Elizabet Tursynbayeva is the 2019 World silver medalist, the 2019 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2017 CS Ice Star champion, the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, the 2015 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, the 2019 Winter Universiade silver medalist, and a three-time Kazakhstani national champion.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva is the daughter of Padishakhan Sultanalieva and Baitak Tursynbaev.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva's brother, Timur Tursynbaev, who is two years older than her, is a two-time Kazakhstan national figure skating champion.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva was briefly coached by Elena Buianova and Svetlana Sokolovskaya from 2011 to 2012, before switching to Eteri Tutberidze.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva won the novice bronze medal at the 2011 NRW Trophy.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva's coaching relationship with Tutberidze ended in 2013 because Russian coaches no longer had the right to work with non-Russian skaters during the 2014 Olympic season.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva ended her season with gold at the 2014 Triglav Trophy in Slovenia.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva then won the junior ladies' titles at the International Cup of Nice, Merano Cup, and NRW Trophy.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva appeared as a torch-bearer for the 2017 Winter Universiade but was too young to compete.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva scored a personal best, placing fifth, at the 2017 Internationaux de France.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva went on to place twelfth at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and eleventh at the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva placed third in the free skate, which included an attempted quad Salchow that she fully rotated but fell on, and won the silver medal overall.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva placed fourth after the short program and first in the free skate.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva was able to deliver the rest of her program without any mistakes and won the silver medal, becoming the second Kazakh skater to medal at a Winter Universiade, and the first to medal in ladies' singles.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva placed fourth in the free skate, successfully landing the quad Salchow and becoming the first woman to ever land a quad jump at the World Championships in ladies' singles.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva finished in second place overall, winning the silver medal and becoming the second Kazakh skater to medal at the World Championships and the first to do so in ladies' singles.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva did compete at the 2019 Shanghai Trophy, winning the silver medal, but withdrew from her first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America.
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Elizabet Tursynbayeva subsequently withdrew from the 2019 Cup of China as well, stating that she hoped to be well enough to participate in ice shows later in the year.
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