Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Seattle Times Pictures of the Year 2010

Feb. 21: In the first round of the finals in men's ski cross at the Olympic Games, American Daron Rahlves, right, crashes with Frenchman Ted Piccard off the second-to-last jump. "The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C., was an opportunity of a lifetime to watch such accomplished athletes perform on the world stage. I photographed most of the events in North Vancouver at Cypress Mountain, where I'd go hours early to get just the right spot. I waited on the mountain for five hours for the men's ski cross finals to begin, photographing every skier during their final two jumps and capturing Daron Rahlves and Ted Piccard collide midair, eliminating them from medal contention." - Mike Siegel