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Photo Gallery: Ruhpolding Men’s World Cup Relay

Chelsea LittleJanuary 10, 2014

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.

Christoph Sumann (AUT) leading Markus Windisch (ITA).

Evgeniy Ustyugov (RUS) leads Andreas Birnbacher (GER) and Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT).

Alexis Boeuf of France leads out the start of the relay.

Andrejs Rastorgujevs (LAT) leads the first leg of the relay up the final climb.

Bjorn Ferry (SWE) leads Dominik Windisch (ITA).

More from the start of the relay.

Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) leaving a shooting stage.

Erik Lesser was exhausted after his effort that brought Germany to the lead.

fans cheer as Andreas Birnbacher (GER) disappears over the crest of a hill.

One of the course’s steep downhills had little snow.

Simon Fourcade (FRA) is casual as he approaches the range.

Anton Shipulin (RUS) is the first to leave the final shooting stage.

Anton Shipulin (RUS), Simon Schempp (GER), and Dominik Landertinger (AUT) on the final stage.

Michal Krcmar (CZE) leads Scott Perras (CAN).

The start of the relay.

A child in a fox costume gets ready for the flower ceremony.

Can you spot the skiers? The second leg leaders on the last climb.

The leaders on the second leg head up a hill at the farthest point on course.

A stadium worker pumps up the fans by waving one of their flags for them.

Athletes on the range.

Dominik Landertinger (AUT).

Johannes Thingnes Bo (NOR) on the way to the start in Ruhpolding, Germany, earlier this season.

Fans look on as skiers approach on a ribbon of snow. There’s not much of the white stuff in Ruhpolding.

Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR), making up ground.

Tarjei Bo passes Ing-Bok Lee of South Korea as he makes up some of the time his younger brother lost for Norway.

Jaroslav Soukup (CZE).

Erik Lesser (GER) leads Fredrik Lindstrom (SWE) onto the range.

Coaches encourage Bjorn Ferry (SWE) on course.

Andrejs Rastorguyevs (LAT), running to the start.

Alexei Volkov (RUS), Tobias Arwidson (SWE), and Andrejs Rastorguyes (LAT) on the first leg.

German leadoff skier Christoph Stephan on the way to the start.

Alexis Boeuf (FRA) out on course.

Ondrej Moravec (CZE).

Sergui Sednev (UKR).

The leaders on the first leg.

Dmitry Malyshko (RUS) and Simon Schempp (GER).

Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) takes off after receiving the tag from Fredrik Lindstrom.

Chelsea Little

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.

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