Sofia Prosvirnova

Russia

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STRUS22012199701
NOC	Russia
Born	20 Dec 1997 in St. Petersburg
Gender	Women

Residence	St. Petersburg, RUS
Languages	English, Russian
Occupation	Athlete
Higher education	Coaching - Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health: St. Petersburg, RUS
Family	Husband Viktor Hald Thorup

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	500m	42.516	06 Mar 2021	Dordrecht
	1000m	1:28.092	21 Nov 2021	Debrecen
	1500m	2:19.432	16 Feb 2022	Beijing
	3000m	5:01.580	18 Mar 2018	Montreal

Main Achievements
Main Achievements
World Championships	Event
World Championships
	1000m		1
	1500m			1
	3000m Relay		1	1
World Junior Championships	Event
World Junior Championships
	3000m Relay		1	1
	Overall			1
European Championships	Event
European Championships
	500m			1
	1000m	2
	1500m		1	2
	3000m Relay	2	1	1
	Overall		3	2

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Dynamo St. Petersburg [RUS] / Central Sports Army Club [RUS]:

General Interest

Hobbies

Snowboarding, watching films and cartoons, camping. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2020)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport	"I did figure skating between the ages of five and 12, but I did not get any good results so I switched to short track. Within two years, I got invited into the junior national team, and in 2014 I was invited into the Olympic team. So I chose to focus on short track."
Name of coach	Vladimir Grigorev [national], RUS; Tatyana Borodulina [national], RUS; Svetlana Tretyakova [personal], RUS, from 2010
When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up short track in 2010 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

General Interest

Nicknames	Sonya (Facebook profile, 06 Oct 2021)
Awards and honours	She was named among the 10 Best Athletes of the Year for 2019 by the Physical Education and Sports Committee of St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. (gov.spb.ru, 23 Dec 2019) In 2015 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 15 Oct 2017; minsport.gov.ru, 03 Jun 2015)

Social Media

www.facebook.com/sofia.prosvirnova

General Interest

Memorable sporting achievement	Winning silver in the 1000m at the 2018 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada, and claiming bronze in the 1500m at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2020)
Injuries	She damaged ligaments in her ankle at the 2015 National Championships in the Russian Federation. She sustained a similar injury in the same ankle while training in 2016 and in 2017. (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"You reap what you sow." (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
Hero / Idol	Italian short track skater Arianna Fontana, Russian snowboarder Alena Zavarzina. (Athlete, 26 Sep 2018)
Famous relatives	Her husband Viktor Hald Thorup has represented Denmark in speed skating, and placed fifth in the mass start at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (olympic.org, 01 Mar 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Dec 2020)
Most influential person in career	Coach Svetlana Tretyakova. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2020)
Other information	HIATUS In June 2022 she announced she would miss the 2022/23 season. "After the [2022] Olympic Games [in Beijing], there was a very long and painful period of making a decision to end my career. The fact is that the 2021/22 season was very difficult for me psychologically. I stopped enjoying training, going to the races was torture for me, the fear of failing at the Olympics and the difficulty in understanding with the coaches. After a long break, I realised that I did not want to part with my professional career, although after the Olympics I was sure that was inevitable. I'm gearing up for the 2023/24 season and I sincerely believe that this will help me get back into the sport stronger. I also really hope that by this time I will be able to represent Russia on the international stage." (sport-express.ru, 13 Sep 2022)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2016/2017	European Championships	1000m	1
	2017/2018	European Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2014/2015	European Championships	3000m Relay	1
	2018/2019	European Championships	1000m	1
	2016/2017	European Championships	1500m	2
	2018/2019	European Championships	Overall	2
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2017/2018	World Championships	1000m	2
	2018/2019	European Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2016/2017	European Championships	Overall	2
	2014/2015	European Championships	Overall	2
	2018/2019	World Championships	3000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	European Championships	1500m	3
	2017/2018	European Championships	500m	3
	2015/2016	World Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	World Championships	1500m	3
	2017/2018	European Championships	Overall	3
	2020/2021	European Championships	1500m	3
	2020/2021	European Championships	Overall	3
	2016/2017	World Junior Championships	Overall	3
	2019/2020	European Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2012/2013	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	3
	2017/2018	World Championships	Overall	4
	2013/2014	European Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2014	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	4
	2013/2014	World Junior Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2013/2014	World Junior Championships	Overall	4
	2020/2021	World Championships	1500m	4
	2020/2021	European Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2020/2021	World Championships	3000m Relay	4
	2016/2017	European Championships	500m	5
	2018/2019	World Championships	1000m	5
	2018/2019	European Championships	500m	5
	2018	Olympic Games	500m	5
	2018	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	5
	2020/2021	World Championships	500m	5
	2017/2018	World Championships	1500m	5
	2018/2019	World Championships	Overall	6
	2014/2015	World Championships	1500m	6
	2014/2015	World Championships	1000m	6
	2016/2017	World Championships	3000m Relay	6
	2013/2014	World Championships	3000m Relay	6
	2020/2021	European Championships	500m	6
	2020/2021	European Championships	1000m	6
	2022	Olympic Games	3000m Relay	7
	2017/2018	European Championships	1500m	7
	2022	Olympic Games	2000m Relay	7
	2020/2021	World Championships	Overall	7
	2017/2018	World Championships	3000m Relay	7
	2014/2015	World Championships	Overall	8
	2016/2017	European Championships	3000m Relay	8
	2016/2017	World Championships	1500m	9
	2019/2020	European Championships	1500m	9
	2014/2015	World Championships	500m	10
	2017/2018	European Championships	1000m	11
	2016/2017	World Championships	1000m	12
	2016/2017	World Championships	Overall	13
	2014	Olympic Games	500m	15
	2018/2019	World Championships	500m	15
	2022	Olympic Games	1500m	15
	2019/2020	European Championships	500m	15
	2013/2014	European Championships	Overall	16
	2019/2020	European Championships	Overall	16
	2022	Olympic Games	500m	18
	2016/2017	World Championships	500m	18
	2017/2018	World Championships	500m	18
	2020/2021	World Championships	1000m	19
	2019/2020	European Championships	1000m	19
	2018	Olympic Games	1500m	21
	2014	Olympic Games	1000m	24

