Kazakhstan at the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Kazakhstan at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg
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 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors24 (8 men and 16 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers Denis Nikisha & Yana Khan [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team (1992)

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

Contents

Short-track speed skaters Denis Nikisha and Yana Khan were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [1]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 347
Figure skating 112
Short-track speed skating 224
Speed skating 189
Total81624

Alpine skiing

Kazakhstan qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. [2]

Cross-country skiing

Kazakhstan qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. [3] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Kazakhstan qualified further three female and two male athletes. [3]

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. [4]

AthleteEventSP/SDFP/FDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Mikhail Shaidorov Men's singles
Sofia Samodelkina Women's singles

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. [5]

Speed skating

Kazakhstan qualified nine speed skaters (one men and eight women) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Omirgazy, Dana (31 December 2025). "Kazakhstan Names Flag Bearers for Milan 2026 Winter Olympics". Astana, Kazakhstan: Astana Times. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
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