Duygu Ulusoy born on April 24, 1987 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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, Germany

Germany

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, is a female Turkish

Turkey

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 skier competing in the alpine discipline

Alpine skiing

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. She represents Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

- Alpine skiing:A 37th place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants.- Cross-country skiing :...

 in Turin

Turin

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, Italy

Italy

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Duygu

Duygu

Duygu is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Duygu" means "Emotion", and/or "Affection".-People:* Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist* Duygu Fırat, Turkish basketball player* Duygu Ulusoy, Turkish skier...

, born to a Turkish family living in Germany, started skiing in her age of six. She attended ski courses for three years in her hometown Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and drew soon her trainer’s attention with her talent. In her short sports career, she received more than 30 medals in her age’s categories of skiing.

In summer 2004, she decided to compete for Turkey after her club in Germany demoted her following an ankle injury. During a summer holiday in Darboğaz, Niğde

Nigde

Niğde is a small city and the capital of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The population is 109,724 per the 2010 statistics...

 in Turkey, where her parents come from, she used the chance to apply for the Turkish national ski team, and was accepted immediately in reference to her 40th place in the world rank with 85 FIS

International Ski Federation

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 points in slalom

Slalom skiing

Slalom is an alpine skiing discipline, involving skiing between poles spaced much closer together than in Giant Slalom, Super-G or Downhill, thereby causing quicker and shorter turns.- Origins :...

 and 93 FIS points in giant slalom.

In her first race in Turkey, Ulusoy received gold medal in the juniors’ category at the Turkey Ski Championships. Her only concern is to be alone in Turkey during the camps, however she hopes her family will be returning to Turkey soon.

She participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics as the only female skier in the Turkish alpine ski team.