Aleksandra Zhekova

Alexandra Zhekova (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] Zhekova 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 one.

Aleksandra Zhekova
Personal information
Full nameAlexandra Zhekova
Born (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria

At Winter X Games XVI, Zhekova 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
2005–200614 Jan 2006 Kronplatz, Italy3rd
2006–200711 Mar 2007 Lake Placid, United States2nd
2007–200813 Mar 2008 Valmalenco, Italy2nd
2009–201012 Sep 2009 Chapelco, Argentina2nd
2010–20118 Dec 2010 Lech am Arlberg, Austria3rd
17 Dec 2010 Telluride, United States2nd
24 Mar 2011 Arosa, Switzerland1st
25 Mar 2011 Arosa, Switzerland1st
2011–201219 Jan 2012 Veysonnaz, Switzerland2nd
22 Jan 2012 Veysonnaz, Switzerland3rd
8 Feb 2012 Blue Mountain, Canada2nd
14 Mar 2012 Valmalenco, Italy2nd
2012–201314 Dec 2012 Telluride, United States3rd
2013–201411 Jan 2014 Vallnord, Andorra2nd
11 Mar 2014 Veysonnaz, Switzerland3rd
2015–20165 Mar 2016 Veysonnaz, Switzerland1st

Parallel Giant Slalom Podium

Season Date Location Place
2006–200716 Feb 2007 Furano, Japan3rd

References

Helene Olafsen (leading), Alexandra Zhekova, Tanja Frieden, Nelly Moenne Loccoz. Telluride, 19.12.2009, Quarter Final
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Ekaterina Dafovska
Flagbearer for  Bulgaria
Vancouver 2010
Succeeded by
Maria Kirkova
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