The Denkova-Staviski Cup is an annual international figure skating competition named after two-time World champion ice dancers Albena Denkova, and Maxim Staviski, a Russian-born naturalized Bulgarian ice dancer, Denkova is related to her, in which two ways?
Maxim Staviski Maxim Staviski (Bulgarian: Максим Стависки , born 16 November 1977) is a Russian-born naturalized Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is a two-time (2006–2007) World champion, a two-time (2003–2004) European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion. Denkova and Staviski are the first Bulgarians to medal at the World Figure Skating Championships.
Vladimir Bogolyubov Vladimir Bogolyubov (Russian: Владимир Боголюбов ; born 6 October 1954) is a former pair skater who represented the Soviet Union with Marina Leonidova. Coached by Tamara Moskvina and Tatiana Tarasova, they were three-time Prize of Moscow News bronze medalists and two-time Soviet national bronze medalists. The pair placed fourth at the 1975 European Championships in Copenhagen and fifth at the 1975 World Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They also competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and finished ninth.