The mountain region north of Beijing is considered to be very cold, but also extremely dry. According to local helpers, precipitation like on Sunday with more than ten centimeters of fresh snow is extremely rare.
A few centimeters of snow also fell in Beijing, but this had no effect. The organizers were satisfied despite the necessary changes in the schedule. “Two days ago we knew exactly when and how much snow was going to fall at each competition site. We were then able to warn in advance.”said spokesman Yang Shuan.
Superstar Shiffrin and that crumb massacre
Ultimately, the cancellations could not be prevented. The canceled downhill training gave superstar Mikaela Shiffrin time to deal with trivial matters. “I have way too much time to think about the fact that yesterday I fell asleep while eating goldfish (a pastry, ed.) and woke up to a massacre of crumbs. Not only was that uncomfortable, I’m not sure what my dentist thinks about it“Shiffrin wrote on Twitter.