Güzide Irmak Bayır (born 2 August 2002) is a Turkish

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...

. She is the 2019 Bosphorus Cup bronze medalist and a five-time Turkish national champion in Advanced Novice, Junior and Senior categories. She qualified to the final segment at the 2017 World Junior Championships in

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. She finished 22nd in Taiwan (placing 22nd in the short program and 19th in the free skate), and became the record-holder for the highest points received by a female Turkish skater in

World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The first World J ...

. She has represented Turkey at 18 worldwide competitions in 12 different countries, including 3 seasons of

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international figure skating competition, junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded ...

and the

European Youth Olympic Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fi ...

Personal life

Bayır was born on 2 August 2002 in

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

, Turkey. She graduated from Bilkent High School, and is currently a third year student at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Public university, public research university with campuses near University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver and University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, in British Columbia, Canada ...

majoring in Computer Science.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bayir, Guzide Irmak 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Ankara Turkish female single skaters 21st-century Turkish sportswomen