Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 22 | Snowboard Cross | 2006 | Torino, ITA |
| 25 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2006 | Torino, ITA |
| DNF | Snowboard Cross | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| DNS | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| FIS World Championships |
| 14 | Snowboard Cross | 2011 | La Molina, ESP |
| 18 | Snowboard Cross | 2013 | Stoneham, QC, CAN |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | SBX | ASP |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 5 | - |
| 2012/2013 | 6 | - |
| 2011/2012 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010/2011 | 2 | 4 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | SBX |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 2nd |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 3rd |
| 2011/2012 | 3 x 2nd |
| 2010/2011 | 2 x 1st |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 2 | Snowboard Cross | 2013/2014 | Vallnord, AND |
| 4 | Snowboard Cross | 2013/2014 | Vallnord, AND |
| 6 | Snowboard Cross | 2013/2014 | Lake Louise, AB, CAN |
| 21 | Snowboard Cross | 2013/2014 | Montafon, AUT |
| X Games |
| 2 | Snowboard Cross | 2012 | Aspen, CO, USA |
| 5 | Snowboard Cross | 2011 | Aspen, CO, USA |
LegendALL-Overall, PGS-Parallel Giant Slalom, PS-Parallel Slalom, PAR-Parallel Overall, SBX-Snowboard Cross, ASP-Parallel and Snowboard Cross overall ranking, HP-Halfpipe, BA-Big Air, SBS-Slopestyle, AFU-Freestyle overall ranking, BA/SBS-Big Air and Slopestyle overall ranking, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified
- Nickname: Alex, Sani, The Little Princess (FIS, 31 Mar 2013; espn.go.com, 16 Mar 2012; ski.bg, 15 Jan 2010)
- Occupation: Athlete, Student
- Languages Spoken: Bulgarian, English, French, Russian
- Sporting Relatives: Her father Viktor Jekov has worked as head coach of the Bulgarian snowboard team. (NOC, 21 Jan 2014; xtdev.com, 13 Feb 2010)
- Debut: 2004 for Bulgaria (fis-ski.com, 31 Mar 2013)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010, Torino 2006
- Hobbies: Photography, art, fashion, music, history, philosophy, travel, sports, windsurfing, motocross, wakeboarding, surfing, mountain biking, skateboarding, badminton, tennis, climbing. (NOC, 21 Jan 2014; Facebook page, 21 Sep 2013)
- Education: Sport Management - National Sports Academy, Sofia, BUL
- Coach: Viktor Jekov [father, national] (BUL) (NOC, 21 Jan 2014; ski.bg, 22 Oct 2012)
- Other Sports: She competed in the 2004 and 2005 sandboarding world championships. In 2004 she placed third in the women's sandslalom. In 2005 she won the dual sandboard parallel slalom with compatriot Bojan Grebencharski [a mixed team of a man and woman strapped to the one board] and the women's sandslalom. (powderpark.de, 13 Dec 2005)
- Injuries: She broke her nose while training in November 2009. (ESPN, 13 Feb 2010)
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerShe began snowboarding at age eight. (ski.bg, 03 Feb 2012)
Reason for taking up this sportHer father was one of the first people in Bulgaria to get involved in snowboarding. He bought equipment for Jekova so she could join him as soon as she was old enough. She found she enjoyed the speed and loved to carve. (ski.bg, 03 Feb 2012)
AmbitionsTo compete at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (ski.bg, 11 Oct 2012)
TrainingShe includes water sports, running, cycling and weight sessions at the gym into her training regime. (ski.bg, 11 Oct 2012)
HeroAustrian snowboarder Doresia Krings. (xtdev.com, 16 Nov 2009)
AwardsShe was the Bulgarian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (NOC, 21 Jan 2014)
GeneralOTHER ACTIVITIES
She has a joint initiative with sport label 'Amerfoot' supporting children with an impairment. The brand was created by athletes, for athletes. She has also worked as an ambassador for the organisation. (icantoo.eu, 17 Jul 2013)
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