Federica Brignone ha vinto la medaglia d'argento nel gigante femminile

 Federica Brignone of Italy celebrates at the medal plaza with her silver medal

Inrgid Rumpfhuber the girlfriend of Hans Grugger

Inrgid Rumpfhuber, former Austrian skier and the girlfriend of injured skier Hans Grugger, addresses the media during a news conference

Inrgid Rumpfhuber the girlfriend of  Hans Grugger

A hiker fights the foehn wind on the Calanda (2,808 meters above sea level), above Chur

A hiker fights the foehn wind on the Calanda (2,808 meters above sea level), above Chur, Switzerland

Stacey Cook of the USA takes 25th place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill

 Stacey Cook of the USA takes 25th place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill on January 23, 2010 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Canadian skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis jumps during the World Cup Men's Downhill in Wengen

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Canadian skier Manuel Osborne-Paradis jumps during the World Cup Men's Downhill in Wengen  

Switzerland's Evelyne Leu soars

Switzerland's Evelyne Leu soars during the qualifying round for the women's aerials event at the World Cup freestyle skiing competition in Calgary.

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. ski team celebrates

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. ski team celebrates after a women's Alpine ski World Cup Downhill race in the Styrian village of Haus January 9, 2010. 
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Chloe Dufour-Lapointe of Canada crashes

Chloe Dufour-Lapointe of Canada crashes during the women's moguls Freestyle Skiing FIS World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, January 9, 2010. 
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Skiers compete during the Tour de Ski men's 20km classic

Skiers compete during the Tour de Ski men's 20km classic mass start competition in Tesero January 9, 2010. 
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Germany's Martin Schmitt soars through the air

Germany's Martin Schmitt soars through the air during the practice of the fourth event of the four-hills ski jumping tournament in Bischofshofen, January 5, 2010.
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Nicholas Alexander of the United States

What goes up must come down, just not as far along as the other guys: Nicholas Alexander of the United States qualifying 61st in the trial round for the final leg of the Four Hills event in Bischofshofen. He finished with a jump of 112 meters -- 28 meters behind the leader.
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Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria competed in the ski jump

Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria competed in the ski jump at the World Cup Four Hills competition in Bischofshofen, Austria.
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Photo technique: Aerial

An aerial view shows Muslims circling the Kaaba inside and outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca December 24, 2006.
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Whale activists gather to make the shape of a Humpback Whale on Bondi Beach in Sydney November 16, 2007.
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An aerial view shows cross-country skiers climbing a hill during the Engadin Ski Marathon near Sils March 9, 2008.
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Aerial view of a soy field with a tractor drawing of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in a rural area outside Parana City, 495 km (307 miles) north of Buenos Aires, May 17, 2008.
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A balloon flies above chalets near Saanen during the International Hot Air Balloon Week in Chateau-d'Oex January 19, 2008.
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An aerial view of residences on The Palm Jumeirah are seen in Dubai December 21, 2009.
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An aerial view shows a labyrinth in the form of a cow that is cut into a corn and hemp field in Marienfelde outside Berlin September 2, 2009.
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An aerial view shows a flood-affected village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar September 3, 2008.
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The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, flies over California's Mojave Desert on its way back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after completing the STS-126 mission in this photo taken on December 10, 2008 and released by NASA on December 17, 2008.
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The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E), a high-resolution passive microwave Instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite shows the state of Arctic sea ice on September 10 in this image released September 16, 2008.
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Tobias Angerer from Germany competes in the qualification

Prague, Czech Republic

(Petr David Josek / Associated Press / January 4, 2010)

Tobias Angerer from Germany competes in the qualification for the men's Tour de Ski cross-country race.