Belarus at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Belarus competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. This was Belarus' last appearance at the Winter Olympics as Belarus along with Russia was barred from competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo as a result of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[1][2]

Belarus at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Belarus
IOC code	BLR
NOC	Belarus Olympic Committee
Website	www.noc.by/en
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	26 (11 men and 15 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Ignat Golovatsiuk Hanna Nifantava
Flag bearer (closing)	Ignat Golovatsiuk
Medals Ranked 24th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Other related appearances
Poland (1924–1936)  Soviet Union (1952–1988)  Unified Team (1992)  Individual Neutral Athletes (2026)

Speed skaters Ignat Golovatsiuk and Hanna Nifantava were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[3] Golovatsiuk was also the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.^[4]

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	0	1	1
Biathlon	4	4	8
Cross-country skiing	2	2	4
Figure skating	1	1	2
Freestyle skiing	3	3	6
Speed skating	1	4	5
Total	11	15	26

Medalists

Further information: 2022 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners

The following Belarus competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Anton Smolski	Biathlon	Men's individual	8 February
Silver	Hanna Huskova	Freestyle skiing	Women's aerials	14 February

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Belarus qualified one male and one female alpine skier, but chose to only use their female quota.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maria Shkanova	Women's slalom	54.79	25	53.10	11	1:47.89	20

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Based on their Nations Cup rankings in the 2020–21 Biathlon World Cup and 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup, Belarus has qualified a team of 4 men and 4 women.

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Mikita Labastau	Individual	54:29.7	4 (1+2+0+1)	47
Dzmitry Lazouski		55:26.4	4 (3+0+1+0)	58
Anton Smolski		49:02.2	0 (0+0+0+0)
Maksim Varabei		58:59.5	8 (1+3+2+2)	86
Anton Smolski	Mass start	41:22.3	4 (1+1+0+2)	17
Mikita Labastau	Pursuit	45:42.0	6 (3+0+1+2)	45
Anton Smolski		42:48.2	6 (1+1+3+1)	14
Mikita Labastau	Sprint	26:47.0	4 (2+2)	57
Dzmitry Lazouski		27:22.9	3 (0+3)	78
Anton Smolski		25:12.9	1 (0+1)	10
Maksim Varabei		27:10.4	4 (3+1)	71
Mikita Labastau Dzmitry Lazouski Anton Smolski Maksim Varabei	Relay	1:21:49.2	2+11	8

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Dzinara Alimbekava	Individual	44:44.4	1 (0+0+0+1)	5
Elena Kruchinkina		49:56.8	4 (0+3+0+1)	48
Iryna Leshchanka		49:10.3	4 (1+1+1+1)	41
Hanna Sola		50:35.9	7 (3+2+1+1)	54
Dzinara Alimbekava	Mass start	42:19.2	6 (1+1+2+2)	12
Hanna Sola		41:57.2	8 (2+2+1+3)	10
Dzinara Alimbekava	Pursuit	38:13.7	3 (0+0+3+0)	19
Iryna Leshchanka		38:16.9	2 (0+0+0+2)	20
Hanna Sola		36:45.8	3 (1+1+1+0)	4
Dzinara Alimbekava	Sprint	22:12.8	1 (0+1)	15
Elena Kruchinkina		24:10.1	4 (1+3)	70
Iryna Leshchanka		23:32.5	3 (2+1)	60
Hanna Sola		22:36.4	4 (1+3)	26
Dzinara Alimbekava Elena Kruchinkina Iryna Leshchanka Hanna Sola	Relay	1:16:34.4	5+16	13

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Time	Misses	Rank
Dzinara Alimbekava Mikita Labastau Anton Smolski Hanna Sola	Relay	1:08:00.2	2+10	6

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Belarus qualified two male and two female cross-country skiers.^[6]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Classical		Freestyle		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Yahor Shpuntau	Men's 15 km classical	—				44:05.2	+6:10.4	68
Aliaksandr Voranau		—				DNS
Hanna Karaliova	Women's 30 km freestyle	—				DNS

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Deficit	Rank
Yahor Shpuntau	Men's Individual	3:02.17	53	Did not advance
Aliaksandr Voranau		DNS		Did not advance
Yahor Shpuntau Aliaksandr Voranau	Men's Team	—				20:34.07	6	Did not advance		12
Hanna Karaliova Anastasia Kirillova	Women's Team	—				DNS		Did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Belarus secured one quota in the men's singles competition.^[7]

Athlete	Event	SP / SD		FS / FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Konstantin Milyukov	Men's singles	78.49	21 Q	143.73	20	222.22	20
Viktoriia Safonova	Ladies' singles	61.46	16 Q	123.37	13	184.83	13

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Belarus qualified 3 men and 3 women.

Aerials

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Jump 1		Jump 2		Jump 1		Jump 2		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total	Rank
Pavel Dzik	Men's	106.20	18	81.45	16	Did not advance					22
Maksim Gustik		109.74	16	97.20	14	Did not advance					20
Stanislau Hladchenka		115.49	10	107.69	6 Q	115.93	9	116.29	6	Did not advance	11
Anastasiya Andryianava	Women's	81.58	11	81.58	6 Q	59.22	11	70.11	12	Did not advance	12
Anna Derugo		58.59	24	58.59	18	Did not advance					24
Hanna Huskova		92.00	6 Q	—		89.41	5	92.00	6	107.95
Hanna Huskova Stanislau Hladchenko Maxim Gustik	Mixed team	—	273.67	6	Did not advance

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Belarus qualified 1 man and 4 women.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Ignat Golovatsiuk	Men's 500 m	37.05	30
	Men's 1000 m	1:08.64	6
Hanna Nifantava	Women's 500 m	38.30	19
Ekaterina Sloeva	Women's 1000 m	1:16.83	21
	Women's 1500 m	1:58.41	16
Maryna Zuyeva	Women's 1500 m	1:59.82	23
	Women's 3000 m	4:08.70	16
	Women's 5000 m	7:02.91	9

Mass start

Athlete	Event	Semifinal			Final
		Points	Time	Rank	Points	Time	Rank
Ignat Golovatsiuk	Men's	0	7:53.59	13	Did not advance		24
Yauheniya Varabyova	Women's	2	8:43.65	9	Did not advance		18
Maryna Zuyeva		2	8:31.54	8 Q	4	8:20.10	6

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Ekaterina Sloeva Yauheniya Varabyova Maryna Zuyeva	Women's	Canada (CAN) L 3:02.00	8	Did not advance		Final D  Poland (POL) L 3:03.19	8