Kazakhstan at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Kazakhstan at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Kazakhstan at the; 2026 Winter Olympics
	Flag of Kazakhstan
IOC code	KAZ
NOC	National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Website	www.olympic.kz (in Kazakh, Russian, and English)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy; 6 February 2026 – 22 February 2026
Competitors	36 (18 men and 18 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Denis Nikisha & Ayaulym Amrenova
Flag bearer (closing)	Mikhail Shaidorov
Medals; Ranked =19th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026;
Other related appearances
	Soviet Union (1956–1988); Unified Team (1992)

Kazakhstan competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Short-track speed skaters Denis Nikisha and Ayaulym Amrenova were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[1]^[2]^[3] Meanwhile, figure skater Mikhail Shaidorov was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^[4]^[5]

Medalists

The following Kazakhstan competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Mikhail Shaidorov	Figure skating	Mens singles	13 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	2	2	4
Cross-country skiing	3	4	7
Figure skating	1	1	2
Freestyle skiing	5	4	9
Nordic combined	1	N/a	1
Short-track speed skating	2	2	4
Ski jumping	2	0	2
Speed skating	1	4	5
Total	18	18	36

Alpine skiing

Kazakhstan qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rostislav Khokhlov	Men's giant slalom	1:26.38	55	1:20.98	56	2:47.36	51
Rostislav Khokhlov	Men's slalom	DNF
Alexandra Skorokhodova	Women's super-G	N/a				1:31.22	25
	Women's giant slalom	1:08.82	43	1:14.49	36	2:23.31	37
	Women's slalom	DNF

Biathlon

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Asset Dyussenov	Men's individual	1:01:20.2	5 (2+2+1+0)	74
Vladislav Kireyev	Men's individual	58:49.4	3 (1+2+0+0)	53
Vladislav Kireyev	Men's pursuit	35:52.0	4 (1+2+1+0)	42
Asset Dyussenov	Men's sprint	26:00.3	2 (2+0)	61
Vladislav Kireyev	Men's sprint	25:41.6	2 (1+1)	51
Milana Geneva	Women's individual	54:22.4	9 (1+2+3+3)	89
Aisha Rakisheva	Women's individual	53:52.8	9 (3+3+1+2)	90
Milana Geneva	Women's sprint	25:18.5	3 (1+2)	88
Aisha Rakisheva	Women's sprint	25:52.3	5 (2+3)	91
Vladislav Kireyev Asset Dyussenov Milana Geneva Aisha Rakisheva	Mixed relay	LAP 15:05.6 15:48.3 19:36.4 LAP	1+7 0+6	21

Cross-country skiing

Kazakhstan qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.^[7] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Kazakhstan qualified further three female and two male athletes.^[7]

Distance
Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Nail Bashmakov	Men's freestyle	N/a		24:27.8	74	N/a
	Men's skiathlon	25:54.6	50	24:49.5	49	51:12.6	5:01.6	49
	Men's 50 kilometre classical	N/a				DNF
Amirgali Muratbekov	Men's freestyle	N/a		22:38.2	43	N/a
	Men's skiathlon	25:29.8	47	24:33.746	46	50:39.0	4:28.0	45
	Men's 50 kilometre classical	N/a				LAP		46
Vitaliy Pukhkalo	Men's freestyle	N/a		23:25.9	57	N/a

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Anna Melnik	Women's freestyle	N/a		28:28.7	81	N/a
Anna Melnik	Women's 50 kilometre classical	N/a				LAP		35
Darya Ryazhko	Women's freestyle	N/a		27:42.6	75	N/a
Xeniya Shalygina	Women's freestyle	N/a		27:19.8	71	N/a
Xeniya Shalygina	Women's skiathlon	32:18.3	52	LAP				53
Nadezhda Stepashkina	Women's freestyle	N/a		26:42.6	63	N/a
	Women's skiathlon	33:53.1	59	LAP				60
	Women's 50 kilometre classical	N/a				2:40:22.6	23:54.4	31
Xeniya Shalygina Anna Melnik Nadezhda Stepashkina Darya Ryazhko	4 × 7.5 km relay	N/a				LAP		15

