Our world in photos: January 13
Brooklyn Eagle Staff
January 13, 2025
AUSTRIA — They call it ski jumping, but it’s mostly flyin’: Halvor Egner Granerud, of Norway, soars through the air during training at the third stage of the 73rd annual Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in what was the qualification stage. Saturday, Jan. 4, will see the competition in Innsbruck, followed by the qualification stage for the final on Jan. 5 and the final competition itself on Jan. 6.
The first Four Hills Tournament (ger. Vierschanzentournee) was organized in late 1952. Moreover, the Four Hills Tournament has also been a part of the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup since that event was established 45 years ago in 1979-80.
NEW ORLEANS — The winners! Those are not spare tires we see, but torso pads, standard in football: Notre Dame players celebrate after the quarterfinal game against Georgia in a College Football Playoff, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. Notre Dame’s “Fighting Irish’s 23-10 win over Georgia ensured the top four seeds went 0-4,” wrote the New York Times’ The Athletic sportswriter Chris Branch on Friday, calling it a historic game.
Branch had particular praise for Notre Dame’s coach, 38-year-old Marcus Freeman, who, with quarterback Riley Leonard, led the team to its first major bowl (Sugar Bowl) win in 31 years. The game had been postponed following the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans.
HAWAII — Strong, healthy grass would be expected in this island rough, but sometimes there’s volcanic rock: Jason Day, of Australia, hits out of the rough on the 12th fairway during the first round of The Sentry golf event, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.
North Dakotan Tom Hoge was leading after Round 1. As of press time, Corey Conners makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole during the second round.
SYDNEY — Sometimes it’s the most efficient way to get the ball: Czechia’s Karolina Muchova plays a shot between her legs to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini during their quarterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Muchova won the match in the first two sets, scoring 6-2 and 6-2.
The 28-year-old Muchova started playing tennis at age 7 with her dad, a former professional footballer in the Czech Republic. Roger Federer was her tennis idol.
MONTENEGRO — Man-made bullets still being fired in all corners of the globe: People light candles for the victims of Wednesday’s shooting rampage in Cetinje, in Podgorica, Montenegro, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. The shooting was a rage incident that a bar patron, identified as Aco Martinovic, instigated following a brawl with the bar’s owner and his family before killing them and his own family members. He then fled, and a police search led to a roadblock in and out of the city. The gunman, who later killed himself, was described as dangerous and with a record of erratic violent behavior, Czech police told the Associated Press.
The region known as Small Montenegro is known for its gun culture, with many residents owning weapons. Wednesday’s shooting marked the second such incident in three years.
SYRIA — Showing friendly supervision with someone not suspected of being in the militia: A member of the new security forces shakes hands with a boy during an operation to detain men suspected of being part of militias or loyalist soldiers of the ousted president Bashar Assad in Homs, Syria, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, protesters held another rally demanding information about thousands of people who disappeared by force under Assad’s 13-year military rule.
LONDON — Is that a ‘nuzzle,’ or just a plea for treats? A zoo keeper counts penguins during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. The zoo’s famous Penguin Beach recreates a South American shore landscape home for the birds. The Annual Stocktake 2025 involves not only taking a census of its Humboldt penguins but also each individual mammal, bird, reptile and invertebrate, including the habitat’s Critically Endangered Asiatic lions.
Counted among the London Zoo’s residents are 65 Humboldt penguins, “including five new arrivals who will form important new breeding pairs in the Spring for the European breeding programme to conserve this vulnerable species,” the Zoo reports.
BRISBANE — Acrobatic responses happen often for a player who seems to ‘get’ everything: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic plays a shot to USA’s Reilly Opelka during their match at the Brisbane International, in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Utilizing broad serves, Opelka beat Djokovic 7-6 (6), 6-3. Opelka served 16 aces — including one to finish off each set — thus securing one of his biggest career wins.
A good sportsman, Djokovic praised his opponent on Instagram, saying, “Amazing tennis, Reilly. Absolutely deserved.”
