Sofia Thorup

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.

Sofia Thorup

Prosvirnova at the 29th Winter Universiade (2019), Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Personal information
Birth name	Sofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova
Nationality	Russian Danish
Born	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Spouse	Viktor Hald Thorup ​ (m. 2023)​
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 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.

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