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Aleksandra Frantseva

Aleksandra Vyachelsavovna Frantseva 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.

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Aleksandra Vyacheslavovna Frantseva
Aleksandra Frantseva at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Personal information
Born (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987
Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Skiing career
SportAlpine skiing
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill
Paralympics
Medals5 (2 gold)
World Championships
Medals15 (5 gold)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Super combined
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Super-G
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Downhill
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 La Molina Super combined
Gold medal – first place 2013 La Molina Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2015 Panorama Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2013 La Molina Downhill
Silver medal – second place 2013 La Molina Slalom
Silver medal – second place 2015 Panorama Super combined
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Panorama Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 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.56 Later on she won a bronze medal for downhill skiing at the same place.7

References

References

  1. Stuart McKinley (15 January 2014). "Double gold has Kelly Gallagher dreaming". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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