Pepa Milusheva
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Pepa Milusheva is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n ski-orienteering
Ski-orienteering
Ski orienteering is a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and one of the four orienteering disciplines recognized by the IOF...

 competitor
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...

 and world champion. She won a gold medal in the classic distance at the World Ski Orienteering Championships
World Ski Orienteering Championships
The World Ski Orienteering Championships is the official event to award the titles of World Champions in ski orienteering. The World Championships is organized every odd year. The programme includes Sprint, Middle and Long Distance competitions, and a Relay for both men and women...

 in Val di Non
Val di Non
The Non Valley is a valley located mainly in Trentino, with three, primarily German-speaking enclaves belonging to the province of South Tyrol , in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, northern Italy....

 in 1994, before Virpi Juutilainen
Virpi Juutilainen
Virpi Juutilainen is a Finnish ski-orienteering competitor and world champion.She received an individual gold medal in the long distance at the 1988 World Ski Orienteering Championships in Kuopio, and a gold medal in the short course in Val di Non in 1994...

. She finished 4th in the short distance, and 5th in the relay event with the Bulgarian team in 1994.

She has been head coach of the Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, since 1998. During this time she also worked as a massage therapist and fleet manager at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center. When the center was bought in 2008 and turned into a non-profit, the Center began supporting a post-collegiate cross-country racing team, named the Craftsbury Green Racing Project. Pepa is now also head coach of this team, and no longer works as massage therapist or fleet manager at the center.

See also

Bulgarian orienteers
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