Natalia SOBOLEVA
ROCEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowboard |
Women's Parallel Giant Slalom | 20 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 15 | Parallel Slalom | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 19 | Women's Parallel Giant Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| DSQ | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 2 | Parallel Giant Slalom Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA | |
| 6 | Parallel Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Rogla, SLO | 59.80 |
| 7 | Parallel Slalom Ladies | 2013 | Stoneham, CAN | 1:22.01 |
| 12 | Parallel Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | 1:19.44 |
| 14 | Parallel Slalom Ladies | 2019 | Park City, USA | |
| 17 | Parallel Giant Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Rogla, SLO | 1:08.36 |
| 18 | Parallel Slalom Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | 1:08.50 |
| 20 | Parallel GS Ladies | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | 1:17.92 |
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Parallel Giant Slalom | Parallel Slalom | Parallel |
| 2021/2022 | 17 | 7 | 13 |
| 2020/2021 | 24 | 12 | 17 |
| 2019/2020 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| 2018/2019 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 2017/2018 | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016/2017 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
| 2015/2016 | 21 | 13 | 16 |
| 2014/2015 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 2013/2014 | 19 | 9 | 12 |
| 2012/2013 | 41 | 13 | 24 |
| 2011/2012 | 60 | ||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Parallel Giant Slalom | Parallel Slalom | Parallel Slalom Team | Parallel Giant Slalom Team |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 15th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 17th | 1 x 8th | 2 x 6th | |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 9th | 1 x 4th | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 5th | 1 x 2nd | |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 8th | 1 x 3rd | 1 x 4th | |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 14th | 2 x 17th | ||
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 11th | 1 x 6th | ||
| 2014/2015 | 1 x 4th | 2 x 11th | ||
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 14th | 1 x 4th | ||
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 24th | 1 x 4th | ||
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 35th | |||
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 34th | |||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 2 | Parallel Slalom Team | 2021/2022 | Bad Gastein, AUT | |
| 3 | Parallel Slalom | 2021/2022 | Bad Gastein, AUT | 58.16 |
| 9 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Cortina d Ampezzo, ITA | 1:20.68 |
| 11 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Bannoye, RUS | 1:20.23 |
| 13 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Carezza, ITA | 1:22.28 |
| 15 | Parallel Giant Slalom Team | 2021/2022 | Simonhöhe, AUT | |
| 15 | Parallel Slalom | 2021/2022 | Bannoye, RUS | 1:08.59 |
| 22 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Scuol, SUI | 1:22.42 |
| 32 | Parallel Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Simonhöhe, AUT | |
Natasha.
Athlete
Father, Andrey Viktorovich. Mother, Natalia Vladimirovna. Brothers, Andrey Andreevich and Denis Andreevich.
Russian
Denis Yurievich Salagaev (ROC)
Brother Andrey Sobolev (Snowboard): 2019 Parallel Crystal Globe winner, 2015 parallel giant slalom world champion, competes on the World Cup tour.
2011 German national championships in Berchtesgaden (Parallel Giant Slalom - 27th)
2011 World Cup in Moscow (Parallel Slalom - 34th)
Started skiing at age five encouraged by her father, switched to snowboarding at age 13 and integrated into the junior national team at age 15. (Athlete, 16 Sep 2021)
Her brother was already involved in the sport, which gave her the encouragement to take it up herself. "I was a very active child, so my father took me to a sports school to pour my energy into something useful." (Info 2018)
Win an Olympic gold medal. (Info 2018)
Her three World Cup podiums (one second and two third places) and her silver medal won at the 2019 Park City World Championships. (Athlete, 16 Sep 2021)
Winning two gold medals at both the 2014 and 2015 Junior World Championships, which she says helped her overcome her disappointing results at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. "I knew I had to win at the Junior World Championships to prove that my unsuccessful results in Sochi were just bad luck." (Info 2018)
"Here and now." (Athlete, 16 Sep 2021)
"You have to keep going to achieve your goals, regardless of how tiring training becomes. You have to get used to self-discipline, and overcoming pain, fatigue and the desire to quit. The most important thing is to believe in yourself and your strength." (Info 2018)
Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation.
