Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Kazakhstan competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018.

Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Kazakhstan
IOC code	KAZ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Website	www.olympic.kz (in Kazakh)
in PyeongChang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	46 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Abzal Azhgaliyev (opening)[1]
Medals Ranked 28th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)  Unified Team (1992)

On January 9, 2018, short track speed skater Abzal Azhgaliyev was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[2][3][4]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Bronze Yuliya Galysheva Freestyle skiing Women's moguls 11 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Biathlon	5	5	10
Cross-country skiing	4	3	7
Figure skating	1	2	3
Freestyle skiing	3	6	9
Luge	1	0	1
Short track speed skating	5	2	7
Ski jumping	1	0	1
Speed skating	5	1	6
Total	26	20	46

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Kazakhstan qualified one male and one female athlete.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Igor Zakurdayev	Men's downhill	—				1:45.01	39
	Men's super-G	—				1:29.96	41
	Men's combined	1:22.29	42	53.18	32	2:15.47	31
	Men's giant slalom	1:18.78	62	1:16.29	46	2:35.07	51
	Men's slalom	DNF
Mariya Grigorova	Women's giant slalom	1:22.42	57	1:18.77	51	2:41.19	51
	Women's slalom	1:02.49	54	1:01.88	51	2:04.37	51

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Kazakhstan qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.^[6][7]

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Maxim Braun	Sprint	27:46.7	4 (3+1)	85
	Individual	53:50.7	2 (0+1+0+1)	61
Timur Khamitgatin	Individual	54:52.7	2 (0+2+0+0)	72
Vassiliy Podkorytov	Sprint	26:34.7	1 (1+0)	80
	Individual	53:52.5	2 (1+0+1+0)	62
Vladislav Vitenko	Sprint	26:32.7	4 (2+2)	79
	Individual	57:11.3	7 (2+2+1+2)	83
Roman Yeremin	Sprint	25:21.9	2 (1+1)	43
	Pursuit	38:51.1	8 (2+1+2+3)	52
Maxim Braun Vassiliy Podkorytov Vladislav Vitenko Roman Yeremin	Team relay	LAP	12 (5+7)	17

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Darya Klimina	Sprint	23:47.7	3 (2+1)	58
	Pursuit	38:00.0	8 (1+1+3+3)	57
	Individual	46:44.4	3 (2+0+1+0)	51
Olga Poltoranina	Sprint	23:59.6	2 (0+2)	63
	Individual	46:36.5	2 (0+0+1+1)	46
Alina Raikova	Sprint	24:33.8	3 (0+3)	71
	Individual	46:37.4	3 (0+1+0+2)	47
Galina Vishnevskaya	Sprint	22:52.2	2 (2+0)	30
	Pursuit	33:05.9	1 (0+0+1+0)	20
	Individual	46:23.4	3 (0+2+1+0)	45
Darya Klimina Olga Poltoranina Alina Raikova Galina Vishnevskaya	Team relay	1:14:18.0	10 (2+8)	14

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Maxim Braun Roman Yeremin Alina Raikova Galina Vishnevskaya	Team relay	1:14:13.7	10 (7+3)	18

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Kazakhstan qualified a total of 6 male and female athletes for cross-country skiing and received one additional quota place based on the reallocation process.^[8] Four male and three female competitors were announced on January 29.^[9]

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Alexey Poltoranin	50 km classical	—				2:13:37.1	+5:15.0	15
Vitaliy Pukhalo	15 km freestyle	—				36:57.4	+3:13.5	54
	30 km skiathlon	42:27.0	40	36:45.9	30	1:19:46.7	+3:26.7	34
	50 km classical	—				2:27:10.6	+18:48.5	52
Yevgeniy Velichko	15 km freestyle	—				37:28.6	+3:44.7	61
	30 km skiathlon	41:47.4	33	38:44.4	51	1:21:03.9	+4:43.9	43
	50 km classical	—				2:21:43.2	+13:21.1	39
Denis Volotka	15 km freestyle	—				37:39.8	+3:55.9	64
	50 km classical	—				DNS
Alexey Poltoranin Vitaliy Pukhalo Yevgeniy Velichko Denis Volotka	4×10 km relay	—				1:36:36.3	+3:31.4	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Yelena Kolomina	10 km freestyle	—				29:13.0	+4:12.5	63
	15 km skiathlon	24:12.1	56	21:38.6	54	46:28.5	+5:43.6	54
	30 km classical	—				1:35:38.4	+13:20.8	33
Anna Shevchenko	10 km freestyle	—				28:56.9	+3:56.4	56
	15 km skiathlon	22:52.3	32	20:59.9	39	44:25.1	+3:40.2	36
	30 km classical	—				1:35:36.1	+13:18.5	31
Valeriya Tyuleneva	10 km freestyle	—				28:20.7	+3:20.2	47
	15 km skiathlon	23.41.6	47	DNF
	30 km classical	—				1:35:38.0	+13:20.4	32

