Aleksandra Zhekova

Alexandra Jekova
Helene Olafsen (leading), Alexandra Jekova, Tanja Frieden, Nelly Moenne Loccoz. Telluride, 19.12.2009, Quarter Final
Personal information
Born (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 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. 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

Snowboard Cross Podiums

Season Date Location Place
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

Season Date Location Place
2006–2007 16 Feb 2007 Furano, Japan 3rd

References

  1. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Bulgaria
Vancouver 2010 		Succeeded by


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