Andrey Andreyevich Sobolev (; born 27 November 1989) is a Russian

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, specializing in Alpine snowboarding and formerly specializing in

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/ref> He is the brother of Olympic snowboarder Natalia Soboleva, who is the silver medalist of the 2019 World Championships.

Career

Sobolev competed at the

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for Russia. He was the top qualifier in the parallel giant slalom, but in the 1/8 finals, he lost to Austria's

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, finishing 9th overall. He then failed to qualify for the elimination round in the parallel slalom, finishing 27th. As of September 2014, his best showing at the

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is 14th, in the

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parallel slalom. Sobolev made his

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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)

Team podiums

* 1 podium – (1 )

Season titles

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

References

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* 1989 births Living people Olympic snowboarders for Russia Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Tashtagol Russian male snowboarders Snowboarders from Kemerovo Oblast 21st-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-snowboarding-bio-stub