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Denis Ten
Figure skater (1993–2018), 2014 Sochi Olympic bronze medallist, Kazakhstan's first Olympic medal in the sport.
Denis Ten was born in Almaty; through his mother he descended from the Korean general Min Geung-ho. He took up figure skating as a child.
He won silver at the 2013 World Championships and bronze at the 2014 Sochi Olympics — Kazakhstan's first Olympic medal in the sport — and became Four Continents champion in 2015.
He staged his own ice show in Almaty and was an ambassador for the Almaty 2022 Olympic bid. In July 2018 he was killed by robbers in Almaty at the age of 25.
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Updated: October 2, 2026