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Alexandra Jekova
Birth Date:5 October 1987
Birth Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Weight:600NaN0

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.[1] 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

SeasonDateLocationPlace
align=center rowspan=12005–2006 align=right 14 Jan 2006 3rd
align=center rowspan=12006–2007 align=right 11 Mar 2007 2nd
align=center rowspan=12007–2008 align=right 13 Mar 2008 2nd
align=center rowspan=12009–2010 align=right 12 Sep 2009 2nd
align=center rowspan=42010–2011 align=right 8 Dec 2010 3rd
align=right 17 Dec 2010 2nd
align=right 24 Mar 2011 1st
align=right 25 Mar 2011 1st
align=center rowspan=42011–2012 align=right 19 Jan 2012 2nd
align=right 22 Jan 2012 3rd
align=right 8 Feb 2012 2nd
align=right 14 Mar 2012 2nd
align=center rowspan=12012–2013 align=right 14 Dec 2012 3rd
align=center rowspan=22013–2014 align=right 11 Jan 2014 2nd
align=right 11 Mar 2014 3rd
align=center rowspan=12015–2016 align=right 5 Mar 2016 1st

Parallel Giant Slalom Podium

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vancouver 2010 Profile . 2010-02-13 . 2010-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100409001306/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-snowboard/athletes/alexandra-jekova_ath1015759Ou.html . dead .