Turkey at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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]

Turkey at the
2018 Winter Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish Olympic Committee
Websitewww.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)

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 213
Figure skating 112
Ski jumping 101
Total538

Alpine skiing
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
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
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
Time Deficit Rank
Ömer Ayçiçek Men's 15 km freestyle 40:28.7 +6:44.8 93
Hamza Dursun 40:05.3 +6:21.4 92
Ayşenur Duman Women's 10 km freestyle 33:06.4 +8:05.9 86
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
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 N/A 18:45.78 14 Did not advance

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

Ski jumping
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
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
  1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "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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