Andrey Sobolev Explained

Andrey Sobolev
Full Name:Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev
Birth Date:27 November 1989
Birth Place:Tashtagol, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
Height:1.84 m
Wins:7
Totalpodiums:14
Wctitles:2

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

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2012–13align=left 13 January 2012 Jauerling, Austria Parallel Slalom 2nd
2014–157 February 2014 Sudelfeld, Germany Parallel GS 1st
2015–16align=left 12 December 2014 Carezza, Italy Parallel GS 2nd
23 January 2016 Rogla, Slovenia Parallel GS 1st
2016–17align=left 15 December 2016 Carezza, Italy Parallel GS 2nd
17 December 2016 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Parallel Slalom 1st
2017–1814 December 2017 Carezza, Italy Parallel GS 1st
2018–1926 January 2019 Moscow, Russia Parallel Slalom1st
align=left 23 February 2019 Secret Garden, China Parallel GS 2nd
9 March 2019 Scuol, Switzerland Parallel GS 1st
2019–2011 January 2020 Scuol, Switzerland Parallel GS 1st
align=left 22 February 2020 Pyeongchang, South Korea Parallel GS 3rd
align=left 29 February 2020 Blue Mountain, Canada Parallel GS 3rd
2020–21align=left 6 March 2021 Rogla, Slovenia Parallel GS 2nd
align=center rowspan=12021–22align=left 11 December 2021 Lake Bannoye, RussiaParallel GS 3rd

Team podiums

Season titles

SeasonDiscipline
Parallel Giant Slalom
Parallel Overall

Notes and References

  1. http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=SB&competitorid=113361 FIS Profile
  2. Web site: Sports Reference Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215711/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/andrey-sobolev-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Sochi2014.com profile . 19 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319041330/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-andrey-sobolev . 19 March 2014 .