Sturz im Shuttlecock Corner - Cresta Run (Sports 2016, by Arnd Wiegmann) - Swiss Press Award
Arnd Wiegmann
An unidentified rider falls into straw as he fails to pass Shuttlcock Corner during a practice at the natural ice run of the Cresta Run in the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz February 6, 2015. The private St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC), with its world-wide membership, was founded in St Moritz 1887. The natural ice run starts in St. Moritz and winds its way down a valley to what was the village of Cresta, but which now forms part of the village Celerina. It is approximately 3/4 mile (1,212m) in length with a drop of 514 feet (157m) and has to be built new every year from snow and water. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND)
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Winner
Photo / Sports
2016
Arnd Wiegmann
The skeleton sliders who dare attempt the Cresta Run between St. Moritz and Celerina reach speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour. The ice track belongs to the exclusive St. Moritz Tobogganing Club. Its most dangerous point, the Shuttlecock, has a safety barrier made of straw, which is fortunate for this unknown rider, on February 6, 2015.
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