Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The country's participation in Pyeongchang marked its seventh appearance in the Winter Olympics.
Kyrgyzstan was represented by two athletes who competed across two sports. Tariel Zharkymbaev served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony and a volunteer carried the flag during the closing ceremony. Kyrgyzstan did not win any medals in the Games.
Kyrgyzstan qualified one male alpine skier, Evgeniy Timofeev.[11] Timofeev was the only athlete to represent the country four years prior in the previous Winter Games, as a last-minute injury substitute.[12]
The Alpine skiing events were held at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Bukpyeong. The course for the events was designed by former Olympic champion Bernhard Russi. The weather was cold and windy during the events, and it was the coldest since the 1994 Winter Olympics at Lillehammer.[13] Timofeev recorded his best finish in the men's slalom event, after he was ranked in 40th place.[14] In the men's giant slalom event, he was ranked 63rd amongst the 109 competitors.[15]
Kyrgyzstan qualified one male cross-country skier, Tariel Zharkymbaev.[16][17] This was the Winter Olympics debut for Zharkymbaev.[18]
The men's sprint cross country skiing competitions were held on 13 February 2018 at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre, Alpensia Resort, Mountain Cluster, Daegwallyeong. Zharkymbaev finished 78th in the qualification rounds amongst the 80 competitors and did not advance to the next round.[19]
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