Kazakhstan at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Kazakhstan
IOC codeKAZ
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors41 in 9 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Yerassyl Shyngyskhan & Kristina Shumekova
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Winter Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Biathlon 3 3 6
Cross-country skiing 2 2 4
Curling 1 1 2
Freestyle skiing 1 1 1
Ice hockey 13 0 13
Ski jumping 2 2 4
Short track speed skating 2 2 4
Speed skating 2 2 4
Total 27 14 41

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ilya Mizernykh Ski jumping Men's individual normal hill 20 January
 Bronze Polina Omelchuk Short track speed skating Women's 1000 metres 21 January
 Bronze Kazakhstan men's national under-16 ice hockey team Ice hockey Men's 3x3 tournament 25 January

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan qualified two alpine skiers (one per gender).[4]

Men
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rostislav Khokhlov Super-G — 59.54 45
Giant slalom 53.36 44 48.75 31 1:42.11 33
Slalom 50.58 35 55.80 19 1:46.38 19
Combined 58.68 42 DNF
Women
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexandra Skorokhodova Super-G — 55.71 18
Giant slalom 49.71 9 52.80 4 1:42.51 5
Slalom 50.84 8 49.50 14 1:40.34 9
Combined 57.96 16 52.52 8 1:50.48 10

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan qualified six biathletes (three per gender).

Men
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Ilyas Khassenov Sprint 26:38.9 7 (4+3) 77
Individual 48:19.7 7 (2+0+1+4) 42
Anton Redkin Sprint 23:16.2 1 (1+0) 17
Individual 52:00.3 9 (3+3+0+3) 72
Kirill Zotov Sprint 24:33.7 3 (2+1) 48
Individual 45:55.0 3 (1+1+0+1) 23
Women
Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Alema Karabayeva Sprint 25:04.9 5 (4+1) 57
Individual 43:27.3 4 (1+0+1+2) 36
Evelina Mezentseva Sprint 25:23.8 7 (4+3) 62
Individual 45:00.3 8 (3+2+2+1) 57
Mariya Vorobyeva Sprint DNF
Individual 49:18.4 9 (2+2+2+3) 82
Mixed
Athletes Event Time Misses Rank
Alema Karabayeva
Ilyas Khassenov 		Single mixed relay 47:31.0 10 (0+10) 10
Alema Karabayeva
Evelina Mezentseva
Anton Redkin
Kirill Zotov 		Mixed relay 1:23:56.5 18 (3+15) 11

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan qualified four cross-country skiers (two per gender).[5]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Berik Boranbayev 7.5 km classical — 21:39.9 35
Sprint freestyle 3:10.43 22 Q 3:07.01 5 Did not advance
Aubakir Totanov 7.5 km classical — 21:59.7 40
Sprint freestyle 3:18.78 37 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Milana Mamedova 7.5 km classical — 27:28.8 52
Sprint freestyle 4:13.16 56 Did not advance
Violetta Mitropolskaya 7.5 km classical — 24:06.8 25
Sprint freestyle 3:50.35 33 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Milana Mamedova
Berik Boranbayev
Violetta Mitropolskaya
Aubakir Totanov 		Mixed relay 58:57.4 16

Curling

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
Team Event Group Stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Merey Tastemir
Ibragim Tastemir 		Mixed doubles  Austria
L 		 Germany
L 4–8 		 Switzerland
L 1–9 		 Italy
W 10–2 		 Denmark
L 3–15 		5 Did not advance 18

Mixed doubles

Main article: Curling at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed doubles
Group D W L W–L DSC
 Denmark 4 1 1–1 30.64
 Germany 4 1 1–1 31.04
 Switzerland 4 1 1–1 79.90
 Austria 2 3 – 40.68
 Kazakhstan 1 4 – 44.33
 Italy 0 5 – 107.78
Round robin
Draw 4

Saturday, January 27, 18:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Austria (Müller / Heinisch) (has hammer) 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 W
 Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 / L
  •  Kazakhstan forfeited the game (ran out of time during end 8, 1 stone remaining)[8]
Draw 6

Sunday, January 28, 14:00

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Germany (Sutor / Angrick) 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 X 8
 Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4
Draw 8

Monday, January 29, 10:00

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Switzerland (Haehlen / Caccivio) 3 1 0 1 1 3 X X 9
 Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) (has hammer) 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X 1
Draw 13

Tuesday, January 30, 18:00

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) (has hammer) 1 2 3 0 4 0 X X 10
 Italy (Maioni / Nichelatti) 0 0 0 1 0 1 X X 2
Draw 15

Wednesday, January 31, 12:30

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Kazakhstan (Tastemir / Tastemir) 0 0 0 0 3 0 X X 3
 Denmark (Schmidt / Schmidt) (has hammer) 4 1 3 1 0 6 X X 15

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan qualified two freestyle skiers (one per gender).

