The Week in Sports Pictures: June 11 - June 17
Ian Walton / Getty ImagesBeauty in the airThe sky shines brightly during a Euro 2012 soccer match between Ukraine and France in Donetsk, Ukraine on Friday, June 15. The match was interrupted for nearly an hour because of a fierce thunderstorm.
Robert Galbraith / Reuters
Stealing the showUSGA Executive Director Mike Davis, center, grabs a man who interrupted the trophy ceremony after Webb Simpson, right, won the U.S. Open golf tournament on Sunday, June 17 in San Francisco.
Urs Flueeler / EPA
Ski caveA competitor takes part in the 1st Indoor Biathlon contest in the snow-covered underground tunnel system near the Bruenig pass, which connects the Bernese Oberland and central Switzerland, in Lungern, Switzerland on Saturday, June 16.
Paul Todd / Volvo Ocean Race via AP
Rough seasGroupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, fights through the water during leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean race on Friday, June 15.Paul Todd / Volvo Ocean Race via AP
Rough seasGroupama Sailing Team, skippered by Franck Cammas from France, fights through the water during leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean race on Friday, June 15.
Jochen Luebke / DPA via Zuma Press
Splash downLithuanian cross country rider Aistis Vitkauskas falls from his horse Galopper during the German Eventing Championships in Luhmuehlen, Germany on Saturday, June 16.
Parivartan Sharma / Reuters
No strain, no gainA wrestler strains as he lifts his colleague in the mud at an "Akhaara" (a Kushti training center) in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi on Wednesday, June 13. Kushti (mud wrestling) is a traditional sport in India but more and more young athletes are now training to wrestle on mats instead of mud to gain access to top international competitions like the Olympic Games.
Stefan Wermuth / Reuters
Jump for joyYamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain celebrates after winning the British motorcycling Grand Prix on Sunday, June 17.
Dave Weaver / AP
Center of attentionStony Brook's Travis Jankowski is interviewed during baseball practice at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., on Thursday, June 14. Stony Brook was a surprise entrant in the NCAA baseball College World Series.
Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP - Getty Images
Family funSpain's Rafael Nadal celebrates with his mother Ana Maria Parera, top left, sister Maria Isabel Nadal, top right, and his staff members after winning against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the French Open final.
Christophe Simon / AFP - Getty Images
Catch a waveA body surfer rides a wave during high tide off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on May 22, in a photo made available to nbcsports.com this week.
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