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.

Andrey Sobolev
Andrey Sobolev, FIS Snowboard World Cup
Country Russia
Full nameAndrey Andreyevich Sobolev
Born(1989-11-27)27 November 1989
Tashtagol, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
World Cup career
Individual wins7
Indiv. podiums13
Discipline titles2
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's Snowboarding
World Championships
2015 KreischbergParallel giant slalom
2015 KreischbergParallel slalom
2017 Sierra NevadaParallel slalom

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]

Individual podiums
  • 7 wins – (2 PS, 5 PGS)
  • 13 podiums – (3 PS, 10 PGS)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
2012–1313 January 2012 Jauerling, AustriaParallel Slalom2nd
2014–157 February 2014 Sudelfeld, GermanyParallel GS1st
2015–1612 December 2014 Carezza, ItalyParallel GS2nd
23 January 2016 Rogla, SloveniaParallel GS1st
2016–1715 December 2016 Carezza, ItalyParallel GS2nd
17 December 2016 Cortina d'Ampezzo, ItalyParallel Slalom1st
2017–1814 December 2017 Carezza, ItalyParallel GS1st
2018–1926 January 2019 Moscow, RussiaParallel Slalom1st
23 February 2019 Secret Garden, ChinaParallel GS2nd
9 March 2019 Scuol, SwitzerlandParallel GS1st
2019–2011 January 2020 Scuol, SwitzerlandParallel GS1st
22 February 2020 Pyeongchang, South KoreaParallel GS3rd
29 February 2020 Blue Mountain, CanadaParallel GS3rd

Team podiums
  • 1 podium – (1 PSLM )
Season Date Location Discipline Place Teammate(s)
2018–1927 January 2019 Moscow, RussiaParallel Slalom Team2ndNatalia Soboleva

Season titles
  • 2 title – (1 overall, 1 parallel giant slalom)
 Season  Discipline
2016Parallel Giant Slalom
2019Parallel Overall

References
  1. FIS Profile
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
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