{"id":15159,"date":"2026-02-21T21:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/15159\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T21:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:34:07","slug":"womens-olympic-freeski-halfpipe-final-postponed-a-day-because-of-heavy-snow-in-the-italian-alps-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/15159\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Olympic freeski halfpipe final postponed a day because of heavy snow in the Italian Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIVIGNO \u2013 The women’s Olympic freeski halfpipe final<\/a> at the Milan Cortina Games<\/a> will be held on Sunday, a day later than originally scheduled because of heavy snow in the Italian Alps.<\/p>\n

The postponement of Saturday’s race is the latest winter weather hiccup to impact the program.<\/p>\n

Defending champion Eileen Gu<\/a> and the rest of the field will now have to wait until 10:40 a.m. local time Sunday to vie for the last medals up for grabs in Livigno, a ski town in a mountain valley<\/a> near the Swiss border that has been home to the freeski and snowboarding events.<\/p>\n

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation said the snow that accumulated on the halfpipe from constant flurries on Saturday made it impossible \u201cto ensure a safe and fair competition for all athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The final had been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. local time on Saturday. Officials then pushed that back to 9:00 p.m. before saying it was off.<\/p>\n

Snowstorms this week have caused delays and events to be reshuffled<\/a> twice already in Livigno.<\/p>\n

Earlier Saturday, the men’s skicross event was held amid flurries, and the freeskiers said the snow had made the course slow and extra demanding<\/a>. Forty-year-old bronze medalist Alex Fiva called the skicross final \u201cmy toughest race ever\u201d because of the conditions.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s halfpipe final is the final event of the action sports events at the 2026 Games, which conclude on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The final will feature Gu, the defending champion, going for her third medal<\/a> of this year’s Games and her sixth in as many career Olympic events.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old Gu, who was born in the United States and competes for China, has won two silvers in Italy, finishing second in both slopestyle and big air.<\/p>\n

Four years ago, Gu became the first freestyle skier to win three medals in a single Olympics after she won gold in halfpipe and big air and silver in slopestyle at the 2022 Beijing Games.<\/p>\n

Trying to stop her from repeating as the halfpipe champion will be Amy Fraser of Canada, the only skier to beat Gu in a major contest since she won Olympic gold four years ago. Zoe Atkin, an American-born skier who competes for Britain, is also eyeing the podium after she finished first in Thursday\u2019s qualifying.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP Winter Olympics: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics<\/a><\/p>\n

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