Sprint

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nail Bashmakov	Men's sprint	3:43.00	85	Did not advance
Amirgali Muratbekov		3:38.17	76	Did not advance
Vitaliy Pukhkalo		3:38.02	75	Did not advance
Nail Bashmakov Amirgali Muratbekov	Men's team sprint	6:35.34	27	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anna Melnik	Women's sprint	4:07.23	58	Did not advance
Darya Ryazhko		4:04.22	55	Did not advance
Xeniya Shalygina		4:16.26	71	Did not advance
Nadezhda Stepashkina		4:10.15	63	Did not advance
Darya Ryazhko Nadezhda Stepashkina	Women's team sprint	7:14.61	17	Did not advance

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Kazakhstan secured one quota in each of the men's and women's singles.^[8]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mikhail Shaidorov	Men's singles	92.94	5 Q	198.64	1	291.58
Sofia Samodelkina	Women's singles	68.47	12 Q	138.99	10	207.46	10

Freestyle skiing

Aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 1		Jump 2
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Assylkhan Assan	Men's aerials	88.94	15	93.21	8	Did not advance
Roman Ivanov		105.75	11	81.45	12	Did not advance
Sherzod Khashirbayev		98.67	13	92.74	9	Did not advance
Dinmukhammed Raimkulov		69.47	22	90.50	10	Did not advance
Ayana Zholdas	Women's aerials	61.11	17	57.10	18	Did not advance

Team aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ayana Zholdas Roman Ivanov Assylkhan Assan	Mixed team aerials	213.93	7	Did not advance

Moguls

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Run 1				Run 2				Run 1				Run 2			Rank
		Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank	Time	Points	Total	Rank
Pavel Kolmakov	Men's moguls	23.55	59.94	76.24	9	Bye				23.26	59.01	75.70	16	Did not advance
Ayaulym Amrenova	Women's moguls	27.77	48.15	63.50	20	27.96	53.85	68.98	10 Q	27.52	52.83	68.47	18	Did not advance
Yuliya Galysheva		27.63	54.09	69.60	14	27.68	57.63	73.08	5 Q	26.92	55.99	72.34	14	Did not advance
Anastassiya Gorodko		26.95	54.67	70.98	12	26.54	54.73	71.52	7 Q	25.44	54.06	72.15	15	Did not advance

Dual moguls

Athlete	Event	1/16 Final	1/8 Final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pavel Kolmakov	Men's dual moguls	de Villaucourt (FRA) W 22–13	Kingsbury (CAN) L 12–23	Did not advance
Ayaulym Amrenova	Women's dual moguls	Linton (CAN) L 14–21	Did not advance
Yuliya Galysheva		Yun (KOR) W 29–6	Tomitaka (JPN) L 12–23	Did not advance
Anastassiya Gorodko		Yang (CHN) W 26–9	Cabrol (FRA) W 22–13	Kauf (USA) L DNF–35	Did not advance

Nordic combined

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping			Cross-country		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chingiz Rakparov	Individual normal hill/10 km	84.0	87.9	35	35:49.0	32	38:48.0	32
Chingiz Rakparov	Individual large hill/10 km	108.0	88.4	35	28:36.0	32	32:42.0	32

Short-track speed skating

Kazakhstan qualified four short-track speed skaters (two per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abzal Azhgaliyev	Men's 500 m	40.934	1 Q	41.549	5	Did not advance
Denis Nikisha	Men's 500 m	40.818	3 q	40.562	3 q	40.871	4 QB	41.948	2
Denis Nikisha	Men's 1000 m	1:25.987	3	Did not advance
Yana Khan	Women's 500 m	1:19.722	4	Did not advance
Olga Tikhonova	Women's 500 m	46.352	4	Did not advance
Olga Tikhonova	Women's 1000 m	1:31.771	4	Did not advance
Yana Khan	Women's 1500 m	N/a		3:08.414	4	Did not advance
Olga Tikhonova	Women's 1500 m	N/a		2:30.169	5	Did not advance
Abzal Azhgaliyev Yana Khan Denis Nikisha Olga Tikhonova	Mixed 2000 m relay	N/a		2.42.199	4	Did not advance

