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Subscribe to RSSNorway's tournament leader Anders Jacobsen soars through the air during a practice session for the third event of the Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, on Jan. 3.
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Mountain bikers race down snowy slopes in Switzerland
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A cyclist in costume rides his bike on the ski slopes in the alpine resort of Villars, Switzerland, during the GP St-Sylvestre, a mountain bike snow race on December 31.
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Cyclists ride downhill in Villars, Switzerland, during the GP St-Sylvestre, a mountain bike snow race.
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Santa trades in his sleigh for a pair of skis
Ski teacher Alberto Ronchi jumps in Madonna di Campiglio in northern Italy on Dec. 17.
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Skiing cross country in Austria
Cross country skiers ski on a track in the western Austrian village of Seefeld, 19 miles west of Innsbruck on Nov. 29, after the first snowfall of the season.
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A combination photo shows Lotte Smiseth Sejersted of Norway crashing during the women's Alpine Skiing World Cup downhill race at the Rosa Khutor Alpine resort in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, Russia, Feb. 18. Sejersted was not injured in the crash. Rosa Khutor will host the men's and women's alpine skiing events at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
World class wipeout at World Cup downhill event sends skier tumbling
Seeing pictures of skiers wiping out like this makes me cringe given that their bindings are adjusted very tightly so as not to release easily. I can only imagine the punishment a ski racer's legs...and other body parts for that matter...could potentially take in such a fall.
Full story: Vonn clinches title, Hoefl-Riesch wins downhill
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A freeride skier carves his way down a steep slope of crushed rocks, in the western Austrian village of Haiming, about 28 miles west of Innsbruck on Nov. 30, 2011.
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Freeride skiers carve their way down a steep slope of crushed rocks, in the western Austrian village of Haiming, about 28 miles west of Innsbruck on Nov. 30, 2011.
I don't think of myself as someone who is scared of heights, but these pictures definitely make my feet tingle with the thought of skiing down a steep slope full of rocks! It is quite impressive how this photographer managed to balance his camera(s?) and ski poles, and still made it to the bottom to transmit his pictures.
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Freeride skiers carve their way down a steep slope of crushed rocks, in the western Austrian village of Haiming, about 28 miles west of Innsbruck on Nov. 30, 2011.
Dominic Ebenbichler / Reuters
Freeride skiers carve their way down a steep slope of crushed rocks, in the western Austrian village of Haiming, about 28 miles west of Innsbruck on Nov. 30, 2011.
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Skiers ride a chair lift under blue skies in Lake Louise, Alberta on Nov. 28, 2011.
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A group of Falmouth, Maine firefighters ski down a slope on their way to the starting line before competing in the 21st Annual Firefighter's Fundraising Race on Sunday, March 27, at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine. Teams of five wearing firefighting gear carried a 50-foot hose while negotiating a giant slalom race course. The race benefits the Maine Handicapped Skiing program.
Priests on the piste: skiing clergymen compete for the Pope John Paul II Cup
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Polish Catholic priests warm up on Feb. 12 ahead of the 14th Alpine Ski Championships for clergymen in Wisla, southern Poland.
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Priests limber up before taking to the slopes.
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A priest puts on his ski boots.
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Priests take to the slopes.
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A priest competes in the 14th Alpine Skiing Championships for clergymen.
I've hunted high and low for more information on this very special event, but all I can find is this tantalizing snippet from thenews.pl:
Skiers in clerical collars are out in force this weekend in the resort of Wisła in the Beskid Mountains for the national skiing championships for priests.
The leaders of the faith compete for the Pope John Paul II Cup in several Alpine disciplines, the main of which [sic] is the 800-metre-long giant slalom.
The tradition of such events goes back to the early 1980s. Click to see more of today's best images.
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Spectators ski down next to the race track for the women's Alpine Skiing World Cup slalom race in Courchevel, France, December 21.
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Ted Ligety of the U.S. clears a gate during the second leg on his way to win the men's World Cup Giant Slalom skiing race in Val d'Isere, France on Dec. 11, 2010.
U.S. skier wins the men's World Cup Giant Slalom
Read the full story at universalsports.com: Ligety wins Val d'lsere giant slalom