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Olympics Pictures of the Day: Day 1
Jenna Blasman of Canada had the finish line in sight during qualification on Thursday in women’s slopestyle snowboarding. Though the opening ceremony in Sochi is not until Friday, Thursday was the first official day of competition at the Winter Olympics. She finished sixth in her heat and advanced to the semifinals.
An unidentified competitor in men’s slopestyle qualification on Thursday passed along a message that was written on the bottom of his snowboard.
Ryan Stassel of the United States lost points on Thursday when he put his hand on the snow during men’s slopestyle qualifying. He dropped into Friday’s semifinals, where 21 men will compete for the remaining four spots in the finals.
Karly Shorr of the United States secured one of the eight guaranteed spots in Sunday’s women’s slopestyle finals with a score of 84.75.
A Russian woman in traditional dress was deep in conversation on Thursday and failed to take notice of an elevator door that was plastered with a giant photo of the biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen of Norway.
Klemen Kosi of Slovenia was only seconds into a training run on Thursday as he prepared for the men’s downhill competition at the Sochi Games.
Junko Hoshino of Japan showing off an inverted helicopter during qualification heats in the women’s freestyle moguls competition in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Thursday.
Jenna Blasman of Canada had the finish line in sight during qualification on Thursday in women’s slopestyle snowboarding. Though the opening ceremony in Sochi is not until Friday, Thursday was the first official day of competition at the Winter Olympics. She finished sixth in her heat and advanced to the semifinals.
An unidentified competitor in men’s slopestyle qualification on Thursday passed along a message that was written on the bottom of his snowboard.
Ryan Stassel of the United States lost points on Thursday when he put his hand on the snow during men’s slopestyle qualifying. He dropped into Friday’s semifinals, where 21 men will compete for the remaining four spots in the finals.
Karly Shorr of the United States secured one of the eight guaranteed spots in Sunday’s women’s slopestyle finals with a score of 84.75.
A Russian woman in traditional dress was deep in conversation on Thursday and failed to take notice of an elevator door that was plastered with a giant photo of the biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen of Norway.
Klemen Kosi of Slovenia was only seconds into a training run on Thursday as he prepared for the men’s downhill competition at the Sochi Games.
Junko Hoshino of Japan showing off an inverted helicopter during qualification heats in the women’s freestyle moguls competition in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Thursday.
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