Viktor Hald Thorup

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Viktor Hald Thorup
Viktor Hald Thorup in 2009.png
Hald Thorup in 2009, aged 15
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1994-08-14) 14 August 1994 (age 31)
Slagelse, Denmark [1]
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Sport
Country Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (2018-)
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2026 Milano Cortina Mass start

Viktor Hald Thorup (born 14 August 1994) is a Danish speed skater who competes internationally.

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At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Thorup won a silver medal in the men's mass start event. [2] With this result, he became Denmark's second ever medalist at the Winter Olympics, almost three decades after the women's curling second place at the 1998 Olympics edition in Nagano, Japan. [3] He also became the first Dane to earn a Winter Olympics medal in an indvidual event. [2]

Viktor Hald Thorup currently holds Danish national records in the men's 1500m, 3000m, 5000m and 10000m. [4]

Career

Thorup started inline skating in 2002. [5] At the age of 15 he moved to Toulouse, France to train together with Pascal Briand. [6] [7]

In 2012 he moved to Berlin and started ice skating. [7]

He also participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics finished in 5th place in the Mass Start which was raced for the first time at the Olympic games in PyeongChang. [8]

He qualified for the 2022 Winter Olympics in the 5000m disciplin. Here he finished 19th out of 20. [9] He also participated in the mass start, but did not go on from the semifinals. [10]

Private

He is married to the Russian born speedskater Sofia Prosvirnova. They lived in Russia in 2021 and 2022, but moved to Denmark following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, where his wife later is waiting for the approval of her application for Danish citizenship and chose to represent Denmark at the European Championship. [11] [12] [13]

Personal records

Event [14] TimeDateLocation
500m38.30October 23, 2020 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City
1000m1:12.69August 31, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City
1500m1:45.44November 23, 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary
3000m3:44.36January 19, 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Lake City
5000m6:13.43November 21, 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary
10000m12:51.88December 6, 2025 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen

References

  1. ↑ "Viktor Hald THORUP". Beijing 2022 Olympics . Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Bruno/AP/TT, Foto: Luca (21 February 2026). "Historiskt dansk OS-silver". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sølv til Danmark!" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "SpeedskatingResults.com - Denmark (DEN)". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Viktor Thorup | da | Rollerblade Denmark". www.rollerblade.com (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  6. ↑ Lokalt talent til VM og OL i skøjteløb (in Danish), 5 September 2016, Wikidata   Q138401430
  7. 1 2 Teis Jeppe Gørtz (8 February 2018). "Viktor Hald Thorup om vinter-OL: "Kald mig bare speedskatingens svar på de jamaicanske bobslædekørere"". Euroman (in Danish). ISSN   0906-9690. Wikidata   Q138411021.
  8. ↑ "Athlete profile - Viktor Hald Thorup". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Sebastian Taarsted Bagger; Kresten Mosbæk (6 February 2022). "Dansk skøjteløber endte næstsidst. Alligevel står han med et smil på læben". DR Nyheder (in Danish). Wikidata   Q138411714.
  10. ↑ Jacob Nordestgaard Lage (19 February 2022). "Danske medaljehåb i stor skuffelse". TV2.dk (in Danish). Wikidata   Q138411753.
  11. ↑ Mikkel Nygaard (4 March 2022). "Dansk-russisk speedskatepar siger farvel til basen og frygter det værste for fremtiden". DR Nyheder (in Danish). Wikidata   Q138391578.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ |title=Dansk sensation langer ud efter Dansk Skøjteforbund: - Det er fuldstændig sygt|url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/ol/dansk-sensation-langer-ud-efter-dansk-skoejteforbund-det-er-fuldstaendig-sygt/11103622 |access-date=23 February 2026
  14. ↑ "speedskatingbase.eu". www.speedskatingbase.eu. Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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