Andrey Sobolev

Andrey Sobolev
Andrey Sobolev, FIS Snowboard World Cup
Country  Russia
Full name Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev
Born (1989-11-27)27 November 1989
Tashtagol, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's Snowboarding
World Championships
2015 KreischbergParallel giant slalom
2015 KreischbergParallel slalom
2017 Sierra NevadaParallel slalom

Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev (Russian: Андрей Андреевич Соболев; born 27 November 1989) is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.[1] He is the brother of Olympic snowboarder Natalia Soboleva.

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

[1]

Race Podiums

  • 4 wins – (1 PS, 3 PGS)
  • 7 podiums – (2 PS, 5 PGS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2012–1313 January 2012Austria Jauerling, AustriaParallel Slalom2nd
2014–157 February 2014Germany Sudelfeld, GermanyParallel GS1st
2015–1612 December 2014Italy Carezza, ItalyParallel GS2nd
23 January 2016Slovenia Rogla, SloveniaParallel GS1st
2016–1715 December 2016Italy Carezza, ItalyParallel GS2nd
17 December 2016Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyParallel Slalom1st
2017–1814 December 2017Italy Carezza, ItalyParallel GS1st

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIS Profile
  2. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile".
  3. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.


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