Kazakhstan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from 19 January to 1 February 2024, This will be Kazakhstan's fourth appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at every Games since the inaugural edition in 2012.
The Kazakh team consisted of 41 athletes (27 men and 14 women) competing in ten sports. Short track speed skater Yerassyl Shyngyskhan and speed skater Kristina Shumekova were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing112Biathlon336Cross-country skiing224Curling112Freestyle skiing111Ice hockey13013Ski jumping224Short track speed skating224Speed skating224 Total271441
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Ski jumping Men's individual normal hill Short track speed skating Women's 1000 metres Kazakhstan men's national under-16 ice hockey teamIce hockeyMen's 3x3 tournament
Alpine skiing
Kazakhstan qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRostislav KhokhlovSuper-Gcolspan=459.5445Giant slalom53.364448.75311:42.1133Slalom50.583555.80191:46.3819Combined58.6842
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlexandra SkorokhodovaSuper-Gcolspan=455.7118Giant slalom49.71952.8041:42.515Slalom50.84849.50141:40.349Combined57.961652.5281:50.4810
Biathlon
Kazakhstan qualified six biathletes (three per gender).
Men AthleteEventTimeMissesRankIlyas KhassenovSprint26:38.97 (4+3)77Individual48:19.77 (2+0+1+4)42Anton RedkinSprint23:16.21 (1+0)17Individual52:00.39 (3+3+0+3)72Kirill ZotovSprint24:33.73 (2+1)48Individual45:55.03 (1+1+0+1)23
Women AthleteEventTimeMissesRankAlema KarabayevaSprint25:04.95 (4+1)57Individual43:27.34 (1+0+1+2)36Evelina MezentsevaSprint25:23.87 (4+3)62Individual45:00.38 (3+2+2+1)57Mariya VorobyevaSprintIndividual49:18.49 (2+2+2+3)82
Mixed AthletesEventTimeMissesRankAlema KarabayevaIlyas KhassenovSingle mixed relay47:31.010 (0+10)10Alema KarabayevaEvelina MezentsevaAnton RedkinKirill ZotovMixed relay1:23:56.518 (3+15)11
Cross-country skiing
Kazakhstan qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender). Men AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBerik Boranbayev7.5 km classicalcolspan=621:39.935Sprint freestyle3:10.4322 Q3:07.015Did not advanceAubakir Totanov7.5 km classicalcolspan=621:59.740Sprint freestyle3:18.7837Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMilana Mamedova7.5 km classicalcolspan=627:28.852Sprint freestyle4:13.1656Did not advanceVioletta Mitropolskaya7.5 km classicalcolspan=624:06.825Sprint freestyle3:50.3533Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventTimeRankMilana MamedovaBerik BoranbayevVioletta MitropolskayaAubakir TotanovMixed relay58:57.416
Curling
Kazakhstan qualified a mixed doubles pair for a total of two athletes (one per gender).
Summary TeamEventGroup Stage Quarterfinal SemifinalFinal / Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score RankMerey TastemirIbragim TastemirMixed doublesLL 4–8L 1–9W 10–2L 3–155Did not advance18
Mixed doubles
Group D 4 1 1–1 30.64 4 1 1–1 31.04 4 1 1–1 79.90 2 3 – 40.68 1 4 – 44.33 0 5 – 107.78
Round robin
Draw 4 Saturday, January 27, 18:00
forfeited the game (ran out of time during end 8, 1 stone remaining) Draw 6 Sunday, January 28, 14:00
Draw 8 Monday, January 29, 10:00
Draw 13 Tuesday, January 30, 18:00
Draw 15 Wednesday, January 31, 12:30
Freestyle skiing
Kazakhstan qualified two freestyle skiers (one per gender).
Dual moguls Individual AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultPointsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDenis RastrubaMen's dual mogulsL 2–3W 3–DNFL 2–3W 3–2103Did not advanceYuliya FeklistovaWomen's dual mogulsL 2–3W 3–2W 3–2L 2–3103Did not advance
Team AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYuliya FeklistovaDenis RastrubaMixed teamL 20–50Did not advance
Ice hockey
Kazakhstan qualified a team of thirteen ice hockey players for the men's 3-on-3 ice hockey tournament. On January 25, Kazakhstan's junior ice hockey team secured the bronze medal in the men's 3-on-3 tournament at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea. It was the first Olympic medal in hockey in the history of Kazakhstan, as well as the first Olympic medal in a team sport for the country.
Roster Ramazan Kaidarov served as head coach.
Temirlan Aiboluly – A Anuar Akhmetzhanov Tair Bigarinov – C Yegor Kravchenko Arseniy Kuchkovskiy Nikita Kulakov Bexultan Makysh Roman Michurov – A Matvey Reshetko Adilkhan Sattar Zhakhanger Tleukhan Arman Tolen Rasul Tursynov
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinalOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreOpponentScoreRankOpponentScoreOpponentScoreRankKazakhstan men'sMen's 3x3 tournamentW 18–8L 8–9L 11–15L 6–8W 14–2W 14–4W 22–134 QL 5–19W 6–5
Men's 3x3 tournament Preliminary round
Semifinal
Bronze medal game
Short track speed skating
Kazakhstan qualified four short track speed skaters (two per gender).
Men AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYerassyl Shynggyskhan500 m44.8123 Did not advance1000 m1:35.3244Did not advance1500 mcolspan=22:24.1264 q2:41.4215Did not advanceMeiirzhan Tolegen500 m43.5172 Q42.6805Did not advance1000 m1:34.2124Did not advance1500 mcolspan=2Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnastassiya Astrakhantseva500 m45.8322 Q1:04.7075Did not advance1000 m1:39.8061 Q1:37.1644Did not advance1500 mcolspan=22:38.7812 Q2:26.9143 FB2:46.81613Polina Omelchuk500 m45.2301 Q45.0623Did not advance1000 m1:36.3342 Q1:33.2533 q1:32.9182 FA1:41.6001500 mcolspan=22:33.9593 Q2:26.7492 FA2:43.1626
Mixed AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankAnastassiya AstrakhantsevaPolina OmelchukYerassyl ShynggyskhanMeiirzhan TolegenMixed relayDid not advance
Ski jumping
Kazakhstan qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).
AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRankIlya MizernykhMen's normal hill103.5110.23102.0103.83214.0Ilya Shilnikov81.059.63084.064.825124.430Sofya ShishkinaWomen's normal hill63.520.12865.024.32944.429Alyona Sviridenko66.526.12669.027.82853.927Sofya ShishkinaIlya ShilnikovAlyona SviridenkoIlya MizernykhMixed team324.0249.113309.0242.213491.313
Speed skating
Kazakhstan qualified four speed skaters (two per gender).
Men AthleteEventTimeRankMikhail Matryukhin500 m39.56181500 m2:01.6017Ruslan Zhanadilov500 m38.26141500 m1:55.678
Women AthleteEventTimeRankAlina Shumekova500 m41.193101500 m2:09.2711Kristina Shumekova500 m40.8971500 m2:06.477
Mass Start AthleteEventSemifinalFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankMikhail MatryukhinMen's mass start16:22.659Did not advanceRuslan Zhanadilov25:36.698 Q05:31.8011Alina ShumekovaWomen's mass start35:59.815 QKristina Shumekova36:26.077 Q05:58.3812
Mixed relay AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankKristina ShumekovaRuslan ZhanadilovMixed relayDid not advance
See also Kazakhstan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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