PHOTOS: Men’s Ski Jump Normal Hill Qualifications at Sochi Olympics
February 8, 2014
In this photo taken with slow shutter speed an unidentified athlete starts an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Finland's Janne †Ahonen starts an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Japan's Taku Takeuchi starts an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Robert Kranjec of Slovenia crashes during the Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification Round in Russki Gorki Jumping Center at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
South Korea's Choi Heung-chul stumbles after an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
United States' Nicholas †Fairall makes an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
In this photo taken with slow shutter speed an unidentified athlete starts an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 08: Ronan Lamy Chappuis of France jumps during the Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification on day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) ( 467875589 )
Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes of Canada during the trial jump round in the Normal Hill qualification of the Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Richard Freitag of Germany during the qualification round on the Normal Hill of the Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Canada's Matthew Rowley sticks out his tongue during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Gregor Deschwanden of Switzerland during the trial jump round in the Normal Hill qualification of the Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Japan's Noriaki Kasai makes an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Noriaki Kasai of Japan during the Normal Hill qualification of the Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 08: Peter Prevc of Slovenia jumps during the Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification on day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) ( 467830759 )
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 08: Peter Prevc of Slovenia jumps during the Men's Normal Hill Individual Qualification on day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 467831371 )
Mikhail Maksimochkin of Russia during the qualification round on the Men's Normal Hill at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. in the NH (or LH) Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, XXX February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Russian fans watch the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Russia's Alexey †Romashov celebrates after an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Reruhi Shimizu of Japan during the qualification round on the Men's Normal Hill at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Slovenia's Robert Kranjec falls during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Switzerland's Simon Ammann checks the scoreboard after an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Switzerland's Simon Ammann smiles after an attempt the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
Jan Ziobro of Poland during the qualification round on the Men's Normal Hill at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Peter Prevc of Slovenia during the Normal Hill qualification of the Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria during the Normal Hill qualification of the Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Centre at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 08 February 2014. EPA/FEHIM DEMIR ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Poland's Kamil Stoch checks the scoreboard after an attempt during the men's normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ( Sochi Olympics Ski Jumping Men )
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