Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu
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| Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu | |
|---|---|
| Country | Turkey |
| Born | 11 January 1994 Sakarya, Turkey |
| Ski club | AKUT Sports Club |
Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu (born 11 January 1994) is a Turkish alpine skier, who competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.
Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu was born in Sakarya, Turkey on 11 January 1994.[1] After completing her high school education at Robert College, she studied Industrial Engineering at Koç University in Istanbul.[2] Aside from skiing, Çarıkçıoğlu practices ballet.[3]
Sports career
At the age of eight, Çarıkçıoğlu made acquaintance with skiing during a winter camp at Uludağ in Bursa held by her primary school.[2][4] She is a member of the AKUT Search and Rescue Association,[4] and competed for the AKUT sports Club's Snow Sports Branch.[1][5]
She competed at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.[6] She took part in the alpine skiing women's giant slalom and women's slalom events at the 2015 Winter Universiade held in the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, Canada.[4] She competed in the alpine skiing women's giant slalom (37th place) and women's slalom (did not finish) events at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.[4][7][8]
Çarıkçıoğlu competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she was the only Turkish female alpine skier.[6] She missed one event at the games due to a fever.[6] She was one of seven Turkish athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics,[6] and was the oldest Turkish competitor at the games.[3] She placed 49th in the slalom discipline.[9]
