SKI-NORDIC-WOMEN

Virpi Kuitunen of Finland celebrates her victory as she crosses the finish line of the 9km Classic Individual women's World Cup nordic skiing event, fourth part of Tour de Ski, on December 31, 2008 in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. Kuitunen won followed her compatriot Kaisa Aino Saarinen and Norway's Marit Bjoergen. PHOTO AFP/MICHAL CIZEK