Aleksandra Frantseva

Aleksandra Vyacheslavovna Frantseva

— Alpine skier —
Aleksandra Frantseva and Pavel Zabotin at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Disciplines	Slalom, Giant Slalom, super-G, downhill
Born	24 April 1987 Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Olympics
Medals	5 (2 gold)
World Championships
Medals	1 (1 gold)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Slalom 2014 Sochi Super combined 2014 Sochi Super-G 2014 Sochi Giant Slalom 2014 Sochi Downhill IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships 2013 La Molina Super combined 2013 La Molina Super-G 2015 Panorama Giant Slalom 2013 La Molina Downhill 2013 La Molina Slalom 2015 Panorama Super combined 2015 Panorama Downhill 2015 Panorama Super-G

Aleksandra Vyachelsavovna Frantseva (Russian: Александра Вячеславовна Францева; born April 24, 1987) is a Russian Paralympic alpine skier who won two gold, two silver and a bronze medals at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.^[1]

Personal history

Aleksandra Frantseva was born in Kamchatka Krai.^[2] On 17 March 2014 she was awarded Russian Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", IV class.^[3]

Career

Frantseva performed in the events for the athletes with impaired vision where she was assisted by a guide named Pavel Zabotin.^[4]

On January 18, 2014 she won 2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup by beating Etherington again, by one hundredth of a second which was hosted in Copper Mountain, Colorado.^[5]

Aleksandra Frantseva won gold medals in slalom and super combined and also won silver one for super-G defeating Jade Etherington on Friday, March 14.^[6][7] Later on she won a bronze medal for downhill skiing at the same place.^[8]

References

1. "Alpine skier Frantseva wins 12th gold medal for Russia at Paralympics in Sochi". Voice of Russia. March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
2. "Alpine skier Aleksandra Frantseva wins 12th gold medal for Russia". March 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
3. "Чемпионы и призёры XI Паралимпийских зимних игр, награждённые государственными наградами Российской Федерации". March 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 17, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
4. Stuart McKinley (January 15, 2014). "Double gold has Kelly Gallagher dreaming". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
5. "Frantseva beats Etherington by one-hundredth of a second". IPC. January 19, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
6. "Russia's Frantseva Edges Britain's Etherington in Paralympic Skiing". March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
7. "Paralympics: Russia's Frantseva Edges Britain's Etherington for Slalom Gold". RIA Novosti. March 20, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
8. "Russian Alpine skier Aleksandra Frantseva won the gold medal in visually impaired SG race". ITAR-TASS. March 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2014.