The Alpine Skiing World Cup race on the Rettenbachferner glacier has been canceled due to extreme winds. The race will be rescheduled at a later date. Austrian skier Marco Schwarz was leading the race before it was called off.
Gusts high up on the Rettenbachferner glacier initially prompted organizers to lower the start gate, which reduced run times by nearly 10 seconds.
FIS race director Markus Waldner said the race will be rescheduled, with date and venue likely to be announced in the coming days.Austrian skier Marco Schwarz was leading the race, underlining his ambitions to compete for the World Cup overall title. “It's disappointing for me, of course, but you cannot ski in these conditions,” said Schwarz, who could have become the first Austrian winner of the race since Marcel Hirscher triumphed in 2014.
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