72 Facts About Denis Ten

Denis Yurievich Ten was a Kazakhstani figure skater.

Denis Ten was the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World medalist, the 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2017 Winter Universiade champion, and a five-time national champion of Kazakhstan.

Denis Ten was the official ambassador for the Olympic Bidding Committee "Almaty 2022".

Denis Ten was a member of the Astana Presidential Sports Club and the political party "Nur Otan", which ruled the country since 1991.

In July 2018, Denis Ten was murdered in Almaty by two robbers who were attempting to steal his car mirrors.

Denis Ten was born on 13 June 1993 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Denis Ten was a member of the Korean minority in Kazakhstan.

Denis Ten's great-great-grandfather, Min Geung-ho, was a famous Korean independence fighter general during the time of the Korean Empire when Korea fought for independence from Japan.

Denis Ten attended music school for five years and competed as part of a choir.

Denis Ten moved with his mother to Moscow, Russia, in 2004 while his father and older brother, Alexei, remained in Kazakhstan.

Denis Ten began skating at an open-air rink in Almaty in winter and later practiced at an indoor rink in a shopping mall.

The head judge, Alexander Kogan, invited him to another competition in Odintsovo, Moscow region, where Denis Ten met coach Elena Buianova.

Denis Ten began training camp with her at CSKA Moscow and was later invited to join her group full-time.

Denis Ten placed 14th in the short program and 7th in the free skate to place 10th overall.

Denis Ten won the event by 4.18 ahead of silver medalist Artur Gachinski.

In February 2007, Denis Ten competed at the Dragon Trophy in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Denis Ten won the junior men's event by 34.36 points over silver medalist Jason Thompson.

Later that month, Denis Ten competed at the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany.

Denis Ten placed 26th in the short program and did not advance to the free skating portion of the event.

Denis Ten had placed 0.44 points below the final qualifier.

Denis Ten finished the season at the Haabersti Cup in Tallinn, Estonia, where he won the junior men's event by 16.34 points ahead of silver medalist Viktor Romanenkov.

Denis Ten placed 3rd in the short program, 2.42 behind second-place finisher Ivan Bariev and 2.22 ahead of fourth-place finisher Andrew Lum.

Denis Ten finished the ISU Junior Grand Prix in 31st place to qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Denis Ten won both segments of the competition to win the gold medal by 22.59 points over silver medalist Gordei Gorshkov.

In February 2008, Denis Ten competed at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

Denis Ten placed 8th in the short program, 3.36 points behind third-place finisher Brandon Mroz and 9.35 points behind first-place finisher Adam Rippon.

Denis Ten won the competition by 4.60 total points ahead of silver medalist Yang.

Denis Ten mentioned in interviews that he had landed the quad jump at the end of 2008, but an injury forced him to scale down training of the jump.

Denis Ten placed 5th overall, 0.31 points behind 4th-place finisher Ivan Bariev, and 3.59 points behind bronze medalist Richard Dornbush.

In February 2009, Denis Ten made his senior international debut at the 2009 Four Continents in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 15, the first year for which he was age-eligible for senior ISU championships.

Denis Ten placed 10th in the short program after landing a triple Axel and a triple Lutz, but missing his triple flip combination.

Denis Ten placed 8th in the free skate after landing six triples, including a triple Axel-triple toe loop combination, but popping a solo triple Axel and a triple flip.

Two weeks later, Denis Ten competed at the 2009 Junior Worlds.

Denis Ten placed 5th in the short program after being downgraded on the second jump in his triple-triple combination.

Denis Ten placed 4th in that segment of the competition, placing 0.32 points behind third-place finisher Artem Grigoriev in that segment of the competition.

Denis Ten placed 4th overall, ending the competition 0.63 points behind bronze medalist Grigoriev.

Denis Ten finished the season at the 2009 World Championships, where he was the youngest male skater at the competition.

Denis Ten placed 17th in the short program after being credited with four triples, including his triple Axel and triple-triple combination.

Denis Ten placed 8th overall and qualified two spots for Kazakhstan at the Olympics for the first time in his sporting event's history.

Denis Ten won the 2009 Golden Spin of Zagreb and placed fourth overall in the 2009 NRW Trophy.

Denis Ten placed tenth at the 2009 Cup of China with 182.63 points, and seventh at the 2009 Skate Canada scoring 193.33 overall.

Denis Ten came in fourteenth position in the free skate scoring 102.15 after falling on two of his jumps.

Denis Ten finished tenth with a combined score of 172.65 points.

At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Denis Ten received a score of 76.24 points in the short program, placing tenth.

Denis Ten was fourteenth in the free skate with 135.01 points to finish eleventh overall with a total score of 211.25.

At the 2010 World Championships, Denis Ten was in ninth place after the short program and placed fifteenth in the free skate with a score of 125.06 points.

Denis Ten won the gold medal at the 2011 Asian Winter Games with a first place in the short program and third in the long.

Denis Ten was assigned to 2011 Skate America and 2011 Skate Canada International.

At the 2012 Worlds in Nice, France, Denis Ten finished 7th, his best result at a World Championships until this season.

Denis Ten placed 6th at 2012 Skate Canada International, 9th at 2012 Rostelecom Cup and 12th at the 2013 Four Continents Championships.

Denis Ten became the first person from Kazakhstan to stand on a World podium in figure skating.

In June 2013, Carroll and Denis Ten moved to the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.

Denis Ten competed at the 2013 Cup of China and placed fourth.

In February 2014, Denis Ten competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Denis Ten wore unmatched boots after having tried six pairs.

Denis Ten did not participate in the 2014 World Championships.

At the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea, Denis Ten set personal best scores of 97.61 and 191.85 points in the short program and free skating, respectively.

Denis Ten placed first in both segments of the competition and won the title with total points of 289.46, the third highest score at an ISU championship at the time.

At the 2015 World Championships, Denis Ten was in third place after the short program and first in the free skate.

Denis Ten planned to start the season at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic, but had to withdraw due to an injury.

Denis Ten withdrew from the 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, again due to an injury.

Denis Ten finished 11th at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships.

Denis Ten won the silver medal at the 2016 Trophee de France.

Denis Ten won gold at the 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty, after placing first in both the short and free programs.

Denis Ten placed tenth at the Asian Winter Games, and ended the season with a sixteenth-place finish at the World Championships.

Denis Ten stayed in South Korea during the rehabilitation period for his ankle.

Denis Ten finished 27th at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

However, Denis Ten's plans were vanished after his brutal murder in Kazakhstan.

In May 2014, Denis Ten graduated from the Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism with a Red Diploma.

Denis Ten was stabbed in the thigh on 19 July 2018 in Almaty by two carjackers who were attempting to steal his car mirrors, which were worth about 68 US dollars.

Denis Ten's coffin was taken to the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, where friends, family, and members of the public gathered to pay their respects.

On June 22,2019, a memorial to Denis Ten was opened in Almaty.