Vladimir Zografski

[2] Vladimir has a younger brother, Martin Zografski, who is also a ski jumper and part of the Bulgarian development team.

[3] He then received the silver medal at the 2009 European Olympic Youth Festival in Silesia,[4] before finishing 43rd in the Normal Hill competition during the 2009 World Championships in Liberec.

In August 2010, Zografski reached a new career high by finishing 5th at the SGP in Courchevel, and later won silver twice at the Continental Cup in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

He continued with 16th and 19th place in Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen during the 2011 Four Hills Tournament but was disqualified in Innsbruck for fielding skis that were deemed too long.

By this time, Zografski was also becoming more known in his home country Bulgaria and started receiving features in TV, radio and print media.

He also won the Winter Sports Performance of the Year award in Bulgaria due to his World Championship win in Otepää.

[1] In November 2018, Zografski finished 6th in Ruka, bettering his record for the best result by a Bulgarian jumper in a World Cup race.