Kazakhstan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics explained

Noc:KAZ
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Games Link:2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Games:Winter Youth Olympics
Year:2024
Flagcaption:Flag of Kazakhstan
Location:Gangwon, South Korea
Competitors:41
Sports:9
Flagbearer Close:TBD
Rank:20
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto

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.[1] Short track speed skater Yerassyl Shyngyskhan and speed skater Kristina Shumekova were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2] [3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

width=160Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Alpine skiing112
Biathlon336
Cross-country skiing224
Curling112
Freestyle skiing111
Ice hockey13013
Ski jumping224
Short track speed skating224
Speed skating224
Total271441

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[4]

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rostislav KhokhlovSuper-G59.5445
Giant slalom53.364448.75311:42.1133
Slalom50.583555.80191:46.3819
Combined58.6842
Women
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alexandra SkorokhodovaSuper-G55.7118
Giant slalom49.71952.8041:42.515
Slalom50.84849.50141:40.349
Combined57.961652.5281:50.4810

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified six biathletes (three per gender).

Men
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=2Ilyas KhassenovSprint26:38.97 (4+3)77
Individual48:19.77 (2+0+1+4)42
align=left rowspan=2Anton RedkinSprint23:16.21 (1+0)17
Individual52:00.39 (3+3+0+3)72
align=left rowspan=2Kirill ZotovSprint24:33.73 (2+1)48
Individual45:55.03 (1+1+0+1)23
Women
AthleteEventTimeMissesRank
align=left rowspan=2Alema KarabayevaSprint25:04.95 (4+1)57
Individual43:27.34 (1+0+1+2)36
align=left rowspan=2Evelina MezentsevaSprint25:23.87 (4+3)62
Individual45:00.38 (3+2+2+1)57
align=left rowspan=2Mariya VorobyevaSprint
Individual49:18.49 (2+2+2+3)82
Mixed
AthletesEventTimeMissesRank
Alema Karabayeva
Ilyas Khassenov
Single mixed relay47:31.010 (0+10)10
Alema Karabayeva
Evelina Mezentseva
Anton Redkin
Kirill Zotov
Mixed relay1:23:56.518 (3+15)11

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[5]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Berik Boranbayev7.5 km classical21:39.935
Sprint freestyle3:10.4322 Q3:07.015Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Aubakir Totanov7.5 km classical21:59.740
Sprint freestyle3:18.7837Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Milana Mamedova7.5 km classical27:28.852
Sprint freestyle4:13.1656Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Violetta Mitropolskaya7.5 km classical24:06.825
Sprint freestyle3:50.3533Did not advance
Mixed

Curling

See main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified a mixed doubles pair for a total of two athletes (one per gender).[6] [7]

Summary

Mixed doubles

See main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed doubles.

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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 4Saturday, January 27, 18:00
  • Draw 6Sunday, January 28, 14:00
  • Draw 8Monday, January 29, 10:00
  • Draw 13Tuesday, January 30, 18:00
  • Draw 15Wednesday, January 31, 12:30
  • Freestyle skiing

    See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified two freestyle skiers (one per gender).

    Dual moguls
  • Individual
  • AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    PointsRankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Denis RastrubaMen's dual moguls
    L 2–3

    W 3–DNF

    L 2–3

    W 3–2
    103Did not advance
    Yuliya FeklistovaWomen's dual moguls
    L 2–3

    W 3–2

    W 3–2

    L 2–3
    103Did not advance
    Team

    Ice hockey

    See main article: Ice hockey at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. 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.[9]

    RosterRamazan Kaidarov served as head coach.[10] [11]
    Summary

    Men's 3x3 tournament

    Preliminary round

    ------------

    Semifinal
    Bronze medal game

    Short track speed skating

    See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified four short track speed skaters (two per gender).

