Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Turkey at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr  (in English and Turkish)
in Turin
Competitors6 (3 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers Tuğba Karademir (opening)
Sebahattin Oglago (closing) [1] [2]
Officials12
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Contents

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 213
Figure skating 011
Total336

Alpine skiing

A 37th-place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants. [3]

Athlete [3] EventFinal
Run 1Run 2Run 3TotalRank
Hamit Şare Men's giant slalom 1:52.13did not start
Men's slalom 1:07.571:01.56n/a2:09.1340
Duygu Ulusoy Women's giant slalom 1:11.431:19.38n/a2:30.8137
Women's slalom did not finish

Cross-country skiing

The Turkish cross-country team got its top finish in the men's team sprint event, where Muhammet Kızılarslan and Sebahattin Oglago finished 22nd. [4]

Distance
Athlete [4] EventFinal
TotalRank
Kelime Aydın Women's 10 km classical 31:47.152
Women's 15 km pursuit Did not finish
Women's 30 km freestyle 1:34:07.249
Muhammet Kızılarslan Men's 15 km classical 45:06.874
Sabahattin Oğlago Men's 15 km classical 42:18.955
Men's 30 km pursuit 1:28:03.865
Men's 50 kilometre freestyle Did not finish
Sprint
Athlete [4] EventQualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Kelime Aydın Women's sprint 2:33.3363Did not advance63
Muhammet Kızılarslan Men's sprint 2:28.9464Did not advance64
Sebahattin Oglago Men's sprint 2:31.1067Did not advance67
Muhammet Kızılarslan
Sebahattin Oglago
Men's team sprint Did not advance19:46.512Did not advance23

Figure skating

Tuğba Karademir, who finished 22nd in the ladies' event, gained some notoriety due to being featured by American network NBC, which opened one of its most watched broadcasts with a feature on her. [5] [6]

Athlete [5] EventCDSP/ODFS/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Tuğba Karademir Ladies' n/a44.2022 Q79.4421123.6421

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Officials

References

  1. "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony" . Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony" . Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Figure Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  6. Kate Aurthur (February 23, 2006). "NBC's Strategy of Ducking 'Idol' Pays Off". New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.