Burak Demirboğa

Burak Demirboğa
Personal information
Country represented Turkey
Born (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996
Kocaeli, Türkiye
Home town Kocaeli
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Coach Rana Belkıs Göçmen
Choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo, Rostislav Sinicyn
Skating club Kocaeli Buyuksehir Belediyesi Kagitsport
Training locations Kocaeli, Turkey
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 181.24
2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Short program 65.43
2018 Worlds
Free skate 116.28
2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy

Burak Demirboğa (born 7 June 1996) is a Turkish figure skater. He has won three senior international medals and is the 2018 Turkish national champion.[1] He competed in the final segment at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia.[2]

Personal life

Demirboğa was born on 7 June 1996 in Kocaeli, Turkey.[3] His older brother, Ali Demirboğa, has also competed in figure skating and contributes to his choreography.[3]

Career

Early years and junior international career

Demirboğa began learning to skate in 2002.[3] 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.[2] He was also named in Turkey's team to the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[3]
  • Another Love
  • Grande Amore
2014–2015
[4]
  • Charleston Copenhagen
2013–2014
[5]
  • Mario
    (soundtrack)
2012–2013
[6]
  • Nostalgia
    by Yanni
  • Dubstep Violin
    by Lindsey Stirling
2011–2012
[7]

    Competitive highlights

    CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[1]
    Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
    World Champ.28th
    European Champ.23rd
    CS Nepela Trophy12th9th
    CS Nebelhorn22nd
    Cup of Nice12th
    Cup of Tyrol18th4th
    Denkova-Staviski3rd
    Istanbul Cup2nd
    Santa Claus Cup12th7th
    Skate Helena3rd
    Slovenia Open4th
    Universiade21st
    International: Junior [1]
    JPG Austria21st
    JPG Croatia23rd
    JPG Czech Rep.20th
    JPG Turkey18th
    Crystal Skate10th J
    Denkova-Staviski7th J
    EYOF13th J
    Istanbul Cup3rd J
    Sarajevo Open3rd J
    Seibt Memorial16th J
    Triglav Trophy10th J12th J6th J
    National[1]
    Turkish Champ.3rd2nd1st
    J = Junior level

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Burak DEMIRBOGA". International Skating Union.
    2. 1 2 "ISU European Figure Skating Championships 2018 - Men - Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
    4. ↑ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
    5. ↑ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
    6. ↑ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012.
    7. ↑ "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
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