Aleksandra Frantseva
Russian Paralympic alpine skier (born 1987)
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Aleksandra Vyachelsavovna Frantseva (Russian: Александра Вячеславовна Францева; born 24 April 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. She performed in the events for the athletes with impaired vision where she was assisted by a guide named Pavel Zabotin.[1]
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Aleksandra Frantseva at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 April 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 5 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 15 (5 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
On 18 January 2014 she won 2014 Alpine Skiing World Cup by beating Jade Etherington by one hundredth of a second in Copper Mountain, Colorado.[4]
At the 2014 Paralympics, Frantseva won gold medals in slalom and super combined and also won silver one for super-G defeating Etherington on Friday 14 March.[5][6] Later on she won a bronze medal for downhill skiing at the same place.[7]
