Masks

23 February 2011 04:31 pm

Competitors Austria's Christina Staudinger, Sweden's Anja Paerson, Italy's Francesca Marsaglia, Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. (top, L-R), Austria's Margret Altacher, Austria's Nicole Hosp, Switzerland's Fraenzi Aufdenblatten and Switzerland's Lara Gut (bottom, L-R) wear protective masks as temperatures drop to -28 degrees Celsius (-18 degrees Fahrenheit) before a practice run for the women's downhill World Cup ski race in Are February 23, 2011.    REUTERS