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Aleksandra Vyacheslavovna Frantseva

Alpine skier
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.

See also

In Spanish: Aleksandra Frántseva para niños