Winter Olympics: Day 11

Treacherous conditions await the pack as they compete in the ladies team cross-country sprint semi-final Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Rose/guardian.co.uk Japan's Nobuko Fukuda (left) and Switzerland's Bettina Gruber fall awkwardly Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Franck Fife/guardian.co.uk A spectator watches, while the scene reflects in his sunglasses Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/guardian.co.uk Nikolay Morilov of Russia competes in the men's cross-country event Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/guardian.co.uk As the race nears its conclusion, Germany's Tim Tscharnke narrowly leads Norway's Oeystein Pettersen ... But Pettersen fights back and Norway snatch gold Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters Photograph: Ruben Sprich/guardian.co.uk Pettersen falls to the floor through exhaustion Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Franck Fife/guardian.co.uk Shohei Tochimoto of Japan prepares for take-off in the men's ski jumping team event Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images Photograph: Al Bello/guardian.co.uk Japan's Noriaki Kasai gets airborne above a sea of spectators Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Javier Soriano/guardian.co.uk A multiple exposure showing an athlete mid-flight Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Javier Soriano/guardian.co.uk Austria's Gregor Schlierenzauer crosses his skies and leans forwards to reduce drag Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Javier Soriano/guardian.co.uk Martin Schmitt's fearless efforts helped Germany to a ranking of second in the first round, behind Austria Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Mason/guardian.co.uk Britain's Sinead and John Kerr perform during the ice dance competition - the siblings scored a season's best 92.23 to finish eighth overall in the free dance competition Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Photograph: David Gray/guardian.co.uk