Sofia Sergeyevna Thorup (née Prosvirnova, ; 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.Спортивная Россия – отраслевая информационная сеть. Komanda2014.com (20 July 2016). Retrieved on 24 July 2016.
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.
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.
World Cup results Podiums DateSeasonLocationRankEvent16 November 2014 2014–15 Montreal 3000m relay21 December 2014 2014–15 Seoul 3000m relay15 February 2015 2014–15 Erzurum 500m1 November 2015 2015–16 Montreal 500m1 November 2015 2015–16 Montreal 3000m relay6 November 2015 2015–16 Toronto 3000m relay12 February 2017 2016–17 Minsk 3000m relay1 October 2017 2017–18 Budapest 3000m relay11 November 2017 2017–18 Shanghai 500m19 November 2017 2017–18 Seoul 3000m relay4 November 2018 2018–19 Calgary 1000m4 November 2018 2018–19 Calgary 3000m relay10 November 2018 2018–19 Salt Lake City 1000m11 November 2018 2018–19 Salt Lake City 3000m relay2 February 2019 2018–19 Dresden 1000m3 February 2019 2018–19 Dresden 2000m mixed relay3 February 2019 2018–19 Dresden 3000m relay
Overall rankings Season Event Rank 2018–19 1000m
References
External links
Sofia Prosvirnova at ShortTrackOnLine.info