Tuğba Karademir
Karademir at the 2008 Skate America.
Born (1985-03-17) 17 March 1985
Ankara, Turkey
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Turkey
CoachRobert Tebby, Doug Leigh
Skating clubKocaeli Kağıtspor
Began skating1990
RetiredJuly 2010

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.

Personal life

Karademir 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

Karademir 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

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2009–10
[1]
  • Bazaar Istanbul
    by A. Kusgoz, H. Turkemenier
  • Nihavent Oyun Havası
    by Hilmi Rit
  • Haydi Efrem Yere Vurda Daglar
  • Segah Roman Havasi
    by Ismael Bascambaz
    choreo. by Kurt Browning
2008–09
[4]
2007–08
[5]
  • Ocean's Thirteen
    by David Holmes
2006–07
[6]
  • Coeurs à Cordes
    by Pierre Porte
    choreo. by Jean-Pierre Boulais
  • Naqoyqatsi
    by Philip Glass
2005–06
[7]
  • Coeurs à Cordes
    by Pierre Porte
    choreo. by Jean-Pierre Boulais
2004–05
[8]
  • Barracuda
  • Tierra Querida
  • Adagio Tango
  • Nueve de Julio
2003–04
[9]
  • Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
  • Dancing Fool
    choreo. by Steven Cousins
2002–03
[10]
2001–02
[11]
  • Torna a Surriento
    by Ernesto De Curtis
  • Violin Fantasy on Puccini's Turandot
    performed by Royal Opera House Orchestra

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

2001–02 to 2009–10

International[12]
Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
Olympics21st24th
Worlds30th35th27th18th27th27th21st28th
Europeans27th27th23rd19th13th10th11th10th12th
GP NHK Trophy10th
GP Skate America9th11th12th
GP Skate Canada11th
Challenge Cup2nd
Golden Spin7th17th9th5th4th
Nebelhorn Trophy11th11th14th
Nepela Memorial4th2nd
Schäfer Memorial9th4th9th11th
Universiade14th11th

1994–95 to 2000–01

International[12]
Event 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 2000–01
Balkan Games1st2nd2nd
National[12]
Turkish Champ.1st2nd2nd
Canadian Champ.5th J
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ "Buz Pateni... - Milli Patenci Tuğba Karademir Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıtspor Kulübü'yle Bir Yıllık Anlaşma İmzaladı". Haberler (in Turkish). 2006-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ↑ "Tugba KARADEMIR: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 28, 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Tugba KARADEMIR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
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