Burak Demirboğa

Burak Demirboğa
Burak Demirboğa
	Demirboğa at the 2018 European Championships
Born	7 June 1996 (age 28); Kocaeli, Türkiye
Hometown	Kocaeli
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Turkey
Coach	Rana Belkıs Göçmen
Skating club	Kocaeli Buyuksehir Belediyesi Kagitsport
Began skating	2002

Burak Demirboğa (born 7 June 1996) is a Turkish figure skater. He has won three senior international medals and is a seven-time Turkish national champion (2018–24). He competed in the final segment at two European Championships (2018, 2020).

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, finishing twenty-eighth.

2018–2019 season

Demirboğa began the season with finishing ninth at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. He then went on to win his second consecutive title at the 2019 Turkish Championships.

Selected to compete at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Demirboğa placed twenty-eighth. He also went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Dragon Trophy. Demirboğa ended his season with finishing thirtieth at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

2019–20

Demirboğa started his season at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, placing ninth. He also went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Halloween Cup.

At the 2020 Turkish Championships, Demirboğa won the gold medal. He then competed at the 2020 Sofia Trophy, winning the silver medal.

Competing at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, where he finished twenty-fourth.

While Demirboğa was assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, the event was ultimately cancelled due to rising concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

2020–21 season

Demirboğa began the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, before going on to win the silver medal at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy.

He then won his fourth national title at the 2021 Turkish Championships. Demirboğa ended the season at the 2021 International Challenge Cup, finishing sixth.

2021–22 season

Demirboğa started the season by competing at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing ninth, before going on to compete at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria where he placed fourteenth.

At the 2022 Turkish Championships, Demirboğa won the gold medal. He then went on to compete at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing seventeenth.

Demirboğa competed at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing twenty-third, before going on to compete at the 2022 Sofia Trophy where he placed fourth.

At the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France, Demirboğa finished twenty-eighth.

2022–23 season

Beginning the season at the 2022 Cup of Nice, Demirboğa finished fourth. Going on to compete at the 2022 Denkova-Staviski, Demirboğa won the gold medal.

At the 2022 Bosphorus Cup, Demirboğa won the silver medal. He then went on to win his sixth national title at the 2023 Turkish Championships.

Competing at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Demirboğa finished twentieth, before going on to compete at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Demirboğa placed twenty-eighth.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2023-2024	Bones by Imagine Dragons choreo. by Adam Solya	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen choreo. by Ali Demirboga
2022–2023 ^[3]	No Man No Cry by Jimmy Sax	Moulin Rouge!: Nature Boy performed by David Bowie The Show Must Go On performed by Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman
2021–2022 ^[4]	No Man No Cry by Jimmy Sax	Diego, libre dans sa tête by Johnny Hallyday
2020–2021 ^[5]	He Lives in You performed by Samuel E. Wright	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen
2019–20 ^[6]	He Lives in You performed by Samuel E. Wright	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen
2018–2019 ^[7]	I'm Not the Only One by Sam Smith	You Raise Me Up performed by Josh Groban
2017–2018 ^[1]	Another Love by Tom Odell	Grande amore
2014–2015 ^[8]	Charleston Copenhagen	Ezel by Toygar Işıklı
2013–2014 ^[9]	Mario (soundtrack)	Dubstep Violin by Lindsey Stirling
2012–2013 ^[10]	Nostalgia by Yanni	Dubstep Violin by Lindsey Stirling
2011–2012 ^[11]	Charlie Chaplin movies

Competitive highlights

JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
C – Event was cancelled

Competition placements at senior level ^[12]^[13]
Season	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
World Championships			28th	30th	C		28th	28th	30th
European Championships			23rd	28th	24th		23rd	20th	26th
Turkish Championships	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
CS Budapest Trophy						2nd				9th
CS Cup of Austria							14th
CS Denis Ten Memorial									9th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb							17th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy			22nd		9th	10th	9th			17th
CS Nepela Memorial			12th	9th
Bosphorus Cup			2nd	5th				2nd	2nd
Challenge Cup						6th
Cup of Nice			12th					4th
Cup of Tyrol		18th	4th
Denkova-Staviski Cup			3rd					1st	2nd	3rd
Dragon Trophy				3rd
Ephesus Cup									1st
Halloween Cup					3rd
Mentor Toruń Cup				5th
Santa Claus Cup	12th	7th
Skate Helena	3rd
Slovenia Open			4th
Sofia Trophy					2nd		4th		2nd
Winter Universiade		21st		14th

Competition placements at junior level ^[12]^[13]
Season	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
Turkish Championships				1st
JGP Austria		21st
JGP Croatia					23rd
JGP Czech Republic				20th
JGP Turkey			18th
European Youth Olympic Festival	13th
Crystal Skate of Romania			10th
Denkova-Staviski Cup				7th
Hellmut Seibt Memorial				16th
Istanbul Cup		3rd
Sarajevo Open				3rd
Triglav Trophy	10th	12th	6th

Detailed results

Results in the 2024–25 season ^[12]
Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
Date	Event	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 19–21, 2024	2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	17	59.98	15	117.92	17	177.90
Oct 11–13, 2024	2024 CS Budapest Trophy	10	55.02	9	111.60	9	166.62
November 5-10, 2024	2024 Denkova-Staviski Cup	2	71.21	4	139.85	3	211.06

References

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