Burak Demirboğa

Burak Demirboğa (born 7 June 1996) is a Turkish figure skater. He has won three senior international medals and is a three-time Turkish national champion (2018–20). He competed in the final segment at two European Championships (2018, 2020).

Burak Demirboğa
Demirboğa at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Turkey
Born (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996
Kocaeli, Türkiye
Home townKocaeli
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
CoachRana Belkıs Göçmen
ChoreographerTomi Pulkkinen, Jorik Hendrickx
Former choreographerPasquale Camerlengo, Rostislav Sinicyn
Skating clubKocaeli Buyuksehir Belediyesi Kagitsport
Training locationsKocaeli, Turkey
Began skating2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total213.39
2020 Budapest Trophy
Short program70.89
2020 Budapest Trophy
Free skate142.50
2020 Budapest Trophy

Personal life

Demirboğa was born on 7 June 1996 in Kocaeli, Turkey.[1] His older brother, Ali Demirboğa, has also competed in figure skating and contributes to his choreography.[1]

Career

Early years and junior international career

Demirboğa began learning to skate in 2002.[1] 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. He was also named in Turkey's team to the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
[1]
2014–2015
[3]
  • Charleston Copenhagen
2013–2014
[4]
  • Mario
    (soundtrack)
2012–2013
[5]
  • Dubstep Violin
    by Lindsey Stirling
2011–2012
[6]

    Competitive highlights

    CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[7]
    Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
    Worlds28th30thC
    Europeans23rd28th24th
    CS Budapest2nd
    CS Nebelhorn22nd9th10th
    CS Ondrej Nepela12th9th
    Challenge Cup TBD
    Cup of Nice12th
    Cup of Tyrol18th4th
    Denkova-Staviski3rd
    Dragon Trophy3rd
    Bosphorus Cup2nd
    Santa Claus Cup12th7th
    Skate Helena3rd
    Slovenia Open4th
    Sofia Trophy2nd
    Universiade21st
    Halloween Cup3rd
    International: Junior [7]
    JPG Austria21st
    JPG Croatia23rd
    JPG Czech Rep.20th
    JPG Turkey18th
    EYOF13th
    Crystal Skate10th
    Denkova-Staviski7th
    Hellmut Seibt16th
    Istanbul Cup3rd
    Sarajevo Open3rd
    Triglav Trophy10th12th6th
    National[7]
    Turkish Champ.3rd2nd1st1st1st
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event Canceled

    References
    1. "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018.
    2. "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
    3. "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
    4. "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
    5. "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012.
    6. "Burak DEMIRBOGA: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.
    7. "Competition Results: Burak DEMIRBOGA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019.
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