WORLD CUP. You know T.A.H. is a fan of World Cup skiing photography. Here are a few images from the past week well worthy of publication.



Canada's John Kucera competes in the men's Super G during FIS ski World cup in Kitzbuhel on January 23, 2009. Austria's Klaus Kroell won ahead of Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal and Switzerland's Ambrosi Hoffmann.


Frenchman Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin.






Austria's Klaus Kroell skis for his victory.


German Maria Riesch performs to clock the eixth best time during a training session of the women's World Cup ski downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo on January 23, 2009.
(Photos by Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images, Dimita Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images and Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)