Turkey at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Turkey at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish Olympic Committee
Website www.olimpiyat.org.tr
in Pyeongchang, South Korea
9–25 February 2018
Competitors8 (5 men and 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer Fatih Arda İpcioğlu [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

Contents

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 213
Figure skating 112
Ski jumping 101
Total538

Alpine skiing

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

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Serdar Deniz Men's giant slalom 1:23.45771:20.78652:44.2367
Men's slalom DNF
Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu Women's giant slalom 1:27.71641:25.29572:53.0057
Women's slalom DNF

Cross-country skiing

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

Distance
AthleteEventFinal
TimeDeficitRank
Ömer Ayçiçek Men's 15 km freestyle 40:28.7+6:44.889
Hamza Dursun 40:05.3+6:21.488
Ayşenur Duman Women's 10 km freestyle 33:06.4+8:05.986
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ömer Ayçiçek Men's sprint 3:57.9177did not advance
Hamza Dursun 3:36.5371did not advance
Ömer Ayçiçek
Hamza Dursun
Men's team sprint 18:45.7814Did not advance

Figure skating

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]

AthleteEventSDFDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar Ice dancing 59.422087.7618147.1819

Ski jumping

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

AthleteEventQualificationFirst roundFinalTotal
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
Fatih Arda İpcioğlu Men's normal hill 79.068.257Did not advance
Men's large hill 96.536.456Did not advance

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References

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