Sofia Thorup

Sofia Thorup
Sofia Prosvirnova, in speed skating short track 1500m, 29th Winter Universiade (2019), Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Personal information
Birth nameSofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova
NationalityRussian
Danish
Born (1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia Russia (-2023)
Denmark 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
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.[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 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)

References

  1. ^ Sofya Prosvirnova. sports-reference.com
  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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sofia Prosvirnova.


Stub icon

This Russian biographical article related to winter sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This biographical article on a speed skater in Russia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.