Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian biathlete Lora Hristova has finished 14th in the women’s mass start event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Antholz-Anterselva. The race was held in continuous heavy snowfall.
Twenty-two-year-old Hristova, bronze medallist in the 15 km individual and seventh in the 10 km pursuit, missed two targets in her final shooting stage and lost her chance to contend for another medal. She finished in 38:40.0 minutes.
The other Bulgarian competitor, 28-year-old Milena Todorova, who placed fourth in the 7.5 km sprint, had five misses and came 20th in 39:14.4 minutes.
For the first time, two Bulgarian women competed in the Olympic mass start event, but they failed to improve on the achievement of Ekaterina Dafovska, who remains the only Bulgarian to have qualified for the discipline at the Winter Games. She finished eighth at its Olympic debut in Turin in 2006.
Dafovska is Bulgaria’s only Winter Olympic champion, having won the 15 km title in Nagano in 1998.
France’s 23-year-old Oceane Michelon delivered the fastest final lap to take victory in 37:18.1 minutes, claiming her second title after triumphing in the relay and her third medal overall following silver in the sprint.
Three-time Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic champion Julia Simon of France finished second, 6.6 seconds behind, while Tereza Vobornikova of Czechia placed third, 7.4 seconds off the lead, achieving the best result of her career. Biathlete Lora Hristova Finishes 14th in Women’s Mass Start at Winter Olympics, Milena Todorova Places 20th 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-21 18:28:33 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law