GERMANY'S RICCO GROSS SKIS DURING THE MEN'S 10 KILOMETRES SPRINT RACE AT THE BIATHLON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OBERHOF. Germany's Ricco Gross skis during the men's 10 kilometres sprint race at the Biathlon World Championships in the eastern German town of Oberhof February 7, 2004. France's Raphael Poiree won the race in 30 minutes 11.9 seconds ahead of Gross and Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz