This ski cross race at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics started out pretty normal, but it ended with one of the most dramatic photo finishes in sport history, let alone ski racing history.
The race was the men’s ski cross quarter-final. The top two finishers would continue to the semi-final, and it looked like Swedish skier Victor Oehling Norberg and Russian skier Egor Korotkov had it locked down heading into the final jump. Unfortunately both Oehling Norberg and Egor Korotkov wiped out alongside Finish skier Jouni Pellinen, leaving the finish line wide open for Swiss skier Armin Niederer. Niederer took first, and the other three went to a photo finish.
The photo made it evident that the Russian skier, Korotkov, had taken second, meaning he and Niederer would move on to the semi-finals. Korotkov wound up finishing in 5th overall for the men’s ski cross, and Niederer in 7th place.
