Boisterous Estonian fans, challenging courses, and a selection of the best skiers in the world made for an exciting day of World Cup racing in Otepaa. FasterSkier’s Nat Herz was on hand for the 10/15km classic races, and broke out the “big-boy” camera to snag the following shots.
Tobias Angerer (GER), 16th place.
Evgeniy Belov (RUS), 14th place.
Kevin Sandau (CAN), 53rd place.
The crowds.
Jens Filbrich (GER), 9th place.
Tord Asle Gjerdalen (NOR), 22nd place.
Marcus Hellner (SWE) toes the line.
Marcus Hellner (SWE), 4th place.
Odd-Bjoem Hjelmeset (NOR), 20th place.
Odd-Bjoem Hjelmeset (NOR), 20th place.
Martin Jaks racing in Estonia last winter.
Graeme Killick (CAN), 60th place.
Jaak Mae racing in Estonia in 2011.
Andrew Musgrave (GBR) racing to 49th place in last weekend’s World Cup in Otepaa.
Andrew Musgrave (GBR), 49th place.
Petter Northug (NOR), 8th place.
On the trails in Otepaa, Estonia, Norwegian skier Petter Northug gets a split from coach Roar Hjelmeset.
Petter Northug (NOR), 8th place.
Petter Northug (NOR), 8th place.
Simen Oestensen (NOR), 33rd place.
Curdin Perl (SUI), 11th place.
Alexey Poltaranin (KAZ), 39th place.
Daniel Rickardsson (SWE), 2nd place.
Eldar Roenning (NOR), 1st place.
Eldar Roenning (NOR) rides out his tuck.
Eldar Roenning (NOR), 1st place.
Sjur Roethe (NOR), 25th place.
Anders Soedergren (SWE), 21st place.
Micheal Somppi (CAN), 62nd place.
Micheal Somppi (CAN), 62nd place.
Micheal Somppi (CAN), 62nd place.
Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR), 7th place.
Axel Teichmann racing in Otepaa, Estonia last winter.
Tim Tscharnke (GER), 30th place.
Tim Tscharnke (GER), 30th place.
Andrus Veerpalu (EST).
Andrus Veerpalu in the Otepaa World Cup in January, one of his last races on home soil in Estonia.
Veerpalu conducting an interview.
Andrus Veerpalu.
Andrus Veerpalu racing on the World Cup during the 2010-2011 season.
