<p>Thousands of people attended the funeral ceremony for Denis Ten, the 25-year-old figure skater and Kazakhstan’s first Olympic medallist, in Almaty on July 21. Ten died two days earlier after being stabbed with a knife on a street in Almaty.</p><p>Ten, the first Kazakh to win a Olympic medal for figure skating, was stabbed in the torso after a dispute with two men who were trying to steal his rear-view mirrors off his car, reports said.</p><p>His death sparked national outcry and tributes from fans, athletes, and Kazakh officials.</p><p>President Nursultan Nazarbayev paid tribute to Ten</a> after his death on on July 19, and on July 20 ordered</a> Prosecutor General Kairat Kozhamzharov and Minister for Internal Affairs Kalmukhanbet Kassymov to take the case “under special control.” Credit: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Storyful</p><br />
