Historic victory: Bulgaria's Tervel Zamfirov wins Snowboard World Cup in Bansko

Bulgaria's Tervel Zamfirov won the parallel giant slalom event of the Snowboard World Cup in a historic victory at the World Snowboard Cup held in Bulgaria's ski resort Bansko.

Two Bulgarians made it to the semifinals yet did not reach the highly anticipated all-Bulgarian final. Radoslav Yankov finished third. 

This made the final a historic triumph for Bulgaria with two Bulgarian snowboarders on the winner's podium.

The 2025 world champion in parallel slalom, Zamfirov defeated Austria’s Fabian Obmann in the final. The victory earned Zamfirov 100 points for the World Cup standings, while Radoslav Yankov received 60 points for his third-place finish.

20-year-old Zamfirov eliminated three-time world champion and last year’s winner in Bansko, Andreas Prommegger.

In the first round of the direct elimination heats, Yankov prevailed over Italy’s Aaron March, who leads the overall World Cup standings.