Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:	TUR
Nocname:	Turkish National Olympic Committee
Games:	Winter Olympics
Year:	2014
Website:
Location:	Sochi
Competitors:	6
Sports:	3
Flagbearer:	Alper Uçar (opening)^[1] Tuğba Kocaağa (closing)^[2]
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

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]

Competitors

width=200	Sport !	width=60	Men !	width=60	Women !	width=60	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Figure skating	1	1	2
Total	3	3	6

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Turkey has qualified two athletes.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Emre Şimşek		1:40.26	76	1:37.38	67	3:17.64	68
align=left rowspan=2	Tuğba Kocaağa		1:36.04	70	1:33.76	59	3:09.80	63
	1:06.22	51	1:02.74	40	2:08.96	41

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Turkey has qualified two athletes.^[4]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Sabahattin Oğlago	Men's 15 km classical	45:16.0	+6:46.3	71
align=left rowspan=2	Kelime Çetinkaya	Women's 10 km classical	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

See main article: Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Turkey has qualified to compete in ice dancing for the first time.^[5]

External links

• Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers . . 7 February 2014 . olympic.org/ . . 7 February 2014.
2. Web site: Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers. The International Olympic Committee (IOC). February 23, 2014. 23 February 2014.
3. News: 29 January 2014 . Turkey lags behind sporting giants in Winter Olympic squads . . Istanbul, Turkey. 29 January 2014.
4. Web site: Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014 . 20 January 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 20 January 2014.
5. News: Mollan . Rachel . 26 January 2014 . Turkish ice dancers to make first Olympic appearance at Sochi . Today's Zaman . . 27 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140127031835/http://todayszaman.com/news-337472-turkish-ice-dancers-to-make-first-olympic-appearance-at-sochi.html . 27 January 2014 . dmy-all .