Background
Marinova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Marinova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria.
She started her career in SLAVIA Club at the age of 7 and finished it in the famous LEVSKI Spartak.
Since the beginning of her taking up gymnastics until the very end she went consecutively under the coaching of Kostandinka Atanassova, Efrossina Angelova, Lusha Butchvarova and Neshka Robeva. In 1998, she decided to move back to competition. At the 1991 World Championships she placed 3rd in All-around behind Ukrainaians Oxana Skaldina and Olexandra Tymoshenko.
In 1992 she flew to the United States of America and now live and work in Jacksonville.
In 1998, she briefly returned to competition competing at the United States. Championships.