Andrey Sobolev
Russian snowboarder
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, silver in 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 |  Jauerling, Austria | Parallel Slalom | 2nd |
| 2014–15 | 7 February 2014 |  Sudelfeld, Germany | Parallel GS | 1st |
| 2015–16 | 12 December 2014 |  Carezza, Italy | Parallel GS | 2nd |
| 23 January 2016 |  Rogla, Slovenia | Parallel GS | 1st | |
| 2016–17 | 15 December 2016 | Carezza, Italy | Parallel GS | 2nd |
| 17 December 2016 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Parallel Slalom | 1st | |
| 2017–18 | 14 December 2017 | Carezza, Italy | Parallel GS | 1st |
| 2018–19 | 26 January 2019 | Moscow, Russia | Parallel Slalom | 1st |
| 23 February 2019 |  Secret Garden, China | Parallel GS | 2nd | |
| 9 March 2019 |  Scuol, Switzerland | Parallel GS | 1st | |
| 2019–20 | 11 January 2020 | Scuol, Switzerland | Parallel GS | 1st |
| 22 February 2020 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea | Parallel GS | 3rd | |
| 29 February 2020 |  Blue Mountain, Canada | Parallel GS | 3rd | |
| 2020–21 | 6 March 2021 | Rogla, Slovenia | Parallel GS | 2nd |
| 2021–22 | 11 December 2021 | Lake Bannoye, Russia | 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 | Moscow, Russia | Parallel Slalom Team | 2nd | Natalia Soboleva |
Season titles
- 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 parallel giant slalom)
