Manol Atanassov

Manol Atanassov (Bulgarian: Манол Атанасов; born 27 September 1991 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is the 2012 Denkova-Staviski Cup bronze medalist and a two-time Bulgarian national champion. He competed in the final segment at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Manol Atanassov
Atanassov in March 2012
Born	(1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 (age 33) Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Bulgaria
Coach	Nick Belovol, Vitali Egorov
Skating club	Denkova-Staviski
Began skating	2003
Retired	2014

Atanassov emigrated to the United States at an early age. He started skating in 2003 and began representing Bulgaria in international competition in March 2010, at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2013–2014 [1]	Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla	The Godfather Waltz Tarantella by Nino Rota The Godfather Theme by Slash
2011–2013 [2][3]		Cirque du Soleil Storm Querer Barock Distorted
2009–2011 [4][5]	Time 4 Time by Tomasz Kukurba, Jerzy Bawol, Tomasz Lato, Nigel Kennedy Wedding by Goran Bregović

Competitive highlights

International[6]
Event	09–10	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14
World Champ.			26th P
European Champ.			15th P	22nd	28th
Denkova-Staviski Cup				3rd
Ice Challenge			14th
Merano Cup				9th
International: Junior[6]
World Junior Champ.	40th	19th P
Merano Cup		6th J
National[6]
Bulgarian Champ.			1st	1st
J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round