RUHPOLDING, Germany – With the ultimate result decided by just one tenth of a second, yesterday’s men’s 4 x 7.5 k relay here was an exciting one. Here are some photos of the action.
German leadoff skier Christoph Stephan on the way to the start.
Coaches encourage Bjorn Ferry (SWE) on course.
Tarjei Bo passes Ing-Bok Lee of South Korea as he makes up some of the time his younger brother lost for Norway.
Bjorn Ferry (SWE) leads Dominik Windisch (ITA).
Jaroslav Soukup (CZE).
More from the start of the relay.
Ondrej Moravec (CZE).
Alexis Boeuf (FRA) out on course.
Sergui Sednev (UKR).
One of the course’s steep downhills had little snow.
fans cheer as Andreas Birnbacher (GER) disappears over the crest of a hill.
Simon Fourcade (FRA) is casual as he approaches the range.
Andrejs Rastorguyevs (LAT), running to the start.
Alexei Volkov (RUS), Tobias Arwidson (SWE), and Andrejs Rastorguyes (LAT) on the first leg.
A stadium worker pumps up the fans by waving one of their flags for them.
Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT) leads the first leg of the relay up the final climb.
Erik Lesser (GER) leads Fredrik Lindstrom (SWE) onto the range.
Anton Shipulin (RUS) is the first to leave the final shooting stage.
The start of the relay.
Athletes on the range.
Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) leaving a shooting stage.
Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), making up ground.
Johannes Thingnes Bo (NOR) on the way to the start in Ruhpolding, Germany, earlier this season.
Anton Shipulin (RUS), Simon Schempp (GER), and Dominik Landertinger (AUT) on the final stage.
A child in a fox costume gets ready for the flower ceremony.
Christoph Sumann (AUT) leading Markus Windisch (ITA).
Alexis Boeuf of France leads out the start of the relay.
The leaders on the second leg head up a hill at the farthest point on course.
Erik Lesser was exhausted after his effort that brought Germany to the lead.
The leaders on the first leg.
Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) takes off after receiving the tag from Fredrik Lindstrom.
Dominik Landertinger (AUT).
Can you spot the skiers? The second leg leaders on the last climb.
Fans look on as skiers approach on a ribbon of snow. There’s not much of the white stuff in Ruhpolding.
Michal Krcmar (CZE) leads Scott Perras (CAN).
Evgeniy Ustyugov (RUS) leads Andreas Birnbacher (GER) and Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT).
Chelsea Little is FasterSkier's Editor-At-Large. A former racer at Ford Sayre, Dartmouth College and the Craftsbury Green Racing Project, she is a PhD candidate in aquatic ecology in the @Altermatt_lab at Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. You can follow her on twitter @ChelskiLittle.
