Turkey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
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.
| Turkey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
| 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) | |
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 |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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| Muhammed Taha Zenit Burcu Haşıl Muhammet Berat Ateş Şüheda Karacalı |
Mixed team | China L 2–6 |
Nigeria W 22–2 |
United States L 2–8 |
Sweden L 7–8 |
Norway L 0–5 |
Japan L 2–8 |
New Zealand W 6–3 |
6 | Did not advance | 12 | ||
| Derya Ekmekçi Berat Aybar |
Mixed doubles | Latvia L 1–10 |
New Zealand W 6–3 |
Japan L 5–9 |
China L 4–13 |
Brazil W 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 |
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 |
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Rank | Opponent Score |
Opponent Score |
Rank | ||
| Türkiye | Women's 3x3 tournament | Italy L 3–5 |
Hungary L 0–18 |
Netherlands W 11–2 |
South Korea L 1–4 |
China L 9–2 |
Australia W 10–2 |
Mexico W 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
- "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.
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