Finlandia Trophy
1998-1999	1999 World Championships
	1999 European Championships
	1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice
	1998 Skate Canada
	1998 Karl Schäfer Memorial
	1998 Finlandia Trophy
1997-1998	1998 World Championships	Silver Samba
		Golden Waltz
	1998 Winter Olympics	Argentine Tango
		Golden Waltz	Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
	1998 European Championships	Argentine Tango
		Quickstep
	1997 Trophée Lalique	unknown
	1997 Skate Canada	Silver Samba
	1997 Skate Israel	unknown
	1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial
	1997 Nebelhorn Trophy
1996-1997	1997 World Championships	Rhumba	Jarabe Tapatío by Jesús González Rubio
		Golden Waltz
	1997 European Championships	Yankee Polka
		Golden Waltz

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2008-2009	Cry Me a River by Justin Timberlake, Scott Storch, & Timbaland performed by Justin Timberlake
2006-2007	Absent Drinker: La Girafe (from La Révolte des Enfants) by René Aubry
	Rideau (from Saltimbanco) by René Dupéré
	You're Beautiful by Amanda Ghost, James Blunt, & Sacha Skarbek performed by James Blunt
	Hit the Road Jack by Percy Mayfield
2003-2004	The Cold Song (from King Arthur) by Henry Purcell
	Objection (Tango) by Shakira
2002-2003	Objection (Tango) by Shakira
1997-1998	Wooly Bully by Domingo Samudio

With Nikolov

Season	Original Dance	Free Dance
1994-1995	Quickstep: Goody Goody by Matty Malneck performed by Hugo Strasser	Padam, Padam... by Norbert Glanzberg performed by Hugo Strasser Tango Argentino by Dirk Schweppe performed by Hugo Strasser Foxtrot

ISU Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Staviski

2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	2 37.42	1 62.10	1 102.09	1 201.61
January 22 - 28	2007 European Championships	3 38.56	3 56.56	3 98.61	3 193.73
December 14 - 17	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	N/A	2 60.12	1 101.12	1 161.24
November 16 - 19	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 38.32	1 61.15	1 97.78	1 197.25
October 26 - 29	2006 Skate America	1 39.19	1 62.27	1 100.12	1 201.58
2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 19 - 26	2006 World Championships	1 38.46	1 60.94	3 99.74	1 199.14
February 10 - 26	2006 Winter Olympics	3 37.65	5 55.85	5 96.03	5 189.53
December 1 - 4	2005 NHK Trophy	2 35.10	2 52.57	2 85.56	2 173.23
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 14 - 20	2005 World Championships	4 40.81	4 62.79	5 104.86	5 208.46
January 25 - 30	2005 European Championships	3 40.08	5 57.92	WD
December 16 - 19	2004-05 Grand Prix Final	N/A	4 59.73	3 107.89	3 167.62
November 26 - 28	2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice		1 62.03	1 105.25	1 167.28
November 19 - 21	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	2 41.03	2 61.26	2 106.01	2 208.30
November 4 - 7	2004 NHK Trophy	2 39.80	1 60.56	1 104.26	1 204.62
October 28 - 31	2004 Skate Canada	1 41.05	1 61.27	1 106.61	1 208.93
2003-2004 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 22 - 28	2004 World Championships	1 0.4	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 3.6
February 2 - 8	2004 European Championships	2 0.8	3 1.8	2 2.0	2 4.6
December 11 - 14	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	N/A	3 58.26	2 105.04	2 163.30
November 27 - 30	2003 NHK Trophy	1 39.59	2 60.63	1 107.29	1 207.51
November 14 - 16	2003 Trophée Lalique	1 39.83	1 62.58	1 108.03	1 210.44
October 30 - November 2	2003 Skate Canada	2 38.28	2 59.04	1 107.13	2 204.45
October 9 - 12	2003 Finlandia Trophy	1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
2002-2003 Season
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 24 - 30	2003 World Championships	2 0.8	3 1.8	3 3.0	3 5.6
Date	Competition	OD	FD	FD	Total
February 28 - March 2	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	3 1.2	3 1.8	3 3.0	3 6.0
Date	Competition	CD	OD	FD	Total
January 20 - 26	2003 European Championships	2 0.8	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 4.0
November 21 - 24	2002 Cup of Russia	2 0.8	4 2.4	3 3.0	3 6.2
November 8 - 10	2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice	1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
October 31 - November 3	2002 Skate Canada	3 1.2	3 1.8	4 4.0	4 7.0

