The Winter Olympics in infrared - in pictures

A series of photographs taken with mirrorless cameras that have been modified to capture the electromagnetic spectrum beyond what is visible to the human eye

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  Skier Guangpu Qi of Team People's Republic of China competes in the men's aerials final on day of the Winter Games at Livigno Snow Park on February 20, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. All photos by Getty Images

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  Jens van't Wout of the Netherlands, Steven Dubois of Canada, Teun Boer of the Netherlands and Shaoang Liu of China competing on the short track speed skating men's 500m semifinals on day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 18, 2026 in Milan, Italy

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  Jekabs Kalenda of Team Latvia pilots his team in heat four of four-man bobsleigh training on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Cortina Sliding Centre on February 19, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

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  Gold medallist Franjo von Allmen of Team Switzerland poses for a photo on the podium during the medal ceremony after the men's team combined slalom on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Stelvio Alpine Skiing Centre on February 9, 2026 in Bormio, Italy

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  Goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens of Team Canada during the women's gold medal ice hockey match with the US on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy

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  Ethan Cepuran, Casey Dawso and Emery Lehman of the USA compete in the ten's team pursuit during day nine of speed skating at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 15, 2026 in Milan, Italy

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  Lena Duerr of Team Germany celebrated during the women's slalom run one on day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on February 18, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

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  An athlete competes in the men's snowboard slopestyle qualification on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 15, 2026 in Livigno, Italy

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  Mengtao Xu of Team People's Republic of China competes in the women's aerials on day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Air Park on February 18, 2026 in Livigno, Italy

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  Photographers Pauline Ballet, Ryan Pierse and Hector Vivas participated in the project using thermal and infrared cameras plus a 70-year-old Graflex bellows camera for Getty Images, the IOC's official agency. Here, Kacper Tomasiak of Team Poland jumps during the men's large hill individual trial round on day eight of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium on February 14, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy