VIEWFINDER: The Joy of Winter Sports

VIEWFINDER: The Joy of Winter Sports
VIEWFINDER: The Joy of Winter Sports /

VIEWFINDER: The Joy of Winter Sports

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Norway's Anders Fannemel takes a leap of faith at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany.

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Thousands of skiers make the trek from Maloja to S-Chanf in southeastern Switzerland in the annual Engadin skiing marathon.

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Rookie musher Cody Strathe and his dogs make their way through Long Lake, Alaska, during the 44th Iditarod.

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Female Biathletes Franziska Hildebrand of Germany, Iryna Varvynets of Ukraine and Monika Hojnisz of Poland compete during the women's 4 x 6-km relay at the Biathlon World Championships, in Oslo.

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Footballers from Italy's FC Piedimulera and Switzerland's FC Gspon play on a snow field in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

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The U.S.'s Andrew Weibrecht competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway.

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Irene Schouten (yellow helmet) of the Netherlands leads the pack in the mass start women's speedskating race during Day 3 of the ISU World Cup Speed Finals in Heerenveen, the Netherlands.

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Riders lead in on a turn during the Ice Speedway World Championship Final in Assen, the Netherlands.

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The U.S.'s Brandon Davis aims high during the men's big air qualifying round at the Corona World Championships of Snowboarding in Yabuli, in China's Heilongjiang Province.

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Switzerland's Michelle Gisin competes in the slalom portion of the Women's World Cup combined, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.


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