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
Flag of Turkey
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpiyat.org.tr
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	8 (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)
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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	2	1	3
Figure skating	1	1	2
Ski jumping	1	0	1
Total	5	3	8

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.