Women
KAZ
Yana KHAN
KAZ- Date of birth06 Sep 2000
- Height160 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- HometownKyrgyzstan
- Place of birthBishkek
- Start skatingShe took up short track in 2012, at age 12, at the Alau Ice Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Club Akmola Regional School of Supreme Sports Skill: Kazakhstan
- HobbiesPainting. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2025)
- LanguagesEnglish, Kazakh, Russian
- Other nameYaniks (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021)
- CoachGamidov Petr
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (skating.kz, 05 Oct 2023)
"Find motivation in small things, and that will carry you to big success." (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022)
Her father. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021)
To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 25 Nov 2021)
Competing at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (olympic.kz, 05 Apr 2022)
She has had a number of top ten finishes at World Tour level, in the 500m (isu-skating.com/short-track, 21 November 2025).
She has had a number of top ten finishes at World Tour level, in the 500m (isu-skating.com/short-track, 21 November 2025).
KYRGYZSTAN TO KAZAKHSTAN
In 2010 she and her parents moved from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan. "I love Kazakhstan, it already feels like I've lived there for my whole life." (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022; el.kz, 27 Jul 2020)
In 2010 she and her parents moved from Kyrgyzstan to Kazakhstan. "I love Kazakhstan, it already feels like I've lived there for my whole life." (olympics.com, 04 Feb 2022; el.kz, 27 Jul 2020)
She trains twice a day, five days a week.
Her parents enrolled her in the sport. "I love it for the speed and the emotions, and the adrenaline you feel in races."
Gamidov Petr
