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Nazarbayev on Almaty's bid for 2022 Winter Olympics Nursultan Nazarbayev has discussed the feasibility of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Almaty during Q&A session with media representatives.

22 December 2014

Kazakh mogul skier wins gold at World Cup stage in Finland Kazakh athlete Yuliya Galysheva has won a gold medal in dual moguls at Freestyle Skiing World Cup held on December 13 in Ruka, Finland.

16 December 2014

Kazakhstan's Shymbulak named most expensive skiing resort Shymbulak Skiing Resort situated near Kazakhstan's Almaty has been named one of the most expensive skiing resorts among Post-Soviet countries.

22 November 2014

Best athletes in nordic disciplines to gather to Kazakhstan Best athletes in nordic sports will come to Kazakhstan in a run-up to the Winter Universiade-2017.

15 October 2014

President of International Olympic Committee tours sport venues in Almaty The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach toured Almaty sport facilities as a part of his visit to Kazakhstan.

13 October 2014

Oslo drops its bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics; Kazakhstan's Almaty and Chinese Beijing still competing Norwegian Oslo has withdrawn its bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics leaving Kazakhstan's Almaty and Chinese Beijing as the only contenders in the race.

04 October 2014

Find Snowboarding: destination Almaty, Kazakhstan American snowboarders traveled to Kazakhstan in search of snowboarding and made a film about their travels.

12 August 2014

Bike ride in support of 2022 Winter Olympics in Almaty A bike ride will take place in support of Almaty’s application to host Winter Olympics in 2022.

20 June 2014

Nazarbayev on crime rates, urban planning and traffic in Almaty President Nazarbayev has discussed key aspects of development of Almaty.

28 March 2014

Elena Khrustaleva wins sprint at Asian Biathlon Championship Olympic silver winner Elena Khrustaleva from Kazakhstan has won the sprint competition at the Asian Biathlon Championship in Almaty.

29 January 2014

Australian wildfire razes 40 homes, one man dead A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 40 homes in western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday, with one man dying as he prepared for the approaching inferno.

13 January 2014

Deadly freeze hits northern US, eastern Canada A fierce winter storm has caused chaos in the United States since the start of the year, killing 11 people, canceling thousands of flights and bringing freezing temperatures to Canada.

04 January 2014

Snowstorm slams northeastern United States Snow, high winds and a glacial chill hit the northeastern United States Thursday as a blast of brutal wintry weather bore down on many states and major cities, snarling air traffic.

03 January 2014

Kazakhstan's skier wins gold at Winter Universiade in Italy A skier from East Kazakhstan Oblast has won the gold medal in the skiathlon competition at the Winter Universiade in Italy.

19 December 2013

Kazakhstan wins Canada 4:2 in hockey The Kazakhstan men’s hockey team won Canada at the Winter Universiade preliminaries in Tretino, Italy.

18 December 2013

Jerusalem buried in snow as rare storm pounds Mideast A fierce winter storm shut down much of the Middle East Friday, burying Jerusalem in snow, flooding parts of Gaza and bringing frigid, wet weather to war-ravaged Syria.

14 December 2013

Almaty has new Swedish competitor in 2022 Winter Olympic bid Sweden has put forth Stockholm in a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

13 November 2013

Switzerland to show Chinese the thrill of the slopes Winter in Europe wouldn't be winter without a bit of skiing, and this year Switzerland has its sights set on attracting a whole new group of amateur skiers to its slopes -- the Chinese.

29 October 2013

Ski jumping stadium to be completed in Borovoye in 2014 A ski jumping facilities will be launched in Borovoye, in central Kazakhstan, by the end of 2014.

22 September 2013

Designs for Kazakhstan's Olympians presented in Astana Designs of new outfits for Kazakhstan's participants of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games were presented in Astana.

03 June 2013

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