Aleksandra Zhekova Athlete

Aleksandra Zhekova (born October 5, 1987 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a snowboarder from Bulgaria. She competed for Bulgaria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom. Zhekova was Bulgaria's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. At Winter X Games XVI, Zhekova became the first Bulgarian to win a medal at the X Games, capturing silver in Snowboard X.