Sofia Prosvirnova

Sofia Prosvirnova, in speed skating short track 1500m, 29th Winter Universiade (2019), Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Personal information

Full name

Sofia Sergeyevna Prosvirnova

Nationality

Russian
Danish

Born

20 December 1997 (age 26)
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Height

1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight

60 kg (132 lb)

Sport

Country

Russia (-2023)

Denmark (2023-)

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

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
	2018 Montreal	1000 m
	2019 Sofia	3000 m relay
	2016 Seoul	3000 m relay
	2019 Sofia	1500 m
European Championships
	2015 Dordrecht	1000 m
	2015 Dordrecht	3000 m relay
	2017 Torino	1000 m
	2018 Dresden	3000 m relay
	2019 Dordrecht	1000 m
	2015 Dordrecht	Overall
	2015 Dordrecht	500 m
	2015 Dordrecht	1500 m
	2017 Torino	Overall
	2017 Torino	1500 m
	2019 Dordrecht	Overall
	2019 Dordrecht	3000 m relay
	2018 Dresden	Overall
	2018 Dresden	500 m
	2019 Dordrecht	1500 m
	2019 Dordrecht	3000 m relay
	2020 Debrecen	3000 m relay
	2021 Gdańsk	1500 m
	2021 Gdańsk	Overall
Winter Universiade
	2019 Krasnoyarsk	3000 m relay

Sofia Sergeyevna 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]

World Cup results

Podiums

Date	Season	Location	Event
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