Mina Zdravkova ( bg, Мина Здравкова) (born 9 February 1999) is a competitive ice dancer for

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. With partner

Christopher Martin Davis Christopher Martin Davis (born 1 March 1994) is a competitive ice dancer for Bulgaria. With partner Mina Zdravkova, he is the 2020 Bulgarian Ice Dance Champion, Silver Medallist at 2020 Jégvirág Cup, Bronze Medallist at 2019 NRW Trophy, and ...

, she is the 2020 Bulgarian National Champion, Bronze Medallist at the 2019

NRW Trophy The NRW Trophy (also known as the NRW Summer Trophy or NRW Autumn Trophy) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf ...

, Silver Medallist at the 2020 Jégvirág Cup, and representative for Bulgaria at the 2020 European Championships, and

2021 World Figure Skating Championships The 2021 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Stockholm, Sweden from March 22–28, 2021. Figure skaters competed for the title of world champion in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance. The competition was used to det ...

. In her early career as a junior, Zdravkova represented Great Britain, partnered with Henry Aiken, attaining the Silver Medal at the 2013 British Junior National Championships.

Personal life

Zdravkova was born in

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, Bulgaria. She is the daughter of retired Bulgarian World Cup footballer

Radoslav Zdravkov Radoslav Metodiev Zdravkov ( bg, Радослав Meтoдиeв Здравков; born 30 July 1956) is a Bulgarian retired Association football, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. Club career Zdrav ...

. Zdravkova is a vegetarian and has collaborated with

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to promote ethical eating. Zdravkova has received international attention for her beauty and is frequently featured in lists of the most beautiful athletes.

Early career

Zdravkova started skating with Henry Aiken in 2011. With Aiken she competed on the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

circuit and won the silver medal at the 2013

British Figure Skating Championships The British Figure Skating Championships (known in some years as the ''British Ice Figure and Dance Championships'' and the ''British Ice Figure & Synchronized Skating Championships'') are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the nati ...

Career

In 2014 Zdravkova partnered with Christopher Davis. Together they won the 2014/15 Bulgarian junior ice dance title. In 2015, Davis sustained a serious shoulder injury for which he underwent keyhole surgery in the USA. Post surgery, a significant recovery and rehab period was required away from the ice. The surgery was not successful, and the injury returned early in the 2016/17 season. A second surgery was conducted in Bulgaria in 2016 and was successful at abating any further problems. Starting in 2016 Zdravkova and Davis were coached solely by Marika Humphreys-Baranova and Vitaliy Baranov. Zdravkova and Davis returned to national level competition at the 2016/17 Bulgarian figure skating championships where they reclaimed their title. In 2018 Zdravkova and Davis first performed a program set to Bulgarian folk music. Their performance of this program at the 2019 Winter Universiade went viral in Bulgaria in 2019, amassing millions of views. During the 2019/20 season, Zdravkova and Davis qualified and competed at the 2020 European Figure Skating Championships placing 25th. The team also qualified for the 2020 World figure skating championships, but the event was cancelled due to COVID-19. Due to COVID-19 Zdravkova and Davis were unable to train on the ice for over 7 months. During this time they trained off-ice and made several PSAs for Bulgarian media urging compliance with public health safety measures. In December 2020, the Bulgarian National Championships were postponed until February 2021. Zdravkova and Davis reclaimed their title and were named to the world team. Zdravkova and Davis competed at the

which were held in a bubble for the first time due to COVID-19 safety precautions, and placed 31st.

Results

With Christopher Martin Davis for Bulgaria

With Henry Aiken for Great Britain

Music and competitive routines

With Christopher Martin Davis

With Henry Aiken

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zdravkova, Mina 1999 births Living people Bulgarian female ice dancers Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria