Aleksandra Frantseva

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vyachelsavovna and the family name is Frantseva.

Aleksandra Vyacheslavovna Frantseva

Error creating thumbnail: Aleksandra Frantseva at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Occupation	Alpine skier
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill
Paralympics
Medals	5 (2 gold)
World Championships
Medals	1 (1 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.

Personal history

Aleksandra Frantseva was born in Kamchatka Krai. On 17 March 2014 she was awarded Russian Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", IV class.

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.

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. Later on she won a bronze medal for downhill skiing at the same place.

External links

• Aleksandra Frantseva at the International Paralympic Committee
• Aleksandra Frantseva at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)