title: Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics
text: # Kazakhstan at the 2018 Winter Olympics
  
  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.
  
  ## 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
  
  Kazakhstan qualified one male and one female athlete.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Igor Zakurdayev | Men's downhill | — | — | — | — | 1:45.01 | 39 |
  | Igor Zakurdayev | Men's super-G | — | — | — | — | 1:29.96 | 41 |
  | Igor Zakurdayev | Men's combined | 1:22.29 | 42 | 53.18 | 32 | 2:15.47 | 31 |
  | Igor Zakurdayev | Men's giant slalom | 1:18.78 | 62 | 1:16.29 | 46 | 2:35.07 | 51 |
  | Igor Zakurdayev | Men's slalom | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  | Mariya Grigorova | Women's giant slalom | 1:22.42 | 57 | 1:18.77 | 51 | 2:41.19 | 51 |
  | Mariya Grigorova | Women's slalom | 1:02.49 | 54 | 1:01.88 | 51 | 2:04.37 | 51 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2016–17 Biathlon World Cup, Kazakhstan qualified a team of 5 men and 5 women.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Maxim Braun | Sprint | 27:46.7 | 4 (3+1) | 85 |
  | Maxim Braun | 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 |
  | Vassiliy Podkorytov | Individual | 53:52.5 | 2 (1+0+1+0) | 62 |
  | Vladislav Vitenko | Sprint | 26:32.7 | 4 (2+2) | 79 |
  | Vladislav Vitenko | Individual | 57:11.3 | 7 (2+2+1+2) | 83 |
  | Roman Yeremin | Sprint | 25:21.9 | 2 (1+1) | 43 |
  | Roman Yeremin | 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 |
  | Darya Klimina | Pursuit | 38:00.0 | 8 (1+1+3+3) | 57 |
  | Darya Klimina | Individual | 46:44.4 | 3 (2+0+1+0) | 51 |
  | Olga Poltoranina | Sprint | 23:59.6 | 2 (0+2) | 63 |
  | Olga Poltoranina | Individual | 46:36.5 | 2 (0+0+1+1) | 46 |
  | Alina Raikova | Sprint | 24:33.8 | 3 (0+3) | 71 |
  | Alina Raikova | Individual | 46:37.4 | 3 (0+1+0+2) | 47 |
  | Galina Vishnevskaya | Sprint | 22:52.2 | 2 (2+0) | 30 |
  | Galina Vishnevskaya | Pursuit | 33:05.9 | 1 (0+0+1+0) | 20 |
  | Galina Vishnevskaya | 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
  
  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. Four male and three female competitors were announced on January 29.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Classical | Classical | Freestyle | Freestyle | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 |
  | Vitaliy Pukhalo | 30 km skiathlon | 42:27.0 | 40 | 36:45.9 | 30 | 1:19:46.7 | +3:26.7 | 34 |
  | Vitaliy Pukhalo | 50 km classical | — | — | — | — | 2:27:10.6 | +18:48.5 | 52 |
  | Yevgeniy Velichko | 15 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 37:28.6 | +3:44.7 | 61 |
  | Yevgeniy Velichko | 30 km skiathlon | 41:47.4 | 33 | 38:44.4 | 51 | 1:21:03.9 | +4:43.9 | 43 |
  | Yevgeniy Velichko | 50 km classical | — | — | — | — | 2:21:43.2 | +13:21.1 | 39 |
  | Denis Volotka | 15 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 37:39.8 | +3:55.9 | 64 |
  | Denis Volotka | 50 km classical | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS | 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 | Classical | Freestyle | Freestyle | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank |
  | Yelena Kolomina | 10 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 29:13.0 | +4:12.5 | 63 |
  | Yelena Kolomina | 15 km skiathlon | 24:12.1 | 56 | 21:38.6 | 54 | 46:28.5 | +5:43.6 | 54 |
  | Yelena Kolomina | 30 km classical | — | — | — | — | 1:35:38.4 | +13:20.8 | 33 |
  | Anna Shevchenko | 10 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 28:56.9 | +3:56.4 | 56 |
  | Anna Shevchenko | 15 km skiathlon | 22:52.3 | 32 | 20:59.9 | 39 | 44:25.1 | +3:40.2 | 36 |
  | Anna Shevchenko | 30 km classical | — | — | — | — | 1:35:36.1 | +13:18.5 | 31 |
  | Valeriya Tyuleneva | 10 km freestyle | — | — | — | — | 28:20.7 | +3:20.2 | 47 |
  | Valeriya Tyuleneva | 15 km skiathlon | 23.41.6 | 47 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
  | Valeriya Tyuleneva | 30 km classical | — | — | — | — | 1:35:38.0 | +13:20.4 | 32 |
  
  ### Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Denis Volotka | Men's sprint | 3:22.52 | 51 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alexey Poltoranin Denis Volotka | Men's team sprint | — | — | — | — | 16:30.10 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Yelena Kolomina | Women's sprint | 3:39.22 | 55 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anna Shevchenko | Women's sprint | 3:23.27 | 27 Q | 3:23.56 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anna Shevchenko Valeriya Tyuleneva | Women's team sprint | — | — | — | — | 17:57.04 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  Kazakhstan qualified one male and two female figure skaters, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
  
  | Athlete | Event | SP | SP | FS | FS | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Denis Ten | Men's singles | 70.12 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Aiza Mambekova | Ladies' singles | 44.40 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Elizabet Tursynbayeva | Ladies' singles | 57.95 | 15 Q | 118.30 | 13 | 177.12 | 12 |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  ### Aerials
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Jump 3 |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Ildar Badrutdinov | Men's aerials | 89.18 | 19 | 94.47 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Marzhan Akzhigit | Women's aerials | 79.17 | 14 | 70.20 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Zhanbota Aldabergenova | Women's aerials | 81.07 | 12 | 85.36 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Akhmarzhan Kalmurzayeva | Women's aerials | 58.58 | 21 | 47.32 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ayana Zholdas | Women's aerials | 51.01 | 23 | 57.98 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Moguls
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 3 |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | 25.88 | 64.35 | 78.22 | 11 Q | 25.39 | 61.58 | 76.10 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Dmitriy Reiherd | Men's moguls | 25.08 | 66.30 | 81.23 | 3 Q | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 24.70 | 64.34 | 79.77 | 6 Q | 23.85 | 42.09 | 58.64 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Yuliya Galysheva | Women's moguls | 30.51 | 62.74 | 76.36 | 7 Q | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 30.62 | 61.61 | 75.10 | 7 Q | 30.65 | 63.35 | 76.81 | 6 Q | 30.14 | 63.37 | 77.40 | |
  
  ## Luge
  
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | Eliminated | 2:29.718 | 36 |
  
  ## Short track speed skating
  
  According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, Kazakhstan qualified 3 men and 2 women. During reallocation process got 2 additional quotas: 1 quota for 1500 meters men's event and 1 quota for men's relay.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance |
  | Denis Nikisha | 500 m | 41.436 | 3 ADV | 40.806 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Denis Nikisha | 1500 m | 2:14.847 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev | 500 m | 40.748 | 3 ADV | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev | 1000 m | 1:24.271 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev | 1500 m | DNF | DNF | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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 | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Kim Iong-a | 1000 m | 1:29.703 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kim Iong-a | 1500 m | 2:29.875 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anastassiya Krestova | 500 m | 43.821 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anastassiya Krestova | 1000 m | 1:31.557 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Anastassiya Krestova | 1500 m | PEN | PEN | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  Kazakhstan qualified one ski jumper.
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | First round | First round | First round | Final | Final | Final | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sergey Tkachenko | Men's large hill | 111.0 | 70.9 | 47 Q | 107.5 | 73.5 | 49 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Individual
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | Artyom Krikunov | Men's 500 m | 35.34 | 25 |
  | Roman Krech | Men's 500 m | 35.92 | 35 |
  | Denis Kuzin | Men's 1000 m | 1:10.13 | 27 |
  | Denis Kuzin | Men's 1500 m | 1:49.14 | 30 |
  | Fyodor Mezentsev | Men's 1000 m | 1:10.62 | 33 |
  | Fyodor Mezentsev | Men's 1500 m | 1:48.23 | 28 |
  | Stanislav Palkin | Men's 500 m | 35.33 | 24 |
  | Stanislav Palkin | Men's 1000 m | 1:10.149 | 29 |
  | Yekaterina Aydova | Women's 500 m | 38.96 | 21 |
  | Yekaterina Aydova | Women's 1000 m | 1:17.09 | 24 |
  | Yekaterina Aydova | Women's 1500 m | 1:59.05 | 18 |
  
  ### Mass start
  
  | Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Time | Rank | Points | Time | Rank |
  | Fyodor Mezentsev | Men's mass start | 0 | 8:43.26 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  