A paraglider flies over a banner promoting Almaty candidate city for 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Medeu skating oval in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 26, 2015. Kazakhstan is aspiring to host the 2022 Winter Olympics but many in the Central Asian nation view the bid as yet another vanity project of long-ruling President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Almaty, the financial capital, will go head-to-head with the Chinese metropolis Beijing on Friday when the International Olympic Committee elects the winner at its session in Malaysia. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

A man rides a horse near the Medeu skating oval in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 26, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

A man rides a horse against the backdrop of the Tien Shan mountains near the Medeu skating oval in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 26, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

A skier jumps during training session at the Sunkar Ski Jumping complex in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

A skier soars through the air during training session at the Sunkar Ski Jumping complex in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Cable cars are pictured against the backdrop of the Tien Shan mountains near the Medeu skating oval in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 26, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Athletes attend training session at the Ak Bulak Nordic Arena outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

An athlete attends training session at the Ak Bulak Nordic Arena outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Athletes attend training session at the Ak Bulak Nordic Arena outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

An athlete attends training session at the Ak Bulak Nordic Arena outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

Members of Kazakhstan's national team attend training session at the Sunkar Ski Jumping complex in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 15, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

People travel in cable cars above the Medeu skating oval in Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 26, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)

An athlete attends training session at the Ak Bulak Nordic Arena outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, July 16, 2015. (Photo by Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters)