Sofia Thorup Explained

Sofia Thorup
Birth Name:Sofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova
Nationality:Russian
Danish
Birth Date:1997 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height:1.68 m
Weight:60 kg
Country: Russia (-2023)
Denmark (2023-)
Sport:Short track speed skating
Speed skating
Event:500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
Club:Olympic Hopes
Pb:500 m: 42.911 (2019)
1000 m: 1:28.101 (2019)
1500 m: 2:20.001 (2017)
3000 m: 5:01.580 (2018)
Coach:Andrey Maksimov
Svetlana Tretyakova
Worldcup:5
Show-Medals:no

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.[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

DateSeasonLocationRankEvent
16 November 2014 3000m relay
21 December 2014 3000m relay
15 February 2015 500m
1 November 2015 500m
1 November 2015 3000m relay
6 November 2015 3000m relay
12 February 2017 3000m relay
1 October 2017 3000m relay
11 November 2017 500m
19 November 2017 3000m relay
4 November 2018 1000m
4 November 2018 3000m relay
10 November 2018 1000m
11 November 2018 3000m relay
2 February 2019 1000m
3 February 2019 2000m mixed relay
3 February 2019 3000m relay

Overall rankings

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215702/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/sofya-prosvirnova-1.html Sofya Prosvirnova
  2. http://komanda2014.com/en/team/49/332 Спортивная Россия – отраслевая информационная сеть
  3. News: Jackson . Sandra . Short track speed skater Prosvirnova will be able to play for Denmark from this season if all teams confirm the transfer . 5 April 2023 . MatchTV . Athletistic . 4 April 2023.