Berk Akalın (born January 20, 1995) is a retired Turkish ice dancer.
With wife and former ice dance partner, Katarina DelCamp, he competed at the 2025 European Championships and the 2025 World Championships. They are also the 2025 Ephesus Cup bronze medalists.
With former ice dance partner, Yuliia Zhata, he competed at the 2021 World Championships.
With former ice dance partner, Çağla Demirsal, he is the 2011 Turkish national champion and placed fourteenth at the 2013 World Junior Championships.
Personal life Akalın was born on 20 January 1995 in Bursa, Turkey.
He married his skating partner, Katarina DelCamp, on 7 December 2022 in West Palm Beach, Florida after just a three-day-long engagement. The couple married again in Ankara, Turkey on 7 December 2024.
Following his competitive retirement in 2025, Akalın began performing as a professional show skater with Royal Caribbean International, appearing in ice shows aboard cruise ships.https://www.linkedin.com/in/berk-akalin-49b348304?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios
In 2026, Akalın was elected to the Board of Directors of the Turkish Ice Skating Federation.https://www.buzpateni.org.tr/yonetim-kurulu
Programs With DelCamp Season Short program Free skating 2024–2025 You Never Can Tell Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon Jungle Boogie Dawn of Faith Newborn
With Kelly Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2019–2020 You Are Woman, I Am Man Overture The Most Evolved Rocío de Todos los Campos Almoraima
With Demirsal Season Short dance Free dance 2014–2015 Flamenco: Paso Doble: Flamenco: 2013–2014 Quickstep: When You Smile by Salter McDonald Charleston: Kiss by Max Raabe Russian folk medley 2012–2013 Blues: Why Don't You Do Right Hip Hop: Family Affair by DJ Fede Still Alive Piano Concerto No. 23 (modern arrangement) Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 Still Alive Piano Concerto No. 23 (modern arrangement) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 2011–2012 Rhumba Cha Cha Flight of the Bumble Bee 2010–2011 Waltz Tango Desperado
Single skating Season Short program Free skating 2009–2010 The Rock by Hans Zimmer The Survivor by Russ Landau
Competitive highlights
Ice dance with Katarina DelCamp
Ice dance with Zhata International Event 20–2121–22 Worlds 27th Nebelhorn Trophy 14th Egna Trophy WD Lake Placid IDI12th LuMi Trophy 3rd Winter Star 5th TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Ice dance with Kelly International Event 18–19 19–20 Worlds C Europeans 26th Ice Star 9th U.S. Classic 9th Bosphorus Cup 7th 9th Warsaw Cup 7th C = Cancelled
Pairs with Demirsal International Event 15–16 16–17 Bavarian Open 5th Sarajevo Open 3rd National Turkish Champ. 1st
Ice dance with Demirsal
International: Junior Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 Junior Worlds 16th PR 18th 14th 17th Ondrej Nepela 8th Germany 5th Latvia 16th Turkey 9th Ice Challenge 1st Istanbul Cup 3rd NRW Trophy 12th 5th Mont Blanc 12th National Turkish Champ. 1st PR = Preliminary round
Single skating International: Junior Event 2009–10 Junior Worlds 42nd Triglav Trophy 4th
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