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Winter Sport World Cups
epa has a superb reputation for sports photo coverage and provides unique images of the different winter sport competitions. Our experienced photographers and photo editors will bring you exciting images of the athletes' fight for Gold in various disciplines, award ceremonies, fans, teams, and additional coverage of the events.
epa covers these major winter sport events worldwide (among others):
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Biathlon World Cup
- Bobsleigh World Cup
- Cross Country Skiing World Cup
- Figure Skating European and World Championships
- Ice Hockey World Championships
- Luge World Cup
- Nordic Combined World Cup
- Ski Jumping World Cup
- Snowboard World Cup
- Speed Skating World Cup
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Ailing Eileen Gu of China in action during the qualification run of the women's Freeski Halfpipe event at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Leysin, Switzerland, 20 January 2020. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
Tomoki Hiwatashi of US competes in the Men Free Skating at the Internationaux de France ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix in Grenoble, France, 02 November 2019. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIEN NOGIER
Dawid Kubacki of Poland celebrates after winning the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, 06 January 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway skis in the finish area after his Men's Downhill training run at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 04 December 2019. EPA-EFE/RONAL TANIWAKI
Skaters of team Canada in action during the men's Team Sprint race of the ISU Speed Skating World Cup at Alau Stadium in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, 06 December 2019. EPA-EFE/IGOR KOVALENKO
Team Canada`s Scottie Upshall (L) in action against Davos' Sven Jung during the game between Team Canada and HC Davos, at the 93th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, 28 December 2019. EPA-EFE/MELANIE DUCHENE
Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway in action during the men's 10km Sprint race at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, 06 March 2020. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK
Federica Brignone from Italy clears a gate during the Slalom portion of the Women's Alpine Combined competition at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, 23 February 2020. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
A picture taken with a drone shows cyclists taking part in the 31st edition of the 'GP St-Sylvestre', a new-year snow mountain bike race, in the alpine resort of Villars-Sur-Ollon, Switzerland, 31 December 2019. Over 150 cyclists, some dressed in costumes, took part in the competition on the ski slopes in Villars-Sur-Ollon. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD
Kjetil Jansrud of Norway speeds down the slope during the Men's Super-G race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, 01 December 2019. EPA-EFE/NICK DIDLICK
Laura Dahlmeier of Germany reacts after finishing her career’s last race during the Biathlon World Team Challenge at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 28 December 2019. EPA-EFE/SASCHA STEINBACH
Thomas Dressen of Germany in action at the Men's World Cup Alpine Downhill Race in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, 30 November 2019. EPA-EFE/NICK DIDLICK
Alena Kostornaia of Russia competes in the Ladies free skating program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Graz, Austria, 25 January 2020. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH
Marius Lindvik of Norway on his way to compete in a practice jump of the third stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, 04 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Winner Zan Kranjec of Slovenia clears a gate during the second run of the men's giant slalom FIS World Cup race in Adelboden, Switzerland, Saturday, January 11, 2020. EPA-EFE/PETER KLAUNZER
Pius Paschke of Germany in action during the Men's HS134 Individual competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, 07 December 2019. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY
Sofia Goggia of Italy celebrates in the finish area after winning the Women's Super-G race at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 14 December 2019. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
Sui Wenjing (up) and Han Cong of China perform during the Pairs' Free Skating program at the 2019 Shiseido Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Chongqing, China, 09 November 2019. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Anton Dukach of Ukraine crashes during the Men's singles competition at the Luge World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, 22 February 2020. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
Winners Tobias Wendl (R) and Tobias Arlt of Germany celebrate in the finish area during the men's doubles competition at the Luge World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, 01 February 2020. EPA-EFE/ARMANDO BABANI
Quentin Fillon Maillet of France in action during the men's 4x7,5 km relay race at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, 18 January 2020. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS
Dawid Kubacki of Poland in action during a trial round for FIS Ski Jumping World Cup at the Adam Malysz Ski Jump in Wisla, Poland, 24 November 2019. EPA-EFE/Grzegorz Momot POLAND OUT
Norway's Kjetil Jansrud competes in the downhill run of the men's Alpine combined race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland, 17 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ANTHONY ANEX
Germany's Stephanie Schneider (R) and Kira Lipperheide (L)celebrates after winning the women's Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany, 04 January 2020. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
Stefan Kraft of Austria soars through the air during a qualifying session for the men's large hill individual competition at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at Okurayama in Sapporo, Japan, 31 January 2020. The competition will be held on 01 and 02 February 2020. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan in action during a training session for the qualification round of the second stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 31 December 2019. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS
Anastasia Skoptcova and Kirill Aleshin of Russia perform during the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance program at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow, Russia, 15 November 2019. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY
