The men's snowboard cross competition was back on track Tuesday at the 2014 Sochi Olympics after it was delayed Monday due to thick fog. The Photo of the Day captures a group of snowboarders — Lucca Matteotti of Italy, Hanno Douschan of Austria, Paul-Henri De Le Rue and Pierre Vaultier of France, Omar Visintin of Italy and Cameron Bolton of Australia — fighting for first place in the long-awaited event.
Adam Pretty, an award-winning sports photographer for Getty Images, took the above shot at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. He is covering his sixth Olympics this year.
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"What's best about this frame is the stark grey clouds and rain covering the snowboard cross event this morning and the bright colors of the snowboarders contrasted against the sky," he said. "All of them are off the ground, going over one of the course jumps, and the shape of the riders along with the colors almost resemble a rainbow."
Vaultier took the top spot in the event. Nikolay Olyunin of Russia placed second and Alex Deibold of the United States earned a bronze medal.
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Women's supercombined bronze medal winner Julia Mancuso, left, celebrates with grandmother Sheila Tuffanelli at the Alpine ski venue, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014.
Lauren Anderson, mother of U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson, celebrates with fans after her daughter won the women's snowboard slopestyle final, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014.
Canada's Alex Bilodeau, left, celebrates with his brother Frederic after winning the gold medal in the men's moguls final, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014.
United States' Julia Mancuso celebrates her bronze medal win in the women's supercombined with her sister, Sara, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014.
Switzerland's Iouri Podladtchikov celebrates with his father Yuri, right, and mother Valentina after he won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe final, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.
Erin Hamlin of the United States hugs her parents Ron and Eileen Hamlin after the flower ceremony during the women's singles luge, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014.
Twin brothers from the Netherlands, gold medallist Michel Mulder, second right, and bronze medallist Ronald, right, hug, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014.
Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe, right, is congratulated by sister Chloe after taking the first place in the women's moguls final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.
Deborah Christensen congratulates her son, men's ski slopestyle gold medal winner Joss Christensen of the United States, Feb. 13, 2014.
Aart Groothuis takes a picture of his son, men's 1000-meter speedskating gold medalist Stefan Groothuis of the Netherlands, during the medals ceremony, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.
Noelle Pikus-Pace of the United States hugs her husband, Janson Pace, and her children, Traycen, left, and Lacee, right, after she won the silver medal during the women's skeleton competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014.
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