Best Portraits Of 2018. Part 2

..While putting together a previous story on the subject it quickly became clear that there are too many good pictures worth publishing from the outgoing year.

Almost all were taken before, after or outside training & competing ( there are a few exceptions). We do see it as our role as online media to show skiers as humans, as personalities, rather than medal-winning machines.

Enjoy – and tell us what you think.

Chris Jespersen efforting to relax with a protein bar in hand at the Leader’s Chair in Davos
Peter Schlickenrieder
Jimmy Clugnet eyes Sergei Ustiugov at Blink in Sandnes
Alexei Poltoranin
Cendrine Browne and Mathilde Petitjean
Therese Johaug
Alex Harvey and Dario Cologna
Baptiste Gros
Heidi Weng concentrates before her race
Swedish team celebrates yet another victory by Stina Nilsson
Greta Laurent
Yulia Belorukova
Kathrine Harsem
Ristomatti Hakola
Laurien van der Graaff
Sandra Ringwald & the team
“Norwegian hurricaine”” led by Mari Eide
Karen Chanloung
Alexander Bolshunov and Anna Zherebyateva take an evening stroll in Otepää
Kasper Stadaas and Eirik Brandsdal
Elena Soboleva
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