Viktor Hald Thorup

Viktor Hald Thorup
Hald Thorup in 2009, aged 15
Personal information
Nationality Denmark
Born (1994-08-14) 14 August 1994
Slagelse, Denmark[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Sport
Country Denmark (2018-)
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Denmark
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Mass start

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

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 discipline. 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] Time Date Location
500m 38.30 October 23, 2020 Salt Lake City
1000m 1:12.69 August 31, 2019 Salt Lake City
1500m 1:45.44 November 23, 2025 Calgary
3000m 3:44.36 January 19, 2019 Salt Lake City
5000m 6:13.43 November 21, 2025 Calgary
10000m 12:51.88 December 6, 2025 Heerenveen

References

  1. ^ "Viktor Hald THORUP". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Dansk sensation langer ud efter Dansk Skøjteforbund: - Det er fuldstændig sygt" (in Danish). Retrieved 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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