Berk Akalın

Berk Akalın (born January 20, 1995) is a Turkish ice dancer. With partner Çağla Demirsal, he is the 2011 Turkish national champion and placed 14th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.[1]

Berk Akalın
Kelly and Akalın in 2020
Personal information
Country representedTurkey
Born (1995-01-20) January 20, 1995
Bursa, Turkey
Home townBursa, Turkey
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
PartnerNicole Kelly
Former partnerÇağla Demirsal Antonina Rusetskaya
CoachMarina Zueva, Alper Uçar
Former coachOleg Voiko, Natalia Dubova
ChoreographerMassimo Scali
Former choreographerNatalia Dubova, Oleg Voiko, Inessa Kondrashova
Skating clubBursa Tek Paten SC
Training locationsStamford, Connecticut
Began skating2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total114.05
2013 World Junior
Short dance49.64
ISU JGP Pokal d. Blauen Schwerter 2012
Free dance67.02
2013 World Junior

Programs

With Demirsal
Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[2]
  • Quickstep: When You Smile
    by Salter McDonald
  • Charleston: Kiss
    by Max Raabe
  • Russian folk medley
2012–2013
[3]
  • Blues: Why Don't You Do Right
  • Hip Hop: Family Affair
    by DJ Fede
  • Still Alive Piano Concerto No. 23
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    (modern arrangement)
  • Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Still Alive Piano Concerto No. 23
    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    (modern arrangement)
2011–2012
[4]
  • Flight of the Bumble Bee
2010–2011
[5]

Single skating
Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[6]
  • The Rock
    by Hans Zimmer
  • The Survivor
    by Russ Landau

Competitive highlights

Ice dancing with Demirsal
Demirsal / Akalın at the 2012 World Junior Championships
International[1]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Junior Worlds16th PR18th14th17th
Ondrej Nepela Trophy8th
JGP Germany5th
JGP Latvia16th
JGP Turkey9th
Ice Challenge1st J.
Istanbul Cup3rd J.
NRW Trophy12th J.5th J.
Mont Blanc12th J.
National[1]
Turkish1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix
J. = Junior level; PR = Preliminary round

Single skating
International[7]
Event 2009–10
World Junior Championships42nd
Triglav Trophy4th J.
J. = Junior level
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References
  1. "Competition Results: Cagla DEMIRSAL / Berk AKALIN". International Skating Union.
  2. "Cagla DEMIRSAL / Berk AKALIN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.
  3. "Cagla DEMIRSAL / Berk AKALIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013.
  4. "Cagla DEMIRSAL / Berk AKALIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
  5. "Cagla DEMIRSAL / Berk AKALIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
  6. "Berk AKALIN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010.
  7. "Competition Results: Berk AKALIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013.
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