Denis Ten speaks at press conference in Astana
"The Olympic Games is a competition that cannot be compared with any other competition. This event makes people believe that sport can unite all the nations of the world into one great sport family. Many people ask - why it is necessary to carry out Winter Olympics in Kazakhstan? We do not have athletes of winter sports. - But if we will have the Winter Olympics in Kazakhstan, there will appear winter athletes. The world did not recognize China as a sports power until 2008. And what is its reputation for now? It is great that the Olympic Games may influence athletic development of a country," said Mr. Ten. Denis Ten believes that it is impossible to compare Olympic Games with Asian Games or World Universiade, as the level of Olympic Games is much higher. "If we have the Olympics we will be able to effortlessly draw the world's attention to our country. We are aware of Sochi, because Russia is our neighbor country. But how many foreigners knew about Sochi before the Olympics 2014? At the moment Sochi is probably one of the most famous cities of Russia. The same will happen with Almaty," said Denis Ten. Kazakhstani figure skater added that today he is scheduled to have an interview with "New York Times" newspaper.
