Winner Andreas Birnbacher of Germany,number 5, 2nd placed Simon Fourcade of France,number 9, and Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway, number 2, ski during the men's 15 km mass start competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Oberhof, Germany, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
Foto: JENS MEYER