The team of Russia in action during the Women's Team Sprint race at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Minsk, Belarus, 15 November 2019. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH
Manuel Feller of Austria in action during the first run of the men's Slalom race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Kitzbuehel, Austria, 26 January 2020. EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ
Ambri's Daniel Manzato (L), saves a shot during the game between HC Ambri-Piotta and Salavat Yulaev Ufa, at the 93th Spengler Cup ice hockey tournament in Davos, Switzerland, 26 December 2019. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER
Nora Oestgaard and Grunde Buraas from Norway in action during the mixed Team curling final game between Norway and Japan at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, in Palladium of Champery, Switzerland, Thursday, January 16, 2020. EPA-EFE/GABRIEL MONNET
Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria in action during the men's Large Hill Individual competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup at the Vogtland Arena in Klingenthal, Germany, 15 December 2019. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Nils Allegre of France in action during the men's Super G race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Kitzbuehel, Austria, 24 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Aleksandra Boikova (top) and Dmitrii Kozlovskii (bottom) of Russia compete in the Pairs Free Program event at the Skate Canada International ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix in Kelowna, Canada, 26 October 2019. EPA-EFE/TODD KOROL
Matej Svancer of the Czech Republic in action during the qualification run of the men's Freeski Big Air event at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Leysin, Switzerland, 22 January 2020. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD
A multiple exposure of Camden Pulkinen of USA in action during the Men's Short program at the 2019 SHISEIDO Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Chongqing, China, 08 November 2019. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Karoline Offigstad Knotten of Norway (L front) and Julia Simon of France (R front) lead the pack during the women's 4x6 km relay race at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, 17 January 2020. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS
Matthias Mayer of Austria reacts in the finish area of the Men's Super G competition of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA, 06 December 2019. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO
A multiple exposure shows Jasmine Tessari and Francesco Fioretti of Italy practicing during a training session in the Ice Dance program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Graz, Austria, 21 January 2020. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH
Fritz Dopfer of Germany in action during the first run of the men's Giant Slalom race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season opener in Soelden, Austria, 27 October 2019. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Julia Marino of USA in action during the final run of the snowboard slopestyle competition at the Laax Open, in Laax, Switzerland, 17 January 2020. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER
Junshiro Kobayashi of Japan is airborne during the first round of the Men's Large Hill Individual event of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Ruka, Finland, 30 November 2019. EPA-EFE/KIMMO BRANDT
View of the start for the women's 10 km cross country skiing mass start race of the FIS Tour de Ski event in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, 28 December 2019. EPA-EFE/URS FLUEELER
Linus Strasser of Germany in action during the second run of the men's Slalom race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Schladming, Austria, 28 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Thomas Steu (L) and Lorenz Koller of Austria cheer after winning the men's double competition at the Luge World Cup event in Altenberg, Germany, 11 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN
Peter Prevc of Slovenia soars through the air during a trial jump for the first stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, 29 December 2019. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS
Sindre Bjoernestad Skar of Norway in action during the sprint qualification run at the Davos Nordic FIS Cross Country World Cup in Davos, Switzerland, 14 December 2019. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER
Britain's Daisi Daniels in action during the first run of the women's Slalom race of the Alpine Skiing events of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Les Diablerets Alpine Centre, near Ormont-Dessus, Switzerland, 14 January 2020. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA speeds down the slope during the Women's Super-G race at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 14 December 2019. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
A competitor soars through the air during the Ski Jumping training round for the Men's Gundersen NH HS98/10 km competition at the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup in Ramsau, Austria, 20 December 2019. EPA-EFE/ANDREAS SCHAAD
Mauro Caviezel of Switzerland crashes down during the men's Parallel Giant Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Alta Badia, Italy, 23 December 2019. EPA-EFE/ANDREA SOLERO
Timi Zajc of Slovenia in action during the qualification round for the first stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, 28 December 2019. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS
Mikaela Shiffrin of USA clears a gate during the first run of the Women's Slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Lienz, Austria, 29 Dezember 2019. EPA-EFE/ANDREAS SCHAAD
Snow plows prepare a ski slope during heavy snowfall in Rosa Khutor ski resort, near Sochi, Russia, 30 January 2020. Training session for the women's Alpine Downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event is cancelled due to the weather conditions. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV
Marius Lindvik of Norway in action during the first round for the third stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, 04 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Moritz Amsuess of Austria in action during the 'Grand Prix De Russie' Snowboard World Tour competition in Moscow, Russia, 29 February 2020. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Joanna Szwab of Poland is airborne during a trail jump of the Women's Single competition at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany, 31 January 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Dawid Kubacki of Poland in action during the first round of the fourth stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, 06 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Rok Justin of Slovenia in action during the men's HS134 qualification round of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil, Russia, 06 December 2019. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY
A long time exposure shows first placed Semen Pavlichenko of Russia during the team relay competition at the Luge World Cup event in Altenberg, Germany, 12 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN
Katharina Mueller and Tim Dieck of Germany compete in the Ice dance rhythm dance program of the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Graz, Austria, 23 January 2020. EPA-EFE/TATYANA ZENKOVICH
Austria's Matthias Mayer in action during a training session for the men's downhill race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Wengen, Switzerland, 16 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ANTHONY ANEX
Andrew Blaser of the USA in action during the men's Skeleton World Cup in Schoenau am Koenigsee, Germany, 24 January 2020. EPA-EFE/ANDREAS SCHAAD
Alexandra Trusova of Russia competes in the Ladies Free Program at the Skate Canada International ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix in Kelowna, Canada, 26 October 2019. EPA-EFE/TODD KOROL
Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan is airborne during a practice jump of the fourth stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Bischofshofen, Austria, 05 January 2020. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK
Hinari Asanuma of Japan in action during the final run of the women's Snowboard Slopestyle event at the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Leysin, Switzerland, 18 January 2020. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
Federica Brignone of Italy in action during the Slalom portion of the Women's Combined competition at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Altenmarkt - Zauchensee, Austria, 12 January 2020. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL GRUBER
Federica Brignone of Italy in action during the women's Downhill race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Bansko, Bulgaria, 24 January 2020. EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
Athletes in action during the women's 7.5 km classic + 7.5 km free skiathlon race at the FIS Cross-Country skiing World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany, 25 January 2020. EPA-EFE/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS
Stefan Luitz of Germany in action during the first run of the Men's Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 02 February 2020. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND
Second placed Dorothea Wierer of Italy celebrates on the podium after the women's 12.5km Mass-Start race at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Antholz/Anterselva, Italy, 23 February 2020. EPA-EFE/ANDREA SOLERO
Espen Bjoernstad of Norway (F) reacts after the 10km race of the individual Gundersen competition of the nordic combined world cup, Germany, 26 January 2020. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND
Killian Peier of Switzerland in action during the qualification for the Men's Large Hill Individual competition of the Ski Jumping World Cup at the Vogtland Arena in Klingenthal, Germany, 13 December 2019. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Alexander Bolshunov of Russia (R) and Sjur Roethe of Norway (C) in action during the men's 15km interval free race at the FIS Cross Country Skiing World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, 18 January 2020. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK
Matthias Mayer of Austria in action during the men's Downhill race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Kitzbuehel, Austria, 25 January 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Picture taken with a tilt-shift lens of Thea Louise Stjernesund of Norway in action during the first run of the women's Giant Slalom race of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup season opener in Soelden, Austria, 26 October 2019. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Karl Geiger of Germany in action during a practice jump of the second stage of the 68th Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 01 January 2020. EPA-EFE/PHILIPP GUELLAND
Chiara Hoelzl of Austria in action during the practice round of the women's Normal Hill Individual competition of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Hinzenbach, Austria, 08 February 2020. EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
Latvian 4-man bobsleigh team Oskars Melbardis (L), Daumans Dreiskalns, Arvis Vilkaste and Janis Strenga receive the gold medal of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games during a ceremony in Sigulda, Latvia, 15 February 2020. The Latvian 4-man bobsleigh received the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic gold medal after Russian athletes were disqualified for doping. EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS
Benedikt Doll of Germany in action during the Men's 10km Sprint race at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Antholz/Anterselva, Italy, 15 February 2020. EPA-EFE/ANDREA SOLERO
Guangpu Qi of China in action during the Men's Aerials competition at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, 15 February 2020. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY
Nuo Xu of China performs during the Women's Aerials competition at the FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, 15 February 2020. EPA-EFE/SERGEI ILNITSKY
Dennis Schiergen on Wargrave (L) rides to win the '81. Grosser Preis von St. Moritz' on the third weekend of the White Turf races on the frozen Lake in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 16 February 2020. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER
Jakub Simonak of Slovakia in action during the men's competition at the FIL Luge World Championships in Sochi, Russia, 16 February 2020. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Qing Ying and Jiani Du of China in action during a training session of the Two-woman competition at the Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships in Altenberg, Germany, 20 February 2020. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland in action during the women's downhill race of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, 22 February 2020. EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT
Matthias Mayer from Austria in action during the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's Downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, 07 March 2020. EPA-EFE/Stian Lysberg Solum NORWAY OUT
Athletes in action during the men's 15km Mass Start race at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, 08 March 2020. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK