Winter Sports Competitions

Dynamic scenes of athletes competing in winter sports like biathlon and skiing, showcasing competitive spirit and wintry environments.

Coletta Rydzek (SC Oberstdorf/Team Germany) in the woman's skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Coletta Rydzek (SC Oberstdorf/Team Germany) in the woman's skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, finishing order, Slesingr Michal, CZE

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, finishing order, Rastorgujevs of Andrej, LAT.

Johanna RECKTENWALD at the IBU Para Biathlon World Cup Notschrei

Tesero, Italy. 21st Feb, 2026. Olympia, Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026, Nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, 50 km mass start classic, men, Florian Notz (r-l, Germany), Antoine Cyr (Canada) and Gus Schumacher (USA) are on the track. Credit: Daniel Karmann/dpa/Alamy Live News

Skiing, ski race, ski world cup, ski racer, Marcel Hirscher, AUT,

Fair sportswoman: Franziska Preuß (SC Haag) congratulates the medallists after crossing the finish line at the woman's biathlon pursuit - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

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World Championships, Ski Racing

Biathlon World Cup, Antholz, province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

Skiing, ski race, ski world cup, ski racer, Alexis Pinturault,

Felix Neureuther, Germany, Men's FIS Slalom, Gudiberg, Gamisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Vanessa Voigt (SV Rotterode) storms from the shooting range to fourth place in the woman's individual biathlon - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

young skier race fast downhil at winter snow scene

Marcel Hirscher, Austria, Giant slalom, Ski World Cup, Hinterstoder, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe

February 10, 2026, Cortina D'ampezzo, Lombardy, Italy: Valerie Grenier of Canada competes in the downhill of the Womenís Team Combined at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre for the Milano/Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. This is the same gate that Lindsey Vonn got her arm caught in and caused her to crash during the Womenís Downhill. (Credit Image: © Erich Schlegel/ZUMA Press Wire) EDITORIAL USAGE ONLY! Not for Commercial USAGE!

Maria Harral, California National Guard, competes in the Sprint Race at the 50th anniversary Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Feb. 17, 2024. The Utah National Guard hosted the national biathlon competition consisting of cross-country skiing and competitive shooting events that test the warriors endurance and marksmanship.

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Vintage Photograph. Ski racer navigates slalom course with precision and speed.

Staff Sgt. Samantha Hall (left), Minnesota National Guard and Maj. Robert Burnham (right), New Hampshire National Guard, take aim at their targets during the shooting portion of the Pursuit Race at the 50th anniversary Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center., Feb. 18, 2024. The Utah National Guard hosted the national biathlon competition consisting of cross-country skiing and competitive shooting events that test the warriors endurance and marksmanship. Army

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Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, cross-country trail, biathletes, increase, arena

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, shooting standing, Darya Domracheva, BLR

Florian Notz (Team Germany) in the men's skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Franziska Preuß (SC Haag) in the woman's biathlon relay - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, biathlete, cross-country trail, arena, increase

AFTER HIS BOMB JUMP, Raimund Philipp (SC Oberstdorf) is waiting with team-mate Andreas Wellinger (SC Ruhpolding) for the result of the Ski Jumping Super Team Men's Large Hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

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Shawn Blanke, Utah National Guard, takes off after completing the shooting portion of the Sprint Race Feb. 17, 2024. Soldiers and Airmen from 24 different states compete at the 50th anniversary Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center. The Utah National Guard hosted the national biathlon competition consisting of cross-country skiing and competitive shooting events that test the warriors endurance and marksmanship. Army

Gregor Deschwanden (Switzerland /SUI) at the Ski Jumping Super Team Men's Large Hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Kristy Harrison summits a hill during the Womens Novice Sprint Race at the Chief of the National Guard Bureaus (CNGB) Biathlon Nationals at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho, Vermont, Feb. 18, 2023. Harrison, a biathlon novice, was competing in her first competition after joining the Oregon Guard team in 2022. Biathletes must have not only strength and endurance, but also concentration and a steady hand, in order to successfully hit targets between each loop they ski.

