Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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.
Programs
With Agafonova
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 |
|
|
| 2015–16 |
|
|
| 2014–15 |
|
|
| 2013–14 |
|
|
| 2012–13 |
|
|
| 2011–12 |
|
|
With Maitz
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 |
|
|
Single skating
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 |
|
|
| 2006–08 |
|
|
| 2005–06 |
|
|
| 2004–05 |
|
|
| 2003–04 |
|
|
| 2002–03 |
|
|
| 2001–02 |
|
|
| 2000–01 |
|
|
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Ice dancing with Agafonova
| International | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 11th | |
| GP Skate America | 9th | ||||||
| GP Rostelecom | 8th | ||||||
| GP Bompard | 7th | ||||||
| CS DS Cup | 1st | ||||||
| CS Golden Spin | 3rd | ||||||
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2009–10 |
| World Championships | 26th |
| National | |
| Turkish Championships | 1st |
Single skating
| International | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| Turkish Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | ||||||
| Q = Qualifying round. Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | |||||||||||