2001-2002 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 16 - 24	2002 World Championships	5 1.0	5 1.0	5 3.0	5 5.0	5 10.0
February 8 - 25	2002 Winter Olympics	7 1.4	7 1.4	7 4.2	7 7.0	7 14.0
January 14 - 20	2002 European Championships	6 1.2	6 1.2	6 3.6	6 6.0	6 12.0
November 29 - December 2	2001 NHK Trophy	N/A	3 1.2	3 1.8	3 3.0	3 6.0
November 15 - 18	2001 Trophée Lalique		4 1.6	4 2.4	4 4.0	4 8.0
October 5 - 7	2001 Finlandia Trophy		1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
2000-2001 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 17 - 25	2001 World Championships	5 1.0	5 1.0	10 6.0	10 10.0	10 18.0
January 21 - 28	2001 European Championships	8 1.6	7 1.4	8 4.8	9 9.0	8 16.8
December 18 - 22	2000 Skate Israel	N/A	2 0.8	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 4.0
November 16 - 19	2000 Cup of Russia		5 2.0	6 3.6	5 5.0	5 10.6
October 14 - 15	2000 Finlandia Trophy		1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
1999-2000 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 23 - April 3	2000 World Championships	11 2.2	10 2.0	8 4.8	WD
December 2 - 5	1999 NHK Trophy	N/A	6 2.4	6 3.6	6 6.0	6 12.0
November 11 - 14	1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice		3 1.2	3 1.8	3 3.0	3 6.0
November 3 - 7	1999 Golden Spin of Zagreb		2 0.8	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 4.0
October 1 - 3	1999 Finlandia Trophy		1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
1998-1999 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 20 - 28	1999 World Championships	11 2.2	11 2.2	11 6.6	11 11.0	11 22.0
January 24 - 31	1999 European Championships	10 2.0	10 2.0	9 5.4	8 8.0	9 17.4
November 12 - 15	1998 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	N/A	5 2.0	6 3.6	6 6.0	6 11.6
November 5 - 8	1998 Skate Canada		5 2.0	5 3.0	5 5.0	5 10.0
October 7 - 10	1998 Karl Schäfer Memorial		1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
October 2 - 4	1998 Finlandia Trophy		1 0.4	1 0.6	1 1.0	1 2.0
1997-1998 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 29 - April 5	1998 World Championships	17 3.4	17 3.4	17 10.2	17 17.0	17 34.0
February 8 - 21	1998 Winter Olympics	18 3.6	18 3.6	18 10.8	18 18.0	18 36.0
January 11 - 18	1998 European Championships	15 3.0	16 3.2	16 9.6	16 16.0	16 31.8
November 13 - 16	1997 Trophée Lalique	N/A	7 2.8	7 4.2	6 6.0	7 13.0
November 6 - 9	1997 Skate Canada		8 3.2	8 4.8	8 8.0	8 16.0
October 19 - 23	1997 Skate Israel		2 0.8	2 1.2	2 2.0	2 4.0
October 15 - 18	1997 Karl Schäfer Memorial	5 1.0	3 0.6	5 3.0	4 4.0	4 8.6
August 26 - 29	1997 Nebelhorn Trophy	4 0.8	4 0.8	3 1.8	3 3.0	3 6.4
1996-1997 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 16 - 23	1997 World Championships	20 4.0	19 3.8	19 11.4	19 19.0	19 38.2
January 21 - 25	1997 European Championships	17 3.4	18 3.6	17 10.2	17 17.0	17 34.2

