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Continuous postponements, trying to postpone the departure from 11 local until 14, then Markus Waldner had to raise the white flag. And now the calendar becomes a problem ...
Sunday 6 February 2022 2 minutes reading time
Yesterday the third and last race canceled after only three athletes got off, today the real race that ... won't be there.
The wind still wins in Yanqing and the great debut of alpine skiing at these Beijing 2022 Games, with the men's Olympic downhill, is postponed.
The gusts are too strong, not only in the upper part of the "Rock", and after a postponement for the attempt to leave at the original 11.00 local time (4.00 in Italy) until 14.00, one hour earlier (at 13.00 ) Markus Waldner has decided to send everyone back to the Olympic village.
Now the problem of recovery arises, with the female giant expected on Monday (at 3.15 the 1st heat, at 6.45 the second) and then the same men's super-g already scheduled on Tuesday, followed by the slalom for women and the combined, of new for men, Thursday 10.
Official decisions are awaited on the matter.
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