Sofia Thorup

Sofia Thorup
Prosvirnova at the 29th Winter Universiade (2019), Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Danish
BornSofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova
(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
CountryRussia Russia (-2023)
Denmark Denmark (2023-)
SportShort track speed skating
Speed skating
Events
500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
ClubOlympic Hopes
Coached byAndrey Maksimov
Svetlana Tretyakova
World Cup wins5
Achievements and titles
Personal bests500 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 speed skating
Representing  Denmark
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Tomaszów MazowieckiMass start
Women's short-track speed skating
Representing  Russia
World championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Montreal1000 m
Silver medal – second place2019 Sofia3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2016 Seoul3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Sofia1500 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Dordrecht1000 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2017 Torino1000 m
Gold medal – first place2018 Dresden3000 m relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Dordrecht1000 m
Silver medal – second place2015 DordrechtOverall
Silver medal – second place2015 Dordrecht500 m
Silver medal – second place2015 Dordrecht1500 m
Silver medal – second place2017 TorinoOverall
Silver medal – second place2017 Torino1500 m
Silver medal – second place2019 DordrechtOverall
Silver medal – second place2019 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 DresdenOverall
Bronze medal – third place2018 Dresden500 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Dordrecht1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2019 Dordrecht3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2020 Debrecen3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2021 Gdańsk1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2021 GdańskOverall
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place2019 Krasnoyarsk3000 m relay

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]

She qualified for the 2026 Winter Olympics, but she was denied of a Danish citizenship due to her path not being a good role model for youngsters, therefore she could not participate.[4]

World Cup results

Podiums

Date Season Location Rank Event
16 November 20142014–15Montreal3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3000m relay
21 December 20142014–15Seoul3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3000m relay
15 February 20152014–15Erzurum2nd place, silver medalist(s)500m
1 November 20152015–16Montreal3rd place, bronze medalist(s)500m
1 November 20152015–16Montreal3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3000m relay
6 November 20152015–16Toronto3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3000m relay
12 February 20172016–17Minsk1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay
1 October 20172017–18Budapest3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3000m relay
11 November 20172017–18Shanghai3rd place, bronze medalist(s)500m
19 November 20172017–18Seoul2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay
4 November 20182018–19Calgary2nd place, silver medalist(s)1000m
4 November 20182018–19Calgary1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay
10 November 20182018–19Salt Lake City2nd place, silver medalist(s)1000m
11 November 20182018–19Salt Lake City2nd place, silver medalist(s)3000m relay
2 February 20192018–19Dresden1st place, gold medalist(s)1000m
3 February 20192018–19Dresden1st place, gold medalist(s)2000m mixed relay
3 February 20192018–19Dresden1st place, gold medalist(s)3000m relay

Overall rankings

Season Event Rank
2018–191000m2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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.
  4. ↑ Thorup, Sofia (26 January 2026). "Denmark denies citizenship to Russian-born speed skater despite her European gold medal". Retrieved 24 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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