Competitive Ski Racing

Images showcase athletes participating in various ski races, featuring speed and excitement on snow-covered slopes, with a blend of vintage and modern racing action.

Vintage Photograph. Skiing down a snow-covered slope during a thrilling race.

Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. McKinley Keener, a squad leader with 224th Engineer Company, 1249th Engineer Battalion, climbs a hill during the Mens 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. Competitors are assigned to one of three groups, Masters, Open or Novice, based on both experience and age.

Disabled downhill skier, Allison Jones, practices at Winter Park Resort, Colorado-scraping snow from the boot of an able-bodied skier

Germany, Ammertal, Oberammergau, König-Ludwig-Lauf, national cross-country skiing, falls,

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

Four-man bobsled, Switzerland, Horse Shoe Curve, natural ice rink, World Cup St. Moritz 2010, Engadin, Switzerland, Europe

Andreas Wellinger (SC Ruhpolding) in men's ski jumping from normal hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

Tina Maze, Maria Riesch, Kathrin Hoelzl, Ski World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Switzerland, Canton of Grisons, the Engadine, St. Moritz, ski world cup, spectator's stand

Young Female Skier Is Leaving The Dog Out On The Ski Slope Of Myrkdalen, Norway

Daniela Maier (SC Urach / Team Germany) at the Women's Ski Cross - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, Franzi's ska Preuß, GER

World Class Athlete SPECIALIST Bill Tavares, USA, drives the first forerunner sled down the track, checking out the course for competitors, at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, before the four-man bobsled competition in the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. Tavares coached the women's two-man bobsled team to the gold medal earlier in the games. Subject Operation/Series: 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Base: Park City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vintage Photograph. Bobsled team speeding through an icy course in a red sled.

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, shooting standing, Franzi's ska Hildebrand, GER

Winter sports in Soldeu El Tarter Andorra

Skiing, ski race, ski world cup, ski racer, Lara Gut, SUI,

Predazzo, Italy. 05th Feb, 2026. Olympia, Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026, Ski Jumping, Women, Normal Hill, Training, Abigail Strate (Canada) in action. Credit: Daniel Karmann/dpa/Alamy Live News

Young woman, about 25 years, against a blue sky, cross-country skiing, near Masserberg, Thuringian Forest mountains, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Fought until she dropped - a female cross-country skier lies in the snow after crossing the finish line in the woman's skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

World Championships, Ski Racing

Winner Mario Matt, FIS Ski Worldcup, Slalom men, Schladming, 2008, Nightrace, Styria, Austria, Europe

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, biathlete, winner's stage, Emil Hegle Svendsen, NOR

Skiing, ski race, ski world cup, ski racer, winner's photo, winner's stage, Ligety, Pinturault, Hirscher,

Êa dream has come true: Daniela Maier (SC Urach / Team Germany) celebrates her gold medal at the Women's Ski Cross - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Shawna Thieschafer, Minnesota 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.

USA, Alaska, Anchorage, downtown 2016 Iditarod start.

Biathlon runner colored silhouette. Shooting. Vector 3d illustration

Philippe Riopel, Canada, Essent ISU World Speedskating Championships 2011, Inzell Skating Stadium, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

New York Army National Guard Capt. Joseph Moryl gets ready to hit the trail during the 2018 National Guard Eastern Regional Biathlon held at the Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho Vt., January 26, 2018.Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers, Captains Katy and Captains Katy and Joseph Moryl, from North Hudson, N.Y., represented the New York Army National Guard in the competition.

Tina Maze, Slovenia, Super G, Womens FIS World Cup Final, Kandahar race, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lindsey Vonn, United States, won the FIS World Cup in 2010 ahead of Maria Riesch, GER, and Anja Paerson, SWE, North America

A man and woman head to the slopes at the Quechee Ski Hill in Quechee, Vermont. (MR)

speed skiing

Bonnie Blair skating.

A man teaches a girl to ski in Kirkwood, California.

Simply taking off to Olympic victory: Daniela Maier (SC Urach / Team Germany) celebrates her gold medal at the Women's Ski Cross - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Judith Hesse and Gabriele Hirschbichl, Germany, during training, Essent ISU World Speedskating Championships 2011, Inzell Skating Stadium, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ray Redington Jr And Team Leave The Ceremonial Start Line With An Iditarider During The 2016 Iditarod

The Norwegian biathlon fans are thrilled and quickly catch a selfie photo with the new Olympic champion Maren Kirkeeide (Team Norway) after the woman's biathlon sprint - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Max Charlton of Team St. Moritz gallops along the rail with his horse, 36th Snow Polo World Cup St. Moritz 2020, Lake St. Moritz, St. Moritz, Grisons, Switzerland, Europe

Racing on skis

Biathlon runner silhouette. Vector illustration

Elvira Öberg Sweden is in the snow after crossing the finish line, and in the end it's enough with the team to win the silver medal in the woman's biathlon relay - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Martina Sabilkova, CZE, Essent ISU World Speedskating Championships 2011, Inzell Skating Stadium, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Young adult man riding bicycle through snow

Eric Guay, winner, Super-G 2010, winner of the Super-G overall ranking, small crystal ball as prize, Ski World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europ, Europe

Apolo Anton Ohno 2002 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City Utah USA

Winter Swimming World Championships 2014 in Rovaniemi, Finland ( Nano Calvo via AP Images )

