title: Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics
text: # Belarus at the 2002 Winter Olympics
  
  Belarus competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Alexei Grishin | Freestyle skiing | Men's aerials |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km sprint | Aleksandr Syman | 3 | 27:45.3 | 56 |
  | 10 km sprint | Alexei Aidarov | 2 | 27:06.4 | 37 |
  | 10 km sprint | Vadim Sashurin | 0 | 26:09.9 | 12 |
  | 10 km sprint | Oleg Ryzhenkov | 0 | 26:05.5 | 11 |
  | 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Aleksandr Syman | 3 | 38:05.8 | 49 |
  | 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Alexei Aidarov | 6 | 37:43.0 | 48 |
  | 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Oleg Ryzhenkov | 2 | 35:08.3 | 21 |
  | 12.5 km pursuit $^2$ | Vadim Sashurin | 1 | 34:00.5 | 10 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Rustam Valiullin | 52:46.7 | 6 | 58:46.7 | 60 |
  | 20 km | Oleg Ryzhenkov | 51:56.6 | 4 | 55:56.6 | 31 |
  | 20 km | Alexei Aidarov | 51:25.3 | 3 | 54:25.3 | 17 |
  | 20 km | Vadim Sashurin | 52:52.6 | 0 | 52:52.6 | 9 |
  
  ### Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Alexei Aidarov Aleksandr Syman Oleg Ryzhenkov Vadim Sashurin | 1 | 1'27:12.0 | 8 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Kseniya Zikunkova | 5 | 25:21.5 | 65 |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Yevgeniya Kutsepalova | 1 | 23:26.5 | 44 |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Yelena Khrustalyova | 2 | 23:06.6 | 33 |
  | 7.5 km sprint | Olga Nazarova | 1 | 22:14.9 | 14 |
  | 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Yevgeniya Kutsepalova | 2 | 34:40.1 | 28 |
  | 10 km pursuit $^4$ | Olga Nazarova | 1 | 32:24.5 | 11 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time $^3$ | Rank |
  | 15 km | Lyudmila Ananko | DNF | – | DNF | – |
  | 15 km | Lyudmila Lysenko | 50:25.4 | 4 | 54:25.4 | 51 |
  | 15 km | Kseniya Zikunkova | 49:26.8 | 3 | 52:26.8 | 38 |
  | 15 km | Olga Nazarova | 47:29.9 | 1 | 48:29.9 | 6 |
  
  ### Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | Olga Nazarova Lyudmila Lysenko Yevgeniya Kutsepalova Yelena Khrustalyova | 0 | 1'31:01.6 | 7 |
  
      $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 10 km sprint results.
      $^3$ One minute added per missed target.
      $^4$ Starting delay based on 7.5 km sprint results.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
  | Aleksandr Shalak | 3:13.63 | 58 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Denis Vorobyov | 3:08.79 | 56 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Aleksey Tregubov | 3:08.05 | 55 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Roman Virolaynen | 2:57.48 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  Pursuit
  
  | Athlete | 10 km C | 10 km C | 10 km F $pursuit^1$ | 10 km F $pursuit^1$ |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
  | Denis Vorobyov | 30:04.3 | 65 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Aleksandr Sannikov | 29:30.5 | 61 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sergey Dolidovich | 28:44.0 | 54 Q | DNS | – |
  | Roman Virolaynen | 26:42.2 | 9 Q | 25:29.1 | 30 |
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km C | Aleksey Tregubov | 42:00.7 | 51 |
  | 15 km C | Nikolay Semenyako | 41:48.0 | 48 |
  | 15 km C | Aleksandr Shalak | 41:44.5 | 47 |
  | 15 km C | Roman Virolaynen | 39:02.4 | 13 |
  | 30 km F | Aleksandr Sannikov | 1'19:46.9 | 53 |
  | 30 km F | Nikolay Semenyako | 1'19:45.6 | 52 |
  | 30 km F | Denis Vorobyov | 1'17:43.2 | 44 |
  | 30 km F | Sergey Dolidovich | 1'13:51.1 | 14 |
  | 50 km C | Aleksandr Shalak | 2'24:37.2 | 46 |
  | 50 km C | Aleksandr Sannikov | 2'24:14.2 | 44 |
  | 50 km C | Aleksey Tregubov | 2'22:29.3 | 40 |
  
      $^1$ Starting delay based on 10 km C. results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  4 × 10 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Roman Virolaynen Nikolay Semenyako Aleksandr Sannikov Sergey Dolidovich | 1'42:12.0 | 15 |
  
