Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu (born 11 January 1994) is a Turkish

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

, who competed at the

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and

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...

Personal life

Özlem Çarıkçıoğlu was born in Sakarya, Turkey on 11 January 1994. After completing her high school education at

Robert College The American Robert College of Istanbul ( or ), often abbreviated as Robert or RC, is a Selective school, highly selective, Independent school, independent, mixed-sex education, co-educational, Education in Turkey#Private schools, private Second ...

, she studied

Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...

Koç University Koç University () is a private non-profit research university in Istanbul, Turkey. It started education in temporary buildings in İstinye in 1993, and moved to its current Rumelifeneri campus near Sarıyer in 2000. Koç University is ranked hi ...

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

. Aside from skiing, Çarıkçıoğlu practices

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

Sports career

At the age of eight, Çarıkçıoğlu made acquaintance with skiing during a winter camp at

Uludağ Uludağ (), the ancient Mysian or Bithynian Olympus ( Greek: Όλυμπος), is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an elevation of . In Turkish, ''Uludağ'' means "great mountain". In ancient times the range of which it is a part, e ...

Bursa Bursa () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the Marmara Region, Bursa is one of the industrial centers of the country. Most of ...

held by her primary school. She is a member of the

AKUT Search and Rescue Association AKUT Search and Rescue Association () is a Turkish non-governmental organization for disaster search and rescue relief. It was established in 1995 as a grassroots organization by seven leading outdoor athletes of Turkey and officially founded as ...

, and competed for the AKUT sports Club's Snow Sports Branch. She competed at the

2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival The 2011 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival was held in Liberec, Czech Republic, between 13 and 18 February 2011. Sports Participant nations Azerbaijan, Israel, Malta, Portugal and San Marino (the remaining nations of the European Olympi ...

. She took part in the

alpine skiing Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel Ski binding, bindings, unlike other types of skiing (Cross-country skiing, cross-country, Telemark skiing, Telemark, or ski jumping) ...

women's giant slalom and women's slalom events at the

2015 Winter Universiade The 2015 Winter Universiade, the XXVII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event with the host ducties were shared by Granada, Spain and Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. On 14 March 2009, FISU announced that the host would be Granada because t ...

held in the

Sierra Nevada Ski Station The Sierra Nevada Ski Station is a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada in the province of province of Granada, Granada in southeastern Spain. The ski area is on the northwestern slopes of Veleta (Sierra Nevada), Veleta, the thi ...

, Canada. She competed in the

women's giant slalom (37th place) and women's slalom (did not finish) events at the

2017 Winter Universiade Winter Universiade 2017, the XXVIII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 29 January to 8 February 2017. On 29 November 2011, International University Sports Federation, FISU announced that ...

Almaty Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population exceeding two million residents within its metropolitan area. Located in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains ...

, Kazakhstan. Çarıkçıoğlu competed at the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

, where she was the only Turkish female alpine skier. She missed one event at the games due to a fever. She was one of seven Turkish athletes at the

, and was the oldest Turkish competitor at the games. She placed 49th in the slalom discipline.

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* (alpine skier) * * * * 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Sakarya Province Robert College alumni Koç University alumni Turkish female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Turkey Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century Turkish sportswomen {{Turkey-alpine-skiing-bio-stub

Personal life

Sports career

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