Cortina still waiting for first race
Feb 09, 2021·Alpine Skiing
Editor's Note: The calendar as of 9th February at 16:00 is below
They say the best things are worth the wait. In the case of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships everyone is hoping this proves to be true after the second straight day of cancellations.
The organizers have been forced to place musical chairs with the race schedule after tricky weather has wreaked havoc on the early schedule.
On Monday, the women’s Alpine Combined was planned, but heavy snow and avalanche danger on the upper portion of the course forced its postponement until one week later.
Meanwhile, today was meant to be ‘Super Tuesday’ with both the men’s and women’s Super-G’s planned. But already last night, the Organizers bumped the men’s Super-G to Thursday, February 11th, after it was clear they would need more time to clear the course of more heavy snow. The move of the men's Super-G to Thursday also means that the men's downhill training schduled for the same day has been cancelled.
The move meant the women would take center stage in the Super-G today, but unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans as a dense fog covered the upper portion of the course. The racers waited for 90 minutes at the start in hopes of the fog breaking, but it was not to be as for the second straight day, the results table remained empty.
Word came later in the day, that the medal hunt would be delayed yet another day as the men's Alpine Combined, scheduled for Wednesday was also postponed. It will now be staged on Monday together with the women's Alpine Combined.
For those who have lost track of the overall picture, the entire first-week schedule can be found below:
Wednesday 10 Feb: no races scheduled
Thursday 11 Feb: Women's Super G at 10.45 CET // Men's Super G at 13.00 CET
Friday 12 Feb: Women's Downhill Training 2 // Men's Downhill Training 1
Saturday 13 Feb: Women's Downhill // Men's Downhill Training 2
Sunday 14 Feb: Men's Downhill 11:00 CET
Monday 15 Feb: Women's Alpine Combined // Men's Alpine Combined, times TBA
Full Cortina 2021 Scheulde HERE
