Turkey at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Turkey at the
2018 Winter Olympics

Flag of Turkey

IOC code| TUR
NOC| Turkish Olympic Committee
Website| www.olimpiyat.org.tr
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors| 8 (5 men and 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer | Fatih Arda İpcioğlu[1]
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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Turkey competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The Turkish team consisted of eight athletes (five men and three women), competing in four sports, including ski jumping for the first time.[2]

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3
Figure skating | 1 | 1 | 2
Ski jumping | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 5 | 3 | 8

## Alpine skiing

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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Turkey qualified two athletes, one male and one female.[3]

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Serdar Deniz | Men's giant slalom | 1:23.45  | 77  | 1:20.78  | 65  | 2:44.23  | 67
Men's slalom | DNF
Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu | Women's giant slalom | 1:27.71  | 64  | 1:25.29  | 57  | 2:53.00  | 57
Women's slalom | DNF

## Cross-country skiing

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Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Turkey qualified three athletes, two male and one female.[4]

Distance
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Deficit  | Rank
Ömer Ayçiçek | Men's 15 km freestyle | 40:28.7  | +6:44.8  | 89
Hamza Dursun | 40:05.3  | +6:21.4  | 88
Ayşenur Duman | Women's 10 km freestyle | 33:06.4  | +8:05.9  | 86

Sprint
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Ömer Ayçiçek | Men's sprint | 3:57.91  | 77  | did not advance
Hamza Dursun | 3:36.53  | 71  | did not advance
Ömer Ayçiçek
Hamza Dursun | Men's team sprint | —  | 18:45.78  | 14  | Did not advance

## Figure skating

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Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Turkey qualified one ice dancing pair (one male and one female), based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[5][6]

Athlete  | Event  | SD | FD | Total

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar | Ice dancing | 59.42  | 20  | 87.76  | 18  | 147.18  | 19

## Ski jumping

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Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Turkey qualified one male ski jumper. This will mark the country's Winter Olympics debut in the sport.[2]

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | First round  | Final  | Total

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Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Distance  | Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Fatih Arda İpcioğlu | Men's normal hill | 79.0  | 68.2  | 57  | Did not advance
Men's large hill | 96.5  | 36.4  | 56  | Did not advance

## References

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1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ a b "Final Turkish team for PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games confirmed". www.olimpiyat.org.tr/. Turkish National Olympic Committee. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
3. ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
4. ^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
5. ^ "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
6. ^ "Disciplines and Athletes". Turkish Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017.

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Africa|

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*[DNF]: Did not finish
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