Sofia Sergeyevna Thorup (
née
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''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
, ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'')
, nations = 88
, events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines)
, athletes = 2,873
, opening = 7 February 2014
, closing = 23 February 2014
, opened_by = President Vladimir Putin
, cauldron =
, stadium = Fisht Olympic ...
in the individual 500 m and 1,000 m events and in the 3,000 meters relay and placed 15th, 24th and 4th, respectively.
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.
World Cup results
Podiums
Overall rankings
References
External links
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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
Universiade medalists in short track speed skating
Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade
21st-century Russian women
21st-century Danish women
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