Başar Oktar
| Başar Oktar | |
|---|---|
 Basar in Zagreb JGP at 2017 | |
| Born | May 19, 2002 Antalya, Turkey |
| Hometown | Istanbul |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Coach | Manuela Silvia Cristudor |
| Skating club | B.B.S.K |
| Began skating | 2008 |
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.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2019-2020 | ||
| 2018–2019 |
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| 2017–2018 [3] |
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| 2016–2017 [1] |
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| 2015–2016 [4] |
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| 2014–2015 |
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| 2013–2014 |
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[5] | |||||||
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| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 |
| Bosphorus Cup | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | ||||
| Cup of Tyrol | 11th | ||||||
| Denkova-Staviski | 2nd | ||||||
| Dragon Trophy | 5th | ||||||
| Skate Viktoria | 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
- ^ a b "Basar OKTAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Turkish figure skaters aim [for] medals". EYOF 2017. February 8, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Basar OKTAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Basar OKTAR". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Basar OKTAR". rinkresults.com.
- ^ "Buzpateni". Turkish Ice Skating Federation.
External links
Media related to Başar Oktar at Wikimedia Commons
- Başar Oktar at tracings.net
- Başar Oktar at rinkresults.com