Heavy snow cancels DH training in Italy

By Published On: January 24th, 2007Comments Off on Heavy snow cancels DH training in Italy

SAN SICARIO, Italy — A women's World Cup downhill training session scheduled for Wednesday was canceled because of heavy snowfall.

SAN SICARIO, Italy — A women's World Cup downhill training session scheduled for Wednesday was canceled because of heavy snowfall.
    Five inches of snow fell on the resort that hosted a majority of the women's alpine events at last year's Torino Olympics. Up to a foot is expected by Wednesday, competition manager Gianni Poncet said. It is the area's first snowfall in more than a month. Under the revised schedule, only one training session will be held Thursday.
    A super-G race is scheduled for Friday, the downhill for Saturday, and another super-G on Sunday.
    Friday's super-G was moved from Altenmarkt, Austria, earlier this month because of poor snow conditions.

— The Associated Press

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