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Albert Popov enters top 10 at Alpine Skiing World Cup slalom in Kitzbühel

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Twenty one-year-old Bulgarian skier Albert Popov scored his best performance in the Alpine Skiing World Cup after finishing 9th at the slalom in Kitzbühel, Austria. This was the best performance of Bulgarian Alpine skier since March 23, 1985 when Bulgaria’s sport legend Peter Popangelov placed 7th in the Heavenly Valley slalom in USA.




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