Please answer the following question: Maxim Anatolievich Sokolov (born 27 May 1972 in Leningrad Russian SFSR Soviet Union) is a professional ice hockey goalie currently playing for SKA Saint Petersburg of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Athlete