KAZAKHSTAN Top Stories

New York Times: A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years. ......
Yahoo Daily News: Kazakhstan has crowned its first-ever Olympic champion in figure skating after Mikhail Shaidorov produced a stunning free skate to win gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games on Friday. Shaidorov, skating second in the final group, made a bold decision...
People Daily: MILAN, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov delivered a commanding performance in the free skate to capture the men's figure skating title at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Friday. The 21-year-old delivered a solid routine to earn 198.64...
People Daily: A student (L) from the Confucius Institute at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University practices Chinese calligraphy during a Chinese New Year cultural event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Feb. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Renzi) Students from the Confucius Institute at Al-Farabi...
Usatoday: MilanMagic: How Ilia Malinin secured gold for Team USA In this episode of Milan Magic we break down the Team USA figure skating competition and how individual performances helped the Americans reach gold. MILAN — In a shocking turn of events in men's figure...
The Athletic: Shaidorov completed one of the biggest upsets in figure skating history Friday night at the MilanoIce SkatingArena. ......
CBC: Ilia Malinin of the United States failed to make the Olympic podium after a disastrous free program performance in the men's singles event at the Milano Cortina Games on Friday. ......
Moscow Times: An activist who used to volunteer for an organization linked to the late Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg. Two Chechens — one fleeing war, the other punishment for criticizing regional autocrat Ramzan Kadyrov. An IT worker from Crimea who quietly opposed...