Turkey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
| Turkey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| in Gangwon, South Korea 19 January 2024 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Competitors | 24 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Muhammed Bozdağ & Sidre Hacıosmanoğlu |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Turkey (officially competing as Türkiye) is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024. This will be Turkey's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Turkish team comprises 24 athletes (6 men and 18 women) competing in five sports.[1] Short track speed skater Muhammed Bozdağ and ice hockey player Sidre Hacıosmanoğlu were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
On 21 January, short track speed skater Muhammed Bozdağ earned the silver medal in the men's 1000 metres, becoming the first Turkish athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal outside of mixed-NOC competition.[3] Ice hockey player Sidre Özer was the first Turkish athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal, earning bronze with the mixed-NOC "Team Blue" in the girls' 3x3 ice hockey mixed tournament at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.[4]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Curling | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ice hockey | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Short track speed skating | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 18 | 24 |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Muhammed Bozdağ | Short track speed skating | Men's 1000 metres | 21 January |
Alpine skiing
Turkey qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[1][5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Thomas Kaan Önol Lang | Giant slalom | ||||||
| Slalom | |||||||
| Combined | |||||||
| Ada Hasırcı | Giant slalom | ||||||
| Slalom | |||||||
| Combined | |||||||
Biathlon
Turkey qualified one female biathlete.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zülal Türk | Sprint | |||
| Individual |
Curling
Turkey qualified a mixed team and mixed doubles pair for a total of six athletes.[6][7]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Muhammed Taha Zenit Burcu Haşıl Muhammet Berat Ateş Şüheda Karacalı |
Mixed team |  ChinaL 2–6 |
 NigeriaW 22–2 |
 United StatesL 2–8 |
 SwedenL 7–8 |
 NorwayL 0–5 |
 JapanL 2–8 |
 New ZealandW 6–3 |
6 | Did not advance | 12 | ||
| Derya Ekmekçi Berat Aybar |
Mixed doubles |  LatviaL 1–10 |
New Zealand W 6–3 |
Japan L 5–9 |
China L 4–13 |
 BrazilW 10–5 |
— | 4 | Did not advance | 15 | |||
Mixed team
| Group A | Skip | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
Li Zetai | 6 | 1 | 1–0 | 65 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 59.04 |
| United States |
Kenna Ponzio | 6 | 1 | 0–1 | 68 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 51.38 |
| Japan |
Kaito Fujii | 5 | 2 | 1–0 | 64 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 39.53 |
| Sweden |
Vilmer Nygren | 5 | 2 | 0–1 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 58.05 |
| Norway |
Alexander Johansen | 3 | 4 | – | 49 | 39 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 65.33 |
 Turkey |
Muhammed Taha Zenit | 2 | 5 | – | 41 | 40 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 82.17 |
| New Zealand |
Jed Nevill | 1 | 6 | – | 27 | 44 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 86.52 |
| Nigeria |
Goodnews Charles | 0 | 7 | – | 6 | 133 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 199.60 |
- Round robin
- Draw 1
Saturday, January 20, 10:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
China (Li) 
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 6 |
- Draw 2
Saturday, January 20, 18:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Nigeria (Charles)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 2 |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | X | X | 22 |
- Draw 3
Sunday, January 21, 14:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| United States (Ponzio)
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 2 |
- Draw 4
Monday, January 22, 10:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
| Sweden (Nygren)
|
2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
- Draw 5
Monday, January 22, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 0 |
| Norway (Johansen)
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
- Draw 6
Tuesday, January 23, 14:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Japan (Fujii)
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8 |
- Draw 7
Wednesday, January 24, 9:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| New Zealand (Nevill)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Turkey (Zenit)
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
Mixed doubles
| Group C | W | L | W–L | DSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China |
5 | 0 | – | 56.80 |
| Japan |
4 | 1 | – | 38.84 |
| Latvia |
3 | 2 | – | 77.39 |
| Turkey |
2 | 3 | – | 89.37 |
| New Zealand |
1 | 4 | – | 94.80 |
| Brazil |
0 | 5 | – | 112.92 |
- Round robin
- Draw 4
Saturday, January 27, 18:00
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Latvia (Regža / Zass)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
- Draw 5
Sunday, January 28, 10:00
