The Latest: Fog delays start of opening race at worlds
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local):
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1:30 p.m.
A fog bank hanging over the upper part of the course has delayed the start of the women’s super-G at the world championships.
The cloud limits visibility on the top half of the Olympia delle Trofane course and has prevented the race from being started at 1 p.m.
FIS hasn’t announced a new expected start time.
The super-G is the first race of the worlds after the women’s combined was postponed Monday following heavy snowfall.
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11:45 a.m.
Mikaela Shiffrin says she doesn’t have “any expectations” about defending her super-G title at the world championships.
The American standout has not raced super-G for more than a year because of her break from the sport following the death of her father.
Shiffrin says “I have absolutely no idea where my skiing stacks up against any of the other girls. So all I can do is what I think will be good and fast and then we’ll see what everyone else does.”
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9 a.m.
Mikaela Shiffrin will attempt to defend her title when the skiing world championships open with the women’s super-G. The race is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.
But the Olympia delle Tofane course is still being prepared after 1 meter (3 feet) of snow fell on the piste and forced organizers to postpone the women’s combined that was scheduled for Monday.
Shiffrin has not raced super-G for more than a year because of her break from the sport following the death of her father.
Lara Gut-Behrami has won four straight World Cup super-Gs and is the favorite for gold.
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