Sofia Thorup
Appearance
![]() Sofia Prosvirnova, in speed skating short track 1500m, 29th Winter Universiade (2019), Krasnoyarsk, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Sofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian Danish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 20 December 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Podiums
[edit]Date | Season | Location | Rank | Event |
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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
[edit]Season | Event | Rank |
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2018–19 | 1000m | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Sofya Prosvirnova. sports-reference.com
- ^ Спортивная Россия – отраслевая информационная сеть. Komanda2014.com (20 July 2016). Retrieved on 24 July 2016.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Russian female short track speed skaters
- Danish female speed skaters
- Russian emigrants to Denmark
- Danish people of Russian descent
- Olympic short track speed skaters for Russia
- Short track speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg
- World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
- Winter World University Games medalists in short track speed skating
- Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade
- 21st-century Russian women
- 21st-century Danish women
- Russian winter sports biography stubs
- Russian speed skating biography stubs