Aleksandra Frantseva

Russian para-alpine skier

Aleksandra Vyacheslavovna Frantseva

Aleksandra Frantseva at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships

Personal information

Born

(1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 37)
Kamchatka Krai, Russia

Occupation

Alpine skier

Skiing career

Disciplines

Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill

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 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]

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]

References

^ Stuart McKinley (15 January 2014). "Double gold has Kelly Gallagher dreaming". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ "Alpine skier Aleksandra Frantseva wins 12th gold medal for Russia". 12 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ "Чемпионы и призёры XI Паралимпийских зимних игр, награждённые государственными наградами Российской Федерации". 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Frantseva beats Etherington by one-hundredth of a second". IPC. 19 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Russian Alpine skier Aleksandra Frantseva won the gold medal in visually impaired SG race". ITAR-TASS. 14 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.