Albena Denkova

Albena Denkova
Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski at the 2004 Worlds.
Born	(1974-12-03) 3 December 1974 (age 49) Sofia, Bulgarian People's Republic
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Bulgaria
Partner	Maxim Staviski Hristo Nikolov (formerly)
Coach	Natalia Linichuk, Gennadi Karponosov, Alexei Gorshkov (all formerly) Sergei Petukhov, Natalia Linichuk (choreographers, both formerly)
Skating club	SC Ice Dance Denkova/Staviski
Began skating	1982
Retired	2007
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Representing  Bulgaria World Championships 2006 Calgary Ice dancing 2007 Tokyo Ice dancing 2004 Dortmund Ice dancing 2003 Washington, D.C. Ice dancing European Championships 2003 Malmo Ice dancing 2004 Budapest Ice dancing 2007 Warsaw Ice dancing Grand Prix Final 2006–07 St. Petersburg Ice dancing 2003–04 Colorado Sp Ice dancing 2004–05 St. Petersburg Ice dancing 2002–03 Beijing Ice dancing

Albena Petrova Denkova (Bulgarian: Албена Петрова Денкова, born 3 December 1974) is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiance Maxim Staviski, she is a two-time (2006–2007) World champion, a two-time (2003–2004) European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion. Denkova and Staviski are the first Bulgarians to medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.