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| New Zealand (Russell / Nevill)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
- Draw 8
Monday, January 29, 10:00
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Japan (Tanaka / Kawai)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 9 |
- Draw 13
Tuesday, January 30, 18:00
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| China (Gong / Xu)
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 13 |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar)
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
- Draw 15
Wednesday, January 31, 12:30
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| Brazil (Gentile / Melo)
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Turkey (Ekmekçi / Aybar)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 10 |
Ice hockey
Turkey qualified a team of thirteen ice hockey players for the women's 3-on-3 tournament.[1][8]
- Roster
Turkish-American Ashley Elizabeth Salerno was the team's head coach.[9]
Women's 3x3 tournament
- Summary
Key:
- GWS – Game winning shots
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | ||
| Türkiye | Women's 3x3 tournament |  ItalyL 3–5 |
 HungaryL 0–18 |
 NetherlandsW 11–2 |
 South KoreaL 1–4 |
China L 9–2 |
 AustraliaW 10–2 |
 MexicoW 9–1 |
5 | Did not advance | ||
- Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 5 | +125 | 21 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 18 | |
| 3 | South Korea (H)
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 14 | |
| 4 | Italy
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 13 | |
| 5 | Turkey
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 9 | |
| 6 | Australia
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 75 | −52 | 6 | |
| 7 | Mexico
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 71 | −53 | 3 | |
| 8 | Netherlands
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 119 | −114 | 0 |
| 20 January 2024 17:30 | Italy | 5–3 (1–1, 3–1, 1–1) | Turkey | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: María Chávez Anhelina Maifeld | ||||
| 21 January 2024 13:30 | Hungary | 18–0 (6–0, 3–0, 9–0) | Turkey | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Beatrice Fortin Mei Wah Wan | ||||
| 21 January 2024 19:00 | Netherlands | 2–11 (1–2, 0–7, 1–2) | Turkey | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Referees: Ilona Silander Mei Wah Wan | ||||
| 22 January 2024 12:00 | Turkey | 1–4 (0–3, 1–0, 0–1) | South Korea | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: María Chávez Wan Mei Wah | ||||
| 22 January 2024 20:30 | China | 9–2 (4–1, 4–0, 1–1) | Turkey | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: María Chávez Beatrice Fortin | ||||
| 23 January 2024 13:30 | Turkey | 10–2 (3–1, 2–1, 5–0) | Australia | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Beatrice Fortin Anhelina Maifeld | ||||
| 23 January 2024 19:00 | Turkey | 9–1 (3–0, 5–0, 1–1) | Mexico | Gangneung Hockey Centre |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Anhelina Maifeld Ilona Silander | ||||
Short track speed skating
Turkey qualified two male short track speed skaters.[12][13][14]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Muhammed Bozdağ | 500 m | ||||||||
| 1000 m | |||||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||||
| Toprak Efe Eroğlu | 500 m | ||||||||
| 1000 m | |||||||||
| 1500 m | |||||||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Gangwon 2024 Kış Gençlik Olimpiyat Oyunları" [Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games]. www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish National Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Demirer, Hüseyin Burak (21 January 2024). "Muhammed Bozdağ, Türkiye'ye Kış Gençlik Olimpiyatları'ndaki ilk madalyasını kazandırdı" [Muhammed Bozdağ brought Turkey its first medal in the Winter Youth Olympics]. Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Ankara, Turkey. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Steiss, Adam (15 January 2020). "Stars are golden in women's 3-on-3". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed". www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 April 2023). "Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action". International Olympic Committee. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 3-on-3 Tournament – Team Roster: TUR - Türkiye" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Gangwon 2024: Ice Hockey - Schedule & Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Ice Hockey, Women's 3-on-3 Tournament – Tournament Progress" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Communication No. 2608 - YOG 2024 Final Quotas Allocation Speed Skating & Short Track". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Hocaoğlu, Yunus (30 December 2023). "Milli sürat patenci Toprak, ilk kez katılacağı Gençlik Olimpiyatları'nda iddialı" [National speed skater Toprak is assertive in the Youth Olympics, where he will participate for the first time.]. Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Ankara, Turkey. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Milli sporcu Muhammed Bozdağ 2024 yılında bir ilki başarmak istiyor!" [National athlete Muhammed Bozdağ wants to break new ground in 2024!]. Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Istanbul, Turkey. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.