Fog spells cancellation for make-up super G in Bansko

By Published On: February 27th, 2015Comments Off on Fog spells cancellation for make-up super G in Bansko

The first women’s super G in Bansko, Bulgaria, has been canceled due to persistent fog. Despite heavy overnight snow, the course crew worked tirelessly to push the fresh 10-15 centimeters of snow off the course, but they were unable to do anything about the fog that blanketed the hill.

“In the end, there was still too much fog, so we had no visibility and this is, of course, very critical when we have a speed event,” FIS Race Director Atle Skaardal explained. “So that is the reason why we had to cancel the race.”

The start was pushed back repeatedly for over two hours and at one brief, relatively clear moment, a forerunner was sent. But in the end the weather won over and the race was canceled. This super G was a replacement for a cancellation earlier in the season in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria.

“The track was good. We had a lot of work because we had a lot of snow this morning, more than expected,” said Skaardal. “Course workers did a great job and the track was ready on time. But of course there was some soft snow around and you need to have good visibility when the snow situation is not perfect.”

The women will race another scheduled super G in Bansko tomorrow starting at 10:15 a.m. CET and also an alpine combined on Sunday. This first super G has been rescheduled to an additional day of racing on Monday.

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A 10-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team, Kelley collected three NorAm titles, won GS silver at the 2002 World Junior Championships, and was a member of the 2007 World Championships team during her professional career. She resides in Park City, Utah, with her husband, Adam Cole.