HOCHFILZEN, Austria – The action was fast, it was slow, it was colorful in the men’s and women’s 7.5 and 10 k sprints on Friday. Snowstorms meant changing conditions over the course of both races, but the world’s best biathletes still tried their hardest to knock down targets and get their skis moving in the snow that piled up on course. Here are some photos of the day’s action.
Michal Slesingr (CZE)
Magdalena Gwizdon (POL)
Christoph Sumann (AUT)
Nadezhda Skardino (BLR)
Christoph Sumann (AUT)
Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) and Martin Fourcade (FRA)
Krystyna Palka (POL)
Bjorn Ferry of Sweden racing in Hochfilzen, Austria, earlier this season. He won today’s World Cup sprint in Pokljuka, Slovenia, by 1.5 seconds.
Arnd Peiffer (GER)
Simon Schempp and Daniel Boehm (GER)
Karin Oberhofer (ITA)
Tarjei Bø (NOR)
Sarah Murphy (NZL, via Canada)
Hannah Dreissigacker (USA)
Martina Chrapanova (SVK)
Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR)
Jakov Fak (SLO)
Markus Windisch (ITA)
Evgeniy Ustyugov (RUS), Pavel Hurajt (SVK), and Hidenori Isa (JPN)
Dominik Landertinger (AUT)
Tarjei Bø (NOR)
Evi Sachenbacher Stehle (GER) has reportedly tested positive for a banned substance.
Juliya Dhzyma (UKR)
Klemen Bauer of Slovenia racing at a World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, in 2013.
Evi Sachenbacher Stehle (GER)
Michal Krcmar (CZE, right) and Lukas Hofer (ITA)
Simon Fourcade (FRA, left)
Fredrik Lindstrom (SWE)
Andreas Birnbacher (GER)
Vladimiar Iliev (BUL, left) and Tarjei Bø (NOR)
skiers cresting a hill on course
Jitka Landova (CZE) and Andreja Mali (SLO)
Lanny Barnes (USA) and Krystyna Palka (POL)
Laura Dahlmeier (GER)
Federica Sanfilippo (ITA)
Darya Domracheva (BLR)
Simon Schempp (GER)
Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
Simon Fourcade (FRA)
Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR)
Lanny Barnes (USA)
Benjamin Weger (SUI)
Andrea Henkel (GER)
Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT)
Darya Domracheva (BLR) starting the sprint in Hochfilzen, Austria, earlier this season.
Jakov Fak (SLO)
Skiers winding back and forth along a hillside
Andreas Birnbacher (GER)
Simon Eder (AUT)
Andrea Henkel (GER)
Anais Chevalier (FRA)
Kaisa Makarainen (FIN)
Dmitry Malyshko (RUS)
Jenny Jonsson (SWE)
Evi Sachenbacher Stehle (GER) and Jitka Landova (CZE)
