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+12 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Sport
Country Bulgaria
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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.

  1. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-02-13.