Angela Nikodinov

Angela Nikodinov (Bulgarian: Анжела Никодинов; born May 9, 1980), is a Bulgarian-American former figure skater.

She was the 2000 Four Continents champion and won four medals on the Grand Prix series, including gold at the 2004 Skate America.

Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Angela Nikodinov moved with her family to southern California when she was a child.

[2] She withdrew from the 2001 Goodwill Games due to blurred vision in her left eye caused by viral conjunctivitis.

[10] While in Portland, Oregon, for the 2005 U.S. National Championships, she and her family were involved in a car accident that killed her mother.

During her career, her coaches included John Nicks, Peter Oppegard, Frank Carroll, Elena Tcherkasskaia, Richard Callaghan.

The pairs team of Bianca Butler / Joseph Jacobsen and Tenile Victorsen are among her and Dinev's former students that have qualified for the U.S.