Due to high winds in La Molina, Spain at the 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing
World Championships, Saturday's (23 February) slalom event has been
postponed until Sunday. Racing had got underway as expected at 9:30 CET
with the women's visually impaired class. All racers completed the
course despite the conditions however, during the women's standing
class the weather deteriorated to such an extent that competition was
temporarily suspended. It was hoped that the strong winds that were
blowing up the slope making it difficult for skiers to see would die
down. They did not and therefore organisers decided to cancel
competition for the day. All six slalom races have been rescheduled for
Sunday (24 February) which was supposed to be a rest day for all
athletes. Conditions permitting, the racing will start at 9:30 CET and
will involve 116 competitors. After two days of competition and 12
medal events at the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships - the
downhill and super-G - Austria leads the medals table with five medals,
three of which are gold. The 2013 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships
in La Molina, Spain will run through to 27 February. Nearly 120 skiers
from 28 will compete in the event which is the last major international
Championships ahead of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. For more
information on the event including live results, please visit:
www.ipcalpineskiingworlds.org. Follow the action on Twitter @IPCAlpine
and like the Facebook page Facebook.com/IPCAlpineSkiing.