Cross-country skiing, Tobias Angerer, Hemmersuppenalm alp, Reit im Winkl, Chiemgau region, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Milan, Italy. 12th Feb, 2026. Laura Hall of Team Canada during the Speed Skating Women's 5000m on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 12, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News

U14 Gs Alpine Ski Club Racer; Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Waiting for the final result: Olympic champion Raimund Philipp (SC Oberstdorf) with team-mates Felix Hoffmann (SWV Goldlauter), Andreas Wellinger (SC Ruhpolding) and Pius Paschke (SC Kiefersfelden) after the men's ski jumping normal hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

Staff Sgt. Kristin Milford, Pennsylvania National Guard, prepares her firearm for the shooting portion of the Pursuit Race at the 50th anniversary Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Feb. 18, 2024. The Utah National Guard hosted the national biathlon competition consisting of cross-country skiing and competitive shooting events that test the warriors endurance and marksmanship. Army

Biathlon World Cup, at the shooting range, Antholz, province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

Maria Riesch, Ski World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

FIS World Cup winners 2010, Carlo Janka, SUI, and Lindsey Vonn, United States, North America

Steffen Lehmker (Germany / GER) at the IBU Para Biathlon World Cup Notschrei

Alpine Skiing, Hafjell.

Palace sprint, Lejonbacken, Stockholm, Sweden, 2008

Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen begin the Pursuit Race at the 50th anniversary Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Feb. 20, 2024. The Utah National Guard hosted the national biathlon competition consisting of cross-country skiing and competitive shooting events that test the warriors endurance and marksmanship. Army

Livigno, Snow Park, Winter Olympics: Women's Freeski Bigair Final, Megan Oldham from, Canada. 16th Feb, 2026. (C) celebrates victory Flora Tabanelli from Italy (R) Bronze medal Ailing Eileen Gu from China (L) Silver Medal Credit: Just Pictures GmbH/Alamy Live News

Cross-country skiing, Tobias Angerer, Hemmersuppenalm alp, Reit im Winkl, Chiemgau region, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kyle Roe, from the Oregon National Guard finishes the Sprint Race at the 50th anniversary Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Feb. 17, 2024. The Utah National Guard hosted the national biathlon competition consisting of cross-country skiing and competitive shooting events that test the warriors endurance and marksmanship.

Raimund Philipp (SC Oberstdorf) still can't believe his luck as Olympic champion after the men's ski jumping from normal hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, biathlete, Alexey Volkov, RUS

Kathrin Zettel and Maria Riesch with Slalom Crystal Ball, Marlies sign, award ceremony, FIS World Cup Final, 2010, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Vintage Photograph. Skier in red suit racing down the snowy slope in a thrilling Alpine competition.

Cross-country skiing, Tobias Angerer, Hemmersuppenalm alp, Reit im Winkl, Chiemgau region, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Zoya Denure And Team Leave The Ceremonial Start Line With An Iditarider During The 2016 Iditarod

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, cross-country trail, biathletes, increase, arena

Skiers in the Tour of Anchorage Race, Anchorage, Alaska

Kathrin Hoelzl, Germany, Ski World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Milan, Italy. 12th Feb, 2026. Laura Hall of Team Canada during the Speed Skating Women's 5000m on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 12, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News

Anna-Lena Forster (BRSV Radolfzell) was a sought-after interview partner at the Para Ski World Cup Slalom Feldberg 2026 after her victory at Ahornbühl

Ski instructors don't just guide beginners, they also race for their championship. Here in St.Anton am Arlberg at the SCA (Ski Club Arlberg), in Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Nadia Styger, alpine skier, ski racer, Switzerland, Europe

Women on the podium: from left to right. Sina Arnet (Nordic Engelberg/Switzerland/SUI), Nagomi Nakayama Japan, Yu Saito (Japan/JAP) at the I-COC Cup Summer Ski Jumping Hinterzarten 2025

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, shooting standing, Gabriela Soukalova, CZE

Luge, men's doubles, Russian Alexander Zubkov, FIL European Luge Championships 2007, Winterberg, Germany, Europe

Livigno, Italy. 20th Feb, 2026. Olympia, Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026, Ski Freestyle, Halfpipe, Men, Final, Andrew Longino (Canada) in action. Credit: Oliver Weiken/dpa/Alamy Live News

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Excited look at the scoreboard: Domen Prevc (Slovenia / SLO) has won the qualification for the final World Cup competition at the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen

