Burak Demirboğa

Burak Demirboğa (born 7 June 1996) is a Turkish figure skater. He has won three senior international medals and is a seven-time Turkish national champion (2018–24). He competed in the final segment at two European Championships (2018, 2020).

Personal life
Demirboğa was born on 7 June 1996 in Kocaeli, Turkey. His older brother, Ali Demirboğa, has also competed in figure skating and contributes to his choreography.

Early years and junior international career
Demirboğa began learning to skate in 2002. His first junior international competition, the European Youth Olympic Festival, took place in February 2011 in Trabzon, Turkey. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September of the same year.

2015–2016 and 2016–2017 seasons
Demirboğa's senior international debut came in December 2015 at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary. He took bronze at the Turkish Championships. In January 2016, he won his first senior international medal – bronze at Skate Helena.

The following season, he became the Turkish national silver medalist.

2017–2018 season
Demirboğa won the bronze medal at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in November 2017. In December, he won silver at the Istanbul Bosphorous Cup and then gold at the Turkish Championships; it was his first national title on the senior level. In January, he represented Turkey at his first ISU Championship – the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. He qualified to the free skate and finished 23rd overall. He was also named in Turkey's team to the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, finishing twenty-eighth.

2018–2019 season
Demirboğa began the season with finishing ninth at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. He then went on to win his second consecutive title at the 2019 Turkish Championships.

Selected to compete at the 2019 European Championships in Minsk, Belarus, Demirboğa placed twenty-eighth. He also went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Dragon Trophy. Demirboğa ended his season with finishing thirtieth at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

2019–20
Demirboğa started his season at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, placing ninth. He also went on to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Halloween Cup.

At the 2020 Turkish Championships, Demirboğa won the gold medal. He then competed at the 2020 Sofia Trophy, winning the silver medal.

Competing at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria, where he finished twenty-fourth.

While Demirboğa was assigned to compete at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, the event was ultimately cancelled due to rising concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020–21 season
Demirboğa began the season with a tenth-place finish at the 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, before going on to win the silver medal at the 2020 CS Budapest Trophy.

He then won his fourth national title at the 2021 Turkish Championships. Demirboğa ended the season at the 2021 International Challenge Cup, finishing sixth.

2021–22 season
Demirboğa started the season by competing at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing ninth, before going on to compete at the 2021 CS Cup of Austria where he placed fourteenth.

At the 2022 Turkish Championships, Demirboğa won the gold medal. He then went on to compete at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing seventeenth.

Demirboğa competed at the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, finishing twenty-third, before going on to compete at the 2022 Sofia Trophy where he placed fourth.

At the 2022 World Championships in Montpellier, France, Demirboğa finished twenty-eighth.

2022–23 season
Beginning the season at the 2022 Cup of Nice, Demirboğa finished fourth. Going on to compete at the 2022 Denkova-Staviski, Demirboğa won the gold medal.

At the 2022 Bosphorus Cup, Demirboğa won the silver medal. He then went on to win his sixth national title at the 2023 Turkish Championships.

Competing at the 2023 European Championships in Espoo, Finland, Demirboğa finished twentieth, before going on to compete at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan, Demirboğa placed twenty-eighth.

Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix