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Aleksandra Vyacheslavovna Frantseva
Alpine skier
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Aleksandra Frantseva at the 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships
Disciplines Slalom, giant slalom, super-G, downhill
Born (1987-04-24) 24 April 1987 (age 37)
Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Olympics
Medals 5 (2 gold)
World Championships
Medals 1 (1 gold)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold 2014 Sochi Slalom
Gold 2014 Sochi Super combined
Silver 2014 Sochi Super-G
Silver 2014 Sochi Giant slalom
Bronze 2014 Sochi Downhill
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
Gold 2013 La Molina Super combined
Gold 2013 La Molina Super-G
Gold 2015 Panorama Giant slalom
Silver 2013 La Molina Downhill
Silver 2013 La Molina Slalom
Silver 2015 Panorama Super combined
Bronze 2015 Panorama Downhill
Bronze 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.

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