Başar Oktar
Oktar at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Born (2002-05-19) May 19, 2002
Antalya, Turkey
HometownIstanbul
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryTurkey
CoachManuela Silvia Cristudor
Skating clubKuzeyin Yıldızları
Began skating2008

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

2019–2020 season

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

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

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
2020–2021
[5]
2019–2020
[6]
2018–2019
[7]
2017–2018
[8]
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[9]
2014–2015
2013–2014

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; 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 22–23 23–24
Worlds28th
CS Budapest Trophy4th
CS Denis Ten Memorial12th
CS Golden Spin22nd
CS Cup of Austria20th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy10thWD
Bosphorus Cup3rd3rd2ndWD
Challenge Cup5th6th
Cup of Tyrol11th
Denkova-Staviski2nd2nd
Dragon Trophy5th
Skate Victoria5th
Sofia TrophyWD
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds31st26th25th19th19th
JGP Canada13th
JGP Slovenia11th
JGP Austria4th
JGP Croatia6th10th
JGP Estonia14th
JGP France18th
JGP Latvia10th
EYOF4th
Halloween Cup1st
Cup Of Nice3rd
Dragon Trophy2nd
Denkova-Staviski3rd2nd
Gardena4th
NRW Trophy16th
Santa Claus Cup6th4th
Sarajevo Open1st
Skate Celje3rd
Skate Helena1stWD
Sofia Trophy1st1st
International: Advanced novice[10]
Bavarian Open4th
Denkova-Staviski3rd1st
Rooster Cup3rd
National[11]
Turkish Champ.1st N1st N1st J1st J1st J1st J1st J2nd2ndWDWD
Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Basar OKTAR". rinkresults.com.
  11. ↑ "Buzpateni". Turkish Ice Skating Federation.

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