Photos from yesterday’s opening to the Tour de Ski in Oberhof, Germany, where racers faced warm, wet, and slushy conditions in the prologue to the Tour, which consisted of a 3 k for the women and a 4.5 k for the men.
Celia Aymonier (FRA) racing in the women’s 3 k prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Alenka Cebasek (SLO) en route to an eighth place finish. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Anna Haag (SWE) in the Tour de Ski prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Holly Brooks racing to 20th in the women’s 3 k prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Holly Brooks in the Tour de Ski prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Katrin Zeller (GER) in the Tour de Ski prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Nicole Fessel (GER) racing to 26th place. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Riita-Liisa Roponen (FIN) en route to a 15th place finish. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Liz Stephen Racing to 34th in the women’s 3 k prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Holly Brooks navigates the slushy conditions. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Jessie Diggins (U.S. Ski Team) on her way to tying a World Cup career best of fifth in Saturday’s 3 k freestyle prologue at Stage 1 of the Tour de Ski in Oberhof, Germany. She placed 18th in Sunday’s freestyle sprint for 14th overall in the Tour through two stages. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Jessie Diggins (U.S. Ski Team) on her way to tying a World Cup career best of fifth in Saturday’s 3 k freestyle prologue at Stage 1 of the Tour de Ski in Oberhof, Germany. She placed 18th in Sunday’s freestyle sprint for 14th overall in the Tour through two stages. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Daria Gaiazova racing in the 3 k prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Liz Stephen (U.S. Ski Team) on her way to 34th in Saturday’s 3 k freestyle prologue at the first stage of the Tour de Ski in Oberhof, Germany. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) en route to her seventh place finish. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) finished 10th in the 3 k prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) racing through the warm and wet conditions. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Jessie Diggins looks on at fellow racer, Dasha Gaiazova while she catches her breath at the finish. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Krista Lahteenmaki (FIN) in the women’s prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Astrid Jacobsen (NOR) racing to third place in the Tour de Ski opener.(Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Sylwia Jaskowiec (POL) racing to third place. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Therese Johaug (NOR) en route to an 11th place finish. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) en route to her prologue win. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Therese Johaug (NOR) cheers from the finish. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) crosses the finish line. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Perianne Jones racing to 47th place for Canada. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) sits atop the women’s podium. She won by 1.9 seconds over teammate Astrid Jacobsen (NOR). (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
The women’s podium: Astrid Jacobsen (NOR), Marit Bjørgen (NOR), and Sylwia Jaskowiec (POL). (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Andy Newell racing to 20th in Saturday’s 4.5 k freestyle prologue on the first day of the Tour de Ski in Oberhof, Germany. On Sunday, he notched 10th in the 1.5 k freestyle sprint. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Devon Kershaw en route to second place. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Ivan Babikov in the Tour de Ski 4.5 k prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Alex Harvey racing to his prologue win in the Tour de Ski. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Ivan Babikov skiing to a respectable 26th place. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
2013/2014 Tour de Ski Prologue Oberhorf, Germany. The men’s podium: Devon Kershaw, Alex Harvey, and Chris Jespersen (NOR). (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
Devon Kershaw and Alex Harvey Celebrate their 1-2 finish in the Tour de Ski prologue. (Photo: Marcel Hilger)
