Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website	olimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Turin
Competitors	6 (3 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearers	Tuğba Karademir (opening) Sebahattin Oglago (closing)[1][2]
Officials	12
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	2	1	3
Figure skating	0	1	1
Total	3	3	6

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

A 37th-place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants.^[3]

Athlete[3]	Event	Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Total	Rank
Hamit Şare	Men's giant slalom	1:52.13	did not start
	Men's slalom	1:07.57	1:01.56	n/a	2:09.13	40
Duygu Ulusoy	Women's giant slalom	1:11.43	1:19.38	n/a	2:30.81	37
	Women's slalom	did not finish

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

The Turkish cross-country team got its top finish in the men's team sprint event, where Muhammet Kızılarslan and Sebahattin Oglago finished 22nd.^[4]

Distance

Athlete[4]	Event	Final
		Total	Rank
Kelime Aydın	Women's 10 km classical	31:47.1	52
	Women's 15 km pursuit	Did not finish
	Women's 30 km freestyle	1:34:07.2	49
Muhammet Kızılarslan	Men's 15 km classical	45:06.8	74
Sabahattin Oglago	Men's 15 km classical	42:18.9	55
	Men's 30 km pursuit	1:28:03.8	65
	Men's 50 kilometre freestyle	Did not finish

Sprint

Athlete[4]	Event	Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Kelime Aydın	Women's sprint	2:33.33	63	Did not advance					63
Muhammet Kızılarslan	Men's sprint	2:28.94	64	Did not advance					64
Sebahattin Oglago	Men's sprint	2:31.10	67	Did not advance					67
Muhammet Kızılarslan Sebahattin Oglago	Men's team sprint	Did not advance				19:46.5	12	Did not advance	23

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Tuğba Karademir, who finished 22nd in the ladies' event, gained some notoriety due to being featured by American network NBC, which opened one of its most watched broadcasts with a feature on her.^[5][6]

Athlete[5]	Event	CD		SP/OD		FS/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Tuğba Karademir	Ladies'	n/a		44.20	22 Q	79.44	21	123.64	21

Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program

Officials

• Mehmet Ali Şahin, Minister for Sports
• Togay Bayatlı, President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey
• Neşe Gündoğan, Secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey
• Hüseyin Doğan, Olympic attaché
• Mehmet Atalay, Team chief
• Sezai Bağbaşı, Administrator
• Yunus Akgül, Administrator
• Özer Ayık, Administrator
• Ahmet Kalaycıoğlu, Physician
• Oleksandr Averin, Trainer cross-country skiing
• Atakan Araftargil, Trainer Alpine skiing
• Robert Tebby, Trainer figure skating

References

• National Olympic Committee of Turkey official website

1. "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved May 12, 2009.
2. "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved May 12, 2009.
3. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
4. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
5. "Torino 2006 Official Report - Figure Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
6. Kate Aurthur (February 23, 2006). "NBC's Strategy of Ducking 'Idol' Pays Off". New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.