Winter Olympics: Day nine

A Canadian policeman takes a photo of the Olympic torch while tourists remain behind the protective fence Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/guardian.co.uk Slovenia's Andrej Sporn is seen during the downhill of the Men's Super Combined event at Whistler Creek Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Francois Xavier Marit/guardian.co.uk Andrei Markov of Russia defends the puck from Martin Erat of the Czech Republic Photograph: Hans Deryk/Reuters Photograph: Hans Deryk/guardian.co.uk Denmark's skip Angelina Jensen (C) shouts during the match against Germany in the women's curling Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Saeed Khan/guardian.co.uk A skier competes during the Alpine Skiing Men's Super Combined Downhill Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Rose/guardian.co.uk Six-year-old Sergei from Moscow watches the men's ice hockey game between Russia and Czech Republic Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images Photograph: Jamie Squire/guardian.co.uk Michael Schmid of Switzerland, right, Andreas Matt of Austria, 2nd right, Christopher Del Bosco of Canada, left and Audun Groenvold of Norway, 2nd left compete in the men's skicross final Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/AP Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/guardian.co.uk The Coast Mountains of British Columbia are bathed in morning light as they are viewed from Cypress Mountain in Vancouver Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/AP Photograph: Sean Kilpatrick/guardian.co.uk Great Britain's Edward Drake is seen during the downhill of the Men's Super Combined Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/guardian.co.uk Athletes ski at the start of the men's 15 km mass start biathlon final Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Photograph: Kai Pfaffenbach/guardian.co.uk Biathletes at the shooting range during the men's 15 km biathlon mass start Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/guardian.co.uk Ukraine's Vitaliy Shumbarets crashes onto the Olympic rings after losing control during an attempt at a ski jumping training session Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/guardian.co.uk Competitors line up to shoot in the women's biathlon 12.5 km mass start Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/guardian.co.uk