Stiliana Nikolova
Stiliana Nikolova (, born 22 August 2005 in Cairo, Egypt) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European junior champion with ribbon and silver medalist with ball. On national level, she is a two-time (2019, 2020) Bulgarian Junior All-Around champion. Personal life. Stiliana's father, Iliya Dyakov was a football player who represented Bulgaria at the 1986 Football World Cup in Mexico. Her mother, Paulina Nikolova, was a group rhythmic gymnast, competing for Bulgaria and is the 1985 World Group All-Around champion. Stiliana has one sister, Paola, and a brother, Denis. Career. Junior . She competed at the 2019 Bulgarian Junior National Championships where she won the gold medal in the All-around, Ball and Ribbon final, and the silver medal in Rope and Clubs final. She competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia where she placed 8th in Team competition and 16th in Clubs qualifications. In 2020, she became Bulgarian Junior National All-Around champion once again, won the gold medal with Ball, Clubs and Ribbon, and the bronze medal with Rope. She competed at the International Tournament in Moscow, where she and her teammate Eva Brezalieva took 2nd place  in the Team competition. She also won the gold medal in All-around at the International Tournament Corbeil-Essonnes in France. In the finals, she placed 1st with Rope and Ball and 3rd with Ribbon. She competed at the 2020 Junior European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine and qualified for two apparatus finals. She won the gold medal with Ribbon and the silver medal with Ball. Senior. She debuted as a senior in 2022 season, competing at Sofia World Cup, where she placed third in All-around.