Dual moguls
Individual
Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Points Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Denis Rastruba Men's dual moguls  Lee (KOR)
L 2–3 		 Buzzi (SUI)
W 3–DNF 		 Sauvageau (CAN)
L 2–3 		 Perets (UKR)
'W 3–2 		10 3 Did not advance
Yuliya Feklistova Women's dual moguls  Lodge (AUS)
L 2–3 		 Kisil (UKR)
W 3–2 		 Joly (FRA)
W 3–2 		 Sakai (JPN)
L 2–3 		10 3 Did not advance
Team
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Yuliya Feklistova
Denis Rastruba 		Mixed team  Joly /
Gay (FRA)
L 20–50 		Did not advance

Ice hockey

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]

Roster

Ramazan Kaidarov served as head coach.[10][11]

Summary
Key:
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final
Opponent
Score 		Opponent
Score 		Opponent
Score 		Opponent
Score 		Opponent
Score 		Opponent
Score 		Opponent
Score 		Rank Opponent
Score 		Opponent
Score 		Rank
Kazakhstan men's Men's 3x3 tournament  Poland
W 18–8 		 Austria
L 8–9 		 Latvia
L 11–15 		 Denmark
L 6–8 		 Chinese Taipei
W 14–2 		 Spain
W 14–4 		 Great Britain
W 22–13 		4 Q  Latvia
L 5–19 		 Austria
W 6–5 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Men's 3x3 tournament

Preliminary round
Pos Team
 Pld W SOW SOL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Latvia 7 7 0 0 0 119 31 +88 21 Semifinals
2  Austria 7 5 0 0 2 55 32 +23 15[a]
3  Denmark 7 5 0 0 2 70 39 +31 15[a]
4  Kazakhstan 7 4 0 0 3 93 59 +34 12[b]
5  Poland 7 4 0 0 3 58 59 −1 12[b]
6  Great Britain 7 2 0 0 5 46 97 −51 6
7  Chinese Taipei 7 1 0 0 6 23 95 −72 3
8  Spain 7 0 0 0 7 28 80 −52 0
Source: Gangwon 2024
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Austria 7–5 Denmark
  2. ^ a b Poland 8–18 Kazakhstan
20 January 2024
12:00		Poland 8–18
(2–3, 4–5, 2–10)		 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
21 January 2024
10:30		Kazakhstan 8–9
(4–4, 4–4, 0–1)		 AustriaGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
21 January 2024
17:30		Latvia 15–11
(5–6, 6–0, 4–5)		 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell
22 January 2024
09:00		Kazakhstan 6–8
(3–1, 1–3, 2–4)		 DenmarkGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Czech Republic David Thuma
22 January 2024
16:00		Chinese Taipei 2–14
(1–7, 1–1, 0–6)		 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
23 January 2024
10:30		Spain 4–14
(1–2, 1–7, 2–5)		 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
Czech Republic David Thuma
23 January 2024
17:30		Kazakhstan 22–13
(6–1, 7–7, 9–5)		 Great BritainGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Czech Republic David Thuma
Semifinal
24 January 2024
12:00		Latvia 19–5
(9–1, 3–2, 7–2)		 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
Canada Mathieu Boudreau
Uzbekistan David Prokofyev
Bronze medal game
25 January 2024
12:00		Austria 5–6
(1–4, 2–1, 2–1)		 KazakhstanGangneung Hockey Centre
Game reference
Referees:
South Korea Lim Jun-seo
United Kingdom Joseph Sewell

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan qualified four short track speed skaters (two per gender).

Men
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yerassyl Shynggyskhan 500 m 44.812 3 Did not advance
1000 m 1:35.324 4 Did not advance
1500 m — 2:24.126 4 q 2:41.421 5 Did not advance
Meiirzhan Tolegen 500 m 43.517 2 Q 42.680 5 Did not advance
1000 m 1:34.212 4 Did not advance
1500 m — YC Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anastassiya Astrakhantseva 500 m 45.832 2 Q 1:04.707 5 Did not advance
1000 m 1:39.806 1 Q 1:37.164 4 Did not advance
1500 m — 2:38.781 2 Q 2:26.914 3 FB 2:46.816 13
Polina Omelchuk 500 m 45.230 1 Q 45.062 3 Did not advance
1000 m 1:36.334 2 Q 1:33.253 3 q 1:32.918 2 FA 1:41.600 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1500 m — 2:33.959 3 Q 2:26.749 2 FA 2:43.162 6
Mixed
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Anastassiya Astrakhantseva
Polina Omelchuk
Yerassyl Shynggyskhan
Meiirzhan Tolegen 		Mixed relay PEN Did not advance

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan qualified four ski jumpers (two per gender).[12]

Athlete Event First round Final Total
Distance Points Rank Distance Points Rank Points Rank
Ilya Mizernykh Men's normal hill 103.5 110.2 3 102.0 103.8 3 214.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ilya Shilnikov 81.0 59.6 30 84.0 64.8 25 124.4 30
Sofya Shishkina Women's normal hill 63.5 20.1 28 65.0 24.3 29 44.4 29
Alyona Sviridenko 66.5 26.1 26 69.0 27.8 28 53.9 27
Sofya Shishkina
Ilya Shilnikov
Alyona Sviridenko
Ilya Mizernykh 		Mixed team 324.0 249.1 13 309.0 242.2 13 491.3 13

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

Kazakhstan qualified four speed skaters (two per gender).

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Mikhail Matryukhin 500 m 39.56 18
1500 m 2:01.60 17
Ruslan Zhanadilov 500 m 38.26 14
1500 m 1:55.67 8
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Alina Shumekova 500 m 41.193 10
1500 m 2:09.27 11
Kristina Shumekova 500 m 40.89 7
1500 m 2:06.47 7
Mass Start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Mikhail Matryukhin Men's mass start 1 6:22.65 9 Did not advance
Ruslan Zhanadilov 2 5:36.69 8 Q 0 5:31.80 11
Alina Shumekova Women's mass start 3 5:59.81 5 Q DQ
Kristina Shumekova 3 6:26.07 7 Q 0 5:58.38 12
Mixed relay
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kristina Shumekova
Ruslan Zhanadilov 		Mixed relay DQ Did not advance

See also

References

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