in 2003, where he placed 33rd in the normal hill event and 39th in the large hill event. Best results 9th place, Lillehammer, 1997, World Cup. 6th place, Villach, 2001, World Cup. 9th place, Predazzo, 2001, World Cup. 8th place, Garmisch Partenkirchen, 2002, World Cup. 7th place, Innsbruck, 2002, World Cup. 5th place, Sapporo, 2002, World Cup. Other Kobelev's sponsor was the Russian army. He is married and speaks Russian and English. His bindings are from the label Silvretta and his boots from Adidas. During his most active period, his weight was 69 kg (152 pounds). References External links Official FIS page of Valery Kobelev The ski jumping hills in Kaluga, where Kobelev jumped until 15 years of age. Kobelev's horrific fall, 1999 Kobelev after the accident, 1999 1973 births Living people Russian male ski jumpers Ski jumpers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic ski jumpers of Russia Russian male Nordic combined skiers Nordic combined skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Olympic Nordic combined skiers of Russia Sportspeople from Kaluga