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	3000m Relay	1
	2016/2017	Minsk	3000m Relay	1
	2021/2022	Nagoya	2000m Relay	1
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	2000m Relay	1
	2018/2019	Dresden	3000m Relay	1
	2018/2019	Dresden	2000m Relay	1
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	1
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1000m	2
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	2
	2019/2020	Montreal, QC	2000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Dresden	1500m	2
	2019/2020	Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	2
	2017/2018	Seoul	3000m Relay	2
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	1000m	2
	2014/2015	Erzurum	500m	2
	2019/2020	Shanghai	2000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Dresden	2000m Relay	2
	2019/2020	Nagoya	2000m Relay	2
	2014/2015	Seoul	3000m Relay	3
	2015/2016	Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	3
	2014/2015	Montreal, QC	3000m Relay	3
	2019/2020	Dordrecht	1000m	3
	2017/2018	Shanghai	500m	3
	2015/2016	Toronto, ON	3000m Relay	3
	2017/2018	Budapest	3000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Turin	3000m Relay	3
	2015/2016	Montreal, QC	500m	3
	2019/2020	Nagoya	3000m Relay	3
	2018/2019	Calgary, AB	500m	4
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	4
	2018/2019	Almaty	500m	4
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1000m	5
	2014/2015	Erzurum	3000m Relay	5
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	5
	2016/2017	Minsk	1000m	5
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	5
	2018/2019	Almaty	3000m Relay	5
	2019/2020	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	5
	2014/2015	Erzurum	1000m	5
	2019/2020	Dresden	1000m	5
	2017/2018	Shanghai	1000m	6
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	1000m	6
	2016/2017	Dresden	3000m Relay	6
	2019/2020	Dresden	3000m Relay	6
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	500m	7
	2017/2018	Shanghai	3000m Relay	7
	2014/2015	Dresden	500m	7
	2019/2020	Shanghai	3000m Relay	7
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	500m	8
	2013/2014	World Cup Classification	500m	9
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	3000m Relay	9
	2017/2018	Shanghai	1500m	9
	2016/2017	Minsk	1500m	9
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1000m	10
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	500m	10
	2018/2019	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	10
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	500m	11
	2018/2019	Almaty	1000m	11
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	500m	11
	2016/2017	Salt Lake City, UT	3000m Relay	12
	2018/2019	Dresden	1000m	12
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1500m	13
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	500m	14
	2017/2018	World Cup Classification	1000m	14
	2016/2017	Calgary, AB	500m	15
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	1500m	16
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	1000m	17
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1000m	17
	2019/2020	Shanghai	1000m	17
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	500m	19
	2019/2020	World Cup Classification	500m	20
	2019/2020	Shanghai	500m	20
	2018/2019	World Cup Classification	1500m	21
	2015/2016	World Cup Classification	1000m	27
	2016/2017	World Cup Classification	1500m	36
	2021/2022	World Cup Classification	1500m	37
	2014/2015	Dresden	1500m	39
	2014/2015	World Cup Classification	1500m	94