Send to KindleAntonia Grigorova-Burgova, the first Bulgarian to take part in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, ranked 56th out of 61 in the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon event.
27-year-old Grigorova crossed 7.5km in classic style and 7.5 km in freestyle in 44:27,9 min, 5:54,3 away from the winner, according to reports of Sega daily.
The race was won by Norway's Marit Bjoergen with 38:33,6 min, followed by Sweden's Charlotte Kalla (+1,8 sec) and Norway's Heidi Weng (+13,2 sec).
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