Turkey at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Turkey at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Turkey
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiyat.org.tr
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	7 (4 men and 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Furkan Akar Ayşenur Duman
Flag bearer (closing)	Volunteer
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Turkey competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

The Turkish team consisted of seven athletes (four men and three women) competing in four sports. ^[3] Furkan Akar and Ayşenur Duman were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. ^[4] Meanwhile a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. ^[5]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	1	2	3
Short track speed skating	1	0	1
Ski jumping	1	0	1
Total	4	3	7

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Turkey has qualified one male and one female alpine skier. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Berkin Usta	Men's giant slalom	1:17.91	45	1:24.81	43	2:42.72	43
	Men's slalom	DNF		did not advance
Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu	Women's slalom	1:09.45	56	1:09.47	49	2:18.92	49
	Women's giant slalom	1:15.98	59	1:14.75	47	2:30.73	48

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Turkey has qualified one male and two female cross-country skiers. ^[7]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Yusuf Emre Fırat	Men's 15 km classical	did not finish
Ayşenur Duman	Women's 10 km classical	37:36.7	9:30.4	87
Özlem Ceren Dursun		39:17.6	11:11.3	92

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Yusuf Emre Fırat	Men's sprint	3:15.96	80	did not advance
Ayşenur Duman	Women's sprint	4:08.47	85	did not advance
Ayşenur Duman Özlem Ceren Dursun	Women's team sprint	—				LAP	12	Did not advance	=23

Short track speed skating

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Turkey has qualified one male short track speed skater. ^[8] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Winter Olympics. ^[9]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Furkan Akar	1000 m	1:25.462	2 Q	1:25.490	1 Q	1:27.102	3 QB	1:36.052	6

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Turkey qualified one male ski jumper.

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Fatih Arda İpcioğlu	Men's normal hill	74.5	52.8	46 Q	99.0	115.0	36	did not advance
	Men's large hill	116.0	94.6	40 Q	124.0	109.5	40	did not advance

References

1. "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 26 January 2022.
2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent . London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. Tiryaki, Erkan (19 January 2022). "2022 Pekin Kış Olimpiyatları'nda Türkiye'yi 7 sporcu temsil edecek" [7 athletes will represent Turkey at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics]. Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Ankara, Turkey. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
4. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
5. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
6. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
7. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
8. "Communication 2442: XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022 Beijing Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
9. "Furkan Akar'dan Tarihi Olimpiyat Kotası" [Historical Olympic Quota by Furkan Akar]. www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr/ (in Turkish). Turkish Olympic Committee. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.