1. Month in Pictures
Up close and personal
St. Louis Blues player Brad Winchester, right,
and Columbus' Jared Boll, left, fight during
the second period of an NHL hockey game on
Saturday in St. Louis.
Big air
Tucker Hibbert of Goodridge, Minn., sails to
first place and his fourth consecutive gold
medal in Snowmobile SnoCross at the Winter
X Games on Sunday in Aspen, Colo.

2. Agony of defeat
Sarah Burke of Canada crashes on her final
jump, failing to place among the top three
finishers during the slopestyle skiing women's
final at the Winter X Games on Thursday.
Tough stuff
A man surfaces from muddy water during the
Tough Guy event in Perton, England on
Sunday. The annual event to raise cash for
charity challenges thousands of international
competitors in a cross country run followed
by an assault course consisting of 21
obstacles, including water, fire and tunnels.
Good seats!
People sitting in the snow await the start of
the Team Ski Jumping World Cup in
Oberstdorf, Germany on Saturday.

3. Let the Games begin
A construction worker stands on the top of a
temporary stage being constructed for Winter
Olympics festivities in Vancouver, British
Columbia, on Saturday. Over the past few
weeks the city has been transformed with
businesses being decorated and Olympic
banners and advertising going up. The
games open on Feb. 12.
Head over heels
Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar is
upended by Toronto Maple Leafs forward
Colton Orr, right, during their NHL game on
Tuesday in Toronto.
Soggy soccer
Aris Thessaloniki player Toni Calvo, top, is
tackled by Panthrakikos' Anestis Argyriou
during a Greek league match in Thessaloniki
on Saturday. The match was called off at the
start of the second half, after a downpour
had rendered the pitch too soggy.

4. A flash in the snow
Eduardo Pedroza from Panama (second from
left) competes in the first weekend of the
White Turf races in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on
Sunday. Pedroza won the race.
Down the ramp
Borek Sedlak of the Czech Republic speeds
down the hill during a practice jump before
the qualification for the World Cup Ski
Jumping team event in the city of Klingenthal
on Tuesday.