Sofia Thorup

Sofia Thorup

File:Sofia Prosvirnova (1).jpg Sofia Prosvirnova, in speed skating short track 1500m, 29th Winter Universiade (2019), Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Personal information
Birth name	Sofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova
Nationality	Russian Danish
Born	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia (-2023) Denmark (2023-)
Sport	Short track speed skating Speed skating
Event(s)	500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
Club	Olympic Hopes
Coached by	Andrey Maksimov Svetlana Tretyakova
World Cup wins	5
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 42.911 (2019) 1000 m: 1:28.101 (2019) 1500 m: 2:20.001 (2017) 3000 m: 5:01.580 (2018)
Medal record Representing Russia World championships Silver medal – second place 2018 Montreal 1000 m Silver medal – second place 2019 Sofia 3000 m relay Bronze medal – third place 2016 Seoul 3000 m relay Bronze medal – third place 2019 Sofia 1500 m European Championships Gold medal – first place 2015 Dordrecht 1000 m Gold medal – first place 2015 Dordrecht 3000 m relay Gold medal – first place 2017 Torino 1000 m Gold medal – first place 2018 Dresden 3000 m relay Gold medal – first place 2019 Dordrecht 1000 m Silver medal – second place 2015 Dordrecht Overall Silver medal – second place 2015 Dordrecht 500 m Silver medal – second place 2015 Dordrecht 1500 m Silver medal – second place 2017 Torino Overall Silver medal – second place 2017 Torino 1500 m Silver medal – second place 2019 Dordrecht Overall Silver medal – second place 2019 Dordrecht 3000 m relay Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dresden Overall Bronze medal – third place 2018 Dresden 500 m Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dordrecht 1500 m Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dordrecht 3000 m relay Bronze medal – third place 2020 Debrecen 3000 m relay Bronze medal – third place 2021 Gdańsk 1500 m Bronze medal – third place 2021 Gdańsk Overall Winter Universiade Gold medal – first place 2019 Krasnoyarsk 3000 m relay

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Prosvirnova.

Sofia Sergeyevna Thorup (née Prosvirnova (Russian: Софья Сергеевна Просвирнова); 20 December 1997) is a Russian-born Danish short track and long track speed skater.

Career

She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the individual 500 m and 1,000 m events and in the 3,000 meters relay and placed 15th, 24th and 4th, respectively. In April 2023, after marrying Danish speed skater Viktor Hald Thorup, Sofia Prosvirnova announced to switching nationality to represent Denmark, while also leaving short track for long track speed skating.

World Cup results

Podiums

Date	Season	Location	Rank	Event
16 November 2014	2014–15	Montreal	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	3000m relay
21 December 2014	2014–15	Seoul	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	3000m relay
15 February 2015	2014–15	Erzurum	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	500m
1 November 2015	2015–16	Montreal	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	500m
1 November 2015	2015–16	Montreal	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	3000m relay
6 November 2015	2015–16	Toronto	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	3000m relay
12 February 2017	2016–17	Minsk	1st place, gold medalist(s)	3000m relay
1 October 2017	2017–18	Budapest	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	3000m relay
11 November 2017	2017–18	Shanghai	3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	500m
19 November 2017	2017–18	Seoul	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	3000m relay
4 November 2018	2018–19	Calgary	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	1000m
4 November 2018	2018–19	Calgary	1st place, gold medalist(s)	3000m relay
10 November 2018	2018–19	Salt Lake City	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	1000m
11 November 2018	2018–19	Salt Lake City	2nd place, silver medalist(s)	3000m relay
2 February 2019	2018–19	Dresden	1st place, gold medalist(s)	1000m
3 February 2019	2018–19	Dresden	1st place, gold medalist(s)	2000m mixed relay
3 February 2019	2018–19	Dresden	1st place, gold medalist(s)	3000m relay

Overall rankings

Season	Event	Rank
2018–19	1000m	2nd place, silver medalist(s)

External links

• Sofia Thorup at the International Skating Union