  ### Women
  
  Sprint
  
  | Athlete | Qualifying round | Qualifying round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
  | Nataliya Sviridova-Kalinovskaya | 3:31.83 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Viktoriya Lopatina | 3:20.59 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  Pursuit
  
  | Athlete | 5 km C | 5 km C | 5 km F $pursuit^2$ | 5 km F $pursuit^2$ |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
  | Nataliya Sviridova-Kalinovskaya | 14:53.6 | 61 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Yelena Kalugina | 14:34.6 | 52 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Nataliya Zyatikova | 14:23.5 | 45 Q | 13:31.2 | 34 |
  | Vera Zyatikova | 14:15.2 | 37 Q | 13:29.8 | 32 |
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 10 km C | Yelena Kalugina | 31:10.9 | 43 |
  | 10 km C | Nataliya Zyatikova | 30:44.2 | 35 |
  | 10 km C | Vera Zyatikova | 30:20.5 | 27 |
  | 10 km C | Svetlana Nageykina | 29:48.4 | 14 |
  | 15 km F | Nataliya Sviridova-Kalinovskaya | 44:09.2 | 40 |
  | 15 km F | Nataliya Zyatikova | 42:04.5 | 17 |
  | 15 km F | Vera Zyatikova | 42:04.5 | 17 |
  | 15 km F | Svetlana Nageykina | 40:17.9 | 5 |
  | 30 km C | Irina Skripnik | 1'42:49.1 | 30 |
  | 30 km C | Nataliya Zyatikova | 1'42:18.0 | 29 |
  | 30 km C | Svetlana Nageykina | 1'35:51.6 | 11 |
  
      $^2$ Starting delay based on 5 km C. results.
      C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
  
  4 × 5 km relay
  
  | Athletes | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Time | Rank |
  | Yelena Kalugina Svetlana Nageykina Vera Zyatikova Nataliya Zyatikova | 50:37.9 | 5 |
  
  ## Figure skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sergei Davydov | 31.5 | 15 | 24 | 21 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Points | SP | FS | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Julia Soldatova | 29.0 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
  
  ## Freestyle skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Dmitry Dashchinsky | Aerials | 219.94 | 12 Q | 244.29 | 7 |
  | Dmitry Rak | Aerials | 240.87 | 5 Q | 226.34 | 10 |
  | Alexei Grichin | Aerials | 251.76 | 1 Q | 251.19 | |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Assol Slivets | Aerials | 157.96 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alla Tsuper | Aerials | 181.37 | 3 Q | 164.92 | 9 |
  
  ## Ice hockey
  
  ### Men's tournament
  
  **Preliminary round - Group B**
  
  Top team (shaded) advanced to the first round.
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
  | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 4 |
  | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 |
  | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 |
  
  All times are local (UTC-7).
  
  **First round - Group D**
  
  | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 5 |
  | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 4 |
  | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
  | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 0 |
  
  All times are local (UTC-7).
  
  **Medal round**
  
  Quarter final
  
  Semi final
  
  Bronze medal game
  
  * Contestants Aleksandr Andriyevsky Oleg Antonenko Vadim Bekbulatov Dmitry Dudik Aleksey Kalyuzhny Oleg Khmyl Konstantin Koltsov Vladimir Kopat Andrey Kovalyov Aleksandr Makritsky Igor Matushkin Andrey Mezin Oleg Mikulchik Dmitry Pankov Andrey Rasolko Oleg Romanov Ruslan Salei Sergey Shabanov Andrey Skabelka Sergey Stas Vladimir Tsyplakov Eduard Zankovets Aleksandr Zhurik Vasily Pankov
  
  ## Nordic combined
  
  Men's sprint
  
  Events:
  
  * large hill ski jumping
  * 7.5 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Sergey Zakharenko | 86.6 | 40 | 19:29.5 | 38 |
  
  Men's individual
  
  Events:
  
  * normal hill ski jumping
  * 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
  
  | Athlete | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Points | Rank | Cross-country time | Total rank |
  | Sergey Zakharenko | 171.5 | 45 | 49:18.9 | 44 |
  
  ## Short track speed skating
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round one | Round one | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Final rank |
  | Yuliya Pavlovich-Yelsakova | 500 m | 47.273 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Yuliya Pavlovich-Yelsakova | 1500 m | 2:36.058 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Ski jumping
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualifying jump | Qualifying jump | Qualifying jump | Final jump 1 | Final jump 1 | Final jump 1 | Final jump 2 | Final jump 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
  | Andrey Lyskovets | Normal hill | 81.5 | 95.0 | 33 Q | 83.5 | 98.0 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Andrey Lyskovets | Large hill | 96.0 | 66.3 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Speed skating
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Aleksey Khatylyov | 37.40 | 33 | 37.41 | 36 | 74.81 | 32 |
  | 1000 m | Aleksey Khatylyov | | | | | 1:13.73 | 42 |
  | 1000 m | Igor Makovetsky | | | | | 1:12.33 | 41 |
  | 1500 m | Aleksey Khatylyov | | | | | 1:52.87 | 47 |
  | 1500 m | Igor Makovetsky | | | | | 1:50.15 | 40 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | 500 m | Svetlana Radkevich | 39.84 | 30 | 39.61 | 27 | 79.45 | 28 |
  | 500 m | Anzhelika Kotyuga | 37.73 | 6 | 37.66 | 4 | 75.39 | 5 |
  | 1000 m | Svetlana Radkevich | | | | | 1:18.93 | 33 |
  | 1000 m | Anzhelika Kotyuga | | | | | 1:15.03 | 12 |
  | 1500 m | Svetlana Chepelnikova | | | | | 2:04.06 | 34 |
  | 3000 m | Svetlana Chepelnikova | | | | | 4:24.96 | 32 |
  