Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Turkey at the Olympic Games
Flag of Turkey IOC code  TUR NOC National Olympic Committee of Turkey
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Competitors	6 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Alper Uçar (opening)[1] Tuğba Kocaağa (closing)[2]
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Intercalated Games
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Turkey competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Turkey's team consists of six athletes in three sports.^[3][4]

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Figure skating	1	1	2
Total	3	3	6

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Turkey has qualified two athletes.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emre Simsek	Men's giant slalom	1:40.26	76	1:37.38	67	3:17.64	68
	Men's slalom	DNF
Tuğba Kocaağa	Women's giant slalom	1:36.04	70	1:33.76	59	3:09.80	63
	Women's slalom	1:06.22	51	1:02.74	40	2:08.96	41

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Turkey has qualified two athletes.^[5]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Sabahattin Oğlago	Men's 15 km classical	N/A				45:16.0	+6:46.3	71
Kelime Çetinkaya	Women's 10 km classical	N/A				32:58.0	+4:40.2	56
	Women's 15 km skiathlon	22:54.9	61	23:41.1	61	47:17.7	+8:44.1	61

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sabahattin Oğlago	Men's sprint	4:02.03	75	Did not advance
Kelime Çetinkaya	Women's sprint	3:05.00	67	Did not advance

Figure skating

Turkey has qualified to compete in ice dancing for the first time.^[4]

Athlete	Event	OD		FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar	Ice dancing	49.84	22	Did not advance

References

1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. "Turkey lags behind sporting giants in Winter Olympic squads". Hürriyet Daily News (Istanbul, Turkey). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
4. Mollan, Rachel (26 January 2014). "Turkish ice dancers to make first Olympic appearance at Sochi". Today's Zaman (Istanbul, Turkey). Retrieved 27 January 2014.
5. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

External links

• Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympics