Başar Oktar

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Başar Oktar
Oktar at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Born (2002-05-19) May 19, 2002 (age 21)
Antalya, Turkey
HometownAnkara, Turkey
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country Turkey
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachManuela Silvia Cristudor
Skating clubKuzeyin Yıldızları
Began skating2008
Turkish Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Ankara Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Samsun Singles

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[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 the 2017-18 season at 51st in the world ranking.

2018–2019 season[edit]

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 the free program. He ranked 19th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 19st overall.

2019–2020 season[edit]

Oktar changed his coach 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[edit]

In October, after the COVID-19 pandemic required a lockdown for all sports 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Competitive highlights[edit]

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds 28th
CS Budapest Trophy 4th
CS Denis Ten Memorial 12th
CS Golden Spin 22nd
CS Cup of Austria 20th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 10th WD
Bosphorus Cup 3rd 3rd 2nd WD
Challenge Cup 5th 6th
Cup of Tyrol 11th
Denkova-Staviski 2nd 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
Skate Celje 3rd
Skate Helena 1st WD
Sofia Trophy 1st 1st
National[10]
Turkish Champ. 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J 2nd 2nd WD WD
J = Junior; WD = Withdrew

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Basar OKTAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017.{{cite web}}: 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. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Buzpateni". Turkish Ice Skating Federation.

External links[edit]

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