2nd run of women’s giant slalom postponed due to thick fog

2nd run of women’s giant slalom postponed

WHISTLER, British Columbia — The second run of the Olympic women’s giant slalom was postponed Wednesday due to dense fog and rescheduled for Thursday.

The first leg was held in driving snow and low visibility, and organizers attempted to get the second run in by shortening the course and delaying the start several times. But the fog only got worse, slowly creeping down the mountain and making it nearly impossible to see, and eventually the second run was put off until 9:30 a.m. PST the next day.

The forecast calls for rain and snow through Wednesday night and into Thursday.

Elisabeth Goergl of Austria led the opening leg in 1 minute, 15.12 seconds. Taina Barioz of France was only 0.02 behind, and Kathrin Zettel of Austria was third, 0.16 back.

It won’t be the first time an Olympic race is held over two days.

At the 2006 Turin Games, the slalom runs of the women’s combined were held one day and the downhill leg the next.

After this race, two more events remain on the Alpine schedule — the women’s slalom Friday and the men’s slalom Saturday.