A fire at a winter resort hotel in Turkey kills an Olympic skier and his father

Turkish alpine skier Berkin Usta, who competed in slalom and giant slalom at the Beijing Winter Olympics, died in a fire in his home country.

Olympic skier and his father die in hotel fire in Turkey

The tragedy that claimed the lives of Berkin Usta, a skier who represented Turkey at the 2022 Beijing Games, and his father comes two months after a blaze at another Turkish winter resort left 79 dead.

Olympic skier Berkin Usta, 24, and his father die in hotel fire in Turkey

Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father have died in a fire which broke out at a hotel resort, the Turkish sports minister confirmed on social media Thursday.

On Thursday, the Turkish Ski Federation announced the death of skier Berkin Usta. He had participated in the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing 2022.

Olympic Skier Berkin Usta Dead at 24 After Hotel Fire in Turkey

Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father, Yahya Usta, died after a hotel fire on Friday, March 28. They were 24 and 57, respectively. “I learned with deep sorrow that our national athlete Berkin Usta and his father, Yahya Usta, lost their lives in the fire that broke out in the hotel,” Osman Askin Bak, Turkey’s sports minister, said in a statement to the Associated Press. Berkin and his dad, who was the president of the Turkish Ski and Snowboard…

Olympic Skier Berkin Usta Killed at 24 Alongside His Father in Turkey Hotel Fire

Olympic skier Berkin Usta and his father Yahya Usta have died after a fire erupted at a winter resort in Turkey. Berkin represented the country in the 2022 Winter Olympic games.