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	Alexander Zhulin Oleg Volkov
Former coach	Natalia Dubova Oleg Voiko András Száraz Timucin Özbükücü Cenk Ertaul Leonid Khatchaturov
Choreographer	Sergei Petukhov
Former choreographer	Klára Engi Istvan Baros
Skating club	Altin Patenciler SC
Training locations	Moscow
Former training locations	Stamford, Connecticut Lake Placid, New York
Began skating	1991
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	145.34 2015 Mordovian Ornament
Short dance	56.76 2015 Mordovian Ornament
Free dance	88.58 2015 Mordovian Ornament
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. 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.

Programs

With Agafonova

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2013–2014		I Feel Good by James Brown
2012–2013	Fairytale by Alexander Rybak	Muhteşem Yüzyil (Magnificent Century) by Fahir Atakoğlu
2011–2012	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
2009–2010	Tamally Maak (Turkish folk)	Medley by Louis Armstrong

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2008–2009	Bolero	Step Up
2006–2008	La Vie en Rose by Louis Armstrong, Michael Bublé	Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
2005–2006	Anatolian Fire (Sultan of Dance) by Mustafa Erdogan	Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
2004–2005	Anatolian Fire (Sultan of Dance) by Mustafa Erdogan	Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona
2003–2004	Schindler's List by John Williams	Malaguena by Ernesto Lecuona
2002–2003	Schindler's List by John Williams	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith
2001–2002	The Tango Lesson	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith
2000–2001	The Piano by Michael Nyman	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner

Competitive highlights

Ice dancing with Agafonova

Results
International
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Olympics				22nd
World Champ.		31st	28th	20th
European Champ.		26th	13th	17th	12th
GP Bompard						7th
CS Nebelhorn						6th
CS Mordovian Ornament						4th
CS Denkova-Staviski Cup						1st
Nebelhorn		11th		5th
NRW Trophy	7th	9th	9th	2nd		1st
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
Warsaw Cup					5th
Santa Claus Cup					2nd
GP = Grand Prix; CS = Challenger Series

Ice dancing with Maitz

Results
International
Event	2009–2010
Worlds	26th
National
Turkish Champ.	1st

Single skating

Results
International
Event	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Worlds							20th QR	17th QR	27th		35th
Europeans							33rd	32nd	25th	29th
Challenge Cup										11th
Finlandia											16th
Golden Spin										21st
Karl Schäfer								19th
Ondrej Nepela								19th			15th
Triglav Trophy					10th J.	12th J.				15th
Universiade							22nd		30th		30th
International: Junior or novice
Junior Worlds			43rd	35th	33rd	43rd
JGP Bulgaria						17th
JGP Italy					25th
Golden Bear	2nd N.	5th J.		2nd J.	3rd J.	7th J.
National
Turkish Champ.			1st J.	1st J.	1st J.	1st J.	1st
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior JGP = Junior Grand Prix; QR = Qualifying round

External links

• Alper Uçar at the International Skating Union
• Alisa Agafonova / Alper Ucar at the International Skating Union
• Jenette Maitz / Alper Ucar at the International Skating Union

Olympic Games
Preceded by Kelime Çetinkaya	Flagbearer for Turkey Sochi 2014	Succeeded by Incumbent