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Başar Oktar
Basar in Zagreb JGP at 2017
Born (2002-05-19) May 19, 2002 (age 22)
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 2017-18 season at 51st in the world ranking.

2018–2019 season

Basar 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, Basar qualified to the final segment at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Basar was the first male skater that qualified for free program in Junior World. He ranked 19th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 19st overall.

2019–2020 season

Basar changed his coach just before the season and move to Ankara. He joined Riga and Zagreb JGP's and finished 10th for both. He won the silver medal at Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul. He earned 209.54 points which is national record for the total points. In March, Basar qualified to the final segment at the 2020 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia and finished the competition in 19th like last year.

2020–2021 season

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018–2019
2017–2018
[3]
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[4]
2014–2015
2013–2014

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
CS Budapest Trophy 4th
Bosphorus Cup 3rd 3rd 2nd
Challenge Cup TBD
Cup of Tyrol 11th
Denkova-Staviski 2nd
Dragon Trophy 5th
Skate Victoria 5th
International: Junior[5]
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
International: Advanced novice[6]
Bavarian Open 4th
Denkova-Staviski 3rd 1st
Rooster Cup 3rd
National[7]
Turkish Champ. 1st N 1st N 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J
Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  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. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
  4. ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b "Competition Results: Basar OKTAR". International Skating Union.
  6. ^ "Basar OKTAR". rinkresults.com.
  7. ^ "Buzpateni". Turkish Ice Skating Federation.

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