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alexey Poltoranin	Men's sprint	3:14.43	13 Q	3:12.60	4	did not advance
Denis Volotka		3:22.52	51	did not advance
Alexey Poltoranin Denis Volotka	Men's team sprint	—				16:30.10	8	did not advance
Yelena Kolomina	Women's sprint	3:39.22	55	did not advance
Anna Shevchenko		3:23.27	27 Q	3:23.56	6	did not advance
Anna Shevchenko Valeriya Tyuleneva	Women's team sprint	—				17:57.04	10	did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Kazakhstan qualified one male and two female figure skaters, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.^[10]

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Denis Ten	Men's singles	70.12	27	did not advance
Aiza Mambekova	Ladies' singles	44.40	30	did not advance
Elizabet Tursynbayeva		57.95	15 Q	118.30	13	177.12	12

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 3
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ildar Badrutdinov	Men's aerials	89.18	19	94.47	15	did not advance
Marzhan Akzhigit	Women's aerials	79.17	14	70.20	12	did not advance
Zhanbota Aldabergenova		81.07	12	85.36	7	did not advance
Akhmarzhan Kalmurzayeva		58.58	21	47.32	16	did not advance
Ayana Zholdas		51.01	23	57.98	18	did not advance

Moguls

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Run 1				Run 2				Run 1				Run 2				Run 3
		Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank
Pavel Kolmakov	Men's moguls	13.74	66.24	79.98	7 Q	Bye				25.88	64.35	78.22	11 Q	25.39	61.58	76.10	7	did not advance
Dmitriy Reiherd		25.08	66.30	81.23	3 Q	Bye				24.70	64.34	79.77	6 Q	23.85	42.09	58.64	8	did not advance
Ayaulum Amrenova	Women's moguls	35.15	44.39	52.78	26	35.25	30.40	38.68	17	Did not advance
Yuliya Galysheva		30.51	62.74	76.36	7 Q	Bye				30.62	61.61	75.10	7 Q	30.65	63.35	76.81	6 Q	30.14	63.37	77.40

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikita Kopyrenko	Men's singles	50.147	35	50.327	38	49.244	34	Eliminated		2:29.718	36

Short track speed skating

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, Kazakhstan qualified 3 men and 2 women.^[11] During reallocation process got 2 additional quotas: 1 quota for 1500 meters men's event and 1 quota for men's relay.^[12]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abzal Azhgaliyev	500 m	43.388	3 ADV	41.616	4 ADV	40.835	5	did not advance
Denis Nikisha	500 m	41.436	3 ADV	40.806	3	did not advance
	1500 m	2:14.847	4	—		did not advance
Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev	500 m	40.748	3 ADV	DNF		did not advance
	1000 m	1:24.271	4	did not advance
	1500 m	DNF		—		did not advance
Abzal Azhgaliyev Denis Nikisha Yerkebulan Shamukhanov Mersaid Zhaxybayev Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev	5000 m relay	—				6:47.727	3 FB	6:52.791	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kim Iong-a	1000 m	1:29.703	3	did not advance
	1500 m	2:29.875	4	—		did not advance
Anastassiya Krestova	500 m	43.821	4	did not advance
	1000 m	1:31.557	3	did not advance
	1500 m	PEN		—		did not advance

Ski jumping

Main articles: Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Ski jumping at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Kazakhstan qualified one ski jumper.^[13]

Athlete	Event	Qualification			First round			Final			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Sergey Tkachenko	Men's normal hill	84.0	83.7	51	did not advance
	Men's large hill	111.0	70.9	47 Q	107.5	73.5	49	did not advance

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Individual

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Artyom Krikunov	Men's 500 m	35.34	25
Roman Krech		35.92	35
Denis Kuzin	Men's 1000 m	1:10.13	27
	Men's 1500 m	1:49.14	30
Fyodor Mezentsev	Men's 1000 m	1:10.62	33
	Men's 1500 m	1:48.23	28
Stanislav Palkin	Men's 500 m	35.33	24
	Men's 1000 m	1:10.149	29
Yekaterina Aydova	Women's 500 m	38.96	21
	Women's 1000 m	1:17.09	24
	Women's 1500 m	1:59.05	18

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Fyodor Mezentsev	Men's mass start	0	8:43.26	11	did not advance

See also

• Kazakhstan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

• Kazakhstan at the 2017 Winter Universiade

References

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