Andrey Sobolev

{{short description|Russian snowboarder}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox skier

| name = Andrey Sobolev

| image = 20180106 Snowboard WC Lackenhof Andrey Sobolev 1752.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Andrey Sobolev, FIS Snowboard World Cup in 2018

| full_name = Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev

| birth_date = {{birth date|1989|11|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tashtagol, Russian SSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)

| nationality = {{RUS}}

| height = 1.84 m

| weight =

| wins = 7

| totalpodiums = 14

| wctitles = 2

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's Snowboarding}}

{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Kreischberg|Parallel giant slalom}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Kreischberg|Parallel slalom}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Sierra Nevada|Parallel slalom}}

{{MedalCompetition|Junior World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2009 Nagano|Parallel slalom}}

{{MedalCountry|{{Flag|Russia|roc-olympics|name=Russian Ski Federation}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Rogla|Parallel GS}}

}}

Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev ({{langx|ru|Андрей Андреевич Соболев}}; born 27 November 1989) is a Russian snowboarder, specializing in Alpine snowboarding and formerly specializing in snowboard cross.[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=SB&competitorid=113361 FIS Profile] 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.{{cite web |title=Sports Reference Profile|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/andrey-sobolev-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215711/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/andrey-sobolev-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020}}{{cite web|title=Sochi2014.com profile |date=19 March 2014 |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-andrey-sobolev |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319041330/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-andrey-sobolev |archivedate=19 March 2014 }}

As of September 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 14th, in the 2013 parallel slalom.

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.

World Cup Podiums

=Individual podiums=

  • 7 wins – (2 PS, 5 PGS)
  • 15 podiums – (3 PS, 12 PGS)

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! Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Place

align=center|2012–13align=left |13 January 2012align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jauerling, AustriaParallel Slalom2nd
align=center|2014–15bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left |7 February 2014align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Sudelfeld, Germanybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Parallel GSbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
rowspan=2 align=center|2015–16align=left |12 December 2014align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carezza, ItalyParallel GS2nd
bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left |23 January 2016align=left| {{flagicon|SLO}} Rogla, Sloveniabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Parallel GSbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
rowspan=2 align=center|2016–17align=left |15 December 2016align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carezza, ItalyParallel GS2nd
bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left |17 December 2016align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Parallel Slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=center|2017–18bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left |14 December 2017align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carezza, Italybgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Parallel GSbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
rowspan=3 align=center|2018–19bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left |26 January 2019align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, Russiabgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Parallel Slalombgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=left |23 February 2019align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Secret Garden, ChinaParallel GS2nd
bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left |9 March 2019align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Scuol, Switzerlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Parallel GSbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
rowspan=3 align=center|2019–20bgcolor="#BOEOE6" align=left |11 January 2020align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Scuol, Switzerlandbgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Parallel GSbgcolor="#BOEOE6"|1st
align=left |22 February 2020align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} Pyeongchang, South KoreaParallel GS3rd
align=left |29 February 2020align=left| {{flagicon|CAN}} Blue Mountain, CanadaParallel GS3rd
rowspan=1 align=center|2020–21align=left |6 March 2021align=left| {{flagicon|SLO}} Rogla, SloveniaParallel GS2nd
align=center rowspan=1|2021–22align=left |11 December 2021align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Lake Bannoye, RussiaParallel GS3rd

=Team podiums=

  • 1 podium – (1 {{tooltip|PSLM |Parallel Slalom Team}})

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! Season

! Date

! Location

! Discipline

! Place

! Teammate(s)

align=center|2018–19align=left| 27 January 2019align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow, RussiaParallel Slalom Team2ndNatalia Soboleva

=Season titles=

  • 2 titles – (1 overall, 1 parallel giant slalom)

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! Season

! Discipline

2016Parallel Giant Slalom
2019Parallel Overall

References

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