Başar Oktar

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Başar Oktar
Basar Oktar.jpg
Basar in Zagreb JGP at 2017
Personal information
Country representedTurkey
Born (2002-05-19) May 19, 2002 (age 19)
Antalya, Turkey
Home townIstanbul
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
CoachManuela Silvia Cristudor
ChoreographerBenoît Richaud, Ivan Righini
Former choreographerEmanuel Sandhu, Daniil Gleichengauz, Sergey Rozanov
Skating clubKuzeyin Yıldızları
Training locationsAnkara
Began skating2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total203.22
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program74.77
2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate134.01
2020 CS Budapest Trophy

Başar Oktar (born May 19, 2002) is a Turkish figure skater. He is the 2017 Denkova-Staviski Cup silver medalist on the senior level.

Career[]

Early career[]

Oktar began learning to skate in 2008 at a mall.[1][2] After winning his first junior national title, he was selected to compete at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. His short program placement, 31st, was not enough to qualify to the free skate.

2016–2017 season[]

Oktar debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in August 2016 in France. He placed 18th at the French event and later 14th in Estonia. In February 2017, he finished fourth at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Erzurum, Turkey. A month later, he placed 26th in the short program at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

2017–2018 season[]

In September, Oktar competed at two 2017 JGP events, finishing fourth in Austria and sixth in Croatia. His senior international debut came in November at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Bulgaria. He won the silver medal behind Kevin Aymoz from France. He finished 2017-18 season at 51st in the world ranking.

2018–2019 season[]

Oktar opened his season on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, placing 13th in Canada and 11th in Slovenia. In December he received bronze medals at Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul behind Morisi Kvitelashvili and Ivan Shmuratko.

In March, Oktar qualified to the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. He was the first male skater that qualified for free program. He ranked 19th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 19st overall.

2019–2020 season[]

Oktar changed his coach just before the season and moved to Ankara. He finished tenth at Junior Grand Prix events in both Riga and Zagreb. He won the silver medal at Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul, earning a national record of 209.54 points. In March, Oktar qualified to the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia and again finished the competition in 19th.

2020–2021 season[]

In October, after the COVID-19 pandemic required a lockdown for all sport activities, Oktar made his senior national debut at Ataturk Cup in Kocaeli and won the gold medal. Competing at the 2021 Turkish Championships, he took the silver medal. He competed in his first ISU Challenger Series event, the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy, where he placed fourth. He also placed fifth at the 2021 Challenge Cup in the Netherlands, setting a national record of 217.05 points in total. Oktar was selected to compete for the Turkish Figure Skating Federation at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm, where he placed twenty-eighth.[3]

2021–2022 season[]

Oktar was the designated Turkish qualifying entry at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy to try to secure a berth for the 2022 Winter Olympics. He finished in tenth position, 0.06 points behind fellow Turkish skater Burak Demirboğa and making Turkey the first alternate for the Olympic Games. He went on to place twentieth at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria.[4]

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[5]
2020–2021
[6]
2019–2020
[7]
2018–2019
[8]
2017–2018
[9]
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[10]
2014–2015
2013–2014

Competitive highlights[]

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
Worlds 28th
CS Budapest Trophy 4th
CS Golden Spin 22nd
CS Cup of Austria 20th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 10th
Bosphorus Cup 3rd 3rd 2nd
Challenge Cup 5th
Cup of Tyrol 11th
Denkova-Staviski 2nd
Dragon Trophy 5th
Skate Victoria 5th
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds 31st 26th 25th 19th 19th
JGP Canada 13th
JGP Slovenia 11th
JGP Austria 4th
JGP Croatia 6th 10th
JGP Estonia 14th
JGP France 18th
JGP Latvia 10th
EYOF 4th
Halloween Cup 1st
Cup Of Nice 3rd
Dragon Trophy 2nd
Denkova-Staviski 3rd 2nd
Gardena 4th
NRW Trophy 16th
Santa Claus Cup 6th 4th
Sarajevo Open 1st
3rd
Skate Helena 1st WD
Sofia Trophy 1st 1st
International: Advanced novice[11]
Bavarian Open 4th
Denkova-Staviski 3rd 1st
Rooster Cup 3rd
National[12]
Turkish Champ. 1st N 1st N 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J 2nd 2nd
Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew


References[]

  1. ^ a b "Basar OKTAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Turkish figure skaters aim [for] medals". EYOF 2017. February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2021 Results – Men". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Basar OKTAR". International Skating Union.
  5. ^ "Moris KVITELASHVILI: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Basar OKTAR". rinkresults.com.
  12. ^ "Buzpateni". Turkish Ice Skating Federation.

External links[]

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