Alexey Sobolev

{{Short description|Russian snowboarder (born 1991)}}

{{For|the Russian footballer|Aleksei Sobolev (footballer)}}

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Alexey Sobolev (born in Novosibirsk on 1 September 1991) is a Russian snowboarder competing in slopestyle and big air.{{FIS|S=SB|ID=124608}}

Sobolev qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics where he finished in the 20th place in the men's slopestyle, being eliminated in the semifinal.{{cite web|url=http://m.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-alexey-sobolev |title=Sochi 2014 site |publisher=M.sochi2014.com |date= |access-date=2014-02-07}}

He garnered attention because his board might have referenced the band Pussy Riot[http://en.ria.ru/sochi2014/20140206/187255309/Sochi-Snowboarder-Coy-on-Possible-Pussy-Riot-Protest.html RIA Novosti] and because his helmet had his iPhone's telephone number printed on the side until he was forced to cover it up by officials.{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/russian-snowboarder-s-iphone-crashes-from-photos-of-naked-women-after-he-puts-phone-number-on-helmet-083801759.html|title = Russian snowboarder's iPhone crashes from photos of naked women after he puts number on helmet}}