With Nikolov

1994-1995 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 7 - 12	1995 World Championships	24 4.8	27 5.4	24 14.4	23 23.0	24 47.6
January 29 - February 5	1995 European Championships	22 4.4	22 4.4	23 13.8	21 21.0	22 43.6
November 3 - 6	1994 Skate Canada	10 2.0	11 2.2	11 6.6	11 11.0	11 21.8
1993-1994 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 20 - 27	1994 World Championships	25 5.0	27 5.4	26 15.6	FNR	27
January 17 - 23	1994 European Championships	25 5.0	24 4.8	26 15.6	FNR	26
1992-1993 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 9 - 14	1993 World Championships	26 5.2	26 5.2	26 15.6	FNR	26
January 12 - 17	1993 European Championships	21 4.2	21 4.2	21 12.6	22 22.0	22 43.0
1991-1992 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	OD	FD	Total
March 24 - 29	1992 World Championships	21 4.2	21 4.2	21 12.6	21 21.0	21 42.0
January 21 - 26	1992 European Championships	18 3.6	18 3.6	18 10.8	18 18.0	18 36.0
1988-1989 Season
Date	Competition	CD	CD	PD	FD	Total
November 29 - December 4	1989 World Junior Championships	N/A	unknown			16

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

With Staviski

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2007 Bulgarian Championships	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 Skate America	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 World Championships	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2006 Bulgarian Championships	2005-06	Senior
Silver	2005 NHK Trophy	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005 Bulgarian Championships	2004-05	Senior
Bronze	2004-05 Grand Prix Final	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004 Trophée Éric Bompard	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 NHK Trophy	2004-05	Senior
Gold	2004 Skate Canada	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004 World Championships	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2004 European Championships	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2004 Bulgarian Championships	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2003-04 Grand Prix Final	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 NHK Trophy	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Trophée Lalique	2003-04	Senior
Silver	2003 Skate Canada	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Finlandia Trophy	2003-04	Senior
Bronze	2003 World Championships	2002-03	Senior
Bronze	2002-03 Grand Prix Final	2002-03	Senior
Silver	2003 European Championships	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2003 Bulgarian Championships	2002-03	Senior
Bronze	2002 Cup of Russia	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Bofrost Cup on Ice	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Bulgarian Championships	2001-02	Senior
Bronze	2001 NHK Trophy	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 Finlandia Trophy	2001-02	Senior
Gold	2001 Bulgarian Championships	2000-01	Senior
Silver	2000 Skate Israel	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2000 Finlandia Trophy	2000-01	Senior
Gold	2000 Bulgarian Championships	1999-00	Senior
Bronze	1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	1999-00	Senior
Silver	1999 Golden Spin of Zagreb	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 Finlandia Trophy	1999-00	Senior
Gold	1999 Bulgarian Championships	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Karl Schäfer Memorial	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Finlandia Trophy	1998-99	Senior
Gold	1998 Bulgarian Championships	1997-98	Senior
Silver	1997 Skate Israel	1997-98	Senior
Bronze	1997 Nebelhorn Trophy	1997-98	Senior
Gold	1997 Bulgarian Championships	1996-97	Senior

Small Medal Record

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Free	Senior
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Short	Senior
Bronze	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Free	Senior
Bronze	2007 European Championships	2006-07	Short	Senior

With Nikolov

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Gold	1993 Bulgarian Championships	1992-93	Senior
Gold	1992 Bulgarian Championships	1991-92	Senior

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albena_Denkova

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_Staviski

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00000448.htm

https://denkova-staviski.skyrock.com/71.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20181105232800/http://www.geocities.jp/figureskateforum/biography/Icedance/DENKOVASTAVISKI.html

http://source.fsonline.ru/index.php/bios/dance/archive/666-d-bul-densta

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/アルベナ・デンコヴァ

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/マキシム・スタビスキー