Andrey Sobolev
Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Соболев; born 27 November 1989) is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding and formerly specializing in snowboard cross.[1] He is the brother of Olympic snowboarder Natalia Soboleva, who is the silver medalist of the 2019 World Championships.
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| Full name | Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1989 Tashtagol, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Individual wins | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Sobolev competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia. He was the top qualifier in the parallel giant slalom, but in the 1/8 finals, he lost to Austria's Andreas Prommegger, finishing 9th overall. He then failed to qualify for the elimination round in the parallel slalom, finishing 27th.[2][3]
As of September 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 14th, in the 2013 parallel slalom.[1]
Sobolev made his World Cup debut in February 2007. As of September 2014, he has one podium finish, a silver in a parallel slalom at Jauerling in 2011–12. His best overall finish is 15th, in 2013–14.[1]
World Cup Podiums
Individual podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2012–13 | 13 January 2012 | Parallel Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2014–15 | 7 February 2014 | Parallel GS | 1st | |
| 2015–16 | 12 December 2014 | Parallel GS | 2nd | |
| 23 January 2016 | Parallel GS | 1st | ||
| 2016–17 | 15 December 2016 | Parallel GS | 2nd | |
| 17 December 2016 | Parallel Slalom | 1st | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 December 2017 | Parallel GS | 1st | |
| 2018–19 | 26 January 2019 | Parallel Slalom | 1st | |
| 23 February 2019 | Parallel GS | 2nd | ||
| 9 March 2019 | Parallel GS | 1st | ||
| 2019–20 | 11 January 2020 | Parallel GS | 1st | |
| 22 February 2020 | Parallel GS | 3rd | ||
| 29 February 2020 | Parallel GS | 3rd | ||
| 2020–21 | 6 March 2021 | Parallel GS | 2nd | |
| 2021–22 | 11 December 2021 | Parallel GS | 3rd | |
Team podiums
- 1 podium – (1 PSLM )
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place | Teammate(s) |
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| 2018–19 | 27 January 2019 | Parallel Slalom Team | 2nd | Natalia Soboleva |
References
- FIS Profile
- "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
External links
- Andrey Sobolev at FIS (snowboarding)
- Andrey Sobolev at Olympics.com
- Andrey Sobolev at Olympedia
