Sofia Thorup

Sofia Thorup
Prosvirnova at the 29th Winter Universiade (2019), Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Personal information
Birth nameSofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova
NationalityRussian
Danish
Born (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Sport
Country Russia (-2023)
Denmark (2023-)
SportShort track speed skating
Speed skating
Event(s)500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
ClubOlympic Hopes
Coached byAndrey Maksimov
Svetlana Tretyakova
World Cup wins5
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
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing  Russia
World championships
2018 Montreal 1000 m
2019 Sofia 3000 m relay
2016 Seoul 3000 m relay
2019 Sofia 1500 m
European Championships
2015 Dordrecht 1000 m
2015 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
2017 Torino 1000 m
2018 Dresden 3000 m relay
2019 Dordrecht 1000 m
2015 Dordrecht Overall
2015 Dordrecht 500 m
2015 Dordrecht 1500 m
2017 Torino Overall
2017 Torino 1500 m
2019 Dordrecht Overall
2019 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
2018 Dresden Overall
2018 Dresden 500 m
2019 Dordrecht 1500 m
2019 Dordrecht 3000 m relay
2020 Debrecen 3000 m relay
2021 Gdańsk 1500 m
2021 Gdańsk Overall
Winter Universiade
2019 Krasnoyarsk 3000 m relay
In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevna and the family name is Prosvirnova.

Sofia Sergeyevna Thorup (née Prosvirnova, Russian: Софья Сергеевна Просвирнова; born 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.[1][2]

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.[3]

World Cup results

Podiums

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

Overall rankings

Season Event Rank
2018–19 1000m

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sofya Prosvirnova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ Спортивная Россия – отраслевая информационная сеть. Komanda2014.com (20 July 2016). Retrieved on 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ Jackson, Sandra (4 April 2023). "Short track speed skater Prosvirnova will be able to play for Denmark from this season if all teams confirm the transfer". Athletistic. MatchTV. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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