Be wrapped up, the teammates celebrate the new Olympic champion Anna Odine Ström Norway in woman's ski jumping normal hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST (SPC) Jeremy Teela, USA, takes aim with his .22 caliber, bolt-action rifle at the range during the men's 20km individual Biathlon event at Soldier hollow in Midway, Utah during the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. SPC Teela finished with a personal best, two missed targets out of five, which led him to a 14th place finish, the best in American history for the Olympic Games. Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Base: Midway State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

There it is: Domen Prevc (Slovenia / SLO) celebrates the overall tour victory and raises the coveted golden eagle after the Three Kings Ski Jumping of the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen

Great gesture: Day winner Daniel Tschofenig (USV Achomitz / Aut) hands over the golden eagle to the overall tour winner Domen Prevc (Slovenia / SLO) after the Three Kings Ski Jumping of the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen

Milan, Italy. 18th Feb, 2026. MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 18: Steven Dubois of Canada competing in the Men's 500m during Day 12 of Short Track Speed Skating - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency) Credit: BSR Agency/Alamy Live News

Lindsey Vonn kissing her Overall World Cup Crystal Ball, award ceremony, FIS World Cup Final, 2010, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Co-favourite to win the Olympics - Sandra Naeslund (Team Sweden) celebrates her bronze medal in the Women's Ski Cross - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Russia, Far East, Sakhalin; Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk; A young woman waiting for the beggining of a skiing competion.

National coach Stefan Horngacher (ski jumping) waves off a jumper on the coaching tower during the qualification for the Bergisel jump at the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck

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Julia Tannheimer (DAV Ulm/GER) in the woman's biathlon sprint - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Milan, Italy. 12th Feb, 2026. MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 12: Laura Hall of Canada in a training session during Day 6 of Speed Skating - Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 12, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency) Credit: BSR Agency/Alamy Live News

Domen Prevc (Slovenia / SLO) holds the coveted golden eagle in his hands after winning the overall tour after the Three Kings Ski Jumping of the 74th Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen

A disabled athlete trains for the bi_athalon event at the International Paralympic games held at Mt. Washington in the Comox Valley. Courtenay, The Co...

Ice Speedway Event, Hans Dohm Eisstadion, Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany, Europe

ski archery

The top 3 of the second competition at the FIS Cup summer ski jumping in Hinterzarten 2025, from left to right Rok Oblak (SSK Norica Ziri/Slovenia), Julijan Smid (SV Achomitz-Zahornc) and Danil Vassilyev (Kazakhstan/KAZ)

Reinfried Herbst, Austria, Small crystal ball slalom, Men's FIS Slalom, Gudiberg, Gamisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Speed skating

The top 3 of the second competition at the FIS Cup summer ski jumping in Hinterzarten 2025, from left to right Rok Oblak (SSK Norica Ziri/Slovenia), Julijan Smid (SV Achomitz-Zahornc) and Danil Vassilyev (Kazakhstan/KAZ)

Carlo Janka, award ceremony, FIS World Cup Final, 2010, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Children attending a ski course for beginners with their ski instructor, Niederau, Austria, Europe

Hide and seek under the Swedish flag: Frida Karlsson Sweden and Ebba Andersson Sweden celebrate their gold and silver medals in the woman's skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Award ceremony: Olympic champion Raimund Philipp (SC Oberstdorf) gets to take off again as he jumps onto the podium after the men's ski jumping event on the normal hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo, Italy

Swedish Olympic fans on track at cross-country skiing sprint Winter Olympics 2026 in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Robert Lehmann, Germany, at the start, Essent ISU World Speedskating Championships 2011, Inzell Skating Stadium, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Maria Riesch, GER, winner of the slalom World Cup 2010 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Biathlon World Cup, at the shooting range, Antholz, province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

They had a good laugh after the award ceremony: from left to right. National coach Ralf Rombach (Freiburg) and Anja Wicker (MTV Stuttgart) at the IBU Para Biathlon World Cup Notschrei

Carlo Janka and Lindsey Vonn with the Overall World Cup Crystal Ball, award ceremony, FIS World Cup Final, 2010, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Tina Maze, Slovenia, Ski World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Women on the podium: from left to right. Sina Arnet (Nordic Engelberg/Switzerland/SUI), Nagomi Nakayama Japan, Yu Saito (Japan/JAP) at the I-COC Cup Summer Ski Jumping Hinterzarten 2025

Felix Neureuther, award ceremony, FIS World Cup Final, 2010, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Vintage Photograph. Speed and precision: dynamic downhill skiing action.

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