25.01.2018
Ice dancing pair Alper Uçar and Alisa Agafonova will represent Turkey for the second consecutive Olympic Winter Games next month, with the duo set to compete in the figure skating competition in PyeongChang.
Uçar and Agafonova competed together at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, where Uçar was the country’s flagbearer.
Speaking about their excitement ahead of the Games, Uçar said:
"We are extremely happy and excited about competing at the Olympic Games for a second time. To be a part of the Games is the dream of every athlete, for to be able to do this for second time after Sochi 2014 is incredible.”
Agafonova echoed Uçar’s sentiment, adding:
“We will our bery best to make the fans in Turkey proud of us. This is a great opportunity for us to inspire people to take up this amazing sport and create a lasting legacy for Turkish figure skating. "
Alper Uçar is also a member of the International Skating Union (ISU) Athletes’ Commission.