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Yerassyl Shynggyskhan500 m44.8123 Did not advance
    1000 m1:35.3244Did not advance
    1500 m2:24.1264 q2:41.4215Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Meiirzhan Tolegen500 m43.5172 Q42.6805Did not advance
    1000 m1:34.2124Did not advance
    1500 mDid not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=3Anastassiya Astrakhantseva500 m45.8322 Q1:04.7075Did not advance
    1000 m1:39.8061 Q1:37.1644Did not advance
    1500 m2:38.7812 Q2:26.9143 FB2:46.81613
    align=left rowspan=3Polina Omelchuk500 m45.2301 Q45.0623Did not advance
    1000 m1:36.3342 Q1:33.2533 q1:32.9182 FA1:41.600
    1500 m2:33.9593 Q2:26.7492 FA2:43.1626
    Mixed

    Ski jumping

    See main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[12]

    AthleteEventFirst roundFinalTotal
    DistancePointsRankDistancePointsRankPointsRank
    Ilya Mizernykhalign=left rowspan=2Men's normal hill103.5110.23102.0103.83214.0
    Ilya Shilnikov81.059.63084.064.825124.430
    Sofya Shishkinaalign=left rowspan=2Women's normal hill63.520.12865.024.32944.429
    Alyona Sviridenko66.526.12669.027.82853.927
    Sofya Shishkina
    Ilya Shilnikov
    Alyona Sviridenko
    Ilya Mizernykh
    Mixed team324.0249.113309.0242.213491.313

    Speed skating

    See main article: Speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics. Kazakhstan qualified four speed skaters (two per gender).

    Men
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Mikhail Matryukhin500 m39.5618
    1500 m2:01.6017
    align=left rowspan=2Ruslan Zhanadilov500 m38.2614
    1500 m1:55.678
    Women
    AthleteEventTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Alina Shumekova500 m41.19310
    1500 m2:09.2711
    align=left rowspan=2Kristina Shumekova500 m40.897
    1500 m2:06.477
    Mass Start
    AthleteEventSemifinalFinal
    PointsTimeRankPointsTimeRank
    Mikhail Matryukhinalign=left rowspan=2Men's mass start16:22.659Did not advance
    Ruslan Zhanadilov25:36.698 Q05:31.8011
    Alina Shumekovaalign=left rowspan=2Women's mass start35:59.815 Q
    Kristina Shumekova36:26.077 Q05:58.3812
    Mixed relay

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Asia will be represented by 18 NOCs at Winter YOG Gangwon 2024. 17 January 2024. www.oca.asia. Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). 27 January 2024.
    2. News: Seilkhanov. Adlet. 8 January 2024. Kazakhstan selects flag-bearers for 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in S. Korea. Kazinform. Astana, Kazakhstan. 8 January 2024.
    3. Web site: Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information. 19 January 2024. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024.
    4. Web site: Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024. 18 December 2023. www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 5 January 2024.
    5. Web site: Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024. 18 December 2023. www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 5 January 2024.
    6. Web site: Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games Teams Confirmed. 12 April 2023. www.worldcurling.org. World Curling Federation (WCF). 12 September 2023.
    7. Web site: Teams for Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympics curling competitions confirmed. Shefferd. Neil. 14 April 2023. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. 23 December 2023.
    8. Web site: Round Robin Session 4, Group D - Sheet D. World Curling Federation. January 27, 2024.
    9. Web site: Ice hockey at Gangwon 2024 Youth Olympic Games: Preview, full schedule, and how to watch live YOG action. 13 January 2024. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 13 January 2024.
    10. Web site: 2024-01-20 . Ice Hockey, Men's 3-on-3 Tournament – Team Roster: KAZ - Kazakhstan . 2024-01-27 . International Olympic Committee.
    11. Web site: Ice Hockey, Men's 3-on-3 Tournament, Bronze Medal Game, Game 31 – Line-ups: AUT-KAZ . . 27 January 2024 . 25 January 2024.
    12. Web site: Ski Jumping quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024. 18 December 2023. www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 13 January 2024.