Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1993. Kyrgyzstan has participated in every Winter Olympics since the 1994 Lillehammer Games, and every Summer Olympics since the 1996 Atlanta Games. This was therefore Kyrgyzstan's fourth appearance at a Winter Olympics. The Kyrgyzstani delegation to Turin consisted of a single athlete, alpine skier Ivan Borisov. He was the flag bearer for both the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.