Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

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

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)
Unified Team (1992)

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

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

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| Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Bronze | Yuliya Galysheva | Freestyle skiing | Women's moguls | 11 February

## Competitors

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

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Maxim Braun
Roman Yeremin
Alina Raikova
Galina Vishnevskaya | Team relay | 1:14:13.7  | 10 (7+3)  | 18

## Cross-country skiing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Aerials
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Individual
Athlete  | Event  | Race

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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

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Points  | Time  | Rank  | Points  | Time  | Rank
Fyodor Mezentsev | Men's mass start | 0  | 8:43.26  | 11  | did not advance

## See also

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* Kazakhstan at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

* Kazakhstan at the 2017 Winter Universiade

## References

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1. ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. ^ "Abzal Azhgaliyev to be Kazakhstan flag bearer at PyeongChang 2018 Olympics". Kazinform. Astana, Kazakhstan. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. ^ Leandoer, Frol (11 January 2018). "Kazakh short track racer to carry flag during 2018 Winter Olympic opening". The Astana Times. Astana, Kazakhstan. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
4. ^ Giles, Thomas (12 January 2018). "Skater Azhgaliyev to carry Kazakh flag at Pyeongchang 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
5. ^ "Олимпийские игры-2018: Кто поедет в Пхенчхан". olympic.kz. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
6. ^ "Men's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. ^ "Women's Nation Cup Score" (PDF). www.docs.google.com/. International Biathlon Union (IBU). 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
8. ^ "Казахстанские лыжники получили еще одну квоту на Олимпиаду-2018". olympic.kz. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
9. ^ "Олимпийские игры-2018: Кто поедет в Пхенчхан". olympic.kz. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
10. ^ "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
11. ^ "XXI II Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang: Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union (ISU). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
12. ^ "Мужская сборная Казахстана по шорт-треку получила лицензию в эстафете на ОИ-2018". olympic.kz. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
13. ^ "Олимпийские игры-2018: Кто поедет в Пхенчхан". olympic.kz. Retrieved 2018-01-29.

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