Photographic Collection Highlights Winter Sports and Olympic Spirit

A series of photographs from various locations worldwide captures winter sports activities and scenes, illustrating diverse cold-weather pursuits. Images include skiing at Revelstoke Mountain in British Columbia by James Woodin in 2020, ice-skating on a glacier in Alaska by Utkan Kocaturk in 2024, and snowmobile racing in Maine by Michael Goodman in 2018. Other photos show hockey on the frozen Volga River in Russia by Valery Romanov in 2014, ice-fishing on Cossayuna Lake in New York by Bruce Squiers in 2022, and skating at Rockefeller Center in New York City by John Marrone in 2023. Additional scenes feature skiing in Sakhalin, Russia by Daria Tsygankova in 2020, Paralympic giant slalom in China by Xiaohao Wei in 2022, skating at Umitkoy Sports Complex in Ankara by Erçin Ertürk in 2023, and ice activities on Lake Superior in Michigan by Cameron Wilcox in 2021. The collection also includes trekking in Switzerland by Roy Egloff in 2024, snowmobile racing in Russia by Dmitry Chasovitin in 2024, snowshoeing in Washington by Philip Dierking in 2021, ice-fishing in Wisconsin by Sue Mangan in 2021, and a UN initiative transforming Lake Baikal in Siberia into an ice rink by Maxim Shemetov in 2021. These images aim to evoke appreciation for winter sports and the Olympic spirit.