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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 17: Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland crashes during the Freestyle Skiing Ladies’ Ski Slopestyle final on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on February 17, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 17: Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland crashes during the Freestyle Skiing Ladies’ Ski Slopestyle final on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on February 17, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
For the 27th time in the past 30 years, the World Cup season has kicked off with thrilling giant slaloms on S?lden?s Rettenbach glacier. The much-awaited showdown already ignited anticipation after day one. As the women’s opener ended the men’s debut is making headlines with every other recent update.
However, apart from anticipation, an update from weather conditions is deviating the athletes and has shattered fans’ expectations in the first run. The biggest update till now on the live event has been officially declared by the authorities, which defied sports enthusiasts’ and athletes’ expectations.
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New shocking revelations left the skiing world in disbelief
As per the Live stream, many of the athletes in run 1 have fallen under the list of DNF, because of wind and fog. The weather is constantly hindering champs while hitting the flag. And now a very recent update has shaken the enthusiast, as it has been officially declared during the live event that – the race has been interrupted. Here interruption means, that the live world race is stopped for a while. But why?

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YANQING, CHINA – FEBRUARY 04: Matteo Marsaglia of Team Italy skis during the Men’s Downhill 2nd training session ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Alpine Ski Centre on February 04, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
It has been done to keep the safety of the athletes as a priority. The wind at the moment has actually scrambled the gates horizontally and it is absolutely difficult for them to rush in the blowy conditions. The ice can hit the helmet and really hurt. To prioritize participant safety, authorities decided to temporarily delay the event.
As the world already saw Kilde faced challenges with a slip and harsh weather, leading to his early exit. Alongside him, numerous athletes experienced the “DNF” category due to foggy weather. So, continuing it was of no use for the day. But in very recent developments new update chimed in which further left the world in shock.?
The Alpine Skiing race has been officially canceled!
As numerous athletes experienced the “DNF” category due to foggy weather, it can be difficult to judge the performance due to natural weather conditions, the authorities have decided to cancel today?s Giant Slalom race in S?lden. First, an update hit, that showcases the “interruption of race” for prioritizing safety, and now due to wind and fairness reasons, authorities decided to withdraw the race. Here’s what the authorities have said.
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⚠️ BREAKING NEWS ⚠️
Due to the extreme wind and with the forecast of even increasing wind for the rest of the day, for safety and fairness reasons, it has been decided to cancel today’s Giant Slalom race in Sölden.#fisalpine pic.twitter.com/9aqm5m9hZN
— FIS Alpine (@fisalpine) October 29, 2023
So, which means, all the athletes who have been put on the DNF roaster are automatically given the biggest way to save themselves for run 1 which will held in the next update from authorities.
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Now, the world anxiously awaits further development as athletes prepare to resume, anticipating any forthcoming new run 1 once again. Do you think it will be fair for the participants and fans?
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