Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

SI Staff | Feb 12, 2014

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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Colombian motorcycle racer Yonny Hernandez rounds a turn during the MotoGP of Valencia Free Practice in Spain.

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A competitor jumps during the men's snowboarding slopestyle finals at the Winter Olympics.

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Shaun White hits the edge of the halfpipe during the finals on Tuesday.

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Los Angeles Clippers center Ryan Hollins elevates for a dunk during a Thursday game against the Utah Jazz. The Clippers won 102-87.

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Italian pair Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek compete in the short program competition at the Winter Olympics. The duo did not medal.

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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anthony Bennett attempts to lay the ball in as Trevor Booker of the Washington Wizards defends. The Cavs won 115-113.

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Canadian skier Alex Bilodeau competes during the finals of the freestyle skiing moguls in Sochi. Bilodeau won the gold medal.

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American alpine skier Bode Miller practices on the course at the Sochi Olympics. Miller ended up finishing in eighth place in men's downhill.

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Bullrider Cody Brown is flung off Hey Now during the Professional Bull Riders "LiftMaster Chute Out" in Anaheim, Calif.

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United States skier Devin Logan jumps during the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualifying at the Sochi Olympics. Logan won the silver medal.

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Washington Wizards guard Garrett Temple drives to the hoop as San Antonio Spurs guard Marco Belinelli struggles to keep up. The Wizards fell to the Spurs 118-112 in double overtime.

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American snowboarder Jamie Anderson's jump during the ladies' slopestyle finals is shown in multiple exposures. Anderson won a gold medal in the competition.

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Jocelyne Lamoureux of the U.S. shoots during a Saturday game against Finland. The Americans won 3-1.

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Julia Mancuso of the United States celebrates her bronze medal in the super combined slalom. The medal gave Mancuso more total Olympic Alpine medals than any other American woman.

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American pair Charlie White and Meryl Davis compete in the team ice dance free dance. The U.S. team won a bronze medal in the competition.

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U.S. figure skater Gracie Gold contorts herself while participating in the team ladies free skating competition in Sochi. Gold finished in the second position, helping the Americans earn bronze in the team competition.

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Senior riders jump while competing in the 2014 National Motocross Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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A competitor flies through the air during qualifying for the men's individual normal hill competition in Sochi. Polish skier Kamil Stoch won the gold medal in the event that followed.

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Team USA enters Fisht Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony's Parade of Nations. There are 230 American athletes participating in the 2014 Sochi Games.

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Fireworks explode over Fisht Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Games with the Olympic flame lit in the foreground.

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Illuminated rings expand to reveal the traditional Olympic rings. One of the rings, however, failed to expand.

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Victor Bartley of the Nashville Predators and Patrick Maroon of the Anaheim Ducks collide near the boards during a Saturday NHL game. The Ducks defeated the Predators 5-2.