| Dzinara Smolskaya | |
| Birth Name: | Dzinara Talhatauna Alimbekava |
| Native Name: | Динара Талғатқызы Әлімбекова |
| Native Name Lang: | kk |
| Nationality: | Belarusian |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Abay, Kazakhstan |
| Height: | 172 cm |
| Weight: | 60 kg |
| Sport: | Biathlon |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Dzinara Smolskaya (Dzinara Talhatauna Alimbekava, Kazakh: Динара Талғатқызы Әлімбекова|Dinara Talğatkyzy Älimbekova, born 5 January 1996) is a Kazakhstan-born Belarusian biathlete. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics.[1] Alimbekava won her first IBU World Cup competition (a sprint) in Hochfilzen, Austria, in December 2020, and finished as the Under-25 Cup leader for the 2020-21 World Cup season.[2]
Alimbekava was born in Kazakhstan to a Kazakh father and a Belarusian mother.[3] When she was three years old, her family moved to Belarus, where her younger brother Zhenya was born. Dzinara is professionally trained in piano and skates and practices snowboarding in her free time.[4]
In October 2022, Alimbekava revealed via her Instagram account that she had married fellow biathlete Anton Smolski on January 10 of that same year.[5] She now competes under the name Dzinara Smolskaya.[6]
All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
1 medal (1 gold)
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 2018 Pyeongchang | 56th | — | — | — | Gold | — |
| align=left |  2022 Beijing | 5th | 15th | 19th | 12th | 13th | 6th |
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Relay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left |  2019 Östersund | 85th | 13th | 35th | — | 11th | — | — | |
| align=left |  2020 Antholz | — | 72nd | — | — | 13th | — | — | |
| align=left | 2021 Pokljuka | 17th | 40th | 21st | 26th | 4th | 14th | — |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Race | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 December 2020 |  Hochfilzen | World Cup | Sprint | align=center bgcolor="gold" | 1st | |
| 2 | 13 December 2020 | Hochfilzen | World Cup | Pursuit | align=center bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | |
| 3 | 13 March 2021 |  Nové Město na Moravě | World Cup | Pursuit | align=center bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | |
| 4 | 21 March 2021 | Östersund | World Cup | Mass Start | align=center bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | |
| 5 | 2021–22 | 9 January 2022 | Oberhof | World Cup | Pursuit | align=center bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
| 6 | 23 January 2022 | Antholz-Anterselva | World Cup | Mass Start | align=center bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |