Aleksandra Zhekova
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 5 October 1987
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Bulgaria |
Alexandra Jekova (Bulgarian: Александра Жекова) (born October 5, 1987) is a snowboarder from Bulgaria. She competed for Bulgaria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom.[1] Jekova was Bulgaria's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. She finished 5th in the 2014 Olympics cross event and 6th at the 2018 Olympics.
At Winter X Games XVI, Jekova became the first Bulgarian to win a medal at the X Games, capturing silver in Snowboard X.
World Cup
[edit]Snowboard Cross Podiums
[edit]Season | Date | Location | Place |
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2005–2006 | 14 Jan 2006 | Kronplatz, Italy | 3rd |
2006–2007 | 11 Mar 2007 | Lake Placid, United States | 2nd |
2007–2008 | 13 Mar 2008 | Valmalenco, Italy | 2nd |
2009–2010 | 12 Sep 2009 | Chapelco, Argentina | 2nd |
2010–2011 | 8 Dec 2010 | Lech am Arlberg, Austria | 3rd |
17 Dec 2010 | Telluride, United States | 2nd | |
24 Mar 2011 | Arosa, Switzerland | 1st | |
25 Mar 2011 | Arosa, Switzerland | 1st | |
2011–2012 | 19 Jan 2012 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 2nd |
22 Jan 2012 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 3rd | |
8 Feb 2012 | Blue Mountain, Canada | 2nd | |
14 Mar 2012 | Valmalenco, Italy | 2nd | |
2012–2013 | 14 Dec 2012 | Telluride, United States | 3rd |
2013–2014 | 11 Jan 2014 | Vallnord, Andorra | 2nd |
11 Mar 2014 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 3rd | |
2015–2016 | 5 Mar 2016 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland | 1st |
Parallel Giant Slalom Podium
[edit]Season | Date | Location | Place |
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2006–2007 | 16 Feb 2007 | Furano, Japan | 3rd |
References
[edit]- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
External links
[edit]- Aleksandra Zhekova at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Aleksandra Zhekova at the X Games (archived)
- Aleksandra Zhekova at Olympics.com
- Aleksandra Zhekova at Olympedia (archive)
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- Bulgarian female snowboarders
- Olympic snowboarders for Bulgaria
- Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- X Games athletes
- Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade
- Snowboarding biography stubs
- Bulgarian winter sports biography stubs