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	First round			Final round			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ilya Mizernykh	Men's normal hill	100.0	117.0	39	Did not advance
Ilya Mizernykh	Men's large hill	140.5	137.0	8 Q	136.0	144.6	6	281.6	8
Danil Vassilyev	Men's normal hill	101.0	120.3	34	Did not advance
Danil Vassilyev	Men's large hill	131.5	66.3	29 Q	126.5	57.3	26	235.9	27

Athlete	Event	First round			Second round			Final round			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ilya Mizernykh Danil Vassilyev	Men's super team large hill	257.5	250.6	11 Q	246.5	231.8	12	Did not advance

Speed skating

Kazakhstan qualified five speed skaters (one men and four women) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Race
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Yevgeniy Koshkin	Men's 500 m	34.56	9
Arina Ilyachshenko	Women's 500 m	39.38	29
Kristina Silaeva	Women's 500 m	38.33	18
Elizaveta Golubeva	Women's 1000 m	1:16.40	19
Nadezhda Morozova		1:16.00	14
Kristina Silaeva		1:17.57	28
Elizaveta Golubeva	Women's 1500 m	1:54.868	7
Arina Ilyachshenko		1:58.43	24
Nadezhda Morozova		1:55.76	12
Elizaveta Golubeva	Women's 3000 m	4:03.30	10
Nadezhda Morozova	Women's 3000 m	4:01.20	6
Nadezhda Morozova	Women's 5000 m	7:04.81	10

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Elizaveta Golubeva	Women's	3	8:44.66	7 Q	0	8:38.07	16

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Elizaveta Golubeva Arina Ilyachshenko Nadezhda Morozova	Women's	DNF	8 FD	Did not advance		Final D China L*	8

* - Kazakhstan withdrew from Women's team pursuit and the Final D didn't take place.^[11]

References

^ Omirgazy, Dana (31 December 2025). "Kazakhstan Names Flag Bearers for Milan 2026 Winter Olympics". Astana, Kazakhstan: Astana Times. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
^ Roche, Calum (6 February 2026). "2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country". Diario AS. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
^ Moore, Casey L.; Bowers, Rachel G (22 February 2026). "Olympics closing ceremony highlights: Milano Cortina Games wrap up in style". USA Today. New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
^ Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
^ "Communication No. 2755 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Qualified quota places Short Track" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
^ "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
^ "Official Communication: Women's Team Pursuit Final D has been cancelled" (PDF). 2026 Winter Olympics. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

[1] Omirgazy, Dana (31 December 2025). "Kazakhstan Names Flag Bearers for Milan 2026 Winter Olympics". Astana, Kazakhstan: Astana Times. Retrieved 5 January 2026.

[2] "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.

[3] Roche, Calum (6 February 2026). "2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country". Diario AS. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 16 February 2026.

[4] "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[5] Moore, Casey L.; Bowers, Rachel G (22 February 2026). "Olympics closing ceremony highlights: Milano Cortina Games wrap up in style". USA Today. New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 22 February 2026.

[6] "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.

[cross-country-7] "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.

[8] Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

[9] "Communication No. 2755 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Qualified quota places Short Track" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.

[10] "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

[11] "Official Communication: Women's Team Pursuit Final D has been cancelled" (PDF). 2026 Winter Olympics. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

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Nations at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Africa	Benin Eritrea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Madagascar Morocco Nigeria South Africa
Americas	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Ecuador Haiti Jamaica Mexico Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
Asia	China Hong Kong India Iran Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Chinese Taipei Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Oceania	Australia New Zealand
Other	Individual Neutral Athletes