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Burak Demirboğa
Demirboğa at the 2018 European Championships
Born (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 28)
Kocaeli, Türkiye
HometownKocaeli
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryTurkey Turkey
CoachRana Belkıs Göçmen
Skating clubKocaeli Buyuksehir Belediyesi Kagitsport
Began skating2002

Burak Demirboğa (born 7 June 1996) is a Turkish figure skater. He has won three senior international medals and is a three-time Turkish national champion (2018–20). He competed in the final segment at two European Championships (2018, 2020).

Personal life

Demirboğa was born on 7 June 1996 in Kocaeli, Turkey.[1] His older brother, Ali Demirboğa, has also competed in figure skating and contributes to his choreography.[1]

Career

Early years and junior international career

Demirboğa began learning to skate in 2002.[1] His first junior international competition, the European Youth Olympic Festival, took place in February 2011 in Trabzon, Turkey. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September of the same year.

2015–2016 and 2016–2017 seasons

Demirboğa's senior international debut came in December 2015, at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary. He took bronze at the Turkish Championships. In January 2016, he won his first senior international medal – bronze at Skate Helena.

The following season, he became the Turkish national silver medalist.

2017–2018 season

Demirboğa won the bronze medal at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in November 2017. In December, he won silver at the Istanbul Bosphorous Cup and then gold at the Turkish Championships; it was his first national title on the senior level. In January, he represented Turkey at his first ISU Championship – the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. He qualified to the free skate and finished 23rd overall. He was also named in Turkey's team to the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
[1]
2014–2015
[3]
  • Charleston Copenhagen
2013–2014
[4]
  • Mario
    (soundtrack)
2012–2013
[5]
  • Dubstep Violin
    by Lindsey Stirling
2011–2012
[6]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds 28th 30th C
Europeans 23rd 28th 24th
CS Budapest 2nd
CS Nebelhorn 22nd 9th 10th
CS Ondrej Nepela 12th 9th
Challenge Cup TBD
Cup of Nice 12th
Cup of Tyrol 18th 4th
Denkova-Staviski 3rd
Dragon Trophy 3rd
Bosphorus Cup 2nd
Santa Claus Cup 12th 7th
Skate Helena 3rd
Slovenia Open 4th
Sofia Trophy 2nd
Universiade 21st
Halloween Cup 3rd
International: Junior [7]
JPG Austria 21st
JPG Croatia 23rd
JPG Czech Rep. 20th
JPG Turkey 18th
EYOF 13th
Crystal Skate 10th
Denkova-Staviski 7th
Hellmut Seibt 16th
Istanbul Cup 3rd
Sarajevo Open 3rd
Triglav Trophy 10th 12th 6th
National[7]
Turkish Champ. 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Canceled

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
  7. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Burak DEMIRBOGA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019.

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