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 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	36 (18 men and 18 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearers	Denis Nikisha & Aiaulym Amrenova
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1956–1988)   Unified Team (1992)

Kazakhstan will compete 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 Aiaulym Amrenova 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.

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

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rostislav Khokhlov	Men's giant slalom
	Men's slalom
Alexandra Skorokhodova

Biathlon

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Asset Dyussenov
Vladislav Kireyev
Milana Geneva
Aisha Rakisheva
	Mixed relay

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]

Distance

Men

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Nail Bashmakov
Amirgali Muratbekov
Vitaliy Pushkalo

Women

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Anna Melnik
Darya Ryazhko
Xeniya Shalygina
Nadezhda Stepashkina	Skiathlon

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mikhail Shaidorov	Men's singles
Sofia Samodelkina	Women's singles

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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
Roman Ivanov
Sherzod Khashirbayev
Dinmukhammed Raimkulov
Ayana Zholdas	Women's aerials

Moguls

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Run 1				Run 2				Run 1				Run 2				Run 3
		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
Ayaulym Amrenova	Women's moguls
Yuliya Galysheva
Anastassiya Gorodko

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
Ayaulym Amrenova	Women's dual moguls
Yuliya Galysheva
Anastassiya Gorodko

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	Ski jumping			Cross-country		Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chingiz Rakparov	Individual normal hill/10 km
	Individual large hill/10 km

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Kazakhstan qualified four short-track speed skaters (two per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abzal Azhgaliyev	Men's 500 m
Denis Nikisha
	Men's 1000 m
Yana Khan	Women's 500 m
Olga Tikhonova
	Women's 1000 m
Yana Khan	Women's 1500 m	—N/a
Olga Tikhonova		—N/a
Abzal Azhgaliyev Yana Khan Denis Nikisha Olga Tikhonova	Mixed 2000 m relay	—N/a

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Athlete	Event	First round			Second round			Final round			Total
		Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ilya Mizernykh	Men's normal hill				—N/a
	Men's large hill				—N/a
Danil Vassilyev	Men's normal hill				—N/a
	Men's large hill				—N/a
Ilya Mizernykh Danil Vassilyev	Men's super team large hill

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Yevgeniy Koshkin	Men's 500 m
Arina Ilyachshenko	Women's 500 m
Kristina Silaeva
Elizaveta Golubeva	Women's 1000 m
Nadezhda Morozova
Elizaveta Golubeva	Women's 1500 m
Nadezhda Morozova
Elizaveta Golubeva	Women's 3000 m
Nadezhda Morozova
	Women's 5000 m

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
	Women's

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
	Women's

See also

• Kazakhstan at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

1. 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. "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.