Alper Uçar (born 19 January 1985) is a Turkish former competitive ice dancer . With his skating partner, Alisa Agafonova , he competed at two Winter Olympics (2014 and 2018) and won eight international medals, including silver at the 2011 Winter Universiade and three medals on the ISU Challenger Series . They skated in the final segment at six European Championships and four World Championships .
16-428: Uçar v surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ahmet Uçar , Turkish academic Alper Uçar , Turkish figure skater Feyyaz Uçar , Turkish footballer Turgut Uçar , Turkish football manager Uğur Uçar , Turkish footballer Ümmühan Uçar , Turkish female weightlifter Ömer Uçar , Turkish Actor [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
32-753: A berth in a discipline. Skaters from previously qualified countries also competed but only for medals; Nebelhorn could not be used to earn additional spots if a country already had one in a discipline. Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov won the pairs' event after placing first in both programs, while Germany's Maylin Wende / Daniel Wende and Mari Vartmann / Aaron Van Cleave took silver and bronze respectively. Great Britain's Stacey Kemp / David King , Ukraine's Elizaveta Usmantseva / Roman Talan , Estonia's Natalja Zabijako / Alexandr Zaboev , and Israel's Andrea Davidovich / Evgeni Krasnopolski earned Olympic berths for their countries. The ladies' event
48-786: A silver medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade , skating in their first season together. Agafonova/Uçar placed 26th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield , England, and 31st at the 2012 World Championships in Nice , France. Agafonova/Uçar were originally coached by Natalia Dubova and Oleg Voyko in Stamford, Connecticut . They changed coaches in December 2012, deciding to join Alexander Zhulin and Oleg Volkov in Moscow , Russia. They placed 13th at
64-467: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alper U%C3%A7ar Earlier in his career, Uçar competed in single skating . He is the 2005 Turkish national champion and a four-time junior national champion. Uçar started skating in 1997, after the first ice rink opened in Ankara , Turkey. He competed in single skating until 2009. In 2001, he won the gold medal in the novice men's event at
80-566: The 2013 European Championships in Zagreb , Croatia, and 28th at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario , Canada. 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 Olympics. They then won a silver medal at the 2013 NRW Trophy . Agafonova/Uçar finished 17th at
96-600: The 2014 European Championships in Budapest , Hungary. In February, the two competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia; their short dance placement, 22nd, was insufficient to advance to the next segment. They qualified to the free dance and finished 20th overall at the 2014 World Championships , which took place in March in Saitama , Japan. In December, Agafonova/Uçar won silver at
112-505: The 2016 Skate America and 8th at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup . They ranked 11th at the 2017 European Championships in Ostrava , Czech Republic. It was the best continental result of their career. The two finished 17th at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki , Finland. Due to their result, Turkey qualified a spot in the ice dancing event at the 2018 Winter Olympics . In March 2017, Uçar
128-775: The Santa Claus Cup in Hungary. In January, they took silver at the Toruń Cup in Poland and placed 12th at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm , Sweden. In March, they achieved their career-best world placement, 16th, at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai , China. Making their Grand Prix debut, Agafonova/Uçar placed 7th at the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard in November. In December 2015,
144-438: The surname Uçar . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uçar&oldid=1010229340 " Categories : Surnames Turkish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
160-716: The Balkan Games. He then took gold at a competition in the Netherlands. In 2009, at the age of 24, Uçar switched to ice dancing and teamed up with Jenette Maitz from the United States. They competed together in the 2009–2010 season, winning the Turkish national title and placing 26th at the 2010 World Championships . They were coached by Natalia Dubova and Oleg Voyko in Stamford, Connecticut . In 2010, Uçar teamed up with Ukraine's Alisa Agafonova to compete for Turkey. They won
176-620: The free dance, and 19th overall in Pyeongchang , South Korea. They had the same result at the 2018 World Championships in Milan , Italy. They announced their retirement from competitive skating on March 25, 2018. In January 2019, Uçar moved to Estero, Florida , to coach at the Hertz Arena's International Skating Academy. GP: Grand Prix ; CS: Challenger Series ; JGP: Junior Grand Prix 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
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#1733084575506192-504: The third time, finishing over 30 points ahead of silver medalist Jason Brown of the United States and bronze medalist Jeremy Ten of Canada. Securing an Olympic spot for their country were Alexei Bychenko for Israel, Zoltán Kelemen for Romania, Michael Christian Martinez for the Philippines, Brendan Kerry for Australia, Yakov Godorozha for Ukraine, and Paul Bonifacio Parkinson for Italy. Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue of
208-530: The two 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 . They finished 12th at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava , Slovakia, and 21st at the 2016 World Championships in Boston , United States. Agafonova/Uçar received two Grand Prix assignments; they placed 9th at
224-476: Was elected to the ISU Athletes Commission as the ice dance representative. Agafonova/Uçar competed at two Grand Prix events and then won silver at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy . In January, they finished 13th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow , Russia. In February, the two competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics and qualified to the final segment. They ranked 20th in the short dance, 18th in
240-738: Was held on September 26–28, 2013 at the Eislaufzentrum Oberstdorf. It is held annually in Oberstdorf , Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn , a nearby mountain. Medals were awarded in men's and ladies' singles , pair skating , and ice dance . Nebelhorn was the last qualifying event for the 2014 Winter Olympics . Though most Olympic spots were earned at the 2013 World Championships , six spots in each of men's and ladies' singles , four in pair skating , and five in ice dance were available at Nebelhorn for countries which remained without
256-522: Was won by Russia's Elena Radionova , with silver going to Japan's Miki Ando and bronze to the United States' Ashley Cain . The Olympic berths were earned by Brooklee Han for Australia, Elene Gedevanishvili for Georgia, Anne Line Gjersem for Norway, Kerstin Frank for Austria, Elizaveta Ukolova for the Czech Republic, and Isadora Williams for Brazil. Japan's Nobunari Oda won the men's event for
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