Alper Uçar

Alper Uçar
Personal information
Full name Alper Uçar
Country represented Turkey
Born (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985
Denizli, Turkey
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Alisa Agafonova
Former partner Jenette Maitz
Coach Anjelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo
Former coach Alexander Zhulin, Oleg Volkov, Natalia Dubova, Oleg Voyko, András Száraz, Timucin Özbükücü, Cenk Ertaul, Leonid Khatchaturov
Former choreographer Sergei Petukhov, Klára Engi, Istvan Baros
Skating club Altin Patenciler SC
Training locations Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Former training locations Moscow, Russia; Stamford, Connecticut; Lake Placid, New York
Began skating 1991
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 151.74
2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup
Short dance 59.31
2016 Rostelecom Cup
Free dance 92.98
2015 Denkova-Staviski Cup
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
2011 Erzurum Ice dancing

Alper Uçar (born 19 January 1985) is a Turkish figure skater who has competed as a single skater and ice dancer. With ice dancing partner Alisa Agafonova, he won silver medals at the 2013 NRW Trophy and 2011 Winter Universiade. As a single skater, he is the 2005 Turkish national champion and four-time junior national champion.

Career

Single skating

Uçar started skating at the age of 6 in 1990 after the first ice rink opened in Ankara Turkey. He competed in single skating until 2009. In 1995, he won a gold medal at the Balkan Games at a novice competition. He then took his second gold in the Netherlands.

Ice dancing

In 2009, at the age of 24, Uçar switched to ice dancing and teamed up with American skater Jenette Maitz. They competed together in the 2009–2010 season, winning the Turkish national title and placing 26th at the 2010 World Championships.

Uçar teamed up with Ukrainian skater Alisa Agafonova in 2010. Early in their partnership, they were coached by Natalia Dubova and Oleg Voiko in the United States. They won a silver medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade in their first season together.

In the 2011–12 season, Agafonova/Uçar were 26th at the 2012 European Championships and 31st at the 2012 World Championships.

Agafonova/Uçar changed coaches to Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov in Moscow in December 2012.[1][2] They placed 13th at the 2013 European Championships and 28th at the 2013 World Championships.

In 2013–14, Agafonova/Uçar began their season at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final Olympic qualifying opportunity. By finishing 5th, they earned a spot for Turkey in the ice dancing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. They then won a silver medal at the 2013 NRW Trophy.

In December 2015, Agafonova/Uçar moved to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan to work with Anjelika Krylova and Pasquale Camerlengo due to visa problems which were exacerbated following the 2015 Russian Sukhoi Su-24 shootdown.[3]

Programs

With Agafonova

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
[4]
2015–16
[5]
  • Preserved Figs
    ("Incir Receli")
    by Engin Bayrak
2014–15
[6]
  • Flamenco: Babaylon
    by Gaudi
  • Paso Doble: Fuegos
    by Puro Latino
  • Flamenco: Bailando bajo la luna
    by Chiquita Herrada
  • Piano Concert No. 23
    by Wolfgang A. Mozart
  • Penser l'impossibile
    (from Mozart Rock Opera)
2013–14
[7]
  • Quickstep: Stepping Out With My Baby
    by Frank Devol
  • Foxtrot
  • Quickstep
  • Black and Blue
    by Dave Brubeck
  • I Feel Good
    by James Brown
2012–13
[1][2]
  • Fairytale
    by Alexander Rybak
  • Muhteşem Yüzyil
    (Magnificent Century)
    by Fahir Atakoglu
2011–12
[8]
  • La vida es un carnaval
  • Historia de un amor
  • Baila baila conmigo
  • Summertime
    performed by Victoria Pierre-Marie
  • Istanbul Pas Constantinople
    by Ayhan Sicimoglu

With Maitz

Season Short dance Free dance
2009–10
[9]
  • Tamally Maak
    (Turkish folk)

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2008–09
[10]
  • Bolero
  • Step Up
2006–08
[11][12]
2005–06
[13]
  • Anatolian Fire
    (Sultan of Dance)
    by Mustafa Erdogan
  • Libertango
    by Astor Piazzolla
2004–05
[14]
  • Anatolian Fire
    (Sultan of Dance)
    by Mustafa Erdogan
2003–04
[15]
  • Malaguena
    by Ernesto Lecuona
2002–03
[16]
  • Schindler's List
    by John Williams
2001–02
[17]
  • The Tango Lesson
  • The Mummy
    by Jerry Goldsmith
2000–01
[18]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Agafonova

International[19]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Olympics 22nd
Worlds 31st 28th 20th 16th 21st
Europeans 26th 13th 17th 12th 12th
GP Skate America 9th
GP Rostelecom 8th
GP Bompard 7th
CS DS Cup 1st
CS Mordovian 4th
CS Nebelhorn 6th
CS Tallinn Trophy 4th
CS U.S. Classic 7th
Universiade 2nd
Bavarian Open 6th
Crystal Skate 5th
Cup of Nice 8th
Golden Spin 9th
Ice Challenge 6th 12th 6th
Istanbul Cup 4th
MNNT Cup 4th 2nd
Mont Blanc Trophy 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 11th 5th
NRW Trophy 7th 9th 9th 2nd 1st
Santa Claus Cup 2nd
Warsaw Cup 5th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ice dancing with Maitz

International[20]
Event 2009–10
World Championships 26th
National
Turkish Championships 1st

Single skating

International[21]
Event 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09
Worlds 41st 33rd 27th 35th
Europeans 33rd 32nd 25th 29th
Challenge Cup 11th
Finlandia Trophy 16th
Golden Spin 21st
Nepela Memorial 19th 15th
Schäfer Memorial 19th
Triglav Trophy 15th
Universiade 22nd 30th 30th
International: Junior or novice[21]
Junior Worlds 43rd 35th 33rd 43rd
JGP Bulgaria 17th
JGP Italy 25th
Golden Bear 2nd N 5th J 2nd J 3rd J 7th J
Triglav Trophy 10th J 12th J
National[21]
Turkish Champ. 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st
Q = Qualifying round. Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 Bőd, Titanilla (27 February 2013). "Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar – a fairytale on the ice". Absolute Skating.
  3. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (24 May 2016). "Agafonova, Uçar show resolve in trying season". IceNetwork.com.
  4. ↑ "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  5. ↑ "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Jenette MAITZ / Alper UCAR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.
  11. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.
  12. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007.
  13. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 August 2006.
  14. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005.
  15. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 June 2004.
  16. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 June 2003.
  17. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002.
  18. ↑ "Alper UCAR: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001.
  19. ↑ "Competition Results: Alisa AGAFONOVA / Alper UCAR". International Skating Union.
  20. ↑ "Competition Results: Jenette MAITZ / Alper UCAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011.
  21. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Alper UCAR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.

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