Andrey Sobolev
Andrey Sobolev, FIS Snowboard World Cup in 2018
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. podiums14
Discipline titles2
Medal record
Men's Snowboarding
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 KreischbergParallel giant slalom
Silver medal – second place2015 KreischbergParallel slalom
Bronze medal – third place2017 Sierra NevadaParallel slalom
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 NaganoParallel slalom
Representing  Russian Ski Federation
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 RoglaParallel GS

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.

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, silver in 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)
  • 15 podiums – (3 PS, 12 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
2018–1926 January 2019Russia Moscow, RussiaParallel Slalom1st
23 February 2019China Secret Garden, ChinaParallel GS2nd
9 March 2019Switzerland Scuol, SwitzerlandParallel GS1st
2019–2011 January 2020Switzerland Scuol, SwitzerlandParallel GS1st
22 February 2020South Korea Pyeongchang, South KoreaParallel GS3rd
29 February 2020Canada Blue Mountain, CanadaParallel GS3rd
2020–216 March 2021Slovenia Rogla, SloveniaParallel GS2nd
2021–2211 December 2021Russia Lake Bannoye, RussiaParallel GS3rd

Team podiums

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

Season titles

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIS Profile
  2. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.


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