2015 Grammys, Brazil carnival, White Turf St Moritz, cycling hour record broken again| Feb. 8
The day in photos from around the world.
- Andre Best (C) riding Athlete de Sol leads the field during the H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan Listed Cup Flat Race of the White Turf St Moritz on February 8, 2015 in St Moritz, Switzerland. (Matthias Hangst/Bongarts/Getty Images)
- Two costumed participants ride their sled during the traditional Schnablerrennen sled race in Gaissach, Germany, Sunday Feb. 8, 2015. More than 100 costumed sled racers took part in the traditional event. The race is held annually on sleighs used formerly to bring down hay or logs from the mountains. (AP Photo/dpa,Sven Hoppe)
- A reveler dressed as a clown poses for a photo during the ‘Gigantes da Lira’ carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Rio’s over-the-top Carnival is the highlight of the year for many local residents. Hundreds of thousands of merrymakers are beginning to take to the streets in open-air “blocos” parties. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
- Madonna performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
- Pharrell Williams performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
- Gwen Stefani, left, and Adam Levine perform at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
- Miranda Lambert performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
- Ariana Grande performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
- Sam Smith accepts the award for best new artist at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
- Rihanna arrives at the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
- Madonna performs at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (John Shearer/Invision/AP)
- Sia, right, and Maddie Ziegler arrive at the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
- A Filipino trooper inspects the alignment of a guard of honor during rehearsals for the arrival of Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the Villamor Air Base in suburban Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
- Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis cycles during his attempt to break the one hour cycling world record at the velodrome Suisse in Grenchen, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Marcel Bieri)
- Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis cheers after breaking the world hour record on February 8, 2015 at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen. Australian cyclist Rohan Dennis on February 8 lowered cycling’s hour record, covering 52’491.00 kilometres at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen. (Valeriano Di Domenico/Getty Images)
- Winner Anthony Lecordier on Vicomte Alco competes during the “1. Preis von Arosa” on the frozen Lake St. Moritz, on the first weekend of the White Turf races in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Gian Ehrenzeller)
- Ivory Coast soccer fans sing before their African Cup of Nations final soccer match with Ghana in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
- A man enjoys a ride on a sled pulled by a kite on the frozen river of Kalmius in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. People in Donetsk enjoyed their Sunday afternoon despite the ongoing fighting between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
- A woman poses for a photo during a street party promoting black pride and encouraging Afro-Brazilian women to flaunt their curls in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. The party was sponsored by a beauty salon that encourages Afro-Brazilian women to enjoy their natural hair and resist social pressures to straighten it. Sunday’s curl-power celebration in Rio de Janeiro is one of hundreds of street parties that are kicking off in the run-up to Carnival, which starts on Friday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
- This image provided by Jim Stimson shows the Round fire burning at Wheeler Crest near Bishop Calif. Friday Feb. 6, 2015. Firefighters have gained the upper hand on a wind-driven wildfire that destroyed 40 homes, burned nearly 11 square miles and forced about 150 people to leave two small California towns at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada. (AP Photo/Jim Stimson via CalFire)
- Vehicles are burned and homes are reduced to rubble in the community of Swall Meadows, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. Fire crews increased containment of a wind-driven wildfire that destroyed 40 homes, but they said Sunday that they still didn’t know when residents evacuated from two small California towns at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada would be able to return home. (AP Photo/Michelle Rindels)
- Dongfeng Race Team pass the waypoint by the statue Guanyin during the start of Leg 4 from Sanya to Auckland on February 08, 2015 in Sanya, China. The Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 is the 12th running of this ocean marathon. Starting from Alicante in Spain on October 04, 2014, the route, spanning some 39,379 nautical miles, visits 11 ports in eleven countries (Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States, Portugal, France, The Netherlands and Sweden) over nine months. The Volvo Ocean Race is the world’s premier ocean yacht race for professional racing crews. (Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images)
- An Ukrainian soldier patrols territory near Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015. The government-held town of Debaltseve, a key railway junction, has been the epicenter of recent battles between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops. For two weeks, the town has been pounded by intense shelling that knocked out power, heat and running water in the dead of winter. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Juana Martin at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 . (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Francis Montesinos at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 . (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
- A model displays an Autumn/Winter design by Francis Montesinos at Madrid’s Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 . (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)
- The Cameron Crazies taunt Steve Vasturia #32 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as he prepares to inbound the ball against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 7, 2015 in Durham, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
- Czech Republic’s Ondrej Bank crashes during the downhill portion of the men’s Alpine combined competition at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
- Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud races down the course during the downhill portion of the men’s Alpine combined competition at the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)