A downhill race in the women's World Cup was cancelled Saturday after initially being delayed for two hours because of fog over the course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
The downhill is now set for Sunday, taking the place of a super-G which was scheduled, race organizers said. The cancellation was due to the "dangerous situation on the slope and for safety reasons," the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said.
The decision provoked whistles and jeers in the finish area from some spectators among a sold-out crowd of about 10,000. After several delays from the scheduled 11 a.m.
start, the race was due to begin at 1 p.m. on the mostly sun-bathed Mont Lachaux course. A forerunner testing the course then crashed on his run.
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