Tuğba Karademir (born on 17 March 1985) is a Turkish former competitive figure skater. She won silver medals at the 2008 International Challenge Cup and 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. She qualified to the free skate at two Winter Olympics (2006 Turin and 2010 Vancouver), two World Championships (2006 Calgary, 2009 Los Angeles), and seven European Championships (2004–2010). She served as the flag-bearer for Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
| Tuğba Karademir | |
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 Karademir at the 2008 Skate America. | |
| Born | 17 March 1985 Ankara, Turkey |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Coach | Robert Tebby, Doug Leigh |
| Skating club | Kocaeli Kağıtspor |
| Began skating | 1990 |
| Retired | July 2010 |
Personal life
editKarademir was born on 17 March 1985 in Ankara, Turkey.[1] In Turkey, her father, Tayfun, was a restaurateur and her mother, Sabite, worked in the aerospace industry. Upon relocating to Barrie, Ontario, Canada, they initially took on extra jobs to pay for their daughter's training.[2] While in Barrie, she was enrolled at a local public school, Allandale Heights. She speaks Turkish and English fluently. Tugba married on 14 August 2021.
Career
editKarademir started skating at the age of 5, with her kindergarten class, right after the first ice rink opened in Turkey in 1990. At eight years old she competed for the first time internationally for Turkey. In 1995, she won a gold medal at a novice competition at the Balkan Games and a silver medal in the Netherlands.
Turkey had only one ice rink then, and no professional skating coaches. In 1996 her parents decided to move the family to Canada, where she could train seriously. She began training with Robert Tebby at the Mariposa School of Skating.
At the 2006 European Championships, Karademir placed 13th. She then went on to become the first figure skater from Turkey to compete in the Olympic Winter games. She was the flag bearer for Turkey during the opening ceremony. She scored a personal best of 44.2 points in the short program. Combined with her 79.44 points in the free program, she placed 21st overall with a total of 123.64 points.
At the 2006 World Championships, Karademir placed 18th with her highest finish to date at that event. In the long program, she finished 16th, giving her the 18th overall finish.
At the 2007 European Championships she achieved a new personal best in her short program and placed 10th overall.
In June 2006, Tuğba Karademir was transferred by the Kocaeli Kağıtspor.[3]
At the 2010 Winter Olympics she received a total score of 129.54, with 50.74 in the short program and 78.80 in the free skate.
Programs
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| 2009–10 [1] |
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| 2003–04 [9] |
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| 2002–03 [10] |
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| 2001–02 [11] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix
2001–02 to 2009–10
edit| International[12] | |||||||||
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| Event | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
| Olympics | 21st | 24th | |||||||
| Worlds | 30th | 35th | 27th | 18th | 27th | 27th | 21st | 28th | |
| Europeans | 27th | 27th | 23rd | 19th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 12th |
| GP NHK Trophy | 10th | ||||||||
| GP Skate America | 9th | 11th | 12th | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 11th | ||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 7th | 17th | 9th | 5th | 4th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 11th | 11th | 14th | ||||||
| Nepela Memorial | 4th | 2nd | |||||||
| Schäfer Memorial | 9th | 4th | 9th | 11th | |||||
| Universiade | 14th | 11th | |||||||
1994–95 to 2000–01
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| Event | 1994–95 | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 2000–01 |
| Balkan Games | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
| National[12] | ||||
| Turkish Champ. | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Canadian Champ. | 5th J | |||
| J = Junior level | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
- ^ Mickleburgh, Rod (December 17, 2009). "Parents will get to see skater compete after all". The Globe and Mail. CTV Olympics. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Buz Pateni... - Milli Patenci Tuğba Karademir Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıtspor Kulübü'yle Bir Yıllık Anlaşma İmzaladı". Haberler (in Turkish). 2006-06-02.
- ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2004.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2003.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Competition Results: Tugba KARADEMIR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in Turkish and English)
- Tuğba Karademir at the International Skating Union