2022 Beijing Olympics – Freestyle Skiing – Women’s Freeski Slopestyle – Qualification – Run 1 – Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China – February 13, 2022. Workers clear the course as the start is delayed. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
February 13, 2022
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -The women’s freeski slopestyle qualifiers at the Beijing Games were postponed on Sunday due to snow, organisers said.
Venue officials did not immediately know when the event would be rescheduled.
Steady snow had been falling on the course and organisers had earlier delayed the event by two hours.
A total of 27 skiers were scheduled to participate in the qualifiers on Sunday, including home favourite Eileen Gu, who picked up the Big Air gold medal on Tuesday.
Italian skier Elisa Maria Nakab crashed during a practice run on the course earlier on Sunday and could be seen bleeding from the mouth.
Air temperatures dropped to -15 degrees Celsius (5°F) at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou as steady snow fell on the course.
(Reporting by Winni Zhou and Mari SaitoEditing by Peter Rutherford)
