2012 Sports Photos in Review: Sports and nature

Sam Smoothy of New Zealand crashes during the Final Ranking Ski Freeride World Tour 2012 at the Xtreme Freeride Verbier on the 'Bec des Rosses' mountain in Verbier, Switzerland, 24 March 2012. [Photo/CFP] 

(L-R) Zoe Gillings of Great-Britain, Callan Chythlook-Sifsof of the United States, Maelle Ricker of Canada, Alexandra Jekova of Bulgaria, Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States, the winner, with the blue bib, and Dominique Maltais of Canada compete during the final at the women's Snowboard Cross World Cup race in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, 22 January 2012. [Photo/CFP]