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.[1] She performed in the events for the athletes with impaired vision where she was assisted by a guide named Pavel Zabotin.[2]
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![]() Aleksandra Frantseva at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Slalom, Giant Slalom, super-G, downhill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 35) Kamchatka Krai, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medals | 5 (2 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Aleksandra Frantseva was born in Kamchatka Krai.[3] On 17 March 2014 she was awarded Russian Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", IV class.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6][7] Later on she won a bronze medal for downhill skiing at the same place.[8]
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