Next cancellations in the alpine ski worldcup: The men’s slalom in Val d’Isere (France) and the second women’s Super-G in St. Moritz (Switzerland) were canceled on Sunday morning (December 10, 2023) due to poor slope conditions.
In both cases the international ski and Snowboard-Association FIS cited the safety of the athletes as the reason for the decision.
On Saturday in Val d’Isere Another giant slalom took place, after which rain and snow hit the slopes. In St. Moritz, the FIS announced that the piste conditions had also changed overnight after a Super-G on Friday and a downhill run on Saturday.drastically worsened“.
Criticism from DSV alpine director Maier
“When you saw the track, a race was out of the question“, explained sports show expert Felix Neureuther with a view to the “softened” Hang. Nevertheless, when it comes to preparation, one should have done it in advance “have to do a few things differently“so that the race could have taken place.
DSV Alpine director Wolfgang Maier also criticized, “that you weren’t careful enough with the slope” and spoke of a “A chain of unfortunate factors and too little foresight” of the organizers.
Numerous cancellations this winter
In the men’s worldcup Due to the weather, only two of nine planned races have been held so far this season. Six out of nine women were able to start. In total, only eleven of 21 race attempts were included in the rankings this season.
For the men, things are scheduled to continue next week in Val Gardena, Austria, with two downhill races (replacement for Zermatt-Cervinia) and a Super-G. The women, for their part, hope Val d’Isere on good conditions, where a downhill and a Super-G are planned.
Saturday: Odermatt wins the giant slalom – Aicher surprised
Alexander Schmid had a strong performance in the men’s giant slalom on Saturday comeback laid down. The 29-year-old parallel slalom world champion made it straight into the top ten after a nine-month injury break. The Swiss Marco Odermatt won.
In the women’s downhill race in St. Moritz, Emma Aicher caused a surprise with sixth place. The victory went to World Cup record winner Mikaela Shiffrin from the USA. Kira Weidle came ninth.