SNOWBOARD (SKI.BG) - For several days the charming star of Bulgarian snowboarding Alexandra Jekova lead her first training camp on snow this season in New Zealand under the guidance of the national coach and her father Victor Jekov. SKI.BG put in touch with Alex, to tell us how it go her trainings at a specially built boarder-cross track in Cardrona Alpine Resort (New Zealand) and to share with us her experiences in one of her favorite places "Down Under" (on the other side of the Earth), where currently gathered significant part of top ski-cross and boarder-cross athletes from Europe, America and Australia.

photo: Alex Jekova

"Hello, summer was quite dynamic and short for me ... :) I am in Cardrona - New Zealand - my first camp on snow this season with my coach Victor Jekov. I participate in training camp, organized by the team of Australia with American, Swiss and French teams and the Norwegian boarder-cross team. Here are also ski-cross teams of Australia and Canada.

photo: Alex Jekova

Alexandra Jekova (BUL), photo: SBX life

The course on which we train is built by one of the World Cup shapers - Anders Forsell, and in two weeks it had already twice changed as elements. Training track, park, pipe and slopes in Cardrona are prepared well and in good weather, we achieving excellent volume workout. Unfortunately the weather here is quite fragile and often we waste hours of training due to fog.

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

Course Builder Anders Forsell, photo: SBX life

Anyone recognize this guy on the start? Big Mountain and snowboarder extraordinaire Xavier De Le Rue (FRA), photo: SBX life

Hagen Kearney (USA), photo: SBX life

Bulgarian Coach and Tech Extraordinaire Viktor Jekov, photo: SBX life

photo: Alex Jekova

I feel good physically, testing new boards and working on perfecting new techniques for better control in high-speed courses.

photo: Alex Jekova

New Zealand is very beautiful and untouched country and I am very happy to be able to train here with the best teams. In general, the other option for quality workouts during this period are Ushuaia and Chile, which are again on the other side of the world... The track here is a challenge and an opportunity to work on a whole range of techniques, unfortunately this year a little hard to understand with the mists :///

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

We live in a small town of Wanaka. Around the lake there are wonderful trails for biking and running, and well-equipped training hall, where we do an afternoon workout.

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

photo: Alex Jekova

It remains another training week, then back to Bulgaria, continue with conditioning and training camps on snow at European glaciers :). Greetings!"

Alexandra Jekova
especially for SKI.BG from Cardrona, New Zealand
September 22, 2013 г.
photo © Alexandra Jekova exclusively for SKI.BG
photo © SBX Life

Check out the Cardrona Alpine Resort, NZ #sbx trainings course and take a ride with the team of Ski & Snowboard Australia in this video >

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