Dancers rehearse on the stage for next day's celebration ceremony of Beijing Olympic torch relay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. Almaty is the first leg of the global torch relay of Beijing Olympic Games. (Xinhua Photo)
Dancers perform during a rehearsal as a part of the preparation for next day's celebration ceremony of Beijing Olympic torch relay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Dancers perform during a rehearsal as a part of the preparation for next day's celebration ceremony of Beijing Olympic torch relay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Yuriy Melnichenko, the Olympic champion of Kazakhstan speaks at the press conference held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. The chartered plane carrying the Beijing Olympic flame arrived on Tuesday afternoon at Kazakhstan's largest city of Almaty, the first stop of the global torch relay. (Xinhua Photo)
Ludmila Prokasheva, skater of Kazakhstan, speaks at the press conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Olga Shishigina, the Olympic champion of Kazakhstan speaks at the press conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Kazbek Valiev, who was the fisrt of Kazakhstan that successfully reach the peak of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, speaks at the press conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Ermakhan Ibraimov, the Olympic champion of Kazakhstan speaks at the press conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 1, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
