YES!! I saw their performance in the Olympics, and it was BY FAR the most passionate and exciting. So major congratuations to this couple...and, indeed, to Bulgaria, for this victory. Justice!!

(Hey Izzy, how about this!!)

"Once in awhile we get shown the light, in the strangest of places, if we look at it right" - Hunter/Garcia

Deligtful news and very much pleased to read this follow-up story after the disappointment at the Olympics. Get yourself some sparkling cider, and I hope that it may indeed boost the policy to invest a little more into ice rinks and ice skating.

Thanks for your comments. Really glad to have someone share my joy :-)!

I can resist anything but temptation.- Oscar Wilde

Great indeed. I am happy for them because as far as I know, they may soon stop playing (at least according to some journalists in Bulgaria). It would be a great disappointment if they left without being appreciated.

Something else, now Bulgarians have no reason to believe that judges are prejudice against them ..

"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think." - BUDDHA

So happy about them! And really sorry I was not able to watch them.

-- Fighting my own apathy..

Congratz to Albena & Maxim! They finally got what they deserved for so long. And they both looked gorgeous as usual.

I should say that while Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviiski were skating, I was left breathless... They did a great job and I was really proud! But still I cannot close my eyes and ignore several truths. Sadly enough, Albeana Denkova and Maxim Staviiski practise with two Russian coaches. Thus, it is not Bulgarians who have trained and led them to the first place and the golden medals at the World Championship. Moreover, I think that we should not forget the fact that Maxim is a half Russian. I am certainly not trying to underestimate their great success and the efforts they have put. Furthermore, as Little L has mentioned, their achievement is unprecedented and it brought so much joy to the Bulgarians. I just wonder when we will have an entirely Bulgarian couple, trained by Bulgarian coaches. When will we be able to raise our heads proudly and say "We won, the two Bulgarians won". Do not take me wrong, I do not have anything against Maxim or the two Russian coaches. On the contrary, I think they have done a great job, really great. I just have this dream that Bulgaria will prove once and for all that there are really talented people here. And this does not apply only to sports. I do not say that it is bad that Russians train Bulgarian ice skaters. This phenomenon is observed everywhere. Actually, most of the American ice skaters are trained by Russians. Rather, I claim that sports in Bulgaria should be encouraged and supported by the government. Besides, as you have probably heard, Albena and Maxim said they would retire and start thinking about a family and children. So, this was their last championship and all our hopes for future medals will die with them??? But should it be so? I do not think so. That is why, I suggest that the Bulgarian government invests time and money in our sports, so that we can all enjoy many breathtaking moment!