Craig Ramsay greets fans in Slovakia after arriving from the Winter Olympics in Beijing, where the Slovak team won bronze medals in ice hockey.

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Celebrations

Slovak hockey players celebrated in the streets of Bratislava after their fantastic bronze success at the Olympic Games in Beijing. In a convertible bus, they moved across the city to the SNP square, where thousands of fans were waiting for them. As the official photographer of Slovak Olympic and Sports Commitee and Slovak Ice Hockey Federation, I documented their success from the Olympic qualification, through the Olympic Games (which, unfortunately, I spent in quarantine) to the celebrations in Bratislava.

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Andrej Galica

professional photographer, Slovenský olympijský a športový výbor

Philosopher University and Comenius University journalism graduate. I worked as a photographer in TASR news agency, currently I work as an official photographer for the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee and the Slovak Ice Hockey federation. I photographed several Olympics, Youth Olympics, EYOFs and World Hockey Championships. Besides photography, I am into video making, traveling, hiking, climbing and caving. I am a co-founder of the civic association Pre Dolinu, which initiated a petition for the preservation of the Demänovská valley, collected more than 110 000 signatures, and I am actively involved in nature conservation in Liptov region.