Nikol Todorova (born 20 April 2008) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is the 2023 junior world champion in teams and the silver medalist with ribbon. At national level she is the 2021 Junior all-around champion and the 2022 and 2023 Junior all-around silver medalist.
Routine music information
| Year | Apparatus | Music Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hoop | Spikey Cars (Extended Version) by Junkie XL |
| Ball | Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi by Celine Dion | |
| Clubs | The Final Countdown (Swing Metal Cover) by Connor Engstrom | |
| Ribbon | Village Attack by James Newton Howard & Pete Anthony | |
| 2024 | Hoop | Madcap Masquerade / Smoke And Mirrors by Caleb Swift, Garrett Weyenberg & Hypersonic Music |
| Ball | Tous les blues sont écrits pour toi by Celine Dion | |
| Clubs | Conga (Psyk Remix) by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | |
| Ribbon | Village Attack by James Newton Howard & Pete Anthony | |
| 2023 | Hoop | The Dance of the Fey (From "Maleficent") by Geoff Zanelli |
| Ball | Limanda by Карван | |
| Clubs | Queen of Kings by Alessandra | |
| Ribbon | Prisencolinensinainciusol (Benny Benassi Remix) by Adriano Celentano | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Winter At the Continental by Tyler Bates & Joel J. Richard |
| Ball | Within by William Joseph | |
| Clubs | ||
| Ribbon | Prisencolinensinainciusol (Benny Benassi Remix) by Adriano Celentano | |
| 2021 | Hoop | Run Boy Run by Woodkid |
| Ball | Hypnotic by Havasi | |
| Clubs | Supernature Variations : Acte VII by Cerrone | |
| Ribbon | Makeba by Jain |
Career
In 2021 Nikol was included into the Bulgarian national team in anticipation of the junior European and World Championships in 2022/2023.[2] She then went on to became the national runner-up behind Elvira Krasnobaeva and ahead Zhana Pencheva.[3]
Todorova started the 2023 season at the Miss Valentine Tournament in Tartu, along Elvira Krasnobaeva, Dara Stoyanova and Dara Malinova she won silver in the FIG junior even behind Ukraine and above Kazakhstan. She also qualified for finals,[4] taking 4th place with clubs and winning bronze with ribbon.[5] In July she competed at the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, where she won gold in teams alongside Krasnobaeva and the junior national group as well as a silver medal with ribbon.[6]
In 2024, she made her debut in the senior category competing in the Gracia Fair Cup, in Hungary, where she won gold in the all-around, and two silver medals in the hoop and ribbon finals. In April he competed in the IT Sofia, and won gold in the ribbon final. That same month she competed in her first World Cup in Tashkent alongside Boryana Kaleyn, where she placed 13th in the all-around, and eighth in the hoop final.
In 2025, after the withdrawal of Boryana Kaleyn and the departure from the national team of Elvira Krasnobaeva, it allowed Todorova to advance in the Bulgarian ranking, positioning herself at the first control of the year as the third best gymnast behind Stiliana Nikolova and Eva Brezalieva
References
- ^ "TODOROVA Nikol - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "НИКОЛ ТОДОРОВА ОТ КЛУБ "АВАНГАРД" СПЕЧЕЛИ ДНЕШНАТА СЕЛЕКЦИЯ ЗА НАЦИОНАЛЕН ОТБОР – ДЕВОЙКИ (ИНДИВИДУАЛНО)". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "Елвира Краснобаева от клуб "Грация"Варна стана републикански шампион при ДМВ на ДО ЕЛИТ". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "СРЕБЪРЕН МЕДАЛ ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ В ОТБОРНАТА НАДПРЕВАРА НА МЕЖДУНАРОДНИЯ ТУРНИР "MISS VALENTINE" 2023". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- ^ "Miss Valentine". ksis.eu.
- ^ FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships. Swiss Timing. 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-07-18.