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It happens as it should be: the last downhill races of the season cannot be held, the reason is bad weather. This means that preliminary decisions in the World Cup in general will also be a disadvantage for Switzerland.
The FIS makes the decision to cancel the race early Wednesday morning. Due to the weather and the persistent snowfall, the necessary training sessions cannot be carried out on Wednesday, as in the previous days.
The program was scheduled to pack everything up today (two practice sessions and two races), but nothing will come of that. For Beat Feuz, the cancellation means they will win the Downhill World Cup for the fourth time. In the female category, the last injured Sofia Goggia triumphs. Corinne Suter is at 70 points, Lara Gut-Behrami is third with 97.
The cancellation is also synonymous with a severe setback for Lara Gut-Behrami and Marco Odermatt, who are now tightly tied in the race for the overall World Cup standings. Tech specialists Petra Vlhova and Alexis Pinturault now have all the cards in hand to rack up the points needed to win the big balls on Sunday.
FIS regulations for the World Cup finals prohibit a program change, such as moving racing downhill to Friday at the expense of almost pointless team competition.
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