Helen Hoffmann (Team Germany) after crossing the finish line in the woman's skiathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Competing in the Biathlon event, World Class Athlete SPECIALIST (SPC) Jeremy Teela, USA, takes aim at his targets during the third lap of the men's 12.5km Pursuit competition, at Soldier Hollow, in the 2002 WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES. SPC Teela finished the race 21st, 2:43.5 behind the leader. Subject Operation/Series: WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES 2002 Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

Stowe Mountain Resort, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Milan, Italy. 14th Feb, 2026. MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 14: Felix Roussel of Canada performing on the Short Track Speed Skating during day 8 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy (Photo by Andre Weening/Orange Pictures) Credit: Orange Pics BV/Alamy Live News

CORTINA, ITALY - FEBRUARY 21: Jay Dearborn / Yohan Eskrick-Parkinson / Luka Stoikos / Mark Zanette (Canada) during the Bobsleigh 4-man Heat 1 and 2 at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics at Cortina Sliding Centre on day 15 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics on February 21, 2026 in Cortina, Italy. Editorial use only.

Start, two-man bobsled, European Cup, Winterberg, 2009, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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

Male Biathlon Athlete, Target Shooting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Andrea Eskau (Apolda / Bergheim) at the IBU Para Biathlon World Cup Notschrei

Women Speed Skating (motion blur)

CANADA GOLD MEDAL COACH during Speed Skating Women's Team Pursuit - Final A, Olympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026 in Milan, Italy, February 17 2026

Disabled downhill skier, Allison Jones, practices at Winter Park Resort, Colorado-With a coach

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

Daniela Maier (SC Urach / Team Germany) celebrates her gold medal and enjoys the moment at the award ceremony at the Women's Ski Cross - 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan/Cortina - Italy

Start of the Women's Relay, German Biathlon Championship, Relay in the Chiemgau Arena, Ruhpolding, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Ski jumper in the flight in front of blue sky

Marlies sign, AUT, wins slalom competition ahead of of Kathrin Zettel, AUT, and Maria Riesch, GER

Young woman holding skis

Sergeant Tuffy Latour, USA, women's bobsled assistant coach, consoles "USA-1" driver Jean Racine after a disappointing performance, coming in fifth place, at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, during the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES. Subject Operation/Series: 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Base: Park City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

German Biathlon Championship, Relay in the Chiemgau-Arena, Ruhpolding, Chiemgau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Raimund Philipp (SC Oberstdorf) in men's ski jumping from normal hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

Short Track Speed Skating 2002 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City Utah USA

Engadiner ski marathon

Start, skeleton, World Cup St. Moritz 2010, Engadin, Switzerland, Europe

Eric Guay, winner, Super-G 2010, winner of the Super-G overall ranking, small crystal ball as prize, Ski World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europ, Europe

Milan, Italy. 20th Feb, 2026. MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 20: Valerie Maltais of Canada during the 1500m Women on day 16 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Milano Speed Skating Arena on February 20, 2026 in Milan, Italy (Photo by Andre Weening/Orange Pictures) Credit: Orange Pics BV/Alamy Live News

Canadian Short-track speed skating competition 500 m sprint heats, Countryside Arena, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

ski jumping joring

Lindsey Vonn, USA, winner of the Super-G World Cup 2010, North America

Speed skater departing for her race on an indoors ice rink

Winter sports, biathlon, world cup, Ruhpolding, Franzi's ska Preuß, GER, mascots

Canada's Sarah Orban during the Women's Team Sprint first round at the National Velodrome, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, on the tenth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Picture date: Monday August 5, 2024.

Kathrin Hoelzl, Tina Maze, Maria Riesch, Ski World Cup, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

World Class Athlete Program Biathlon athlete Sergeant (SGT) Kristina Sabasteanski, USA, displays some of the stress of competition at the 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES. The Biathlon combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. Subject Operation/Series: 2002 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES Base: Salt Lake City State: Utah (UT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

winner Steven Dubois of Canada and second Melle van t Wout of the Netherlands and third Jens van t Wout of the Netherlands celebrates after competing on the Short Track Speed Skating Men's 500m Finals on day twelve of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Credit: Henk Jan Dijks/MTB-Photo/Alamy Live News)

Colorado National Guard member embarks uphill during 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. (Utah Army National Guard

Colorado National Guard member embarks uphill during 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. (Utah Army National Guard

The German ski jumpers missed out on the medals, but the team was still able to celebrate a strong second jump by Selina Freitag (WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal), which put her in seventh place in woman's ski jumping normal hill at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Predazzo - Italy

Anefo photo collection. World championships skating sprin Alkmaar. Jan Ykema start 500 meters .. February 6, 1982. Alkmaar, Noord-Holland

Livigno, Italy. 20th Feb, 2026. Olympia, Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026, Ski Freestyle, Halfpipe, Men, Final, Henry Sildaru (Estonia, silver, l-r), Alex Ferreira (USA, gold) and Brendan MacKay (Canada, bronze) cheer with their medals at the award ceremony. Credit: Oliver Weiken/dpa/Alamy Live News

Skiers in front of the Olympic rings symbol,Whistler,British Columbia,Canada

speed skating sport with young athletes

Press photographer, sports photographer at work, Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim-Hoffenheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Disabled skiing

DOLOMITES ITALY NOVEMBER 1989 Skiers competition in mountain

Ski jumper above the spectators during the annual Harris Hill Ski Jump, which attracts ski jumpers from around the US and other ski-jumping nations to Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.

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

Carlo Janka, SUI, winner of the FIS World Cup in 2010

Vermont Biathlon team poses for photo at the beginning of 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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