The Most Famous
SKATERS from Kazakhstan
This page contains a list of the greatest Kazakhstani Skaters. The pantheon dataset contains 483 Skaters, 2 of which were born in Kazakhstan. This makes Kazakhstan the birth place of the 24th most number of Skaters behind Australia, and Bulgaria.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kazakhstani Skaters of all time. This list of famous Kazakhstani Skaters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Denis Ten (1993 - 2018)
With an HPI of 38.29, Denis Ten is the most famous Kazakhstani Skater. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Denis Yurievich Ten (Kazakh: Денис Юрийұлы Тен; Russian: Денис Юрьевич Тен; 13 June 1993 – 19 July 2018) was a Kazakhstani figure skater. He was the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World medalist (silver in 2013, bronze in 2015), the 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2017 Winter Universiade champion, and a five-time national champion of Kazakhstan. Ten was the first skater from Kazakhstan to stand on the podium at the World Championships, Four Continents Championships, Asian Winter Games, and the Olympic Games. At the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Belarus, he became the first skater from Kazakhstan to win an International Skating Union competition. His other accomplishments include qualifying two spots for his country in the men's event at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. Ten was the official ambassador for the Olympic Bidding Committee "Almaty 2022". He was a member of the Astana Presidential Sports Club and the political party "Nur Otan", which ruled the country since 1991. In 2013, he began producing his own ice show, "Denis Ten and Friends". In summer 2014, he announced his cooperation with All That Sports management company established by Yuna Kim. In July 2018, Ten was murdered in Almaty by two robbers who were attempting to steal his car mirrors.
2. Lyudmila Prokasheva (b. 1969)
With an HPI of 33.63, Lyudmila Prokasheva is the 2nd most famous Kazakhstani Skater. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Lyudmila Vyacheslavovna Prokasheva (Russian: Людмила Вячеславовна Прокашёва, born 23 January 1969 in Pavlodar, Kazakh SSR) is a former speed skater. Representing Kazakhstan, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the 1998 5000 metres. In 1995, she won a silver medal in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women.
3. Elena Ilinykh (b. 1994)
With an HPI of 31.41, Elena Ilinykh is the 3rd most famous Kazakhstani Skater. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Elena Ruslanovna Ilinykh (Russian: Елена Руслановна Ильиных; born 25 April 1994) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Ruslan Zhiganshin, she is the 2015 Russian national champion. With former partner Nikita Katsalapov, she is a 2014 Olympic champion in the team event, a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in ice dancing, a three-time European medalist (silver in 2013 and 2014; bronze in 2012), and the 2010 World Junior champion. Also along with former partner Nikita Katsalapov, she is the second-youngest Olympic Ice Dance medalist in history and the junior world record holder for the Original Dance.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Kazakhstani skaters born between 1969 and 1994. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Kazakhstani skaters include Lyudmila Prokasheva, and Elena Ilinykh. The most famous deceased Kazakhstani skaters include Denis Ten. As of April 2024, 1 new Kazakhstani skaters have been added to Pantheon including Lyudmila Prokasheva.
