Andrey Sobolev

Andrey Sobolev
Born (1989-11-27)27 November 1989
Tashtagol, Russian SSR, Soviet Union

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

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

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Race Podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Place
2012–1313 January 2012 Austria Jauerling, Austria Parallel Slalom 2nd
2014–157 February 2014 Germany Sudelfeld, Germany Parallel GS 1st
2015–1612 December 2014 Italy Carezza, Italy Parallel GS 2nd
23 January 2016 Slovenia Rogla, Slovenia Parallel GS 1st

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