Kazakhstan at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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IOC codeKAZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Websitewww.olympic.kz (in Kazakh, Russian, and English)
Competitors36 (18 men and 18 women) in 9 sports
Kazakhstan at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Kazakhstan
IOC codeKAZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Websitewww.olympic.kz (in Kazakh, Russian, and English)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors36 (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)
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]

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldMikhail ShaidorovFigure skatingMens singles13 February

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 112
Biathlon 224
Cross-country skiing 347
Figure skating 112
Freestyle skiing 549
Nordic combined 1N/a1
Short-track speed skating 224
Ski jumping 202
Speed skating 145
Total181836

Alpine skiing

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

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rostislav Khokhlov Men's giant slalom 1:26.38 55 1:20.98 56 2:47.36 51
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 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 25:41.6 2 (1+1) 51
Milana Geneva Women's individual 54:22.4 9 (1+2+3+3) 89
Aisha Rakisheva 53:52.8 9 (3+3+1+2) 90
Milana Geneva Women's sprint 25:18.5 3 (1+2) 88
Aisha Rakisheva 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
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
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Anna Melnik Women's freestyle N/a 28:28.7 81 N/a
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
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
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
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
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Mikhail Shaidorov Men's singles 92.94 5 Q 198.64 1 291.58 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Ilya Mizernykh Men's normal hill 100.0 117.0 39 Did not advance
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
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
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

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