Mina Zdravkova

 ( 1999 Births ) 

Mina Zdravkova () (born 9 February 1999) is a competitive ice dancer for Bulgaria. With partner Christopher Martin Davis, she is the 2020 Bulgarian National Champion, Bronze Medallist at the 2019 NRW Trophy, Silver Medallist at the 2020 Jégvirág Cup, and representative for Bulgaria at the 2020 European Championships, and 2021 World Figure Skating Championships. 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.

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Personal life Zdravkova was born in Varna, Bulgaria. She is the daughter of retired Bulgarian World Cup footballer Radoslav Zdravkov. Zdravkova has received international attention for her beauty and is frequently featured in lists of the most beautiful athletes.

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Early career Zdravkova started skating with Henry Aiken in 2011. With Aiken she competed on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and won the silver medal at the 2013 British Figure Skating Championships.

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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 Humphreysa 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 2021 World Figure Skating Championships which were held in a bubble for the first time due to COVID-19 safety precautions, and placed 31st.

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Results

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With Christopher Martin Davis for Bulgaria

+ ! colspan="7" style="background-color: #ffdead; "	International
Worlds					C	31st
Europeans					25th
Winter Universiade				13th
CS Finlandia Trophy				11th
CS Lombardia Trophy		7th
CS Inge Solar Memorial				14th
NRW Trophy					3rd
Jégvirág Cup					2nd
Bosphorus Cup			4th		10th
Ice Star				7th
Halloween Cup				6th	6th
Volvo Open Cup					8th
Santa Claus Cup			10th		8th
Open d'Andorra			10th
Mentor Toruń Cup					15th
Egna Dance Trophy					11th
Bavarian Open	15th
Mentor Toruń Cup	21st
Bulgarian Champ.	1st		1st		1st	1st

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With Henry Aiken for Great Britain

+ !style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan="3"	International: Junior
JGP Slovenia	17th
NRW Trophy	27th (J)
JGP Mexico Cup		7th
Ice Challenge		10th (J)
British Junior National Championships	5th	2nd

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Music and competitive routines

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With Christopher Martin Davis

+ !Season !Short/Rhythm Dance !Free Dance
2014/15	Samba & Latin rhythms Loca changed (Shakira) Hay Amores (Shakira) Hips Don't Lie (Shakira: Bambo remix)	Gladiator Soundtrack : Gladiator (Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard)
2015/16	Waltz and Polka And The Waltz Goes On (Andrei Reiu) Polka (Unknown)	Beyoncé inspired medley Drunk in Love (Post modern jukebox) At Last (Beyoncé) Crazy in Love (Beyoncé: 50 Shades of Grey Soundtrack) Crazy in Love (Emilie Sande: Great Gatsby Soundtrack)
2016/17	Blues and Hip-Hop I Put a Spell on You (Nina Simone) I Put a Spell on You (Young Bosnia Trap Remix)	Arabian Inspired Sirocco (Momo & Christophe Goze) Caleludemco (Bruno Montal) Layali (Al Sharq)
2017/18	Rhumba & Latin rhythms Samba Vocalizado (Luciano Perrone) Safari (J Balvin) Abre Que Voy (Miguel Enriquez)	Chicago Movie Musical Cell Block Tango All I Care About Is Love
2018/19	Tango & Spanish rhythms Selections from Carmen (Bizet)	Bulgarian Folk Music Ergen Deda (Pendara Ethno Project) Vecherai Rado (Slavi Trifanov, Desislava Dobreva & Ki-Ki Bend)
2019/20	Quickstep & related rhythms From Chicago Movie Musical Funny honey (Rene Zelweiger) We both reached for the gun (Richard Gere & ensemble) Nowadays/hot honey rag (Catherine Zeta Jone, Rene Zelweiger)

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With Henry Aiken

+ !Season !Short Dance !Free Dance
2012/13	Blues and Swing It Don't Mean A Thing (Puppini Sisters)	Selections from Tarzan - Disney Movie Soundtrack (Phil Colins)
2013/14	Quickstep and Foxtrot Puttin' on the Ritz (Fred Astaire - Club des Belugas Remix) Cheek to Cheek (Fred Astaire) Cheek to Cheek (DJ Disse & Betina Bager, featuring Fred Astaire)	Alice in Wonderland Soundtrack (Danny Elfman) Introduction - Edward Scissorhands Motion Picture Soundtrack (Danny Elfman)

Categories: 1999 Births, Living People, Bulgarian Female Ice Dancers, Competitors At The 2019 Winter Universiade, Sportspeople From Varna, Bulgaria

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